141 The Professors

141.1 Teaching and Scholarship

The Faculty's undergraduate program is fully accredited by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy programs in Canada. Its Graduate Studies and Research programs have been ranked by an External Review Committee as being in the top rankings in North America.

Students of the Faculty continually place first in Canada in the National Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada examinations. In fact, they have held that honour for 18 of the past 20 years. In 12 of those years, a student from the Faculty won the individual award for the highest achievement in these examinations in all of Canada.

The Faculty's researchers attract approximately $2 million annually in external research grants and contracts. The Faculty has also excelled in transferring its research technology to the marketplace. Many of the University's spin-off companies originated in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.