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Randall C. Rowen has been named USC campus dean for the S.C. College of Pharmacy (SCCP).
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Rowen, who has been interim campus dean since January 2006, will be responsible for day-to-day operations, including research, budget, student services, and curriculum, on the Columbia campus of the SCCP, which comprises pharmacy programs at USC and the Medical University of South Carolina. He will report to Joseph DiPiro, executive dean of the SCCP.
"We are very fortunate to have Dr. Rowen accept this position," DiPiro said. "He is a progressive thinker and a high-energy individual who is respected by students, faculty, staff, and alumni. He has had an integral role in the advances of the college over the past few years, and he will be a solid leader for the years ahead."
President Sorensen said Rowen's appointment is key to the future of the SCCP, which plans to expand pharmacy education to the Upstate.
"Dr. Rowen brings valuable teaching, clinical, administrative, and research experience to this job," Sorensen said. "His leadership is vital in our efforts to expand pharmacy education statewide and train the future pharmacy professionals who will serve the people of the Palmetto State."
Rowen, who joined the University's faculty in 1984, brings more than 13 years of leadership experience to the deanship. He was chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Outcomes Sciences for the University and director of pharmacy for the James F. Byrnes Center for Geriatric Medicine, Education, and Research from 1994 to 1998.
A clinical pharmacist with more than 25 years of experience, Rowen is a consultant for many healthcare organizations in South Carolina. His areas of professional expertise and scholarship include clinical pharmacy services, medication use in the elderly, cardiovascular pharmacology, and polypharmacy. He has given more than 400 professional presentations and is involved with many state and national professional organizations.
He earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1978 and a Pharm.D. degree in 1985 from Northeastern University.
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