The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences proudly announces that the 74 graduates of the 2009 Doctor of Pharmacy program achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the North American Pharmacy Licensure Exam (NAPLEX). The graduates took the exam this past summer.

Overall the score exceeded both the state and national averages. Five graduates scored above the 99.5 percentile on the exam.

"This pass rate reflects the academic caliber of students in our pharmacy program and the excellence of our faculty in preparing and guiding our students to achieve their professional goals," said EACPHS Dean Lloyd Y. Young. "I extend my congratulations to both our graduates and our faculty."

The Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) is the professional degree for the practice of pharmacy in the United States. The curriculum for the EACPHS PharmD program is jointly administered and taught by faculty in both the Department of Pharmacy Practice and the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The EACPHS pharmacy faculty have a diverse range of expertise in the basic and clinical sciences that provide students with an outstanding education.

For additional information on the EACPHS Pharm D program, please visit our Pharmacy website or call (313) 577-1716 or email: cphsinfo@wayne.edu the EACPHS Office of Student and Alumni Affairs. An Academic Services Officer of the Day is available Monday - Friday to respond to your question and provide information to prospective and current students.

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The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, a founding college of Wayne State University, is committed to advancing the health and well-being of society through the preparation of highly skilled health care practitioners, and through research to improve health care practices and treatment from the urban to global levels.

Wayne State University is a world class institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to more than 31,000 students in metropolitan Detroit.