Author: Becky Klein (Becky Klein)

WASHINGTON – The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation has named Brian Wall, as the 2014-15 Knowlton Center Executive Resident in Association Management and Leadership. The residency, created by the Knowlton Foundation through the Center for Pharmacist-Based Health Solutions, seeks to prepare the next generation of leaders in the pharmacy profession. Wall will begin his year-long...

Drake Pharmacy Students decorated a tree in the annual Festival of Trees and Lights, benefiting the Blank Children’s Hospital Child Life and Advocacy & Outreach programs.  The Drake tree was decorated by Alyssa Gould, Janelle Behnke, and Kelsey Lawfer, all P3 students.  During the Gala event on Tuesday, November 26, the Drake tree was selected by Bankers Life,...

Wendy Duncan, the new dean of the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, comes from a family of pharmacists. Click here to read about Dean Duncan’s feature in the Des Moines Register. Or read here:  http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20131202/LIFE02/312020021/Health-profile-Pharmacy-is-in-new-Drake-dean-s-DNA?Frontpage

Interested in recruiting pharmacy interns or new graduates? The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences invites you to participate in the 2013 Fall Recruitment Events, October 24-25, 2013! We encourage you to attend our Internship Interview Day, Employer Career Fair, and P4 Graduate Interview Day to interact with our 447 professional pharmacy students,...

  The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences held their annual Doctor of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. In the presence of family, friends, faculty, and a number of other guests, 110 students were presented with a white lab coat and personalized name...

Congratulations to the Incoming 2013-2014 IPA Board of Trustee Members John Swegle, PH’92 President-Elect Staff Pharmacist Mercy Family Medicine Residency Program Associate Professor University of Iowa Mason City, IA Felix Gallagher, PH’00 Trustee, At-Large President PharmServ Solutions Des Moines, IA Justin Rash, PH’05 Trustee, At-Large Certified Geriatric Pharmacist Martin Health Services Ankeny, IA 2013-2014 IPA...

Des Moines (June 26, 2013) IPA pays special tribute to pharmacists, technicians and pharmacy students who display professional practice and service to the Iowa public. The Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) is pleased to announce the following 2013 recipients of the Iowa Pharmacy Association Awards that were presented during the Association’s 2013 Annual Banquet on June...

The 2013 Drake University Commencement Archive is now active and available at https://wwww.drake.edu/stream Video copies of all four ceremonies are available to view for free. In addition, viewers can download copies to their computer or mobile device by following the link to Drake University on iTunes U on the website.

What are all the events that my family and I should plan to attend? PharmD Hooding Ceremony Reception —Saturday, May 18 – 2:30 p.m., Knapp Center South Lobby PharmD Hooding Ceremony — Saturday, May 18 — 4:00 p.m., Knapp Center President’s Reception — Saturday, May 18 — 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., Parent’s Hall, Olmsted Center...

Congratulations to the Phi Lambda Sigma Chapter for an honorable mention award in the annual Leadership Challenge, as announced at the APhA Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, March 1-4. More than a decade ago, the Institute of Medicine began actively encouraging collaboration and communication among clinicians in order to reduce medical errors and provide for...