Dean - College of Pharmacy

Requisition ID: 2024-11359
Position Type: Full-Time
Schedule Shift: Day
Hours Per Week: 38
Travel: None
Category: Faculty/Academic

Overview


Dean Search


POSITION Dean of Touro University California College of Pharmacy

LOCATION Vallejo, CA (Mare Island)

KEY RELATIONSHIPS Reports to Interim Chief Academic Officer, Touro University California


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Touro University California College of Pharmacy (TUC-COP), located on Mare Island in Vallejo, California, invites applications for the position of Dean, effective July 1, 2025.

The most recent Dean, Jim Scott, recently completed a 3-year contract, leading the school through our most recent accreditation site visit as well as in our curriculum transition to an accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program. Currently, the college is under the leadership of an Interim Dean. The next dean will oversee the college and help increase enrollment in the upcoming years.

The ideal candidate will have a distinguished professional background that evidences the candidate's potential for leadership in achieving and maintaining excellence and innovation in teaching, research, scholarship and service.

LOCATION AND HISTORY

The Mare Island campus is noted for its military history: In 1854, it became the U.S. Navy's first permanent installation on the West Coast. The oldest remaining building on the base (now part of our 44-acre campus), the Mare Island Base Hospital, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1996, the government closed the Naval Station. Touro University California moved in three years later — completing the island's transformation from a place known for military technologies, to one that teaches leaders in education and healing. In 2005 Touro University California College of Pharmacy (TUC-COP) enrolled its first class of pharmacy students.

TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA MISSION STATEMENT

Touro University California (TUC) provides graduate and professional educational excellence in the fields of Health Sciences, Public Health, and Education. Through strategic community partnerships and collaborations, TUC expands community access to healthcare and education. The TUC learning experience is student-ready, enriched by focused research and scholarship, and prepares graduates for rewarding lives in service to others locally and around the globe.
Our students in turn become accomplished, thoughtful citizens who share and perpetuate our belief in equal access to quality education, the treatment of all human beings with integrity and respect, personal and professional ethics, and the building of a responsive and responsible society.

TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY (TUC-COP) MISSION AND VALUES

Touro University California's College of Pharmacy views our program as a way to improve society and help individuals through pharmacy education, scholarship and service.

We are committed to:

• Preparing students to be competent, caring and ethical professionals
• Furthering the professional development of our faculty in teaching, scholarship and service
• Embracing collegiality as a central value in relationships among and between faculty, students and other health professionals
• Creating a learning environment responsive to the needs of diverse populations and learning styles
• Preparing pharmacists for all practice settings
• Evolving with the pharmacy profession as clinical activities increase
• Producing leaders who well represent the profession to other health care professions and the public
• Embracing technology as a means to advance pharmacy practice and improve health care outcomes
  
  ABOUT TUC-COP
  
  TUC-COP prides itself on being an innovative and student-centric program. Since its inception until 2023, TUC-COP had a unique 4-year long 2+2 Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum, with the first 2 years devoted to didactics and the last 2 years consisting of clinical rotations. In the third and fourth year of the program, during Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs), student pharmacists had additional opportunities to engage and interact with health care professionals from varied disciplines to gain a deeper understanding of interprofessional practice and to apply the skills and competencies needed to fully participate in a health care system focused on achieving more equitable, team-based and patient-centered care. Clinical training was extended across 2 years of the curriculum to allow for preparation of future pharmacists who are performing more clinical responsibilities, able to mature professionally, have extensive involvement with a diverse population of patient care, and receive a wide breadth of practice setting experiences.
  
  In Fall 2023, the TUC-COP curriculum transitioned from the 4-year PharmD program to the current 3-year PharmD program. The accelerated 3-year PharmD program integrates medications, disease states, science, and skills while personalizing education through elective courses. The program uses a unique competency-based education structure to ensure students' progress and excel. An integrated curriculum promotes study across subjects and disciplines creating a holistic learning process. Students make meaningful connections through problem-solving, active learning, and skill-building leading naturally into real-life pharmacy practice experiences.
  
  The program produces graduates proficient in all required professional and educational competencies while meeting all outcome expectations related to those competencies. The curriculum is student-centered, and the learning environment is intended to be interactive and cooperative. The program promotes and models interprofessional education (IPE) to provide students with the necessary skills to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals. Since graduates must develop abilities beyond the core knowledge and skills specific to pharmacy practice, our program's aim is to produce graduates who can solve problems, think critically, teach and learn by themselves and in teams, and remain committed to lifelong learning. To be successful and highly desirable to employers, the curriculum is up-to-date on evidence and issues relevant to pharmacy practice.
  
  Highlights of the 3-year PharmD curriculum:
• Integrated courses based on ‘organ systems' that are offered in block format that integrate medications, disease states, and science one system at a time.
• Designated assessment and, when needed, re-assessment, to ensure all students have the chance to achieve competency with course content.
• Classroom and rotation-based electives help students individualize their learning.
• Certificates and microcredentials to help students stand out in a competitive market post-graduation.
• Streamlined lecture/discussion topics to decrease repetitive content.
• Increased skills development built into the curriculum to help make students practice ready.
• 300 hours of introductory practice hours built into the curriculum.
• Seven 6-week Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) rotations to maximize hands-on training.
  
  Additionally, students participate in the co-curriculum and in various clubs and associations, with many of these earning designation for being among the more active chapters in the nation and winning statewide competitions such as quiz bowls and medication counseling events. Students usually participate in more than 1 of 19 student organizations within COP and are active among 65 university-wide organizations. TUC-COP also embraces a culture where scholarly productivity and visibility are celebrated. In basic sciences, clinical sciences, and social/administrative sciences, faculty are leaders in their respective fields as evidenced by scholarly publications, success in obtaining external funding, and service to professional, local, and national organizations. Many of the research efforts on campus involve pharmacy students.
  
  SCHOOL FACTS
  
  Accelerated 3-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Program
  Accepting international and domestic candidates
  PharmD-MPH dual degree program
  
  Class of 2027:
  N = 39 students
  Male/Female ratio: 16/23
  Racial Diversity: 20.5% Hispanic, 66.7% Asian, 12.8% African American
  
  Class of 2023 Outcomes:
  Percent of graduating students going on to complete a residency/fellowship: 30% Percent of students matching for residency/fellowship: > 90% (highest rate in CA) NAPLEX Pass Rate: 66.7% On-time Graduation: 73.1%
  
  
  General statistics:
  90% of our students are bilingual
  84.8% 5-year average NAPLEX Pass Rates
  
  ABOUT TOURO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS
  
  Touro University California College of Pharmacy is part of the TouroUniversity System (TUS), a system of non-profit institutions of higher and professional education. TTUS was chartered in 1970 primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American and global community.
  
  TUS has branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in the New York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow, and New York Medical College, Touro University California, Touro University Nevada, as well as Touro University Worldwide and its Touro College Los Angeles division.
  
  QUALIFICATIONS
  
  Successful candidates must have the following:
• A Pharm.D., Ph.D. and RPh or equivalent terminal degree in a relevant academic discipline from an accredited university/college.
• A minimum of five years (10 years preferred) of successful experiences in an academic leadership position (preferred) or clinical leadership position in a school or college of pharmacy.
• A broad understanding of complex issues related to pharmacy practice, workforce education, assessment, and accreditation.
• Administrative experiences leading strategic and operational planning, preparation of budgets, effective management of resources within a budget, personnel organization and management, and student and faculty recruiting.
• Experiences with public and private funding agencies, professional organizations, university governance, and political process.
• Experiences in offering a student-centered approach in the implementation of a pharmacy educational curriculum, programs, and services.
• Unquestioned integrity and a commitment to nurturing an academic environment that welcomes people of diverse backgrounds and experiences and promotes their full development.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and collaboration skills to work with and engage multiple and diverse constituencies.
  
  
  Responsibilities
  Specific Responsibilities
  
  Reporting to the TUC Chief Academic Officer (CAO), the Dean oversees all academic and administrative aspects of the College of Pharmacy. Specifically, the Dean is responsible for:
  
  
  
  A. Strategic College Leadership
  
  • Creating and implementing an innovative strategic plan for the college
  • Building and leading a strong and high-performing Leadership Team for the college.
  • Maintaining strong communication practices within the college and throughout TUC to ensure smooth functioning of all of the college's academic and administrative programs.
  • Assuming all fiscal responsibility for the college; Preparing and submitting to the CAO budgetary proposals for the operations of the college in order to assure adequate resources for fulfilling its mission and goals.
  • Ensuring that human and fiscal resources are dedicated to achieving the academic, research, and service goals of the college.
  • Ensuring that the college's community service responsibilities are met through the participation of the COP students, faculty and staff in community service activities.
  • Representing TUC COP to state agencies, governmental bodies, and the general public as needed.
  • Coordinating the COP facility, IT, and space needs with the CAO.
  • Overseeing and successfully completing the College of Pharmacy professional accreditation process.
  • Establishing sound academic and administrative management procedures in order to assure appropriate planning, implementation, and evaluation of all College of Pharmacy programs and activities.
  • Developing and implementing academic, research, and service policies for the College of Pharmacy and ensuring the COP compliance of all Touro University System (TUS) policies and procedures.
  • Approving all admissions, academic, and administrative decisions made and implemented in the College of Pharmacy.
  
  
  B. Academic Planning
  
  • Developing, implementing, and assessing all academic, research, service, and assessment plans/programs in order to further the mission and goals of the COP, TUC, and TUS.
  • Establishing committees and groups as necessary to plan and carry out stated administrative policies and academic, research, and service goals of the University.
  
  
  C. Enrollment Management
  
  • Working with the TUC admissions team and recruiters to grow enrollment, develop marketing materials, and implement advertising strategies for the college.
  • Building relationships with community colleges and undergraduate institutions to develop an ongoing admissions pipeline of new students.
  • Developing and implementing strong retention programs and activities with the faculty and staff to ensure high student retention rates.
  • Coordinating with the COP admissions committee to review and approve admissions requirements and provide high quality student recruitment experiences.
  • Utilizing social media platforms to engage with potential students, current students, and alumni.
  
  
  D. Teaching and Scholarly Activity
  
  • Establishing and fostering a climate within the college that encourages and rewards excellence in teaching, scholarship, research, collaborative education, and service activities.
  • Developing and implementing programs which promote the multi-disciplinary approaches to teaching and research.
  
  
  
  E. Faculty, Staff Appointment and Faculty Promotion
  
  • Appointing all COP faculty and staff and recommending all faculty promotions to the Faculty Promotions Committee; Submit appointments and promotions to the CAO for final approval.
  • Implementing a long-term plan for professional career/development and professional advising within the college. Serve as a mentor for COP faculty, staff, and students.
  
  
  F. Alumni Affairs, Development, and Advancement
  
  • Collaborating with the Office of Advancement in creating and implementing a strategic plan for the college development and fundraising needs.
  • Developing and nurturing, along with the Office of Advancement, strong relationships with alumni, enhancing collaborative partnerships with industry, and increasing connections with external stakeholders
  
  
  G. Collaboration
  
  • Supporting and growing interprofessional education efforts with all of TUC colleges and academic programs to meet ACPE requirements.
  • Collaborating with TUC administrative units and other TUC colleges in providing student-centered care, programs, and services.
  
  
  H. Performance Evaluation
  
  • Evaluating the Associate/Assistant Deans and Department Chairs, of the college's academic and administrative components and ensuring that each carries out the responsibilities established for the position.
  • Assessing each academic and administrative component of the college and ensuring that these programs and activities reflect the academic goals and policies of the College of Pharmacy.
  
  
  I. University Committees
  
  • Represents the College of Pharmacy on the TUC University Leadership Team, TUC Executive Leadership Team, and Dean's Council.
  • Serving on other university committees as needed.
  
  
  
  
  Qualifications
  QUALIFICATIONS:
  
  Successful candidates must have the following:
  
  
  • A Pharm.D., Ph.D. and RPh or equivalent terminal degree in a relevant academic discipline from an accredited university/college.
  • A minimum of five years (10 years preferred) of successful experience in an academic leadership position (preferred) or clinical leadership position in a school or college of pharmacy.
  • A broad understanding of complex issues related to pharmacy practice, workforce education, assessment, and accreditation.
  • Administrative experiences leading strategic and operational planning, preparation of budgets, effective management of resources within a budget, personnel organization and management, and student and faculty recruiting.
  • Experiences with public and private funding agencies, professional organizations, university governance, and political process.
  • Experiences in offering a student-centered approach in the implementation of a pharmacy educational curriculum, programs, and services.
  • Unquestioned integrity and a commitment to nurturing an academic environment that welcomes people of diverse backgrounds and experiences and promotes their full development.
  • Strong relationship-building, communication, and collaboration skills to work with and engage multiple and diverse constituencies.
  
  
  CORE COMPETENCIES:
  
  • Experiences in leading accreditation processes.
  • Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational and teamwork skills.
  • Excellent priority management skills.
  • Extensive experience in budget management.
  • Ability to effectively use data for communication and decision-making.
  • Knowledge of strategic planning and evaluation paradigms.
  • Knowledge of curriculum design.
  
  
  
  DEADLINE:
  
  Priority is given to applications submitted by December 1, 2024.
  
  
  
  To apply, visit https://tuccareers-touro.icims.com/jobs/11359/dean---college-of-pharmacy/job?in_iframe=1
  
  Touro University is an equal opportunity employer. Touro University treats all employees, job applicants, and students without unlawful consideration of race, ethnicity, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition), age, disability, medical condition, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military service or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We are committed to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy in all decisions, including but not limited to, recruitment, the administration of educational programs and activities, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, placement, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff, suspension, expulsion and termination, and all other terms and conditions of admission, matriculation, and employment.
  
  Inquiries or complaints concerning the non-discrimination policies should be sent to Zachary Shapiro, 690 Walnut Ave, Suite 210, Vallejo, California, 94592, zshapiro@touro.edu (707-638-5459) or, alternatively, to the Chief Compliance Officer at compliance@touro.edu and 646-565-6000 x55330.
  
  
  
  
  
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