A guest op-ed applauds Wayne State University's and Oakland University's agreement to permit OU students to apply for Wayne State's nationally accredited PharmD program following their completion of required program courses at OU. Dean Beverly Schmoll and Assistant Dean Rick Slaughter, Eugene Applebaum College of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, are praised for their initiative "to develop a great opportunity for OU students." Hightower is the dean of Oakland University's School of Health Sciences.