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.
Graduate Certificate in Precision Medicine
Target Audience: Working health professionals | Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows | PARADIGM T32 scholars
Master’s Degree in Pharmacy with a Concentration in Precision Medicine
Target Audience: Working health professionals | Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows | PARADIGM T32 scholars
PARADIGM Fellowship 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 5-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
Julio Duarte, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FAHA
Co-Director of the PARADIGM Program
DEAN’S PROFESSOR OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Stephen Kimmel, M.D., MSCE
Co-Director of the PARADIGM Program
Clinical Associate Professor
Emily J Cicali, Pharm.D.
Director of the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Fellowship and the Pharmacogenetics Pharmacy Residency
Assistant Professor
Caitrin W McDonough, Ph.D., M.S.
Director of the Certificate in Personalized Medicine for Pharmacy Students program
