Drake University’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) Program welcomed its first cohort of professional students this fall. The new program was developed in response to community and campus needs, fulfilling the widespread need for nurses and responding to Pre-Nursing students’ wishes to stay at Drake. Now, those students can finish with two degrees...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) is pleased to announce the recent accreditation of its partnership Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. The program achieved accreditation for eight years, the maximum time allowed for a continued accreditation cycle. This decision by the American...
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, Brian Reisetter, PH’85. Reisetter will deliver the Weaver Medal Lecture on Tuesday, November 5, at 2:30 p.m. in Sussman Theater, Lower Olmsted. The lecture will also be...
Eliza Dy-Boarman, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs in Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS), was accepted into the 21st cohort of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Academic Leadership Fellows Program (ALFP) for 2024-25. Dy-Boarman is the sixth current faculty member in the CPHS...
At the 2024 annual meeting, held in Coralville, Iowa, June 20–21, the Iowa Pharmacists Association (IPA) recognized pharmacists and student pharmacists for their contributions of leadership, patient care, professional involvement, and public service. The awards serve to capture Iowa pharmacy’s spirit of service and its culture of professionalism. A student and several faculty and alumni...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) recently welcomed their newest cohorts of professional students: the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Class of 2028, the Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) Class of 2027, the Masters of Athletic Training Class of 2026, and the Nursing Class of 2025, the first cohort of the brand-new program. The College...
Drake University and Graceland University have signed a partnership agreement providing a pathway for Drake students to enroll in Graceland’s in-demand doctor of physical therapy program. Drake students will be able to enter two different tracks into Graceland’s innovative Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, which launched its first cohort in January of 2024. Graceland will...
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held the annual Professional Hooding and Commencement Ceremony for professional program students on Saturday, May 18th, 2024. The CPHS Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences undergraduate students participated in the University Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony held on Sunday, May 19th. Receiving their degrees and doctoral hoods during the...
Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held its annual Recognition and Pinning Ceremony on May 9. The Ceremony marks students’ transition to final year internships, fieldwork, and rotations for third-year undergraduate health sciences students, first-year Master of Athletic Training students, second-year Occupational Therapy Doctorate students, and third-year Doctor of Pharmacy students. To...
Drake University has selected Erik Maki, an accomplished and long-time faculty member at the University, as the next dean of its College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Maki will begin his role as dean July 1. “I am delighted that Dr. Maki will lead the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,” said Drake University Provost...