Pharmacy Camp

The UAMS College of Pharmacy Summer Camp Program is designed for high school rising seniors and recently graduated high school students entering college interested in learning more about the challenging career pathway opportunities in the profession of pharmacy. This unique camp incorporates active participation in a broad scope of learning experiences including “hands-on” training in pharmacy practice skills, lectures by College of Pharmacy faculty and local Arkansas pharmacist practitioners, and field trips to actual pharmacy practice locations. The camp program reviews pharmacy education opportunities and the pharmacy curriculum at UAMS as well as recommended high school preparatory and collegiate pre-pharmacy course work. Camp tuition is $400.00 and includes housing, all meals, camp instruction materials, laboratory exercise supplies, and field trip transportation and expenses. Multiple scholarships are available to those requiring tuition assistance! Students must submit a statement explaining why tuition assistance is being requested with his/her application. Students currently in their junior and senior year of high school are eligible to apply. Application process includes online application, transcript, ACT scores, and 2 letters of recommendation. The two letters of recommendation must be from a science teacher, math teacher and or a counselor.