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WELCOME At the UW School of Pharmacy, we pride ourselves on the role we play in opening doors for our students' growth. We seek to provide them with an excellent education and countless opportunities for development; then we watch them go on to successful and meaningful careers — as pharmacists, scientists, professors, public health officials, policymakers and much more. We also take pride in the ways our students and faculty are responding to pressing needs in public health and health care. We are made up of an impassioned community of people working to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. This 2013 issue of "Excellence at the School of Pharmacy" is a testament to that. Within these pages, you will find a snapshot of the work our students, faculty, alumni and volunteers are doing regionally and globally to improve health, health care and outcomes. On Page 3, for example, you will note the impressive amount of research funds our faculty members secured — for studies focused on areas including vaccine creation, drug interactions, obstetric-fetal pharmacology and comparative effectiveness research. Starting on Page 4, you can read about some students and faculty members who are having an impact — from a professor known for inspiring students in the classroom and the clinic to a graduate student helping surgeons in Tanzania improve surgical outcomes. On Page 10, we pay tribute to our generous donors and volunteers — without whom, we could not make the mark that we do. You may notice that much of the work highlighted in this report is focused on finding safer, more-effective medicines and treatments. Part of our core mission is to help ensure the safe, rational and cost-effective use of medicines and medical products in human populations. What a worthwhile goal this is. Better treatments lead to improved health outcomes. And that can open doors to a world of better health. Thank you for your interest in and support of our School. Sincerely, Thomas A. Baillie, PhD, DSc DEAN, UW SCHOOL OF PHARMACY [ 2013 Excellence Report 1 ]