{"id":134349,"date":"2026-08-05T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=134349"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:07:41","slug":"pharmacy-set-to-launch-extended-pharmd-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/08\/05\/pharmacy-set-to-launch-extended-pharmd-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacy set to launch extended PharmD program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UNMC College of Pharmacy is committed to meeting the next generation of potential pharmacists where they are. And where they are, increasingly, is in the middle of already busy lives. Working to earn a living. Caring for loved ones. Raising kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026 and beyond, the traditional academic model of simply setting aside four years to be a full-time student doesn\u2019t work for everyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A not-insignificant number of people would like to go to school to become a pharmacist, but \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey have life that gets in the way,\u201d said Don Klepser, PhD, Joseph D. Williams Endowed Dean.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finding a way to make life compatible with pharmacy school could put more good people into the state\u2019s healthcare workforce, the dean said. People who might otherwise have been counted out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet\u2019s recognize that and address that,\u201d Dr. Klepser said. \u201cLet\u2019s give you every opportunity to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2027, UNMC will become the second public university in the country (following&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/kukala\/20251023\/PharmD-XO.php\">the University of Hawaii-Hilo<\/a>) to enroll students in what has become known as an \u201cextended\u201d PharmD program. This means pursuing pharmacy education, not full time but over a longer period of years and with a lower cost per academic year. The goal: Make pursuing a PharmD degree more attainable for working adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More UNMC pharmacy students now will have the flexibility to follow their dreams while living their realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UNMC College of Pharmacy has received Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education approval for an extended PharmD curriculum. Students can now opt for the traditional four-year program or instead earn their PharmD over six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the same education as our traditional four-year program. The same curriculum, the same assessments and the same expectations,\u201d said Chris Shaffer, PharmD, PhD, pharmacy\u2019s senior associate dean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first cohort of UNMC\u2019s extended PharmD program is set to matriculate in August 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Extended PharmD programs are a small but growing trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificu.edu\/pharmacy-pharmd\/curriculum\/five-year-extended-pharmd-pathway\">University of the Pacific<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.drake.edu\/2025\/06\/12\/drake-university-announces-innovative-extended-doctor-of-pharmacy-pathway\/\">Drake University<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wne.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/pharm-d-distance-pathway-extended-program.cfm\">Western New England University<\/a>&nbsp;(distance) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duq.edu\/academics\/colleges-and-schools\/pharmacy\/online-pharmd.php\">Duquesne University<\/a>&nbsp;(online) are among the handful of other pharmacy schools now offering extended pathways to a PharmD degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As noted, UNMC is the second public institution in the U.S. to take this step. \u201cThe second of what I assume would be several,\u201d Dr. Klepser said. \u201cEverybody nationally is seeing the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Klepser said pharmacies across the state already have shown enthusiasm for the idea of giving people the opportunity to work toward a doctorate-level professional degree without leaving their jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve heard from employers who tell us, \u2018We\u2019ve got someone working for us who would be incredible (as a pharmacist). But there\u2019s not a pathway for them.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis provides that pathway,\u201d Dr. Klepser said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning in August 2027, students can opt for the traditional four-year program or earn their PharmD over six 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