Dr. Yolanda Griffiths, professor of occupational therapy and former program director, will conclude her eight years of service for the Occupational Therapy Department within Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) on May 30, 2025. Dr. Griffiths arrived at Drake University in June of 2017, when the Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program was...
Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held a pinning ceremony on May 8, 2025 to celebrate students entering internships, fieldwork and rotation experiences in the final year of their programs. CPHS faculty presented Drake University pins and name badges to third-year undergraduate health sciences students, first-year Master of Athletic Training students, second-year...
There was magic in the air at Drake University’s Knapp Center on December 12, 2024. And no, it wasn’t only due to the wins the Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams took over University of North Dakota and St. Ambrose University in the Holidays at the Knapp double-header. That evening saw the collection of over 500...
The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences at Drake University and the Iowa Rural Health Association are proud to join communities across America in celebration of National Rural Health Day (NRHD) on November 21, 2024. The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and rural-focused organizations throughout the United States set aside the third Thursday of November to recognize NRHD. This annual event is an opportunity...
Established in 2019, Drake University’s Master of Athletic Training (MAT) program within the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) admitted its sixth class of athletic training professionals this school year. Doubling the average size of cohorts prior, the twelve students in the Class of 2026 mark a significant milestone for the program as it...
Drake University’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) Program welcomed its first cohort of professional students this fall. The new program was developed in response to community and campus needs, fulfilling the widespread need for nurses and responding to Pre-Nursing students’ wishes to stay at Drake. Now, those students can finish with two degrees...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) is pleased to announce the recent accreditation of its partnership Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. The program achieved accreditation for eight years, the maximum time allowed for a continued accreditation cycle. This decision by the American...
The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will award its highest honor, the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor to Drake pharmacy alumnus, Brian Reisetter, PH’85. Reisetter will deliver the Weaver Medal Lecture on Tuesday, November 5, at 2:30 p.m. in Sussman Theater, Lower Olmsted. The lecture will also be...
Eliza Dy-Boarman, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs in Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS), was accepted into the 21st cohort of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Academic Leadership Fellows Program (ALFP) for 2024-25. Dy-Boarman is the sixth current faculty member in the CPHS...
Educating the next generation of healthcare professionals in Iowa STEM classrooms The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council approved the College of Pharmacy & Health Science’s proposal for ‘SoapyCilantro: A Practicum for Hands-On Introduction of Iowa’s Teachers and Students to Precision Medicine’ under the STEM ScaleUp program. This marks the second academic year that the Soapy...