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U.S. News and World Report ranks UIC 15th among the colleges of pharmacy in the Nation. UIC pharmacy students pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree, which is the highest level of professional education for the field. The patient-centered curriculum helps develop confident, caring, practitioners with the ability to adapt and meet the challenging needs of society, as well as advances in the pharmaceutical sciences. In 2010, the College of Pharmacy added an additional campus in Rockford, IL where students can benefit from small class sizes and personalized attention. The College of Pharmacy is viewed as a single institution with one accreditation on two campuses: Chicago and Rockford. The core classes are taught via distance education across campuses using state-of-the-art technology. The College of Pharmacy offers advanced degree such as masters and PhD programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy. The College of Pharmacy also offers post graduate PharmD residency training in clinical pharmacy (PGY-1), specialized (PGY-2) programs in a wide variety of clinical areas, and research fellowship opportunities.