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...
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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.
Drake CPHS Class of 2018 2nd in Nation for ASHP Phase I Residency Match Rate
Drake University PharmD graduates continue to have impressive results when applying for competitive residency programs. Of the 58 Drake University 2018 PharmD graduates seeking postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1) residency positions, 50 successfully matched in the first of two phases completed by the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (ASHP). The number represents the largest number...
Drake pharmacy student elected to top leadership role in national student pharmacists association
Kelli Welter, a second year pharmacy student at Drake, is national president-elect of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), a position that involves service and leadership for approximately 34,000 student pharmacist members across the United States.
Chesnut Featured In MVC Women’s 25th Celebration Brunch
Dr. Renae Chesnut, dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University served as a panelist at the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s 25th Celebration Brunch, Friday, March 9, at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Ill. Chesnut was Drake’s long-time faculty athletics representative. http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/news/2018/3/8/drake-athletics-renae-chesnut-featured-in-mvc-womens-25th-celebration-brunch-at-hoops-in-the-heartland.aspx
Brady to join the Masters in Athletic Training Program
Another important piece is in place for the new Masters in Athletic Training program in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University. Dr. Megan Brady will be the Director of Athletic Training Experiential Education beginning August 20, 2018. The first class of athletic training students will begin in the fall of 2019....