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LECOM’s Graduate School of Pharmacy
LECOM School of Pharmacy delivers on its core promise: “we care for our students and ensure their success” through three flexible pathways that fit your learning style and timeline. Whether you choose our innovative three-year accelerated program, comprehensive four-year campus experience, or cutting-edge distance education pathway, you’ll receive the same rigorous, osteopathic-aligned curriculum that emphasizes patient-centered care and prepares you to become a skilled clinical practitioner and community leader.
Launch your pharmacy career with confidence, learning from faculty who are educators first and fully committed to your success. Our comprehensive curriculum integrates pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacotherapy, and hands-on experiential education to ensure that you graduate as a highly skilled clinician, ready to excel across diverse healthcare settings, including community pharmacies, hospitals, pharmaceutical industry roles, and academia.
LECOM’s Graduate School of Pharmacy allows you to have:
- Specialized programs preparing you for diverse roles from clinical practice to research and academic leadership.
- Accelerated career entry by graduating up to one year earlier through our three-year pathway, entering residencies and employment sooner.
- Access to a robust curriculum combining pharmaceutical sciences with extensive experiential rotations.
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Three-Year Accelerated Pathway (Erie)
Launch your pharmacy career a full year ahead with LECOM’s innovative year-round curriculum that compresses four years of comprehensive PharmD training into three calendar years. This accelerated track empowers you to enter residencies or begin practicing as a Doctor of Pharmacy sooner, giving you a competitive advantage in building your professional trajectory and maximizing your lifetime earning potential.
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Four-Year Florida Pathway (Bradenton)
Experience the perfect balance of rigorous pharmacy education and traditional campus life at our Bradenton facility, where you’ll benefit from small class sizes and personalized faculty mentorship. This pathway combines comprehensive didactic learning with hands-on experiential rotations, ensuring you graduate with the clinical expertise and confidence needed to excel in any pharmacy practice setting.
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Distance Education Pathway
Transform your location independence into educational opportunity with our online PharmD program, which delivers the same exceptional curriculum as our campus-based pathways. You’ll master advanced pharmaceutical sciences through interactive virtual learning while maintaining the flexibility to study from anywhere in the United States, making your Doctor of Pharmacy degree achievable without sacrificing your current commitments or relocating.
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Pre-PharmD Enrichment Program (PEP)
Strengthen your foundation for pharmacy school success through our comprehensive one-year certificate program designed specifically for students who haven’t yet completed their bachelor’s degree. This intensive preparation pathway enhances your academic readiness and professional development while guaranteeing you an interview for our PharmD program upon successful completion with a 3.0 GPA.
Pharmacy Post-Baccalaureate Program
Bridge the gap between your bachelor’s degree and pharmacy school with our targeted certificate program that reinforces essential prerequisite knowledge and builds the professional skills you need to thrive in our PharmD curriculum. This one-year intensive program provides guaranteed interview access to our PharmD pathways while strengthening your competitive profile through enhanced academic preparation and faculty mentorship.
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RN to PharmD Bridge Program
Leverage your invaluable nursing experience and patient care expertise as you transition into pharmacy through our specialized distance education certificate program designed exclusively for Registered Nurses. This flexible bridge pathway allows you to continue practicing nursing while building the foundational science knowledge needed for pharmacy school, positioning you to bring unique clinical insights to the evolving field of patient-centered pharmaceutical care.
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Doctoral Program in Pharmacy Education (DPE)
Become a leader in shaping the future of pharmacy education through our innovative four-year doctoral program that combines mastery of pharmaceutical sciences with advanced pedagogical training and original educational research. This specialized pathway prepares you to become a highly sought-after pharmacy educator, positioning you for faculty roles, administrative leadership, and research opportunities in academia, industry, or government settings.
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Why Choose LECOM’s School of Pharmacy
When you choose LECOM, you join a community committed to excellence, integrity, and lifelong learning that will transform you into a highly skilled clinician capable of achieving optimal therapeutic outcomes for your patients. Our mission-driven approach integrates critical thinking with effective communication skills, positioning you as a strong patient advocate and leader in your future community and profession.
Through our Center for Drug Information and Research, you gain access to independent, evidence-based research opportunities that enhance your educational experience and prepare you to contribute meaningfully to pharmaceutical care. LECOM’s proven track record of graduating innovative pharmacy professionals means you’ll enter the workforce with the confidence, competence, and ethical foundation needed to make a lasting impact on diverse patient populations.
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Learn More About LECOM The Nation’s Largest Medical College
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is the nation’s largest medical college and is the only Academic Health Center in the osteopathic profession.
Physicians and administrators at the Millcreek Community Hospital saw the growing demand for more physicians and opened LECOM in 1992. With the college and the hospital as the core of a highly innovative medical education system based in Erie, Pa., LECOM has strived to add to the quality of life of our neighbors by bringing total health care to the community.
The College brought a new concept in medical fitness and wellness to Erie, built a network of physician offices, and is the core of the nation’s only osteopathic academic health center, LECOM Health, a highly innovative, multifaceted health care and education system.
LECOM offers innovative and affordable education in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, and dental medicine. From campuses in Erie and Greensburg, Pa, Bradenton, Fla., and Elmira, NY, LECOM provides student-centered pathways to prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals.
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