Welcome to Belmont University College of Pharmacy!
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Belmont serves as an asset to the community and a provider to a world class heath care community. As a student at Belmont you will be exposed to innovative practice sites in retail pharmacy, hospitals, clinics, long term care facilities, health care corporations, pharmacy industry, and compounding centers. You will learn this exciting practice in a “hands-on” fashion from experienced practitioners.
The College of Pharmacy enrolls up to 100 students each year, a class size that provides a 10:1 ratio of students to faculty. McWhorter Hall provides student pharmacists state-of-the-art facilities and provides a comfortable and stimulating environment to learn.
Belmont University is well-respected in the health care industry for each of its professional programs of study, including pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, exercise science, public health and social work programs. During your student experience you will learn from other professions, share experiences and skills with them, and learn how to collaborate to assure the best patient outcomes possible.
We hope you experience the hospitality and professional demeanor that exists here. We look forward to knowing you better and hearing from you often!
Sincerely,
David F. Gregory, PharmD
Dean, College of Pharmacy
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Belmont University College of Pharmacy's Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2850 , Chicago , IL 60603, 312/644-3575; FAX 866/228-2631, web site http://www.acpe-accredit.org.
Students completing the Doctor of Pharmacy program must be licensed by each state professional licensing board prior to practicing pharmacy in that state. Some states also require licenses for students completing experiential rotations.
Separate from educational requirements for licensure, state licensure boards will require applicants to complete professional examinations, jurisprudence exams, and background checks. Additional requirements, including documentation of internship hours, may vary. The Doctor of Pharmacy program at Belmont University meets the educational requirements for pharmacist licensure as follows:

It is best to contact the appropriate licensing entity in each state a student seeks to be licensed in to identify information regarding additional licensure requirements. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy provides links to state boards of pharmacy: https://nabp.pharmacy/boards-of-pharmacy/.
MISSION
The Belmont University College of Pharmacy is a community dedicated to rigorous and purposeful teaching, scholarship, service and leadership in pharmacy to develop pharmacists prepared to meet the demands of evolving contemporary practice.
VISION
To excel at pharmacy education, scholarship, patient-centered care, and service.
VALUES
Integrity, Inquiry, Collaboration, Service, Humility.
College of Pharmacy Strategic Plan Updates
Department of Pharmaceutical, Social & Administrative Sciences
MISSION
The Belmont University College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences effectively translates theory and methods into evidence based health care by providing positive learning experiences, collaborative scholarly activities, and professional role- modeling.
VISION
To be a model for innovative education, service and scholarship within an interdisciplinary health sciences environment.
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Dr. Marilyn Thompson Odom
FACULTY
![]() Anthony Blash PharmD |
![]() Joseph Bonnarens PhD |
![]() Chris Brown PhD |
![]() Leigh Ann Bynum PhD |
![]() Chelsa Deanes PharmD |
![]() Edgar Diaz-Cruz PhD |
![]() Genevieve Ness Engle PharmD |
![]() Angela Hagan PhD |
![]() Amy Ham PhD |
![]() Sally Hughes PharmD |
![]() Kelley K. Kiningham PhD |
![]() Steven P. Stodghill PhD |
![]() Marilyn E. Thompson Odom PhD |
![]() Andrew A. Webster PhD |
Department of Pharmacy Practice
MISSION
The mission of the Department of Pharmacy Practice is to serve as educators and professional mentors who facilitate the discovery of the most contemporary knowledge of drug therapy needed to provide exemplary patient-centered care that is anchored by Christian values.
VISION
To develop pharmacists who deliver patient-centered drug therapy in diverse settings, and who will make significant contributions to the advancement of the profession.
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Dr. Cathy H. Ficzere
FACULTY
![]() Erin Behnen PharmD |
![]() Hope Campbell PharmD |
![]() Tavajay Campbell PharmD |
![]() Angela Clauson PharmD |
![]() Fernando Diggs PharmD |
![]() Cathy H. Ficzere PharmD |
![]() Tracy R. Frame PharmD |
![]() Montgomery Green PharmD |
![]() Elisa Greene PharmD |
![]() David Gregory PharmD |
![]() Lindsay Hahn PharmD |
![]() Amy Henneman PharmD |
![]() Phillip Lee PharmD |
![]() Michael McGuire PharmD |
![]() Adam Pace PharmD |
![]() Traci Poole PharmD |
![]() Kendall Shultes PharmD |
![]() Kristy Wahaib PharmD |