Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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        Dates of existence

        1914 -

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        Begun as a department in the Faculty of Medicine in 1914, instruction in pharmacy was established as a School in 1917 and as a Faculty in 1955; the designation þPharmaceutical Sciencesþ being added in 1968. Besides offering professional training in pharmacy at the undergraduate level it provides graduate programs leading to a master of pharmacy, master of science and Doctor of Science degrees, as well as continuing education courses. Research conducted within the Faculty has included the fields of bionucleonics, medical chemistry and pharmacokinetics. Directors: 1917-1923 Halley Hamilton Gaetz; 1923-[1925] Frank Ambrose Stewart Dunn (Acting); 1925-[1943] Frank Ambrose Stewart Dunn; 1943-1946 Arnold Whitney Matthews; 1946-1955 Mervyn J. Huston. Deans: 1955-1978 Mervyn J. Huston; 1978-1980 Garry Robert VanPetten; 1980-1981 Gordon Edward Myers; 1981-1989 John A. Bachynsky; 1989- Richard E. Moskalyk.

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