Eva Vivian, professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, joined campus and community leaders for “It’s a Family Affair: An Intergenerational Health Initiative,” a family-focused event at the Urban League of Madison. Nearly 60 people …
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Students learn, listen, and look ahead
With tailored seminars for each of the four pharmacy years, the annual two-day Career Fair covers the gamut from meeting potential employers, CV writing and review, and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) presentations to professional …
Fall prevention is workshop focus
For over six years, the Safe Communities’ Falls Prevention Task Force has provided leadership in the community to reduce fall risk for older adults. An annual community workshop, “Only Leaves Should Fall,” is offered in …
Senator Baldwin briefed on Global Pharmacy Fellowship
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) visited Rennebohm Hall in September to learn about the novel Comparative Health System Global Pharmacy Fellowship at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy. As antibiotic resistance is a growing global problem and …
High school students learn about pharmacy
This summer 20 high school students were selected to participate in the school’s first Pharmacy Summer Program. The Pharmacy Summer Program is a three day residential precollege program that aims to provide underrepresented students in …
PharmD student addresses pharmacists role
The work of Paria Sanaty Zadeh, a third year PharmD student, was recently published in Drug Topics magazine. Titled Pharmacists on the frontline of preventive healthcare services, Zadeh writes about Medicare and Medicaid, disparities, insurance, …
Top 5 Pharmacist Personality Traits
As reported by Pharmacy Times journal, student pharmacists across five Midwestern pharmacy schools recently completed the StrengthsFinder 2.0 survey and received their 5 signature personality themes: Achiever Harmony Learner Responsibility Empathy According to the study …
Hestekin and O’Driscoll recognized as publication authors
The research contributions of 2013 PharmD graduates, Heather Hestekin and Tristan O’Driscoll has resulted in publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the BMC Medicine Journal. Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related …
Legenza named inaugural fellow in novel global fellowship
Laurel Legenza, alumna of UW-Madison School of Pharmacy and recent graduate with a MS in Health-System Pharmacy Administration degree from the University of Utah, will be the first fellow for the Comparative Health Systems Global …
Students paddle for a purpose!
Twenty DPH-2 students participated in the 2015 Capital Lakes DragonFest on Saturday, June 20, 2015. Team “Paddle PRN” led by team captain, Marklie Munroe, raced in three 270 meter heats, and placed first in a …