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MUSC College of Pharmacy

Timeline


The following is a list of important events in MUSC College of Pharmacy history. The information in this guide is updated regularly. Please report any errors or omissions to the Waring Historical Library.

Year Events
1874 Medical College of the State of South Carolina conferred its first official degree of pharmacy
1881 Medical College established a Department of Pharmacy
1882 Department of Pharmacy admitted its first degree-seeking students
1884 Department of Pharmacy discontinued after two years
1894 School of Pharmacy resumed on a permanent basis and began offering the degree of Graduate in Pharmacy (Ph.G.)
1904 First women graduated from the School of Pharmacy, Hebe E. Butler and Jane W. Colson
1936 Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy program established
1947 Maxine Larisey, PhD, joined the faculty and became its first female professor
1960 Four year B.S. program changed to a five year program
1971 First African American man graduates from the College of Pharmacy, James L. Hodges
1973 Post-B.S. Doctor of Pharmacy degree program began
1980 First female African Americans graduate from the College of Pharmacy, Phyllis C. Johnson-Wolf, Janice N. Jones, and Cassandra Tisdale
1982 PhD program in pharmaceutical sciences initiated and was administered through the College of Graduate Studies in collaboration with the University of South Carolina
1997 MUSC College of Pharmacy began transition to entry-level practice degree as the Doctor of Pharmacy
1999 Last B.S. Pharmacy class
2000 First entry-level PharmD class graduates
2004 With the approval of the MUSC and USC boards of trustees, the MUSC College of Pharmacy integrated with the USC College of Pharmacy to form a joint program through the South Carolina College of Pharmacy (SCCP)
2006 South Carolina College of Pharmacy matriculated its first class
2010 First South Carolina College of Pharmacy, MUSC Campus class graduates
2015 MUSC Board of Trustees approved an initiative for the MUSC College of Pharmacy to pursue individual accreditation
2017 Re-accreditation of Doctor of Pharmacy program at MUSC College of Pharmacy
2019 College of Pharmacy Building located at 280 Calhoun Street, renamed "The Michael P. Araneo Building" (August 23).
2020 First post-South Carolina College of Pharmacy MUSC only Doctor of Pharmacy class graduates
2021 Groundbreaking for the new College of Pharmacy Building (April 27).
2022 MUSC SkinCeuticals Industry Fellowship launched as part of a partnership between the College of Pharmacy and SkinCeuticals, a part of L'Oreal USA's Active Cosmetics Division. Ndidi Chiedu becomes the first fellow. 
2023 College of Pharmacy faculty, staff, and students moved into a new state-of-the-art facility (March 8)
2023 College of Pharmacy celebrates the grand opening of its new building (April 14-15).

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