Dr. Arnold W. Karig, Ph.D. is Campus Dean and Professor at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) campus. Dean Karig received his Ph.D. in Clinical Pharmacy from Purdue University in 1971. He earned a M.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Iowa in 1967. Additionally, he received his B.Pharm. from Rutgers University College of Pharmacy, and a B.S. in Chemistry/Biology from Rutgers University Newark College of Arts and Sciences. |
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 Dean Karig joined the faculty of the MUSC College of Pharmacy in 1970. He has served as Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the MUSC College of Pharmacy and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice. Along with these positions Dean Karig has also served MUSC as the Director, Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice with the Department of Pharmacy, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, Associate Professor of Pharmacy, and Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Prior to coming to MUSC, Dean Karig’s professional experience included: Hospital Pharmacy Resident, University of Iowa Hospitals; Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University; and Instructor of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University.
In addition to his administrative leadership, Dean Karig continues to pursue his passion for teaching pharmacy students. Dr. Karig currently serves or has served as Course Director for Ambulatory and Self Care Therapeutics I, Ambulatory and Self Care Therapeutics II, Pharmacy Experience Unit I and Unit II (co-directed with Peter Edwards), Pharmacy Care Unit III, Patient Assessment and Care, Community Pharmacy Experience Elective, Pharmacy Practice III, Pharmacy Practice IV, Pharmaceutics I and II, and Contemporary Topics in Health Care. Dean Karig participated in a number of courses on a yearly basis at MUSC including, Pharmacy Practice II, Advanced Disease Processes and Pharmacotherapeutics, Advanced Clinical Pharmacy (Family Medicine) Doctoral Project, Doctor of Pharmacy Conferences, and The History of Pharmacy.
Among his many significant contributions to the pharmacy program at MUSC, Dean Karig directed the establishment of the Family Practice Pharmacy as a model teaching site for pharmacy students in 1972. He initiated and supervised development of the Advanced Clinical Pharmacy courses in Family Medicine for the Doctor of Pharmacy Program in 1975. In 1977-1978, Dean Karig developed the Program for Advanced Clinical Pharmacy training at three extramural Family Practice sites. As well, from 1972-1978, he served as a member of a team of College of Pharmacy and College of Medicine faculty that developed the Data Stat Computer Pharmacy System for community pharmacy practice.
Active in many associations, Dean Karig is a member of Rho Chi Society, Sigma Xi, American Pharmacists Association, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, South Carolina Pharmacy Association, Low Country Pharmacy Association, and a Pinnacle Society Member of the MUSC Foundation Society of 1824, which recognizes his philanthropic contributions to MUSC.
Dean Karig has been recognized with numerous awards and honors including, the MUSC Foundation Distinguished Faculty Service Award 2007, the Bowl of Hygiea Award 2000, SCPhA Pharmacist Recognition Award 1998, Fifth Year Teacher of the Year Award 1998, Outstanding Fifth Year Teacher Award in 1990,1991,1992,1995 and in 1996, A.S.P. Excellence in Teaching Award 1996, MUSC Alumni Association Centennial Recognition Award 1992, and the SAPhA Teacher Appreciation Award from the Graduating Class of 1987.
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