We are thrilled to announce that the Drake Student College of Clinical Pharmacy (SCCP) is sponsoring a visit on Thursday, March 12th from Dr. William Evans, pharmacist and recently-retired president/CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in collaboration with Phi Delta Chi. Dr. Evans was one of the first clinical pharmacy residents at St. Jude,...
Category: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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Greg Johansen elected to Drake University Board of Trustees
Greg Johansen, PH'76, of West Des Moines has been elected to the Drake University Board of Trustees.
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Drake University and Community Engagement
Drake University was recently recognized for it’s long-standing commitment to community engagement & service – learning. Feedback from the Community Engagement Audit condected fall of 2013 showed that: Over 80% of Drake students participate in a community service or service-learning experience before they graduate. More than a quarter of our courses include service-learning as a...
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Laura Vollmer – Published in Pharmacy Times
Laura Vollmer, 2015 PharmD candidate and winner of the Parata-Pharmacy Times Next Generation Future Pharmacist Award, has had an article published in the Pharmacy Times entitled “The Future of Pharmacy”. You can find Laura’s article on the Pharmacy Times website: http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/Directions-in-Pharmacy/2014/December2014/The-Future-of-Pharmacy
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CPHS Faculty and Students Awarded in Fall 2014 Semester
Recent Faculty & Student Awards and Publications Recent Publications: Craige Wrenn published a paper: C.C. Wrenn, A.M. Heitzer, A.K. Roth, L. Nawrocki and M.G. Valdovinos, Effects of clonidine and methylphenidate on motor activity in fmr1 knockout mice, Neuroscience Letters 585 (2015) 109-113. John Rovers and Aaron Beck, P3 student published a manuscript: John Gitua, Aaron...
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Intervention – For people living with health issues…pneumonia can be particularly dangerous
Pneumonia, or infection of the lung(s), can be severely debilitating—even fatal—to those who are at risk. For people living with health issues such as diabetes, a heart condition, or an autoimmune disease, pneumonia can be particularly dangerous. “I think most people don’t think of pneumonia as a life-threatening disease, “ says Nicholas Lehman, assistant professor...
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Drake board approves new academic programs, launch of $65 million STEM initiative
The Drake University Board of Trustees recently approved new degree programs in mathematics, science, education, technology, and health sciences while taking initial steps to further enhance the University’s programming through $65 million in new construction and renovation.
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Jacqueline Chorzempa – Kappa Psi Scholarship Recipient
CPHS’s Jacqueline Chorzempa,was one of 10 recipients of the prestigious 2014 Kappa Psi Scholarship from the Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Foundation. Among Jacqueline’s other significant achievements, she was recently re-elected to serve as Historian for the six states (9 chapters) of the NPP (Northern Plains Province) for Kappa Psi Fraternity over the next year. Congratulations Jacki!...
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Laura Vollmer wins 2014 Next-Generation Future Pharmacist Award
Laura Vollmer, 2015 Pharm.D. candidate at Drake University, is the winner of the Parata-Pharmacy Times Next Generation Future Pharmacist Award, as announced during the awards ceremony held in Boston on August 24, 2014.
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Teamwork – Drake joins Des Moines Area Interprofessional Education Collaborative
Health care delivery is changing, and the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is preparing students for collaborative work environments.