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Bhattarai Named IPA Karbeling Leadership Award Recipient

Bhattarai Named IPA Karbeling Leadership Award Recipient

Nirjan Bhattarai, a rising fourth-year student pharmacist in Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS), was named the Karbeling Leadership Award recipient at the Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) Annual Meeting on June 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Karbeling Leadership Award was established by the IPA Foundation as a tribute to the...

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Hansen Accepted to AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program

Hansen Accepted to AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program

Anisa Hansen, professor of pharmacy practice in Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS), was accepted into the 20th cohort of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Academic Leadership Fellows Program (ALFP) for 2023-24. Hansen is the fifth current faculty member in the CPHS to be accepted into this program. Other...

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Third-year student pharmacist Abigail Stumpner poses for a portrait at the 2021 White Coat Ceremony for Drake University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

CPHS Announces Bill Burke Endowed Pharmacy Scholarship and Inaugural Burke Scholar 

Drake University’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) is pleased to announce the creation of the Bill Burke Endowed Pharmacy Scholarship. Established in 2022 by Main at Locust Pharmacy, the Bill Burke Endowed Pharmacy Scholarship benefits third- or fourth-year Drake student pharmacists with financial need.  Third-year student pharmacist Abigail Stumpner is the inaugural Burke...

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Schick Receives Inaugural Roger W. Lee Endowed Scholarship for First-Generation Pharmacists

Schick Receives Inaugural Roger W. Lee Endowed Scholarship for First-Generation Pharmacists

Michaela Schick, a third-year student pharmacist, was awarded the inaugural Roger W. Lee Endowed Pharmacy Scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year. This scholarship recognizes first-generation pharmacists who are pursuing their PharmD within Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS). Originally from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Schick was drawn to the pharmacy profession because of...

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Murcek Receives Inaugural June Felice Johnson Pharmacy Scholarship 

Murcek Receives Inaugural June Felice Johnson Pharmacy Scholarship 

McKenna Murcek, a third-year student pharmacist, was awarded the inaugural June Felice Johnson Pharmacy Scholarship for the 2023-24 academic year. This scholarship recognizes student pharmacists within Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) who have demonstrated preparation for and an interest in pursuing a career in diabetes patient care and education. Originally from...

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Richelle Williams, assistant professor of athletic training at Drake University

Williams Named IATS Educator of the Year

Richelle Williams, assistant professor of athletic training in Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, was named the Educator of the Year at the Iowa Athletic Trainers’ Society (IATS) Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 26, 2023. The Educator of the Year Award honors members of the IATS who...

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Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa.

Drake CPHS and Mary Greeley Medical Center Launch PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program 

Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) has partnered with the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa, to offer a Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program. The program is currently in Pre-Accredited Status with the American Association of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)...

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2023 pharmacy graduate award winners pictures left to right: Adam Butzler, Ashlie Bunten, Grace Dahlen, Ellie Hodapp, Sneha Cyriac, Jamie Rusan, CPHS dean and professor Renae Chesnut

CPHS 2023 Commencement Ceremonies 

The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held the annual Professional Hooding and Commencement Ceremony for professional program students on Friday, May 12th, 2023. The 63 Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences undergraduate students participated in the University Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony held on Saturday, May 13th.  Receiving their degrees and doctoral hoods during the...

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Left to right: Josie Svoboda, Kieu Pham, Jana Kay Lacanlale, Isaac Ramos, Bri Brewster, Delaney Taylor, Megan Kearns

Students Honored During Annual Recognition & Pinning Ceremony 

Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held its annual Recognition and Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, May 4, 2023. 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 doctoral students, and third-year doctor of pharmacy...

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Nora Stelter named Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association

Nora Stelter named Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association

Nora Stelter, PharmD, CHWC, associate professor of pharmacy practice in Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS), was named Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Stelter was selected for the APhA Award by the Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM). Stelter, who is also the coordinator of introductory pharmacy practice experiences...