Instructional Facilities for Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions

The Pharm.D. program is delivered in state-of-the-art instructional facilities. 

  • The first two years of the didactic curriculum are taught in the Avera Health and Science Center on main SDSU campus in Brookings.
  • Classes for the third year of the program are taught in Sioux Falls, which allows for advanced experiential learning at the major health systems in the city.
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Newly Remodeled
The Compounding Skills Laboratory

The compounding skills laboratory allows for instruction in nonsterile and sterile compounding. 

  • The laboratory features a large open lab space including movable tables and five wall monitors and a simulated sterile compounding room.
Pharmacy students learning in lab
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Skills every pharmacist needs to know
Pharmacy Care Skills Laboratory

Students work individually and in small groups in a series of laboratory courses to learn pharmacy care skills. Active learning activities include simulation, role playing, patient cases, physical assessment and more. 

Features

  • The Innovation Pharmacy, a simulated community pharmacy - Student pharmacists learn how to educate patients on medications, the dispensing process and medication safety in the lab. The simulated pharmacy teaches students about pharmacy informatics through the use of  pharmacy software and a ScriptPro dispensing robot.
  • Over-the-counter medication section - Students can review over-the-counter products and practice interactions with patients on self-care issues.
  • Simulated hospital room - The facility features a SimMan 3G human patient simulator. Using this simulation facility, pharmacy students gain experience working with patients and medications in the inpatient setting.
  • Small group learning spaces - The lab features seven small group learning spaces featuring large television screens, computers, webcams and white boards to facilitate collaborative learning.
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Pharmacy Care Skills Laboratory
Pharmacy students in small group learning space
Pharmacy Care Skills Laboratory
Faculty teaching students how to compound medication
Compounding Skills Laboratory
Pharmacy students compounding medications
Compounding Skills Laboratory
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College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Physical Address
1066 Campanile Ave.
Brookings, SD 57007
Mailing Address
SAV 133, Box 2202C
Brookings, SD 57007
Hours
Mon - Fri: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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