Contact Information
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Address 1: 789 S. Limestone
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City: Lexington
State: Kentucky
Zip/Postal Code: 40536
Country: United States

Program Location:: Kentucky
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Catina Barnes
  Title: Graduate Program Operations Director
  Office: Room 371
  Phone (Work): (859) 257-1998
  Email: catina@uky.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://pharmacy.uky.edu/apply/phd-program

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Program Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: December 15, 2024
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Participation
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
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Application Fee:: $65 for domestic applicants and $75 for international applicants
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Program Description
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Program Description:
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) is cultivating leaders in pharmaceutical sciences through expert depth and breadth of training, cultivation of an innovative mindset, and by supporting professional skills development through a groundbreaking, holistic, student-centric training paradigm. 

We seek to recruit the most talented applicants and train them to become rigorous scientists, focused on drugs and drug therapy, who are well-rounded problem solvers who create new knowledge, function as integral members of collaborative research teams, and become leaders in academia, healthcare, industry, and other avenues of society. Integrated training tracks allow students to engage in research projects that focus on new drug discovery, the development of new drug delivery methods and technologies, investigation of the pharmacology and therapeutics of small molecules and biologics, advance the preclinical and clinical development of therapeutics, conduct translational studies that link basic science to the patient, and advance healthcare through policy development and outcomes-based research.

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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Public
Is your program accepting applications for this program?: Yes
Program Start Term:: Fall
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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 40
Required Rotations:: Research
Seminars:: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Required
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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus
Curricular Focus or Concentration::
- Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics
- Medicinal, Bioorganic & Computational Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Engineering
- Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
- Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Area(s) of Study:: Biochemistry, Biological Science, Cancer, Cellular Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism, Experimental Therapeutics, Health Outcomes, Health Policy, Human Population, Immunology, Industrial Pharmacy, Infectious Disease, Medicinal Chemistry, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Natural Product, Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacy Policy, Pharmacy Practice, Translational Science
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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: Yes
Last academic year-number of accepted students for your program:: 12
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United States: 11
International: 1

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Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
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Last 5 academic years-estimated average years of study to graduation:: 5
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GRE and Other Tests
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 Is the GRE required?: No

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Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
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Letters of Recommendation
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Letters of Recommendation:
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Are letters of recommendations required by your program?: Yes
 If yes, how many letters of recommendation are required?: 3

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Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.0
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The Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy strives to recruit exceptional students with the goal of training them to be prepared for the current professional landscape and to make life-long impactful careers through science, leadership, and innovation.  We will evaluate applicants based upon academic record, previous experiences, recommendation letters, and through an in-person interview process.  Our goal is to recruit driven students, with a passion for scientific foci that align with those of our faculty, who will engage in the mentor-directed research opportunities and holistic training aspects that our program has to offer.  We value many qualities including academic capability, research experience, interpersonal skills, and diversity of background and experience.

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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 100
Type of financial support available:: Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: $30,000
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Background Checks and Drug Screenings
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Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Criminal Background Check (CBC) Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
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