Nathan and Emily Kim, third-year Drake Pharmacy students, as well as their brother Sam Kim, Health Sciences ‘25, have been going on mission trips to Honduras since high school. Now, they’re leading groups of Drake students to share the same impactful experience. The Kim triplets and their parents first began serving with El Ayudante with their hometown church. The organization, which translates to “the Helper” in Spanish,...
For most of us, eating out with friends or playing games on our tablets are everyday activities we take for granted. Occupational therapists, on the other hand, know how meaningful it is for people of all abilities to participate in these tasks independently and confidently. Each year, Drake University Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) students design products to help real clients do just that. In their Universal Design and...
Five Drake pharmacy students presented research posters at the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear conference in Las Vegas, NV. The ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting is one of the largest events for those in the pharmacy profession, with over 20,000 attendees every year from across the globe and nearly 1,800 student posters. “Attending ASHP Midyear...
The Drake University Occupational Therapy Department had a substantial presence at this year’s Iowa Occupational Therapy Association (IOTA) Conference, which took place on November 1, 2025, in Des Moines. Current Drake Pre-Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) students, as well as faculty and alumni, gathered at this event, which brought together OT professionals from...
The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will award its highest honor, the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, to Drake pharmacy alumnus, James (Jim) De Muth, PH’70. Jim will deliver the Weaver Medal Lecture during the 2026 Drake Relays week on Wednesday, April 22, as a part of the...
July 1, 2025 marked the official beginning of service to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) for Drake University Occupational Therapy Doctorate student Cole Brockman and Department Chair and Professor of Occupational Therapy Dr. Leslie Jackson. Brockman was elected as Assembly of Student Delegates Student Representative to the Commission on Practice, and Jackson was sworn...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held a Nursing Pinning Ceremony on August 8, 2025, in which 19 students received pins symbolizing the completion of their one-year program. “I’m excited to go out and start working and making a difference in patients’ lives, but I’ll also miss being here with each and...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) has welcomed a cohort of more than 100 new professional students into its pharmacy, nursing and occupational therapy programs. The College held its annual Coating Ceremonies on August 22, 2025 in Sheslow Auditorium. Incoming graduate students received a white or blue coat, representing their entry into the...
Just three years after the launch of Drake University’s Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology (MSCP), an online curriculum training psychologists to prescribe medication, the program has doubled in size and recently had a strong presence at a national clinical psychology summit. This two-year master’s program, offered through Drake University’s College of Pharmacy & Health...
C. Boyd Granberg, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Drake University’s College of Pharmacy (now the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences), passed away on August 31, 2025. He was 104 years old. During his lifespan, Granberg dedicated 34 years to Drake University, serving as a pharmacy faculty member from 1950 to 1977 and then...