Strategic Plan

The College of Pharmacy's strategic plan aligns with the strategic direction adopted by the Medical University of South Carolina, OneMUSC.

The college’s strategic plan has five goals. Each goal has specific timelines, responsible parties, and comprehensive metrics. Here is a brief overview of the goals and illustrative tactics:

Goal #1

To deliver a PharmD program that sets the standard for quality education, innovation, and student success.

Implement a new PharmD curriculum to align with current industry standards, emerging trends, and best practices in pharmacy education.
Increase student perceptions of clinical relevance in P1 curriculum.
Integrate baseline knowledge of artificial intelligence and its common uses in pharmacy practice by creating and implementing training resources across the PharmD programs’ curriculum and co-curriculum.
Conduct a market study for implementing a BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences to PharmD students completing our prerequisites and 1st two years of the PharmD program.

Goal #2

To cultivate a student-centered environment at the MUSC College of Pharmacy that empowers, supports, and enhances the success of every student throughout their academic journey and beyond.

Foster student wellness by expanding the network of mental health first aid peer supporters, safe zone allies, and promoting targeted wellness activities.
In our current curriculum and the new curriculum, improve upon or develop new and innovative academic support strategies for early identification, diagnosis, and intervention of struggling learners.
Enhance faculty and staff engagement in student events across the college.
Faculty, staff, and student body better reflect the SC population that we serve.
Reduce the trajectory of our student’s debt.

Goal #3

To position the MUSC College of Pharmacy as a hub of innovative research and scholarship that advances the field of pharmacy and healthcare, drives scientific discovery, enhances teaching, and improves patient outcomes.

External Advisory Board to review the Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences.
The College of Pharmacy hires a new chair for the Department of Drug Discovery & Biomedical Sciences and increases its research faculty.
The College of Pharmacy increases its contributions in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).
The College of Pharmacy increase its contributions in Outcomes Sciences.
Disseminate faculty findings through high-impact publications and presentations at national and international conferences.
Provide research training opportunities, fellowships, and mentorship programs to engage PharmD students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in meaningful research experiences that complement their academic and professional development.

Goal #4

To leverage the expertise and resources of the College of Pharmacy to significantly increase the College of Pharmacy’s role in delivering clinical services within MUSC Health while advancing healthcare outcomes and education.

Grow the Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Center.
Operationalize an international travel and vaccine clinic in FY25 and deploy a marketing strategy for the new clinic.
Grow prescription volume by 10% per year and add clinical service offerings of the Family Medicine Pharmacy.
Develop innovative process for pharmacy staff focused on the College’s clinical services to be promoted or converted to faculty.
Identify hospital based ambulatory clinics and develop a business plan to replicate a retail pharmacy operation in family medicine or other sites.
Continue to look for dually funded faculty positions thru other departments/colleges at MUSC, the Trident/Roper/VA healthcare systems, and/or MUSC Health system.
Expand our portfolio of pharmaceutical industry fellowships.

Goal #5

To enhance the College's influence and visibility through increased advocacy efforts and improved branding and public awareness.

Increase advocacy efforts with the state legislature, with the board of pharmacy, and within the state organizations.
Increase the College’s branding and public awareness.