First I wanted to say Congrats to all those who have received interviews and acceptances to ND!
Next I want to say sorry - I just can't help but budge in. There is a strange perception on this thread that there are certain things that ND will have that makes them unique in comparison to UMB. So I want to clarify them.
UMB and Notre Dame schools are both very close to DC (about 45-1 hour away), and both near the harbor.
UMB's focus is mainly on research and clinical practice. Starting even in your first year, you can do "special projects," which is researching with any professor on campus. You will even get introduced to rotations in your first year (2 one week rotations, and 1 one day rotation). By your second year, you will be assigned a patient to work with year-round to apply some of the patient-care concepts you've learned.
Each course may be taught by various professors (can be even up to 4) who specialize in that particular area so that we get the most out of our education.
Starting next year, we will be having a new curriculum that follow more closely to the other top 10 schools in the nation - it combines all three current pharmacy school years' material so that classes are more based on disease states than separating them by subjects. This may seem confusing to you, but it's a MUCH better way of learning the material.
We are ALSO connected to Loyola. We actually have two of their professors come in to teach us the business aspect of pharmacy (a good thing, especially if you want to open up one in your future).
The last thing I wanted to say is that we do have a public health emphasis - we're even connected to the School of Public Health (attached to the Medical School) and offer you the ability to do a dual degree in public health. Many of the public health classes don't conflict with our pharmacy schedule, and as long as you take them during the school year, you don't have to pay for extra tuition.
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