![Students in Lab](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/2022-09/dsc_2441-adj.png?itok=ntekNvZU)
The Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences (PPPS) is one of five academic departments within the College of Pharmacy and is geographically located on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus. PPPS is an interdisciplinary department with faculty engaged in scholarship, practice and teaching across disciplines encompassing clinical, basic, and social sciences.
Our vision is to lead, serve, and partner with diverse communities to create tailored solutions for a healthy Greater Minnesota and beyond.
Our mission We educate pharmacists to promote the health of diverse populations in Minnesota’s rural communities through advancing interdisciplinary Pharmacy Practice, education, and Pharmaceutical Sciences research.
News
![Laura Palombi headshot](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2022-10/palombi_0-maroon.jpg)
"Community pharmacists have an opportunity to engage with patients who might be at risk of opioid use disorder or of overdose," said Assist. Prof. Laura Palombi.
![David Stenehjem](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2022-10/david-maroon.png)
David Stenehjem works in the rapidly growing field of outcomes research, which guides his research on midostaurin in FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia.
![Sharon Ng](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2022-10/sharon_ng-maroon.png)
The long-term goal is to develop a pharmacist workforce that can effectively cross over between mental health and primary care.
![opioid illustration](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2022-10/opioid-illustration.png)
Several of our faculty are tackling the opioid addiction alongside and in partnership with the surrounding communities.
![Tim Stratton](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2022-10/stratton_timothy_news-maroon.png)
CoP survey found many MN jails don’t have the infrastructure or planning in place to support inmates with mental illnesses, particularly upon release.
![Jacob Schally](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2022-10/jaco_web-maroon.png)
1st year student Jacob Schally says, “I’ve met some incredible pharmacists and I want to work hard so I can follow in their footsteps.”