Application Process

The Masters of Science Degree in Health-System Pharmacy / Two Year Administrative Residency Program is offered in collaboration with Duke University Medical Center, University of North Carolina Hospitals, and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  While everyone who is accepted into the program will receive their Masters of Science Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the residency component is divided across multiple medical center sites. 

Interested applicants will need to apply to the University of North Carolina Graduate School for their didactic component and to EACH site of interest.  We highly recommend applying to all three sites in order to compare and contrast practice settings. 

Each site will be requiring specific materials for the residency portion of the application.  

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center requires by January 5^th, 2012: 

1.  Letter of Intent  
2.  Updated CV 
3.  Three Letters of Recommendation 
4.  School Transcripts 

Send to Nate Peaty at npeaty@wakehealth.edu   or  

Attn: Nate Peaty
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Department of Pharmacy
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC  27157  

Application to the UNC Graduate School consists of:

• Completion a Graduate School application for admission (see link below)
  • Please select the MS in Health Pharmacy (under Pharmaceutical Sciences) option
• A non-refundable $77 application fee
• Three letters of recommendation
• Academic transcripts for each school attended
• Statement of purpose

The application can be found at this website:  

http://gradschool.unc.edu/admissions/applicant_dom.html

Please note:

• Both components of the application (WFBMC and UNC Graduate School) must be submitted in order complete the application process.
• Only one graduate school application is required, even if you are applying to more than one program.
• We participate in “the Match” so applicants must be registered in order to be considered for this residency.

Interviews will take place from late January to the end of February. We will begin notifying for interviews on January 10^th. 

If you have any questions, please email Nate Peaty at npeaty@wakehealth.edu .