John M. Pezzuto, Ph.D. Professor and Dean, College Pharmacy e-mail: pezzuto@hawaii

1. Fresh Opportunities for Pharmaceutical Research, Education and Business Development Afforded by a New College of Pharmacy John M. Pezzuto, Ph.D. Professor and Dean, College Pharmacy e-mail: pezzuto@hawaii.edu

2. Development of UHH College of Pharmacy • 1998  Concept introduced by Hawaii Pharmacy Leaders • 2002  Pharmacy clinical training grant funded through HRSA spearheaded by Senator Inouye • 2003  Feasibility study conducted by an external consultant • 2004  Search for dean approved by State Legislature and University of Hawaii Board of Regents • 2006  John M. Pezzuto appointed as Founding Dean • 2006  State Legislative funding allocated for initial core team • 2006  University of Hawaii Board of Regents approved organizational structure • 2006  University of Hawaii Board of Regents approved degree program and curriculum

3. Organizational Chart

4. Recruitment Status Hired  Pharmacy Librarian Offers pending  Student Services Director  Clinical Coordinator  two faculty members  one lecturer  one Department Head  one Associate Dean In Progress  one Department Head  one Associate Dean

5. Accreditation Status Regional (Substantive Change Proposal) • Proposal was submitted to Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) • Teleconference was conducted • Site visit was conducted • Board action will take place in February 2007 Professional • Proposal was submitted to Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) • Appearance at ACPE Board meeting was successful • Site visit will be scheduled • Board action will take place in June 2007 Outcome • Accept inaugural class in August 2007

6. The Profession of Pharmacy Requirements: • A minimum of two years of pre-pharmacy training • Can be done at any accredited college • Director of pre-pharmacy has been appointed at the University of Hawaii at Hilo • Pharmacy curriculum is four years • Final year is largely experiential – throughout the state and region • Doctor of Pharmacy is awarded (Pharm.D.) • Examination is required for license as a Registered Pharmacist (R.Ph.)

7. Shortage of Pharmacists • Unfilled pharmacy positions – 7,000–10,000/year • Projection – shortfall of 157,000 by 2020 • Hawaii was one of only five states with no College of Pharmacy (Alaska, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont)

8. Expectations for Pharmacy Graduates • Receive multiple job offers at time of graduate • Excellent starting salary ( ca. $100,000) • Excellent work environment • Superb job satisfaction – “Most trusted health professional”

9. Reasons for Growth of Pharmacy in Health Care • Increase in average lifespan • Increase in chronic diseases • Increase in complexity and number of medications • Increase in health services (primary and preventive) • Increase in home health care, long-term care • Improved access to health care • Cost control • Quality of health care

10. What do pharmacists do? • Maintain and safeguard a distribution service of medications to the public • Consult with doctors, patients and health care professionals • Select the best medication therapy • Assure the best use of medication

11. Examples of Career Opportunities • Community pharmacist • Emergency room pharmacist • Clinical pharmacist • Production management: quality control • Poison control • Veterinary pharmacist • Nuclear pharmacist • Consulting pharmacist • Biopharmaceutical research

12. UHH College of Pharmacy: Building Academic Partnerships • Interprofessional education – stronger ties with medicine and nursing • Joint degree programs – e.g., Pharm.D./MBA • Stronger ties with University of Hawaii at Manoa • Stronger ties with other UH system colleges

13. UHH College of Pharmacy: Building Community Partnerships • Adjunct and affiliate faculty throughout Hawaii • Pharmacy practice experiences throughout Hawaii • Development of drug information center • Development of unique library resources • Development of continuing education programs

14. UHH College of Pharmacy: A Platform for Community Service • Continue pharmacy technician training throughout the Pacific Region • School-based violence prevention program • Rural health initiative – emphasis on pharmaceutical care and therapeutics

15. UHH College of Pharmacy: A Center of Basic and Applied Pharmaceutical Research • Faculty of Scholars – attract extramural funding to support research • Engagement with the pharmaceutical industry • Emphasis on natural products, drug discovery, traditional remedies • Start-up companies – a common development as programs mature • Patent income and licensing agreements

16. Creation of UHH College of Pharmacy The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) Preface to Dickens, Pickwick Papers