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LAWRENCE -- For the second year in a row, the entire graduating class of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Kansas passed the national examination that is a major step toward obtaining professional licensing.
All 87 May 2001 graduates of the KU Pharmacy School passed the North American Pharmacy Licensure Examination (NAPLEX), which is administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. The national average pass rate was 93 percent.
The NAPLEX and state-specific pharmacy law examinations are the two major tests pharmacy students must pass before receiving a license to practice, said Jack Fincham, dean of the Pharmacy School.
"Having a perfect pass rate for two years in a row is quite rare," he said. "We are very proud of our students for their achievement and we are equally proud of our faculty, who diligently educate these students so very well prior to graduation."
This good news comes on the heels of another achievement for the Pharmacy School. Recently, the school received the maximum six-year extension for accreditation by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.
Established in 1932, the ACPE is the national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmaceutical education.
"It's a reflection of the progress that we have made in the last six years since we last were site-visited for accreditation," Fincham said.
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