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West Virginia school to get Wal-Mart pharmacy

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— The University of Charleston's three-year-old pharmacy school is believed to be the first in the nation to house a chain drug store.

UC President Ed Welch says the arrangement with Wal-Mart is the first of its kind, with students in the pharmacy program slated to work at the company's drug store.

Wal-Mart embraced the idea partly because UC's program focuses on placing graduates in rural pharmacies, the same kinds of places where Wal-Mart often opens stores.

The pharmacy is expected to open later this year. A full-time Wal-Mart pharmacist will also serve on the school's adjunct faculty.

The University of Charleston's pharmacy school has about 240 students, with 80 more expected next year.

This article was published September 22, 2008 at 8:23 a.m.
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