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UPDATE: Blackboard Learn Planned Outage from Sunday Evening to Monday Morning

Blackboard Learn requires scheduled maintenance to maintain updated security measures. As a result, access to Blackboard Learn will be unavailable starting Sunday night March 15 at 10 p.m. until 3 a.m. on Monday morning, March 16. This is an update from the originally announced schedule of Saturday night until Sunday morning. We appreciate your patience....

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Isabelle Tharp Receives Competitive APhA Foundation Scholarship

Isabelle Tharp Receives Competitive APhA Foundation Scholarship

Third-year pharmacy student Isabelle Tharp is one of 19 pharmacy students nationwide to receive a 2021-2022 American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation Scholarship. The recipients were selected based on their academic accomplishments and for their leadership skills as demonstrated by their active involvement in the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP). Tharp received the Gloria Francke Scholarship.  “Being awarded this scholarship shows me...

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Pharmacy and Health Sciences alumni recognized at Health Professions Day

Pharmacy and Health Sciences alumni recognized at Health Professions Day

The College’s annual Alumni Achievement Awards were presented at Health Professions Day (formerly Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day) on February 25, 2021. This year’s outstanding alumni included Young Alumni Achievement Award Recipients James Grunert, and Sarah (Dean) Shetler, and Alumni Award Recipients, Tommy Bramley, and Siva Kasinithan.  “Our 2021 Alumni Achievement Awardees are a distinguished group of individuals with many achievements,” said Renae Chesnut, dean of the college. “Their...

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Faculty awards announced at Health Professions Day

Faculty awards announced at Health Professions Day

During the annual Health Professions Day (formerly Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day), held on February 25, 2021, the College of Pharmacy and Health Science presented various awards to faculty members who demonstrate outstanding teaching, mentorship, scholarship, and professional involvement within their fields. Nominations for the awards are sought from students and colleagues alike from within...

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Preceptor awards announced at Health Professions Day

Preceptor awards announced at Health Professions Day

During the annual Health Professions Day (formerly Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day), held on February 25, 2021, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences presented various awards to preceptors and fieldwork educators who demonstrate outstanding teaching and mentorship to students at their practice sites. Nominations for the awards are sought from students within the college. ...

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Athletic Training Students Become Immunization Certified

Athletic Training Students Become Immunization Certified

Students completing the Master of Athletic Training (MAT) degree at Drake University have several unique learning opportunities available to them as a program within a health professions college. One of those unique learning experiences was earning immunization certification at the start of the spring 2021 semester, a role that typically falls outside the realm of athletic trainers. The opportunity to complete this training gives students a competitive edge and the ability to...