1. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board January 29, 2009 Projecting the Need for Pharmacy Education in Texas

2. Locations of Pharmacy Schools Pharmacy Schools Satellite Programs University of Dallas Pharmacy Schools Texas Southern University [TSU] – Houston Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center [TTU] – Amarillo University of Houston [UH] The University of Texas at Austin [UT-Austin] Incarnate Word [IWU] – San Antonio Texas A&M Health Science Center – Kingsville Satellite Programs University of Texas – San Antonio University of Texas – El Paso University of Texas – Pan America Texas Tech University – Abilene Texas Tech University – Dallas Texas Tech University – Lubbock

3. Pharmacy applications have increased since 2000

4. The number of pharmacy graduates has increased since 2000

5. Pharmacists are not evenly distributed throughout the state (Number of pharmacists per 100,000 of the population) 89 658673 6175 9263 55 46 Without Bexar County: 52 Source: Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

6. Conclusions Texas currently meets its workforce needs for pharmacists through a combination of domestic production and importation. In 2007, Texas licensed 329 more pharmacists than were necessary to satisfy demand of 805 job openings. Texas currently meets its workforce needs for pharmacists through a combination of domestic production and importation. In 2007, Texas licensed 329 more pharmacists than were necessary to satisfy demand of 805 job openings. The number of Pharm.D. graduates will increase markedly when new pharmacy schools in Kingsville and San Antonio begin producing graduates in 2010. The number of Pharm.D. graduates will increase markedly when new pharmacy schools in Kingsville and San Antonio begin producing graduates in 2010.

7. Recommendations No new pharmacy school is necessary at this time. By 2014, Texas will be producing enough pharmacists from its own pharmacy schools to meet or exceed state workforce needs without importing pharmacists from other states. No new pharmacy school is necessary at this time. By 2014, Texas will be producing enough pharmacists from its own pharmacy schools to meet or exceed state workforce needs without importing pharmacists from other states. For those regions of the state where the ratio of pharmacists to residents is significantly lower than the state average, the Legislature could fund a pharmacist residency program to help bring practicing pharmacists to underserved communities in Texas. For those regions of the state where the ratio of pharmacists to residents is significantly lower than the state average, the Legislature could fund a pharmacist residency program to help bring practicing pharmacists to underserved communities in Texas.