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William Carey University announces dean for proposed pharmacy school
Wstory by Lynn Lofton photos and renderings courtesy of William Carey University
illiam Carey the initial class and will employ 20 to several positions on the Worcester University 25 faculty and staff. campus, including dean, professor and announced The School of Pharmacy will anchor executive director. Before moving to the hiring of the Health Care Industry Zone, a Massachusetts, he was a professor in Dr. Michael five-mile radius around the Tradition the Department of Pharmacy Practice Malloy as campus established by the state at Auburn University. He earned
dean for the proposed pharmacy legislature to promote growth of the his Doctor of Pharmacy from State
school at the Tradition campus
in Biloxi. WCU’s school will be
the second school of pharmacy in Mississippi and will meet a major need. The school will offer the Doctor of Pharmacy degree and train students to become professionals capable of ensuring the effective and safe use of drugs in patient care. It is projected to open in 2018 with 60 to 70 students in
health care industry along the Gulf Coast. The zone will encompass the Learning and Wellness Commons at Tradition, with the pharmacy school also serving as the base for a national diabetic research, treatment and prevention institute.
Malloy comes to WCU from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences where he held
University of New York and completed his residency at the Veterans Administration Hospital/University
of Florida in Gainesville. He earned
a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Miami and a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from the University of Florida.
Dr. Malloy looks forward to becoming a part of the campus and
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