History & Goals

History

The Master of Science in Health System Pharmacy was offered previously at the University of North Carolina from 1969 to 1996. UNC began offering the Master’s degree again in 2008 and now it is proudly offered at Mission Hospital beginning in the fall of 2011. Successful graduates join over 200 past graduates who have careers spanning numerous pharmacy directorships, hospital executive positions, executive informatics positions, clinical and leadership positions, both domestically and internationally.

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 Program Goal
The goal of the Master of Science in Health-System Pharmacy is to prepare pharmacists for leadership positions in health care. In order to accomplish this goal, the program provides students with the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to assume a variety of roles and responsibilities. Our graduates are able to serve as vibrant, committed professionals with a focus on improving patients’ health, healthcare delivery and a focus on the pharmacy profession. The program consists of both didactic education and experiential opportunities in the workplace.

Competencies

A graduate from the program will:

• have a vision for the future practice of pharmacy and possess the tools to realize that vision;
• be clinically competent in the practice of pharmacy;
• be able to envision, plan, implement, coordinate and monitor pharmaceutical care and operational services;
• understand and assume the managerial and financial responsibilities in health system pharmacies;
• be effective stewards of human resources including recruitment, mentoring, evaluating and leading professionals and technical support staff;
• be adaptive to changes and demands for health system pharmacy practice and the health care environment in general;
• be strategic thinkers and planners who see challenges as opportunities to contribute to improving health care delivery; and
• be consistently ethical and professional in their practice.