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鈥淒uring the last four years, our pass rate has been either 100 percent or 99 percent,鈥� he said.
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鈥淲hile our academic, clinical and experiential programs are all excellent, the AACP video highlights our exemplary record of educating our students to become leaders,鈥� Larrat said. 鈥淲e go out of our way to introduce students to the health care profession. We encourage them to join professional organizations and pursue leadership roles with them. We have 17 student organizations, and many students are officers or members in more than one.鈥�
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鈥淓veryone in the College has a genuine interest in our student colleagues,鈥� Larrat said. 鈥淲e are the right size, and that leads to numerous personal interactions among students, faculty and staff each day.鈥�
He said the two-year-old, $75 million College of Pharmacy building, which houses such learning environments as a three-dimensional animation lab and a simulation lab, is a major reason why 溏心vlog免费B站 attracts such high achieving students.
鈥淚 know when I take a student and his or her family through the building, I can guarantee that I am going to receive an application,鈥� Larrat said. 鈥淭he Rhode Island taxpayers, through their support of the bond issue responsible for the facility, are the ones who have created these successes for us. And in turn, our development of quality pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists helps the state achieve better health outcomes.鈥�
Sources
1. National Associations of Boards of Pharmacy (2014)
2. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education-mandated website information (2013)
3. AACP National colleges of pharmacy research report (2013)
4. AACP Annual Graduate Survey (2013)