NEOMED Pharmacy Program Soars in National Research Rankings
Sept. 16, 2015
Northeast Ohio Medical University’s College of Pharmacy ranked No. 46 among colleges of pharmacy in obtaining National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding, according to a recently-released report from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).
NEOMED’s College of Pharmacy reported about $1.3 million in NIH grants for the government’s fiscal calendar ending Sept. 30, 2014, ranking it second in Ohio based on total funding behind The Ohio State University. NEOMED’s College of Pharmacy jumped more than 10 spots from last year’s rankings, surpassing the other Colleges of Pharmacy in the state.
The College also ranked first in Ohio for NIH-funded research dollars per Principal Investigator (PI). While total NIH funding for most schools has decreased over the years, obtaining grants remains highly competitive and critical to the national reputation of the university and pharmacy school. Nevertheless, NEOMED’s College of Pharmacy managed to increase its NIH research funding by nearly $1 million.
“This is a tribute to the hard work and commitment of our research faculty and collaborators who have worked together within and across the University’s research focus areas,” said Charles Taylor, Pharm.D., dean of the College of Pharmacy and vice president for academic affairs. “It also shows the impact of having world class researchers who dedicate their careers to stopping the progression and finding cures to chronic diseases.”
The College has been a standard bearer of interprofessional training and the transformation of the role of pharmacists including an entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy degree and post-graduate pharmacy residency education as an important aspect to delivering direct patient care. It also offers an M.S. in Health-System Pharmacy Administration as well as an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Integrated Pharmaceutical Medicine.
There are 135 U.S. schools and colleges of pharmacy, including 69 private institutions and 66 publicly-supported institutions. Eighty-four schools and colleges of pharmacy were ranked according to their NIH funding.
