Capsule Summer 2019

This issue of Capsule is a favorite of mine. Not only because it highlights the outstanding work of our faculty, staff, and students across our mission areas of education, practice, research, Pharmapreneurship™, and community engagement, but because it does so through the unique presentation of facts and figures in a beautifully designed foldout located in the center of the magazine.

The Maryland Excelling feature in this issue is an inventory of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy’s accomplishments during the last several years — all of which can be attributed to the collective hard work of our community. It also includes a glimpse into some of our future plans, including the development of new academic programs and investment in our pharmapreneurship initiative.

In the coming year, we will working on two critical projects — our self-study for re-accreditation of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program (required every eight years) and a new strategic plan to lay out several important goals for the next five years.

Self-study is a deeply introspective and systematic review of our PharmD program and other aspects of the School to ensure that we are complying with standards as well as striving for continuous quality improvement. Strategic planning identifies specific priorities in our mission areas of education, research, practice, pharmapreneurship, and community engagement. I will be inviting all internal and external stakeholders to engage in dialogue and feedback for both processes throughout the coming academic year, and I urge you to become involved.

In the spirit of expertise, influence, and impact,

Natalie D. Eddington, PhD ’89, FAAPS, FCP Dean and Professor Executive Director, University Regional Partnerships