The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE), have initiated a Global Campaign Against Epilepsy. The mission of the Campaign is to improve acceptability, treatment, services, and prevention of epilepsy worldwide. Tim Welty, Clinical Sciences Department Chair at CPHS, has been asked to...
Category: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
CPHS Well Represented in IPA Awards & Installation of New Leaders
The Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) recognizes individuals for their contributions of leadership, patient care, professional involvement, and public service. The following awards given to CPHS faculty, students, partners and alumni were presented during IPA’s annual meeting, June 8-9, 2018, held in Des Moines, Iowa. Excellence in Innovation Award Michelle Bottenberg received the Excellence in Innovation...
O3 Students Semi-Finalists in Student Design Competition
Drake College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences O3 students Allison Kanaly, Jayme Corry, Emily Nadolny, and Julie Girard were recently invited to attend the 2018 RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America) Student Design Competition Expo to showcase their adapted backrest for an exersaucer. As part of their OTD 133 course, students...
2018 CPHS Recognition and Pinning Ceremony
Students in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences were ushered into the final phases of their professional programs at the 2018 Recognition and Pinning Ceremony, Thursday, May 10, at Sussman Theater in the Olmsted Center. The pinning ceremony marks a transitional to internships, fieldwork, and rotations for CPHS students. “In commemoration of reaching...
PharmD Graduates Receive Doctoral Hoods and Move on to Variety of Career Paths
Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held its Spring 2018 Doctoral Hooding and Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 19, in the Knapp Center. The event was the first time that the doctoral hooding and commencement ceremonies were combined instead of being held over the course of two days. During the ceremony, 104...
Interprofessional Drake-DMU team wins national competition
A team of Drake and DMU students won the 2018 CLARION National Case Competition, held April 14 at the University of Minnesota.
Pharmacy student earns national scholarship
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation recently awarded the Marvin and Joanell Dyrstad Scholarship to Annie Stella, a fourth-year pharmacy student at Drake.
Mobley-Bukstein named APhA-APPM Fellow
Dr. Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice at Drake University, was selected as a 2018 Fellow by the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM). She was recognized at the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Nashville, March 16-19, 2018. To become a Fellow, members must have demonstrated exemplary professional achievements...
Granberg Student Excellence Award
During his 34 years at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University (1950-1984), Dr. C. Boyd Granberg’s influence on his students and pharmacy practitioners was one of strength and integrity. As a way to recognize and thank Dr. Granberg for his role in shaping the lives of many Drake pharmacy graduates, a...
Quick guide to public events at Drake (March 28 – April 15)
With so much going on at Drake during the next couple of weeks, there’s something to keep everyone intellectually stimulated.