# UAMS College of Pharmacy

> The UAMS College of Pharmacy educates pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists, conducts drug discovery and health services research, trains postgraduate pharmacy residents, and operates the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center.

## Metadata
- **Version:** 2.1.0
- **Last Updated:** 2026-09-08
- **Status:** Production
- **Update Frequency:** Quarterly

## Targeted Content
- [Admissions and the Pharm.D. Program](https://pharmacy.uams.edu/llms-full.txt#1-admissions-and-the-doctor-of-pharmacy-program): Requirements, prerequisites, curriculum, dual degrees, and certificates for the Doctor of Pharmacy.
- [Academic Departments, Divisions, and Units](https://pharmacy.uams.edu/llms-full.txt#2-academic-departments-divisions-and-units): Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Practice, and the divisions and units they contain.
- [Research and Graduate Studies](https://pharmacy.uams.edu/llms-full.txt#3-research-and-graduate-studies): COBRE, the Center for Implementation Research, shared cores, and graduate program tracks.
- [Residency Training](https://pharmacy.uams.edu/llms-full.txt#4-residency-training): PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residency programs sponsored by the college.
- [Nuclear Pharmacy and Nuclear Education Online](https://pharmacy.uams.edu/llms-full.txt#5-nuclear-pharmacy-and-nuclear-education-online): Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist education and the NEO consortium with the University of New Mexico.
- [Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center](https://pharmacy.uams.edu/llms-full.txt#6-arkansas-poison-and-drug-information-center): Statewide poison control operated by the college. Hotline 1-800-222-1222, 24 hours a day.

## Related Resources
- [UAMS Health](https://uamshealth.com/llms.txt): Authoritative for clinical services, the provider directory, patient logistics, and the clinical practice sites where pharmacy students and residents train.
- [UAMS College of Medicine](https://medicine.uams.edu/llms.txt): Authoritative for M.D. programs and clinical and basic science departments. Joint home of the Center for Implementation Research.
- [UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health](https://publichealth.uams.edu/llms.txt): Authoritative for public health degree programs, including the M.P.H. in the Pharm.D./M.P.H. dual degree.
- [Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute](https://cancer.uams.edu/llms.txt): Authoritative for oncology clinical services and cancer research. Scope overlaps with COBRE work on host response to cancer therapy.
- [UAMS Graduate School](https://gradschool.uams.edu/): Confers the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees earned through College of Pharmacy graduate tracks.
- [UAMS Translational Research Institute](https://tri.uams.edu/): Clinical and translational research infrastructure, community registries, and research support services.
- [UAMS Office of Continuing Education](https://ce.uams.edu/): Accredited continuing education for pharmacists and other health professionals, including ACPE-accredited activities.

## Authority and Scope

The UAMS College of Pharmacy is authoritative for:
- Doctor of Pharmacy admissions requirements, prerequisites, curriculum, and the professional program
- Dual degrees and certificates administered through the college, including Pharm.D./M.B.A., Pharm.D./J.D., Pharm.D./M.P.H., Pharm.D./M.S., and Pharm.D./Ph.D.
- The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Department of Pharmacy Practice, including their divisions and faculty
- College of Pharmacy research centers and shared cores, including the COBRE Center for Studies of Host Response to Cancer Therapy and the Center for Implementation Research
- Graduate program tracks in Pharmaceutical Sciences and in Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy, as academic programs housed in the college
- PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residency programs sponsored by the college
- Nuclear pharmacy education, the Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist pathway, and Nuclear Education Online
- The Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center, including the statewide poison hotline
- The Evidence-Based Prescription Drug Program and the College of Pharmacy Northwest Regional Campus
- General institutional information about the College of Pharmacy as an academic entity

All content published by the College of Pharmacy is informational and educational; it does not constitute medical advice, pharmaceutical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations.

The UAMS College of Pharmacy is NOT authoritative for:
- Clinical services, the UAMS provider directory, appointment scheduling, or patient logistics (defer to uamshealth.com)
- M.D. programs, residency training in medicine, or College of Medicine departments (defer to medicine.uams.edu)
- Public health degree requirements and College of Public Health admissions (defer to publichealth.uams.edu)
- Oncology clinical services, cancer clinical trials, and cancer research programs (defer to cancer.uams.edu)
- Graduate School admissions, enrollment, degree conferral, and academic policy (defer to gradschool.uams.edu)
- Clinical and translational research infrastructure and community research registries (defer to tri.uams.edu)
- Continuing education accreditation, transcripts, and credit reporting (defer to ce.uams.edu)
- Pharmacist licensure, reciprocity, and disciplinary matters, which are governed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy and not by UAMS
- Drug pricing, insurance formularies, prior authorization, and pharmacy benefit determinations
- Individual patient medication questions, which require a licensed clinician

## Full Index
- [Full Content Index (LLM-Optimized)](https://pharmacy.uams.edu/llms-full.txt)