
The era of precision medicine is unfolding fast. Staying ahead of the curve in this emerging field requires you to build a solid foundation of knowledge and training. That’s why the University of Florida College of Pharmacy offers multiple education programs designed to train current and future leaders in precision medicine.
Master’s Degree in Pharmacy with a Concentration in Precision Medicine
Target Audience: Working health professionals | Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows | PARADIGM T32 scholars

Graduate Certificate in Precision Medicine
Target Audience: Working health professionals | Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows | PARADIGM T32 scholars

Precision Medicine Conference
Target Audience: Physicians and pharmacists | Health professionals with an interest in personalized medicine | Graduate and professional students, postdoctoral fellows

PARADIGM Program
Target Audience: Doctorally prepared clinicians and researchers

Clinical Pharmacogenetics Fellowship
Target Audience: Doctorally prepared clinicians and researchers

Pharm.D. Student Training Programs
The Certificate in Personalized Medicine is only available to UF College of Pharmacy students. APPE, SURF and Intensive Summer Research Program opportunities are available to any pharmacy college student

Summary of Programs
What the University of Florida Offers You
- A degree or certificate from one of U.S. News & World Report’s Top 10-ranked public universities and pharmacy colleges
- Instruction from UF faculty recognized internationally for their expertise in precision medicine
- Online courses that provide convenient and flexible learning around your busy schedule
- Real-world skills that will help you advance your career
- Confidence in interpreting genomic test results and relaying information to patients
- Continuing pharmacy education credits that can be applied toward licensure
Leaders in Precision Medicine
- UF College of Pharmacy faculty are among the originally funded members of the NIH-supported Imlementing GeNomics In pracTicE, or IGNITE, Network that was created to enhance the use of genomic medicine in clinical care.
- Faculty have authored multiple guidelines for the Clinical Pharmacogenomics Implementation Consortium, or CPIC, which is a panel of experts who provide guidelines on applying genotype information to prescribing decisions.
- Faculty have published high-impact papers in precision medicine in major journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the Lancet and the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Program Leadership
Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Pharmacogenomics
Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, Pharm.D., M.S.
Director of Master’s Degree in Pharmacy and Graduate Certificate in Precision Medicine Programs

Clinical Professor and Associate Director, UF Health Personalized Medicine Program
Kristin Wiisanen, Pharm.D.
Director of the UF Personalized Medicine Conference, Director of the PGY2 Residency in Pharmacogenetics

Dean and Distinguished Professor; Director of UF Health Personalized Medicine Program
Julie Johnson, Pharm.D.
Co-Director of the PARADIGM Training Program

Assistant Professor
Julio Duarte, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Director of the Certificate in Personalized Medicine for Pharmacy Students program
