Category: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Students in Drake University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are planning an inaugural student-organized health fair on Saturday, Feb. 27, to increase health awareness and access for needy populations in Des Moines.

Drake University prides itself on its students that make a difference in their community and on campus.

Faculty members and students in Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences had a strong presence at the recent 20th Annual Pharmacy Educational Expo. Held at the downtown Des Moines Marriott Jan. 22-24, the event was sponsored by the Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) and the Collaborative Education Institute. The expo drew students, professors, professional...

Funds will be used to purchase laboratory equipment and expand its experiential learning in disease prevention and pharmacogenomics. 

A group of Drake University pharmacy students volunteered to help residents from Calvin Manor, a retirement community in Des Moines’ Beaverdale Neighborhood, at the Beaverdale Fall Festival Parade this month.

Opportunities for professional development will now be more accessible for students in Drake's Doctor of Pharmacy program, thanks to a new travel fund established as part of the college's White Coat sponsorship program.

Two Drake pharmacy students, assisted by members of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences faculty and staff, decorated a holiday tree for the 26th Annual Festival of Trees and Lights.

Kathryn McDonald, right, gathers with preceptor Kristen McKibban, director of Pharmacy at Medicap, Megan Friedrich, Medicap-GRX pharmacist and Drake professor and other Drake interns.   Seven pharmacy students are getting first-hand experience this summer at various retail and chain pharmacies — from the Midwest to the East Coast — as part of two new internship...

Twenty-four students were inducted into Drake University’s Gamma Theta chapter of the Rho Chi Society at a banquet on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009.  The Rho Chi Society is a national pharmacy honor society that acknowledges the academic achievements of the top twenty percent of each pharmacy class.  The students inducted into the Gamma Theta chapter...

Don Davidson (left), Dean Raylene Rospond (center) and President David Maxwell (right) celebrate the lab at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. New technology enhances lab for pharmacy students The transition from classroom to work force will be easier for Drake University pharmacy graduates thanks to a number of up-to-date resources in the Donald F. Davidson Pharmacy Practice...