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Category: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
New OTD and PharmD Students Begin Their Professional Journeys
Receiving a white coat is a privilege and an important passage in the lives of Drake’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students. The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences’ annual event symbolically celebrates students’ first step of the journey into their chosen professions. The 2016 White Coat Ceremony was a special...
Wall named Next-Generation Pharmacist Health-System Pharmacist of the Year
Geoff Wall, professor of pharmacy practice at Drake University, has been named the Next-Generation Pharmacist Health-System Pharmacist of the Year.
Drake CPHS to co-host forum on opioid abuse and heroin epidemic
The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the US Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa will co-host a community forum on Aug. 2 to discuss prescription pain killers, opioid abuse, and the nation’s heroin epidemic.
Maki named Health-System Pharmacist of the Year
The Iowa Pharmacy Association recently honored Drake University Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Erik Maki with the association’s 2016 Health-System Pharmacist of the Year Award.
2016 CPHS graduates newly minted
Professor of Pharmacology Ron Torry addressed the 2016 Pharm.D. graduates and likened their entrance into Drake University Alumni status to becoming a newly minted dollar bill.
Alumni reconnect during the second All-Pharmacy reunion
Nearly 200 Drake University pharmacy alumni came home to their alma mater during the 107th Drake Relays this spring for the second All-Pharmacy Reunion.
Soltis leads Butler University’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Robert Soltis, who taught at Drake University since 1992, was appointed Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) at his alma mater, Butler University.
Local Radio Host Shares Infant Granddaughter’s Battle With Dangerous Mosquito Virus
Geoff Wall , professor of pharmacy practice at Drake University, spoke with WHO-TV about the West Nile virus.
Support legislation for medically underserved towns
Pharmacy student Taylor Monson wrote a letter to the editor about the need for access to health care in rural Iowa.