The Drake University National Alumni Association recently appointed seven new members to its board of directors and elected five new executive positions.
Category: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
2014 Hooding and Commencement Archives and Downloads
The 2014 Drake University Commencement Archive is now active and available at http://stream.drake.edu Video copies of all four ceremonies are available to view for free. In addition, viewers can download copies to their computer or mobile device by following the link to Drake University on iTunes U on the website.
Brian Gentry’s NASA Base Program grant selected for funding
Brian Gentry, assistant professor of pharmacology, was recently selected as base program manager by the Iowa Space Grant Consortium.
Drake College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences celebrates annual pinning and hooding ceremonies
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held its annual Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, May 8, and will hold its Pharm.D. Hooding Ceremony on Saturday, May 17
Bell publishes article on drug treatments for ear infections
Edward Bell, professor of pharmacy practice at Drake University, recently published an article concerning the proper use of medicines that are applied into the ear.
The 15th Annual Leaders and Luminaries Awards
The Leaders and Luminaries ceremony honors student leadership and achievement. Students receive awards for outstanding leadership, community service, student employment and extracurricular involvement. The top students in each class are honored as well as the prestigious Oreon E. Scott Award winner, whose recipient is considered to be the outstanding senior at Drake. Congratulations to the...
Logan Brinn, PH’13, Receives AMCP Best Poster Award
Tampa, FL, April 4, 2014 — At the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 26th Annual Meeting & Expo in Tampa, FL, the AMCP Foundation announced that Logan Brinn, PH’13, a pharmacy resident with CVS Caremark received the Best Resident or Fellow Poster, titled “Evaluation of Utilization Trends Associated with the Treatment of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia”....
State legislator to deliver public Weaver Medal of Honor Lecture at Drake
John Forbes, PH’80, owner and manager of Medicap Pharmacy in Urbandale, was selected to receive the 2014 Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, the highest honor given by Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS). As part of this honor, he will deliver the 2014 Weaver Medal of Honor Lecture on Wednesday, April 23.
Drake University hosts annual Global and National Public Health Week
Global and National Public Health Week at Drake University will begin Wednesday, April 2, and continues Monday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 9. Five events will be held throughout the week—all of which are free and open to the public.
Natalie Schmitz selected for Phi Lambda Sigma first year graduate scholarship
P4 student Natalie Schmitz has been selected as the recipient for Phi Lambda Sigma-GlaxoSmithKline-American Foundation for Pharmacy Education (PLS-GSK-AFPE) First Year Graduate Scholarship. One student nationally is selected to receive the $7,500 scholarship every year.