Are you ready to become a compassionate, expert pharmacy leader? Do you aspire to improve the lives of your community members? The University of New Mexico (UNM) College of Pharmacy is here to help you build a career as a pharmacist. Whether you imagine yourself as a community pharmacist managing medication therapy for patients in a traditional pharmacy, a pharmacist clinician with a health care team in a hospital or clinic improving patient health outcomes, or a nuclear pharmacist preparing radioactive substances for life-saving patient diagnostics and treatments, your journey begins in our Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Learn about the benefits of attending the UNM College of Pharmacy and an out-of-state student by visiting our information page.
Your path through pharmacy school will include:
Students enjoy personal support that helps them to reach their educational and career goals in pharmacy. With our low 7-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, students and faculty build a sense of community on the campus.
Join one of the country’s most ethnically diverse PharmD program at UNM College of Pharmacy — where no ethnicity makes up more than half the student body. Learn alongside Hispanic, American Indian, African American, Caucasian and Asian students. Among colleges of pharmacy, we have the third-highest enrollment of Hispanic students and Native American students in the nation.
Choose to receive advanced training to become a pharmacist clinician — at no extra cost. Student pharmacists learn how to care for New Mexicans by administering vaccinations to patients of all ages, performing tuberculin skin testing, and prescribing certain medications.
Students can choose advanced training to become an authorized nuclear pharmacist as part of their elective course work. One of only three schools were students can complete the certification in nuclear pharmacy while earning a PharmD.
Extend your pharmacy education beyond the classroom. Student pharmacists spend more than a third of their time learning in clinical settings such as urban and rural clinics, hospitals and community pharmacies. In clinical rotations students work closely with a mentor for expert direction and support in caring for patients.
Students and faculty in the Doctor of Pharmacy program break ground with research in on-campus labs and clinical settings. Under the guidance of leading scientists, students lead projects and work toward new findings in the field of pharmacy.
Get a top-quality education for tuition that’s comparable to regional and national averages. Even students who are not New Mexico residents qualify for in-state tuition rates after their first year in the program.
Our flat tuition structure means tuition will remain the same despite enrolling in extra classes for a given semester. This provides an opportunity for our students to earn a second degree with their PharmD, such as our combined PharmD/MBA program or PharmD/MS program. Additional fees will only be applied when additional classes are added to the semester.
The University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy takes excellence in Pharmacy to the next level. With tremendous clinical experience and growth opportunities being the emphasis of the program, I was not only ready to break into the world of pharmacy, I was ready to be a leader in it.
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Nursing/Pharmacy Building, Suite 188
College of Pharmacy
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Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Student pharmacists testing blood glucose levels at the Mexico Consulate in Albuquerque, NM.
A group of student pharmacists providing free services at Dreamstyle Arena in Albuquerque, NM.
Student pharmacists performing free health screenings at a Lobo Women's Basketball game.
Interior view of RIB (Research Incubator Building), where research is conducted.
UNM President Garnett Stokes receiving a free health screening from a student pharmacist.
Alumna Gretchen Ray, PhC consulting a patient.
By partnering with PioneerRx, our student pharmacists graduate well-versed in the leading software currently powering independent pharmacies. By employing an innovative, robust, and feature-rich pharmacy system, student pharmacists are able to focus on building their clinical and functional skills. Learn more about what pharmacy leaders are saying about PioneerRx at Pharmacy Software Reviews.