Probation status for Florida A&M pharmacuetical college lifted

TALLAHASSE, Fla. Florida A&M University has been told by administrators that its College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences probation has been lifted, according to published reports. It also renewed its accreditation through June 2010.

The college, the nation’s largest producer of black pharmacy degrees, had been on probation for nearly a year because of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education’s 21 concerns over curriculum, teaching facilities and faculty staffing levels.

“One of my main priorities during my first 150 days as president was to make sure that the college had what it needed for probation to be lifted,” said James Ammons, FAMU’s president. “As a result of this action, our administrators, faculty and staff in the College of Pharmacy can focus more of their attention on continuing its legacy of producing outstanding graduates this field.”