Pursueyour passion for pharmacy and challenge yourself to become the best professional you can be. At Cedarville, your studies will be defined by a commitment to wholehearted learning in light of the truth of Scripture. Be equipped with knowledge and practical skills while preparing to be a light for Christ in the field of pharmacy.
Whether you are preparing for your first year of college, looking to continue your studies into graduate school, or transferring from another university, Cedarville has an admission path for you. Explore these avenues and find the right fit for your unique situation.
Engaging in research initiatives is crucial to your preparation in pharmacy. You will have the opportunity to work on a three-year longitudinal research project with a faculty advisor and a team of other students. Learn more about the opportunities you will have to further the field of pharmacy for the glory of God.
There are a wealth of opportunities to be had when it comes to putting your pharmacy training into practice. With more than 380 partner sites and over 780 preceptors, Cedarville's pharmacy program will enable you to gain key experience in the real world while serving others for Christ.
Without an intentional pursuit to know the Creator, God's creation can never be fully understood. The intricate nature of God's design demands our reverence and worship as we learn about the human body and our abilities to provide patient care. At Cedarville, your study of pharmacy will be informed by biblical truth, and you will learn what it means to provide both physical treatment and spiritual hope to patients made in the image of God.
Through medical missions and countless other opportunities to serve, you will gain experience using your passion for pharmacy as a platform to share the Gospel. The first-rate medical training that you receive will be coupled with a commitment to glorify God, preparing you to be a capable professional and a light for Christ wherever He takes you.
Throughout your pharmacy studies at Cedarville, you will gain extensive professional knowledge from skilled and experienced faculty, who are intentional about the application of biblical truth in the classroom. Discussions on medical ethics, the sanctity of life, origins, and the balanced integration of faith and learning will be informed by Scripture. As your knowledge multiplies, you will have countless opportunities to apply your training to the real world, impacting others with the love and care that Christ first gave to us.
Graduating high school students may choose our direct-entry Pharmaceutical Sciences/Prepharmacy major, which leads to the PharmD and can be completed in six or seven years. Students transferring from another accredited university have options when it comes to completing required prerequisites for the program. Transfer students and applicants with bachelor's degrees who have completed the prerequisites will enter the four-year Doctor of Pharmacy program.
There are a wealth of possibilities to pursue with your research. In completing your three-year research project, you will choose to focus on pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy practice, or social and administrative science, allowing you to align your work with your individual interests. Working with faculty on research projects is another opportunity to further your ambitions. Research initiatives will culminate in a presentation of your project during your third year of the program. Learn more about the opportunities you have to investigate the world of pharmacy.
Throughout your four years of study in the pharmacy program, you will have many opportunities for hands-on learning experiences. Each year, you will be challenged to apply what you are learning. During your first year, you will receive training in a community pharmacy, followed the next year by a hospital pharmacy. Your third year will present the unique opportunity to exhibit servant leadership, challenging you to engage in cross-cultural missions and be a light for Christ to those with some of the deepest physical needs. Finally, in your fourth year, your training will come together to prepare you for Advanced Practice Pharmacy Experience (APPE) rotations.
New challenges in healthcare are constantly arising. How do we respond to these with innovative, critical thinking and a biblical worldview? The Center for Pharmacy Innovation seeks to address this question, equipping students and pharmacists to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and find solutions to new issues. Through innovative research and educational initiatives, the Center encourages current and future pharmacists to advance patient care with biblical wisdom.
Cross-cultural missions is a unique facet of Cedarville's pharmacy program, allowing students the opportunity to find the intersection of their academic passion and their desire to serve the Lord. Through the many missions opportunities available to you, you will gain experience using pharmacy as a platform to deliver the good news of Jesus. Provide physical treatment and spiritual hope to those you are serving, and be equipped to carry these lessons throughout the rest of your life.
Whether it's researching and developing new treatments, serving refugee communities with medical care, or authoring advanced scientific books, Cedarville's School of Pharmacy is home to many students and faculty members doing great things to influence their world for Christ.
Explore what Cedarville pharmacy students have to say about the program, the opportunities for hands-on learning, and the preparation for residency and a professional career. As you enter into your pharmacy studies at Cedarville, you will be surrounded by a community of students that shares your passion for helping others and being a light for Christ. See what they have to say about their experience.
It comes as no surprise that he has been named the Outstanding Graduate for GSOP. Between 2022 and 2023, Josuah earned several prestigious scholarships and awards that underscore his dedication to being at the top of his field. Among the accolades he received was the Presidential Scholarship from the National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation and the Pfizer Scholarship through the Kappa Psi Foundation. Josuah also received the Terry Gubbins Student Leadership Award from the Florida Pharmacy Foundation, the Wahba Living Faith Scholarship from the Gregory School of Pharmacy twice and inducted into the Rho Chi Academic Society and received the Asklepios Award for Leadership from Kappa Psi Delta Upsilon.
Josuah Tilus is a leader in the West Palm Beach community, partnering with the Give Back Community and his church, where he mentors younger members. He has also had experience working with the National Community Pharmacist Association, which represents local pharmacies, which helped him view his love of pharmacy from an entrepreneurial perspective.
After being introduced to PBA at a Christian college fair, he connected with the admissions team and decided the school was where God wanted him. As a freshman, Josuah already knew he wanted to participate in the Pharmacy MBA program, and the program director introduced him to his mentor, Damien Simmons, an owner of a pharmacy in Atlantis, Florida.
My (Shannon Siebert) eyes were continually opened while I visited and worked with my friend Gayle Davidson, who is the founder and medical director of Clinica de Esperanza (Clinic of Hope) in Santa Ana, Honduras. She is a retired nurse practitioner who lives and works in Honduras about nine months a year with a heart for missions.
Our mutual friend Michelle Ford and I witnessed firsthand on our trip how Gayle, through her ministry, is meeting the needs of many Hondurans, not only medically and physically but also spiritually. (Here is the link for part one about my trip if you missed it.)
During our stay, we assisted the clinic staff with a mobile clinic they set up for one day in a Kindergarten school room in a nearby community. Gayle prepares well before arranging a mobile clinic. She scopes out the location and visits it to make sure it will work ahead of time. Her staff worked for a week, packaging the most used pharmaceuticals they would be prescribing.
One area was organized for the pharmacy, another area with chairs for triage, and the third area had three healthcare practitioners to see patients. They also brought Beatriz, the new dentist, who worked all day swabbing mouths with fluoride. There were many not-so-happy, puckered mouths plastered with fluoride leaving the mobile clinic.
Carolina, the pharmacist, and Veronica, her assistant, worked non-stop all day, filling the medications prescriptions. About 20 people at a time waited their turn to see the medical care providers.
Some of the common ailments were colds, fever, congestion, headaches, parasites, rashes, and nose bleeds. By 3:30, the pharmacy was out of Benadryl and many of the other commonly prescribed drugs, so it was time to close down.
I had befriended a young girl outside the school earlier and met her on the road when we handed out food. She frantically tried to tell me she lived up the mountain and ran to get her family so they could receive a bag of food. We held a few back, and eventually, they arrived with her whole crew!
When Michelle hands out another food bag, everyone is smiling! This little guy was a charmer while waiting his turn at the clinic, and Maria, a sweet elderly lady who received some needed care at the mobile clinic.
Our last outing on the trip was the most heartwrenching. We had spent one evening filling baby bags with diapers and receiving blankets, bottles, and other baby gear. About an hour away, we were going to the Hospital Escuela (teaching) in Tegucigalpa to distribute the bags in the maternity ward.
When we arrived in the maternity ward, each room was lined with 6-8 small beds with no privacy for the women who had just had their babies. Many of them had family members with them, and some had their babies there, but some babies were still in the nursery. We began distributing the bags to the new mothers.
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