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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
Fourth-year student pharmacists in Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) who are interested in completing residencies learned of their postgraduate year one (PGY1) pharmacy residency training “matches” on March 15, 2023. Twenty-three of thirty (77%) CPHS student pharmacists pursuing residencies matched in Phase I of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) is pleased to announce that second-year student pharmacist Kathryn Reiman was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Nita Pandit Student Research Award. Established in 2022, this award honors CPHS students who are involved in hands-on research with a CPHS faculty member. Dr. Nita Pandit was...