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Dual Degree and Optional Certificate Opportunities

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy provides pathways for student pharmacists to obtain a second degree while earning the doctor of pharmacy degree including a dual PharmD/PhD option. Opportunities are available for students to dual enroll at the University of Memphis to earn a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Masters in Public Health (MPH), or Masters in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership (MS-ICL).

Students interested in the evolving field of informatics can earn a Certificate or Masters in Health Informatics and Information Management from the College of Health Professions. The College of Pharmacy also offers select courses that lead to a Nuclear Pharmacy certificate or a Rural Health certificate.

PharmD/PhD Dual Degree

PhD student in lab.

The Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences program offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in medicinal chemistry, bioanalysis, pharmaceutics, and pharmacometrics, granted through the College of Graduate Health Sciences.

The objective of the PharmD/PhD dual degree program at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy is to train highly qualified pharmaceutical scientists for academic, industrial, and governmental positions and increase the number of highly trained clinician-researchers that can operate at the interface between basic research and clinical settings to facilitate faster translational innovations into the patient.

PharmD/PhD Pathway

PharmD/Masters Dual Degrees

Pharmacy students in a medical office setting.

PharmD/MBA

Combine pharmaceutical knowledge with a Master of Business Administration to give you a competitive edge to succeed in healthcare.

Pharmacy student administers flu shot.

PharmD/MPH

Work towards improving the community through education, research, and service in the health sector with a dual PharmD/Masters in Public Health.

Students work in a pharmacy setting at a computer.

PharmD/MHIIM

Pharmacy informatics is a growing field that deals with medication-related knowledge and data in healthcare systems.

Pharmacy students in large classroom.

PharmD/MS-ICL

Teach future pharmacists with a dual PharmD/MS in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership 

Certificate Programs

Hands working in a nucelar pharmacy setting.

Nuclear Pharmacy Program

The Nuclear Pharmacy program provides the hours and training necessary for the didactic requirements set forth in the NRC regulation 35.55: training for an authorized nuclear pharmacist. 

Pharmacy student in class.

HIIM Certificate

A Health Informatics and Information Management certificate will increase your medication-related knowledge and data within healthcare systems to succeed in a growing profession.

Pharmacy setting with a student with a pharmacy badge on coat in the foreground.

Rural Health Certificate

The Rural Health Certificate Program promotes access to healthcare and pharmacy services in rural areas and prepares future pharmacists with the expertise to practice in diverse rural healthcare settings.

Mar 14, 2025