Dr. Bruce R. Canaday Appointed Department of Pharmacy Practice/Pharmacy Administration Chair

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PHILADELPHIA, PA (10/22/2010)(readMedia)-- University of the Sciences has announced that Bruce R. Canaday, PharmD, FASHP, FAPhA has been appointed chair of Philadelphia College of Pharmacy's Department of Pharmacy Practice/Pharmacy Administration. Dr. Canaday brings a wealth of experience as a clinician and educator with a broad range of administrative experience and accomplishments.

Most recently, Dr. Canaday served as vice-chair for the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He was also director of the Department of Pharmacotherapy at South East Area Health Education Center where he taught doctor of pharmacy students and coordinated, conducted, and presented continuing education programs. Dr. Canaday has been extremely active in professional organizations and is one of only a handful of people who have served as both president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American Pharmacists Association. Recently, he was appointed to the board of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Dr. Canaday has numerous publications and is the recipient of many awards, including recently being presented the Phi Lambda Sigma National Leadership Award in March 2010.

A graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor of science in pharmacy and the University of Tennessee with a PharmD degree, Dr. Canaday is no a stranger to the University of the Sciences' campus. In 2007, he served as the keynote speaker at PCP's fifth annual white coat ceremony.

Dr. Canaday relocated to the Philadelphia region from North Carolina with his wife, Victoria.

At University of the Sciences, students embark on a challenging learning experience in a proving ground for successful professionals in science and healthcare-related fields. A private, coeducational institution dedicated to education, research, and service, and distinguished as the nation's first college of pharmacy, the University has produced leaders in the sciences and healthcare marketplace since its founding in 1821, including founders of six of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. With undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs in such disciplines as pharmacy, biology, physical therapy, healthcare business, and health policy, the 3,000 students in USciences' five colleges learn to excel in scientific analysis and to apply their skills to improving science and healthcare in their communities and in the lives of people worldwide. Learn more at www.usp.edu.

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