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COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Last year, 99% of our pharmacy majors passed the national licensing exam, with 100% passing it the year before. With training sites across the nation, an international program in France, partnerships in China and India, a 3-D visualization system, and cutting-edge human patient simulators, our college has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence. Our degrees in the pharmaceutical sciences bring students into contact with leading researchers exploring solutions to many of society’s most pressing health care problems. We train our students for careers in research, product development, and management in the pharmaceutical industry. Our faculty members bring their passion for leading-edge scientific discovery to our classrooms—like the ones in our new 140,000-square-foot building, where our laboratory and teaching technologies, certified good manufacturing process facility, and interdisciplinary simulator suite are second to none.
FUN AND HARD WORK ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. For volunteer firefighter Kevin McMurray, a service-oriented career like pharmacy wasn’t a stretch. And neither was the way he took the campus by storm. As a freshman he was named a University College Scholar. He also attended the URI Leadership Institute, was elected to the Student Senate, and represented URI on Wheel of Fortune. His diverse clinical rotations have included the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a hospital, and two retail pharmacies. Now Kevin is sharing his big ideas as a pharmacist with Walgreen’s in Worcester, MA. KEVIN MCMURRAY—Ashby, MA, Class of 2012. Major: Pharm.D.
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All before Alev’s white coat ceremony, she joined a professional society, won a student senate seat, and studied abroad in Australia. Since then, she’s held numerous leadership positions within her college and been inducted into several honor societies. Recognized for her achievements, Alev was selected to present research at a national conference and chosen for the Veterans Affairs Learning Opportunity Residency, interning at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in NYC. Soon she’ll participate in a national clinical pharmacy challenge competition as a member of the URI team. ALEV GULUM—Smithtown, NY, Class of 2014. Major: Pharm.D.