Mission, Vision, and Values
MISSION
The College of Pharmacy’s mission supports the achievement of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s mission by:
- Offering educational programs (professional, graduate, post-graduate, and continuing pharmacy education) that produce knowledgeable, skilled, and caring pharmacists prepared to optimize medication therapy, promote healthy lifestyles, and pursue pharmaceutical and pharmacy research and education;
- Providing leadership in the practice of Pharmacy by the development and application of policies and practices that maximize the selection, safety, and effectiveness of medications on human health through independent and collaborative patient care practices;
- Conducting a scholarly and scientific program of discovery resulting in the design, development, production, utilization, and outcomes evaluation of medicines that prevent or treat disease and injury; and
- Serving as an outreach resource on developments, policies and practices related to the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medications for the benefit of the citizens, health care professionals, and policy-makers of Tennessee and beyond.
UTHSC and UT Mission Statements
VISION
To serve as a model for pharmacy education, practice, research, and outreach in Tennessee and beyond.
VALUES
In pursuing the mission of the College of Pharmacy the faculty and staff are guided by the shared values that are the foundation of its practices, spirit, and culture. As such, the College is dedicated to:
- The pursuit of excellence
- The profession of pharmacy
- Our student pharmacists and alumni
- The community
- Professionalism
- Mutual trust and respect
- Honesty and integrity
- Mutual responsibility and accountability
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Diversity in our faculty, staff and student body
- Continuous quality improvement
- An orientation to the future
Contact Us
College of Pharmacy - Memphis
881 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-6036
Fax: (901) 448-7053
College of Pharmacy – Knoxville
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: (865) 974-2100
Fax: (865) 974-2022
College of Pharmacy – Nashville
193 Polk Ave Suite 2D
Nashville, TN 37210
Phone: (615) 532-3401
Fax: (615) 532-3399
