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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE’s College of Pharmacy adds new Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy

New department added to UNE's College of Pharmacy
New department added to UNE's College of Pharmacy

A new department has been created within the University of New England’s College of Pharmacy.

The Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy will build upon one of UNE’s strengths of tracking outcomes associated with pharmaceutical medication.

“It's one thing for pharmacists to be responsible for making sure patients get their medication and take it properly, but it's also just as important to make sure that the proper outcomes are achieved for the medications prescribed,” explained Robert McCarthy, dean of the College of Pharmacy.

The new department will bring together faculty experts in this area for collaboration, teaching, research and public policy.

“We’ve been able to focus both on the clinical piece and the research piece of pharmacy practice; this will allow us to focus more on the outcome piece,” said Leslie Ochs, interim chair of the Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy.

Creation of this new department will provide UNE’s College of Pharmacy with opportunities for collaboration and research with Maine public health agencies, hospitals, long-term care facilities and other practice sites.

It will also open the door for more cross-collaboration with other health professions across the University, including medical, dental and nursing.

Evaluating health and wellness outcomes will provide guidance to students and strengthen the University’s mission to have students involved with faculty research.

The Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy is now the third department within the College of Pharmacy, joining the Department of Pharmacy Practice and the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Leslie Ochs is interim chair of the Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Leslie Ochs is interim chair of the Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.