title: The status of US multi-campus colleges and schools of pharmacy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the current status of multi-campus colleges and schools of pharmacy within the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data on multi-campus programs, technology, communication, and opinions regarding benefits and challenges were collected from Web sites, e-mail, and phone interviews from all colleges and schools of pharmacy with students in class on more than 1 campus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty schools and colleges of pharmacy (18 public and 2 private) had multi-campus programs; 16 ran parallel campuses and 4 ran sequential campuses. Most programs used synchronous delivery of classes. The most frequently reported reasons for establishing the multi-campus program were to have access to a hospital and/or medical campus and clinical resources located away from the main campus and to increase class size. Effectiveness of distance education technology was most often sited as a challenge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  About 20% of colleges and schools of pharmacy have multi-campus programs most often to facilitate access to clinical resources and to increase class size. These programs expand learning opportunities and face challenges related to technology, resources, and communication.
authors.affiliation: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Heather Brennan
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Congdon
authors.forename: Joseph T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: DiPiro
mesh_terms: D003144:Communication Barriers; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States