Why You Belong At Western New England University
As a new and evolving academic body, the Western New England University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences provides a unique opportunity for you to play a role in our continued development. Individualized attention, dynamic experiential programs, opportunities for collaborative research, and a stellar faculty create an ideal environment for you to focus on your future.
Compassionate Clinical Pharmacy Faculty
You have reasons for pursuing a career in pharmacy, and our clinical pharmacy faculty have many of the same reasons why they provide patient care and teach. Our clinical pharmacy faculty provide patient care in a range of therapeutic areas and in different treatment settings. Whether it’s in mental health, oncology, geriatrics, pediatrics, infectious diseases, intensive care, diabetes care, or hypertension, we are compassionate for the patients we serve. This compassion for patients translates into a passion for teaching where we also strive to provide individual attention to PharmD student learning.
Advancing Occupational Therapy Education
Rapidly changing healthcare systems are demanding more of entry-level practitioners. The Western New England University Doctor of Occupational Therapy curriculum is meeting this call by providing academic preparation beyond a generalist level, including advanced graduate knowledge, skills, and fieldwork/experiential opportunities. The entry-level OTD Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) ().
High Marks For Pharmacy Cocurricular Opportunities
Accreditation Highlights
In its accreditation review of the PharmD program, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) acknowledged as a particular strength cocurricular opportunities for student professional development in concert with the curriculum. It also noted that the College of Pharmacy places great emphasis on the importance of professionalism both within the curriculum and in cocurricular/extracurricular activities.
Leading Edge Facilities
Experience the Center for Sciences and Pharmacy
All you will say is "Wow!" The building is home to the Pharmacy program, including a stadium-style multimedia classrooms, state-of-the-art labs, a model pharmacy, a simulation lab, student lounge and specialized library, and administrative and faculty offices. Three newly constructed, spacious laboratories for the OTD program are equipped with academic technology that reflects the focus on technology in health care education and practice. The technology in each laboratory space includes computer-based course delivery, voice and video lecture-capture, and digital document cameras. The occupational therapy children/youth and adult/aging performance and participation laboratories are specifically designed to provide applied graduate learning opportunities in realistic environments.