UNC's School of Pharmacy is committed to achieving excellence in pharmacy practice and leading in sponsored research. One of the nation's first schools of pharmacy, the school was created more than 100 years ago to provide North Carolina with an ample supply of trained pharmacists.

Today, while educating the state's pharmacists remains a fundamental part of the school's mission, its work extends beyond the North Carolina state line. What goes on inside its classrooms and laboratories affects people around the world.

Annually, the school educates 500 professional students, 100 graduate students, post-docs, residents, and fellows. In addition to receiving classroom and laboratory instruction, students provide patient care and public service during supervised rotations throughout North Carolina. Students' research efforts broaden their education and contribute to the discovery of new drugs and treatments.

Faculty engage in world-class research on drug discovery, provide care to local citizens, offer real-world practice experience to their students, and make direct connections between laboratory research and the practice of pharmacy.