Mission
The mission of the Division is to advance and disseminate knowledge of the economic, humanistic, and clinical impact of pharmaceutical products and services and to contribute to medication use and health policy development that benefits society.

Goals 
Specific goals of the Division that are intended to support the mission include:

1.   To conduct research on the economic impact, humanistic and clinical consequences of the therapeutic use of drugs, of pharmacy and health care services, and of medication use policy.  

2.   To publish and disseminate research findings so as to advance knowledge and facilitate medication use and health policy development that benefits the health of patients, society and healthcare organizations.  

3.      To provide professional, graduate, post-graduate education and training in pharmaceutical evaluation and policy (i.e. social and administrative pharmacy, pharmacoeconomics, health outcomes, health policy, pharmacy management) that will promote future advances in this area of research and understanding. 

4.      To be a source of expertise and assistance to UAMS, the community, the pharmaceutical industry, health care provider organizations, the profession, and others on matters of research and knowledge in the field of pharmaceutical evaluation and policy.  

5.      To facilitate collaborative partnerships between academia and provider organizations, manufacturers, professional organizations, and others to promote advances in this area of research.