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 …
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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 …
Preview Day 2015
High school students and their parents attended the annual Preview Day at the School of Pharmacy. From speakers and a panel discussion to hands-on demonstrations, attendees learned about a pharmacy education, career options, and admissions …
Health sciences students learn about collaboration for care
Pharmacy students were among those in attendance at the annual interprofessional health summit held in mid-March. New in 2015 the Interprofessional Health Council partnered with the Gold Humanism Honor Society to present on the theme …
Pharmacy student among group that wins statewide healthcare competition
An interprofessional student team comprised of Ryan Miller, DPH-4, Matthew Shanahan, and P. Chulhi, School of Medicine and Public Health student colleagues, were awarded first place at a statewide healthcare case competition organization by Wisconsin …
Pharmacy careers noted as best jobs
Several pharmacy-specific careers are among the recently released 2015 CNNMoney/PayScale’s top 100 careers list. The annual index compiles a list of careers with big growth, great pay, and satisfying work. PayScale is an independent company …