by Andria White and Peggy Reisser
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy has expanded its Nashville footprint by moving the campus to a new, larger facility. The approximately 11,000-square-foot building is located in southeast Nashville at 301 South Perimeter Park Drive.
The college moved to accommodate the growing demand of the Nashville campus. The building and new campus has state-of-the-art features, including a simulated pharmacy similar to the one in the new Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation on the main campus in Memphis.
“This move is a dream come true for our students and the college as a whole,” said Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST, dean of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy. “In this new, larger space, we are able to accommodate our growing student body and provide some of the same resources we offer at our other campuses in Memphis and Knoxville.”
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy opened its Nashville campus in 2014. As with its other locations across the state, this facility is outfitted with the latest technology. This allows the college to connect students and teach classes across its three campuses.
Tracy Hagemann, PharmD, has served as the Nashville campus’ associate dean since it opened, and is coordinating the move, along with the Nashville faculty and staff.
“Our new location and space is just fantastic. The students and faculty have settled in nicely and everyone is extremely excited. We look forward to calling Perimeter Park our UTHSCCOP home for a long time.”
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy with its more than 700 students is the highest ranked, lowest cost College of Pharmacy in Tennessee. In keeping with Dean Chisholm-Burns’ goal to make pharmacy education accessible and affordable, students residing within 200 miles of any of the College of Pharmacy campuses, including Nashville, are eligible for a regional tuition program.
Dean Chisholm-Burns acknowledged the support from the leadership teams of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and UT-Knoxville (UTK) in facilitating the Nashville move. “We appreciate the support and hard work of the UTHSC and UTK leadership,” said Dean Chisholm-Burns. “They were instrumental in making this move happen and making sure we have the best resources to educate the pharmacists of today and tomorrow.”
