Read about the accomplishments achieved by CPHS students this semester including scholarships, competitions, and national awards.
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2015-11-202019-06-26by Ashton HockmanIn AlumniCollege of Pharmacy and Health ScienceseBlue Newsletter
Evolving health care system
Dr. Arvind Movva, a gastroenterologist in Moline, Illinois, was in the early stages of developing a new online pharmacy company in the fall of 2014 when he engaged marketing firm owner Ted Thoms, AS’92, in brainstorming the promotion of the new business. By the following spring, Movva was ready to hire a lead pharmacist. “There’s...
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2015-10-302015-10-30by Aaron JacoIn CAS NewsCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News ReleasesZimpleman College of Business
Drake ranks 17th in nation for boost to alumni mid-career earnings
A new ranking by The Economist of all U.S. four-year, non-vocational colleges and universities places Drake University 17th in the nation for value.
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CPHS’s team placed in top 10 at NCPA Competition
Congratulations to Andrew Wagner, Anna Shields, Kayla Hughes and Anna Showalter on placing in the top 10 at the Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition! The goal of this competition was to motivate pharmacy students to create the necessary blueprint for buying an existing independent community pharmacy or developing a new pharmacy....
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Drake to host seventh annual global health conference, Oct. 14
The seventh annual Heartland Global Health Consortium Conference, “Educating for Sustainable Global Health,” will be held Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Drake's Olmsted Center.
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John Harrell, Iowa Space Grant Award recipient
Principal Investigator: John Harrell Project Title: Impact of Sedentary Time Accumulation on Cerebrovascular Reactivity Project Summary: Funds will be used to test increases in cerebral blood flow in highly sedentary and non-sedentary young adults. Further, the research is aimed at investigating a specific mechanism (cyclooxygenase) of cerebral vasodilation. Funding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
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2015-09-102015-09-10by Ashton HockmanIn AlumniCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesePharm Newsletter
Bravo Zulu! CPHS alum is top Coast Guard pharmacist
By way of ebola crises, earthquakes, and hurricanes, the career of Commander Aaron Middlekauff, PH’01, brought him to the nation’s capital to direct field operations for the Coast Guard’s pharmacists.
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2015-09-102015-09-11by Ashton HockmanIn AlumniCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesePharm Newsletter
From Fragmentation to Collaboration
The Des Moines Area Interprofessional Education Collaborative is changing the way pharmacists are educated.
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First OTD faculty join CPHS
Three faculty members joined the occupational therapy doctorate program in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences on July 1. In addition, there are four new CPHS faculty.
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2015-09-102015-09-10by Ashton HockmanIn AlumniCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesePharm Newsletter
White Coat Ceremony history
Read about the history behind the White Coat Ceremony, a tradition now over a decade old.