Strategic Plan
Jump to different sections of the strategic plan:
- Mission
- Vision
- Values
- Goal A: Develop an Educational Program to Prepare Students for Careers in the Pharmacy Profession
- Goal B: Increase Scientific Discovery in the Areas of Health Service Models and the Development of Translational Research Utilized in the Practice and Science of Pharmacy
- Goal C: Provide Professional and Community Service to the Communities within Rural and Upstate South Carolina Locations
- Goal D: Continue the Development of the Program to Fulfill the Mission
- Peer Institutions
- Benchmark Measures
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
The mission of Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy is to improve the health of South Carolinians and society in general by developing students with an unwavering ethical foundation who will positively impact the delivery of quality equitable pharmacy care; who will dedicate their lives to community service; and who will provide enlightened leadership in addressing the health care needs of a diverse patient population.
Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy will be recognized as a national leader in education, scholarship, and community service. PCSP will be known for graduating high quality pharmacists who have been trained in team-based delivery of health care and compassion for the patient through experiences in community service. Our faculty and graduates will positively impact the delivery of pharmacy care and will be known as servant leaders in the communities in which they work and live.
- Delivering QUALITY education
- Cultivating a commitment to SERVICE
- Providing SCHOLARLY activity
- Learning through TEAMWORK
- Fostering a culture of INTEGRITY
- Developing COMMUNITY
Important note: The order of the following goals is not intended to imply priority. All of the goals, strategic directions, and objectives are considered to have equal priority, and all are intended to be achieved during the five-year life of this plan.
GOAL A. DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE PHARMACY PROFESSION
Strategic Direction A.1. Complete the implementation of the PharmD curriculum
Objective A.1.a. By Fall 2013, implement the final 2 years of the 4-year PharmD curriculum. Accountable: Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Objective A.1.b. By Fall 2014, complete assessment of curriculum in Objective A.1.a. Accountable: Curriculum Committee; Assessment Committee; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Objective A.1.c. By Fall 2015, implement all new changes to the curriculum based on assessment findings from the first 4 years of the program. Accountable: Assessment Committee; Curriculum Committee; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Strategic Direction A.2. Create an innovative Presbyterian Interprofessional Education Program (PIPE) that allows our students to interact and learn with other health care providers
Objective A.2.a. By Spring 2012, appoint a task force for developing an interprofessional education program. Accountable: Dean
Objective A.2.b. By Fall 2012, appoint a director of PIPE and create a PIPE budget to initiate the development of an interprofessional program with other regional health professional programs in the upstate of South Carolina. Accountable: Dean; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Objective A.2.c. By Fall 2012, begin having faculty and students provide pharmacy-related care for patients in an outreach missionary program established by VCOM or with other partners. Accountable: PIPE Director
Objective A.2.d. By Fall 2013, develop community pharmacy-based models for the prevention, detection, and management of disease states in conjunction with other health care professional programs in our region. Accountable: Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Objective A.2.e. By Spring 2014, establish an ongoing cooperative PIPE program that integrates several health care programs (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, etc.). Accountable: Dean; PIPE Director
Strategic Direction A.3. Develop leadership skills and qualities in our students
Objective A.3.a. By Fall 2012, provide leadership development opportunities to all students interested in enhancing their leadership skills. Accountable: Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs
Objective A.3.b. By Fall 2013, implement through the leadership development program community service programs with student leadership roles. Accountable: Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs
Objective A.3.c. By Spring 2014, provide evidence that ethical standards of students have been maintained throughout the program. Accountable: Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Strategic Direction A.4. Offer an entrepreneurial certificate program for students
Objective A.4.a. By Fall 2012, establish an entrepreneurial curriculum leading to a certificate program through the Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED). Accountable: Dean; Director of CED; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Objective A.4.b. By Spring 2014, have graduates complete the first certificate program. Accountable: Dean; Director of CED; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Strategic Direction A.5. Pursue the development of dual-degree program(s)
Objective A.5.a. By Fall 2013, investigate the feasibility of developing a dual-degree program with the PharmD (MPH, MBA, etc.) through collaboration with outside institutions. Accountable: Dean; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; ad-hoc faculty committee
Objective A.5.b. By Fall 2014 and based on positive feasibility study, begin development of dual-degree program with outside institutions. Accountable: Dean; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; ad-hoc faculty committee
Objective A.5.c. By Fall 2016 and based on positive feasibility study and development of a dual-degree program, enroll first students into the program. Accountable: Dean; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; ad-hoc faculty committee
Strategic Direction A.6. Provide residency training for the pharmacy profession
Objective A.6.a. By Spring 2012, create a Residency Information Committee (RIC) that works in conjunction with a residency director search committee. Accountable: Dean; Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Objective A.6.b. By Fall 2012, hire a residency director. Accountable: Dean
Objective A.6.c. By Fall 2013, have a residency site relationship developed with at least one outside constituent. Accountable: Dean; Residency Director
Objective A.6.d. By Fall 2014, Apply for an ASHP-accredited residency program with at least one resident in place. Accountable: Dean; Residency Director
Objective A.6.e. By Summer 2015, pending favorable accreditation finding by ASHP, begin to enroll multiple residents into the program as appropriate based on available learning opportunities within PCSP and our partner site(s). Accountable: Dean; Residency Director.
Objective A.6.f. By Summer 2015, graduate first resident from the residency program. Accountable: Residency Director
Objective A.6.g. By Summer 2015, investigate the feasibility of creating a specialty PGY2 residency program(s) in areas of practice deemed appropriate based on faculty specialization, interest, and educational needs of possible PGY2 residents. Accountable: Residency Director
Strategic Direction B.1. Create an infrastructure at the college to provide support for extramural research
Objective B.1.a. By Spring 2012, develop and implement an Institutional Review Board (IRB) in conjunction with an existing health care facility IRB. Accountable: Dean; PC IRB Committee
Objective B.1.b. By Spring 2012, appoint a director of research. Accountable: Dean
Objective B.1.c. By Spring 2012, have a pharmacy representative on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Accountable: Director of Research
Objective B.1.d. By Spring 2013, develop and implement a research strategy for pharmaceutical and administrative sciences (PAS) and pharmacy practice (PP) departments. Accountable: Director of Research; department chairs
Objective B.1.e. By Spring 2013, develop infrastructure for federal/private grant funding Office of Grants and Sponsored Program Development (GSPD) at the college. Accountable: Dean; Director of Research
Strategic Direction B.2. Create a culture of research
Objective B.2.a. By Spring 2012, institute a seminar series consisting of outside researchers presenting their work to the PCSP faculty. Accountable: Director of Research
Objective B.2.b. By Fall 2012, provide ethics training for all faculty and students involved in research. Accountable: Director of Research
Objective B.2.c. By Fall 2012, provide technical and library resources that faculty consider necessary for research and scholarly activity. Accountable: Dean; Director of Research; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Objective B.2.d. By Summer 2013, institute a journal club series for PCSP faculty. Accountable: Director of Research
Strategic Decision B.3. Create a Center for Student Research (CSR) that enables students to be engaged in research and scholarly activity
Objective B.3.a. By Fall 2012, create a culture of pharmacy and undergraduate student involvement in research projects with faculty through independent study, research courses, summer fellows, and senior thesis projects. Accountable: Director of Research; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; department chairs; and faculty
Objective B.3.b. By Spring 2013, charge the Curriculum Committee of the school to investigate the feasibility of a mandatory research presentation for all students. Accountable: Director of Research; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Curriculum Committee
Objective B.3.c. By Summer 2013, investigate the feasibility of implementing a summer research fellows program within the School of Pharmacy, particularly emphasizing underrepresented undergraduate students. Accountable: Director of Research; Dean
Objective B.3.d. By Summer 2014, based on a positive feasibility study, implement a summer research fellows program within the School of Pharmacy, particularly emphasizing underrepresented undergraduate students. Accountable: Director of Research; Dean
Objective B.3.e. By Fall 2014, implement a Center for Student Research that provides an organized and structured
Strategic Decision B.4. Develop initiatives to stimulate and support extramurally funded research
Objective B.4.a. By Fall 2012, provide faculty development programs for locating funding sources, grant writing, and internal grant review. Accountable: Director of Research; Director of GSPD
Objective B.4.b. By Spring 2013, involve faculty from PC campus in research roundtables to stimulate collaborative research projects that cross disciplines. Accountable: Director of Research
Objective B.4.c. By Fall 2013, institute an intramural grant funding mechanism to provide seed funding for the generation of preliminary data for extramural grant proposals. Accountable: Director of Research
Objective B.4.d. By Fall 2014, foster collaboration in research with other institutions in the region, state, and nation. Accountable: Director of Research
Strategic Direction B.5. Investigate the possibility of establishing Centers of Excellence in PAS and PP departments
Objective B.5.a. By Fall 2013, explore areas for developing, implementing, and funding for Centers of Excellence in the PAS and PP departments. Accountable: Dean; Director of Research; department chairs; ad hoc committees; Director of GSPD
Objective B.5.b. By Fall 2015 and based on the results of the feasibility study, consider establishing a Center of Excellence in the PAS and PP departments. Accountable: Dean; Director of Research; department chairs; ad hoc committees; Director of GSPD
GOAL C. PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN RURAL AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA LOCATIONS
Strategic Decision C.1. Administer wellness programs that include pharmacy health care
Objective C.1.a. By the Spring 2012, implement a wellness program for the Presbyterian College community. Accountable: Dean; Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Objective C.1.b. By Fall 2012, appoint a task force to explore other avenues for wellness programming in the rural and upstate areas of South Carolina. Accountable: Dean; Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Objective C.1.c. By Spring 2013, appoint a manager for pharmacy wellness services who will be responsible for developing and implementing wellness programs. Accountable: Dean
Objective C.1.d. By Fall 2013, expand wellness programs to outside constituents. Accountable: Dean; Manager for Pharmacy Wellness Services
Strategic Decision C.2. Further develop the free clinic pharmacy model of care
Objective C.2.a. By Spring 2012, expand free clinic services currently established at Good Shepherd in Laurens County and St Luke’s in Spartanburg to other free medical facilities in the upstate of South Carolina. Accountable: Dean; Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Objective C.2.b. By Spring 2012, pursue avenues of funding to continue free clinic services and future expansion. Accountable: Dean; Director of GSPD
Objective C.2.c. By Spring 2013, increase scholarly activity on outcomes from the free clinics regarding pharmacy care. Accountable: Faculty; Director of Research
Objective C.2.d. By Fall 2014, have free clinic services at sites throughout the upstate of South Carolina. Accountable: Dean; Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice; Director of GSPD
Strategic Decision C.3. Create a culture of community service within the School of Pharmacy
Objective C.3.a. By Fall 2013, establish partnerships with outside entities to engage the community in service and in the delivery of pharmacy health care. Accountable: Director of the CED
Objective C.3.b. By Fall 2013, achieve national recognition in the area of community service. Accountable: Dean
Strategic Decision C.4. Determine the feasibility of providing interprofessional continuing education (CE) programs
Objective C.4.a. By Spring 2012, create an ad-hoc committee to investigate the feasibility of developing a self-sustaining CE program. Accountable: Dean; ad hoc committee
Objective C.4.b. By Fall 2012 and based on results of a positive feasibility study, appoint a director of continuing education and begin accreditation process with ACPE. Accountable: Dean; Director of CE
Objective C.4.c. By Fall 2013 and based on results of a positive feasibility study, achieve accreditation from ACPE to provide CE programming. Accountable: Director of CE
Objective C.4.d. By Fall 2015 and based on the results of a positive feasibility study and accreditation from ACPE to provide CE programming, establish a self-sustaining CE program that provides programming locally, regionally, and nationally. Accountable: Director of CE
Strategic Decision C.5. Promote pharmacy health care in rural areas
Objective C.5.a. By Spring 2013, track students engaged in community service in rural areas. Accountable: Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs
Objective C.5.b. By Fall 2015, track graduates practicing pharmacy in rural areas. Accountable: Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs
GOAL D. CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM TO FULFILL THE MISSION
Strategic Decision D.1. Ensure full accreditation is awarded to the program by ACPE
Objective D.1.a. By Spring 2013, provide ACPE with requested interim report. Accountable: Dean
Objective D.1.b. By Spring 2014, update self-study report and prepare for ACPE visit. Accountable: Dean; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs; Assistant Dean for Experiential Education; ad hoc self-study committee
Objective D.1.c. By Fall 2014, achieve full accreditation by ACPE. Accountable: Dean
Strategic Decision D2. Ensure faculty and staff incentives are equitable in order to promote successful recruitment and retention
Objective D.2.a. By Fall 2012, complete a faculty and staff workload assessment. Accountable: Dean; department chairs
Objective D.2.b. By Spring 2013, review and enhance the mentoring program for new PCSP faculty members. Accountable: Faculty Welfare Committee
Objective D.2.c. By Fall 2013, establish pathways for leadership development by supporting a faculty member (biannually) to attend the AACP Leadership Fellows Program. Accountable: Executive Committee
Objective D.2.d. By Fall 2015, achieve at least 50 percent of faculty salaries at the 75th percentile overall as defined by the AACP Annual Salary Survey. Accountable: Dean
Objective D.2.e. By Fall 2015, achieve staff and administrative professional salaries that are competitive both internally and externally to facilitate successful recruitment and retention. Accountable: Dean
Strategic Decision D.3. Improve recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities among the student body, faculty, and staff
Objective D.3.a. By Fall 2012, develop faculty and staff recruitment strategies to enhance success in recruitment of underrepresented minorities. Accountable: Dean; department chairs; Executive Assistant to the Dean; faculty search committees
Objective D.3.b. By Spring 2012, utilize partnerships with Claflin University, boys and girls clubs, GEAR UP, and other organizations to offer internships, programming, day camps, etc., for underrepresented minority high school and college students. Accountable: Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs
Objective D.3.c. By Fall 2015, involve the PCSP chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association and/or other student organizations to assist in recruitment of underrepresented minorities from high schools and colleges. Accountable: Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs
Objective D.3.d. By Fall 2016, allocate 10 percent of available scholarship funds to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority students to PCSP. Accountable: Dean; Director of GSPD
Strategic Decision D.4. Increase the number of scholarships available to all students attending the school
Objective D.4.a. By Fall 2012, develop a plan to recruit and establish endowed scholarship programs for pharmacy students. Accountable: Dean; Director of GSPD; Scholarship and Awards Committee; Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs
Objective D.4.b. By Summer 2012, develop a plan to recruit and establish an annual scholarship fund for pharmacy students. Accountable: Dean; Director of GSPD; Scholarship and Awards Committee; Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs
Objective D.4.c. By Fall 2016, raise a total of $500,000 in endowed scholarship funds. Accountable: Dean; Director of GSPD
Strategic Decision D.5. Enhance communication within the School of Pharmacy and with Presbyterian College
Objective D.5.a. By Fall 2012, create an ad hoc committee to investigate communication issues within the school and with the college. Accountable: Dean; ad hoc committee
Objective D.5.b. By Spring 2013, implement a comprehensive plan that enhances communication within the school among faculty, staff, and students. Accountable: ad hoc committee
Peer Institutions
The PC School of Pharmacy will compare itself with peer pharmacy programs to assess progress and national standing. Each of these peer programs are private institutions located in the southeast region of the United States.
- Belmont University
- Campbell University
- Lipscomb University
- Mercer University
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
- Medicine—Georgia Campus
- Samford University
- Shenandoah University
- Wingate University
Benchmark Measures
To assess its national competitiveness, the PC School of Pharmacy will employ the following benchmark measures in comparison to the indicated peer pharmacy programs:
- Faculty recognition (fellow status, board certification, etc.)
- Faculty teaching and research publications
- Total extramural sponsored research
- National board exam performance
- Demographic characteristics of faculty and students
- Student and faculty community service programs/projects/hours
- Innovative teaching methodologies
- Faculty service on national committees/organizations
- Minority student enrollment
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