OpenFieldSamford University · Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Samford University is Alabama's top-ranked private Christian university, situated on a majestic 247-acre Georgian-colonial campus in suburban Birmingham, Alabama. Internationally celebrated for the McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Cumberland School of Law, Ida Moffett School of Nursing, and Brock School of Business.
Samford features the College of Health Sciences (uniting nursing, pharmacy, health professions, and public health on a state-of-the-art 223,000 sq ft campus), the historic Cumberland School of Law (one of the oldest law schools in the nation), and the Brock School of Business. It is consistently ranked #1 in Alabama for undergraduate teaching.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA (average 3.85), coursework rigor, and optional SAT/ACT scores. Professional programs (PharmD, JD, DNP, PA) require specialized centralized applications (PharmCAS, LSAT/CAS, CASPA) and competitive interview processes.
ACPE-accredited four-year clinical pharmacy doctorate offering intensive clinical rotations at UAB Medicine, Children's of Alabama, and regional biotechnology research labs.
Nationally recognized for exceptional trial advocacy and legal writing, preparing courtroom attorneys through intensive moot court competitions, legal clinics, and judicial externships.
CCNE-accredited terminal clinical nursing degree educating primary care leaders in health promotion, chronic disease management, clinical epidemiology, and health systems leadership.
AACSB-accredited MBA offering concentrations in finance, marketing, and sports business, combining executive leadership principles with quantitative decision modeling.
Rigorous undergraduate program covering algorithm theory, machine learning, software development, database engineering, and cybersecurity in modern computing labs.
Clinical and laboratory fellowship evaluating targeted drug delivery vehicles, pharmacogenomic variability in pediatric medications, and clinical pharmacokinetics.
President & Professor of Economics
Office of the President
Dr. Taylor is an economist and Christian higher education leader who has published extensive research on natural resource economics, environmental regulation, a...
View researcher profile ↗Vice President & Dean of McWhorter School of Pharmacy
College of Health Sciences
Dr. Crouch is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist and Fellow of ACCP, researching cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, anticoagulation management, and clini...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor & Executive Director of Nursing
Ida Moffett School of Nursing
Dr. Pence specializes in clinical nursing simulation, debriefing methodologies, and developing interprofessional competencies across allied healthcare teams....
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