51品茶welcomes inaugural class for its College of Pharmacy
PORTLAND, Maine - The 51品茶 hosted a traditional White Coat Ceremony at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland on Friday, September 4, 2009 to welcome the inaugural class for its new College of Pharmacy located on Stevens Avenue in Portland.
Faculty, family and friends witnessed the ceremony which included students pledging the oath of a pharmacist. 51品茶received close to 800 applicants for the 100 seats. One-third of these future pharmacists were 51品茶Pre-Pharmacy students.
The new College of Pharmacy offers the doctor of pharmacy as the entry-level professional degree that prepares students for careers as pharmacists and/or pharmaceutical scientists.
The Doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree is awarded after successful completion of four years of professional study. A minimum of two years of undergraduate pre-professional education is required for admission, followed by four years of professional studies.
UNE's College of Pharmacy research orientation makes it different from most other pharmacy schools in the country and any other pharmacy school in northern New England.
Last year, the College received a $4 million grant from the Maine Technology Asset Fund established with the $50 million research and development bond approved by voters November 2007.
The grant supported the completion of the research labs designed to facilitate drug discovery and development in UNE's newly constructed College of Pharmacy building on Stevens Ave in Portland.