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Doctor of Pharmacy

Pharm.D.

In May 2016, Cedarville University granted its first doctoral degrees

to 48 individuals seeking to honor Christ and serve spiritual and

physical needs in the field of pharmacy.

The doors of opportunity that have opened for the first School of Pharmacy graduating

class are remarkable. Cedarville’s pharmacy alumni have landed positions in highly

competitive residency programs nationwide. They’re working in respected chain

pharmacies, hospital settings, and opening their own stores. They have far exceeded

expectations.

“The inaugural class is an extremely ambitious, risk-taking group of students who

will rise to leadership in their field very quickly,” said Marc Sweeney, Dean of the

School of Pharmacy.

FULFILLING A VISION

In 2006, Bill Brown, Cedarville’s President, and his leadership team met to

determine the feasibility of building a School of Pharmacy. Two years later, Cedarville

recruited Sweeney, a Registered Pharmacist with a doctoral degree in pharmacy and a

master’s in divinity, to cast vision and create a plan for the new endeavor.

Determined to lay a biblical foundation rooted in leadership, character

development, and ethics-based practice, the journey to develop a program began.

“After a decade of planning and implementing a casted vision, the hope was to see

students become pharmacists known for professional excellence, innovative solutions,

and filled with Christlike compassion,” said Sweeney.

PHARM.D. GRADUATES

EXCEED EXPECTATIONS

by Beth Ford

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