| Department: | Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy |
| Insitution: | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Chicago, IL |
The UIC Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy (PSOP) is among the largest and finest of its kind in the United States. The Department focuses on research, education/training, and service in the field of social, administrative, and behavioral pharmacy, which incorporates approaches from the management sciences, economics, epidemiology, and the social sciences, to issues in healthcare that relate to pharmacy, pharmacists, and pharmaceuticals.
The faculty of the Department are recognized by their peers as among the best in their areas of expertise in the United States and the World. Current faculty hold national and international leadership positions in professional associations, are editors of major medical and pharmacy journals, serve on boards of pharmacy and health care related companies, and are frequently consulted for their opinions and expertise. Along with the full-time members, adjunct and affiliate faculty members from government, industry, and pharmacy practice, as well as other departments and colleges at the University, provide complementary expertise and contributions to the Department’s activities.
A primary goal of the Department is to conduct research that is both innovative and that will have an impact on society. Research conducted by faculty and students may be theoretical or applied and is often interdisciplinary in nature, requiring collaboration across the health sciences and other fields. This research is facilitated by strong partnerships with local, national, and international companies, with government agencies, managed care organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturers, health provider organizations, professional associations, and with other national and international university-based researchers.
The research of the Department is nationally and internationally renowned and is funded by top governmental agencies, foundations, and pharmaceutical companies. Particular research strengths of the Department include comparative effectiveness research, drug utilization and patterns of use, health-related quality of life, medication and health disparities, medication adherence, patient and medication safety, pharmaceutical outcomes research, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, and pharmacy services research.