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Fountain HillsNative Earns Doctoral Degree

in Pharmacy from Midwestern University

GLENDALE, Arizona (May 2016)—Jane Doe, Pharm.D., of Fountain Hills, AZ, has completed the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree at the College of Pharmacy-Glendale (CPG) of Midwestern University. An official graduation ceremony and conferring of degrees will takeplace on the Midwestern Universitycampus in Glendale, Arizona on June 3rd.

Dr. Doe graduated from Fountain Hills High School and received a degree in Finance from Arizona State University in 2003. While at MWU, she served as the President of Rho Chi, the pharmacy honors fraternity, the Vice President and Treasurer of the Class of 2009 and was a member of Phi Lambda Sigma, the pharmacy leadership fraternity. After graduation from MWU as valedictorian of her class, Dr. Doe plans to work for Walgreens as a staff pharmacist where she plans to become involved in diabetic education and immunication administration.

The College of Pharmacy-Glendale (CPG) was founded in 1998 to address the need for qualified primary care pharmacists in Arizona and the Southwest. The College offers an accelerated, year-round, three-year program leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree, allowing students quicker entry into their professional careers. CPG also offers a unique small-group learning approach, which fosters the team-oriented health care environment of current pharmacy practice.

Midwestern University is one of only a few institutions in the country with two colleges of pharmacy: the College of Pharmacy-Glendale and the Chicago College of Pharmacy.

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Midwestern Universityis a graduate degree-granting institution specializing in the health sciences with ten colleges and two campuses. The Illinois campus, located on a 105-acre site in Downers Grove, is home to over 2,900 students and four colleges: the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Chicago College of Pharmacy, the College of Health Sciences, and the College of Dental Medicine-Illinois. The Arizona campus, located on a 156-acre site in Glendale, is home to over 3,300 students and six colleges: the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, the College of Pharmacy-Glendale, the College of Health Sciences, the College of Dental Medicine-Arizona, the Arizona College of Optometry, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. The University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information, visit or call 623.572.3215.