FEIK SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
November 2020
n the News: FSOP R ECEIVES 2020 HEED A WARD The Feik School of Pharmacy received the 2020 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The annual Health Professions HEED Award — is a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. The FSOP will be featured, along with 45 other recipients, in the December 2020 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Only two other pharmacy schools in the nation received this award. The FSOP is one of the top pharmacy schools in the U.S. to graduate Hispanic pharmacists. This recognition affirms the school’s dedication to its mission of “advancing healthcare to diverse populations.” FSOP Class of 2024
This fall we welcomed our new incoming Class of 2024, with a demographic breakdown of 43% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 16% black, with the remaining 23% comprised of white and multi-racial students. During the 2019-2020 academic year, 76% of our students were from a minority population: 8% African American/Black, 35% Hispanic/Latinx, 21% Asian American, and 13% multi-racial. 29% of the student body identified as first-generation college students.
We are home to the first student chapter in the nation of the National Hispanic Pharmacists Association, which began at FSOP in fall 2019. This organization’s mission is to serve the underserved and has focused on promoting health and wellness through immunization clinics and health fairs to the city’s underserved communities. A two-course Spanish for Pharmacy sequence is now built into our curriculum and required of all students. This will result in our graduates being equipped to use basic patient counseling skills in Spanish, to better serve patients who do not speak English as a first language. The FSOP has a 5-year grant from CVS Health focused on increasing the Hispanic pipeline in pharmacy careers. Through this grant we have offered PharmCAMPs in summer 2019 and 2020. Students from the Rio Grande Valley come to San Antonio and UIW and spend a week learning about the pharmacy profession (2019 was in person, 2020
virtual). This grant also produced a one-day educational conference in McAllen, held annually in January, designed to expose high school and college students to careers in pharmacy. Both of these initiatives are designed to increase the number of Hispanic pharmacists, which will in turn improve patient care and access to care in the communities of south Texas and beyond. For the last reporting period of 2017-2018 nationally, the FSOP had graduated the largest number of Hispanic pharmacists in the continental U.S.: 38 of 88 graduates, or 43.2%. A&M was at 22.5%, UT Austin at 13%, UNT at 10.5%, Texas Tech 7.4%, Southern 6.7%, and Houston 5%. We graduated 38 of 73 Hispanic pharmacists nationally that year, or about 5%. This Education Excellence in Diversity award dovetails perfectly with UIW’s priority to position itself as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). To that end, the university has a collaborative relationship with the National Hispanic Medical Association, the Excelencia in Education organization, and others. Long ago a solid foundation was laid with the UIW Mission, in the commitment to serving first generation, Hispanic or otherwise traditionally underserved students. The Feik School of Pharmacy is excited and intentional in living out this UIW commitment.
I NITIAL R EPORT : C LASS OF 2020 NAPLEX S CORES As of August 31st, 77 of the 80 FSOP Class of 2020 graduates have taken the NAPLEX exam and have achieved a 96.1% passing rate for first time test takers! To our newest class of alums, congratulations! We are so proud of you and are rejoicing with you! By comparison, the state average passing score is 90.6% and the national average is 91.7%.
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89.4% 90.8% 83.7% 86.4% 96.5% 93.1% 96.1%
94.9% 92.6% 85.9% 88.0% 89.5% 88.3% 91.7%
94.4% 91.6% 90.0% 91.1% 92.2% 90.3% 90.6%
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This achievement would not be possible but for the dedication and efforts of our hardworking students! − Dean David Maize
The results of the MPJE law exam have been reported as well. Again, the Class of 2020 did quite well, with a 94.4% passing rate! The state average passing rate was 91.1%, and the national average was 85.7%. Way to go Class of 2020!
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ean’s Corner:
Dear Alumni, My thoughts have often turned to you over these past difficult months, and to the roles you may now find yourselves playing in this unparalleled health crisis. It is my hope that you and your loved ones are staying well and safe, and that you are finding meaningful opportunities to serve and care for those in your communities. We continue to learn to do battle here on behalf of our patients and are managing to thrive in this climate of isolation and risk.
I am very proud to be able to tell you that we are thriving, not merely surviving, here at the Feik School of Pharmacy. As you have already read, the Class of 2020 NAPLEX and MPJE scores have been exceptional. Our 4 th year students are finding all of the necessary rotation opportunities they have worked so hard to prepare for. Here are some of the comments I have received this semester from preceptors and administrators: "UIW students are always stand-out-from-the-crowd. You can always tell when a student is from Feik from the demeanor, to knowledge, to willingness to jump outside of their scope of work. They're always willing to do more, and others have complimented me about them!" – Preceptor “I really enjoy being the preceptor for UIW students. They are very well prepared.” – Preceptor “We can comfortably accept 3-4 students per rotation, and if you need more please let me know in advance. Thank you so much for all that you do because your students have been superior.” – Preceptor “I think this was a great fit this year, so I can take students on rotations 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6.” – District Manager “Congratulations, you have really made your program successful!” (re: NAPLEX scores) – Hospital Director While we certainly have been required to learn to do things in a new way, our faculty and our students persevere. With renewed dedication and creativity, together we are carving successes out of this challenging landscape. It is a challenge that we have proven to be successful in navigating. With great optimism, I look forward to an increasingly bright future for the FSOP and our students. I rejoice that they are becoming equipped to fulfill our mission of advancing the quality of healthcare in diverse populations. May you and yours have a safe and blessed holiday season. Praised be the Incarnate Word! David F. Maize, Dean and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Education, Truth, Faith, Service, Innovation maize@uiwtx.edu, 210-883-1010
EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION COMMENTARY 2020 was a year of many firsts for the Office of Experiential Education (OEE). The record first is COVID-19. Like you, this was our first pandemic! We always plan for various scenarios that could negatively impact the IPPEs and APPEs for our students, but never imagined a pandemic. What was not a first is the dedication of our preceptors. In the midst of chaos, the commitment of our alumni preceptors did not decrease. Our alumni preceptors creatively altered rotation schedules, incorporated online educational and patient care activities, developed online rotations using telemedicine, and even met with CEOs to advocate for students continuing rotations as facilities were limiting access to all healthcare students . I am sure we desire an end to this pandemic and hope to avoid future health crises. However, if more occur, I am confident that our FSOP alumni preceptors will continue to excel in their practice and precepting. Thank you for your dedication! Currently, we are receiving IPPE and APPE availabilities for the next academic year. If you have not responded and wish to do so, please contact OEE. Thank you for your continued support! Jeffrey Copeland, ThM, PharmD Associate Dean of Experiential & Pharmacy Technician Education Professor of Pharmacy Practice
NOTES FROM THE ALUMNI NETWORK CHAIR Greetings Alumni, The holiday season is now upon us, and although it’s been a very challenging year, it’s time to reflect and be thankful for the good we can find from this time. I would like to take this opportunity to focus on some positives from this crazy year. First off, I am very proud of all of us frontline workers. We have been blessed with great job opportunities, and during this pandemic we have been able to show the importance of our profession. The profession of pharmacy has never been more vital than in 2020. Once a vaccine is available for Covid-19, we will be on the front lines ready to vaccinate our communities. Our FSOP Alumni were still able to get together for the 10-year celebration for the class of 2010 and the 5-year celebration for the class of 2015. Although Fiesta was cancelled in 2020, we look forward to Fiesta alumni events in the near future. And, of course, most pharmacy meetings in 2020 have been held virtually. This is something that we can look into continuing even after the pandemic, for those who maybe cannot make the trip but would still like to obtain the information from the meeting. A good time was had by all at each of these events, and we hope to see more alumni next year! I would like to wish the entire FSOP Alumni Network family, faculty, and staff a blessed “Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” and I hope your New Year is blessed with good health and happiness. God Bless, Christopher Alvarado, Pharm.D. (Class of 2010) FSOP Alumni Network Chair
WHEN I WAS ASKED TO TEACH REMOTELY… When I was asked to teach my Fall 2020 Geriatric Pharmacotherapy elective remotely, I was simultaneously relieved, excited, and concerned. Relieved, because it was the safest way to do things during the pandemic and I was grateful my class was still able to be offered. Excited because I had worked hard on an e-learning and instructional design certificate that I haven’t gotten to use enough, and because I felt I could bring my expertise from the day-to-day corporate Web-Ex meetings and trainings I do at work. Concerned, because I wasn’t familiar with Zoom, and because my elective is three hours long once a week. Three hours in front of a computer binge-watching TV episodes is one thing. Three hours, or even one hour, of remote learning can be a challenge for a myriad of reasons. Of course, there were some technical hiccups, I had streaming issues and had to set up a second spot closer to the modem as a back-up for every class. Once, I shared my screen and instead of content the students all saw what I saw, which was them arranged Brady Bunch style on my computer. I had them wave to each other, we all laughed and moved on. That’s really when I realized I wanted to become more adept at interaction and less focused on traditional didactic methods. Additionally, I quickly realized that the overall intangibility of remote teaching seemed like it caused a little confusion about expectations, despite the fact that I thought I laid out everything pretty clearly. However, that’s the rub, what I experience is not what they experience. So, I set about trying much harder to try to see things from their perspective, to present materials and expectations in more than one way, and to send reminders and encouraging emails. I shared videos, the students used some of the reaction emojis in Zoom, we brought mascots or pictures of them to class, we brought quotes, used breakout rooms, had discussion groups, wore relaxed clothing, and
gave each other the room to make mistakes. Also, the private chat option helped some students reach out with questions that they may have waited until the end of class to ask in a live classroom. Having them be able to ask questions in the moment and not have to worry about interrupting others was a wonderful option. Since I was also a pharmacy student once upon a time I feel as though I’ve always been able to sympathize; but remote teaching gave me the opportunity to empathize. The students taught me as much as I taught them, about technology and about persistence during uncertain times. Dr. Carrie Allen, Adjunct Assistant Professor Clinical Investigator and Consultant Pharmacist, Geriatric Center for Clinical Excellence, CVS Health
AN ELECTIVE FOR THE TIMES: MEDICAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS “Have you ever wondered what your role as a pharmacist would be in the event of a natural disaster? If people are evacuating, do you stay at work? Change how you do business? Have a system to get more supplies? This course will guide you in exploring these questions and helping you to become more familiar with federal, state, and local responses and resources.”
This spring 2021 elective will be taught by Dr. Mathew Garber, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, and Dr. Johnathan Cuevas, MTM Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. The course provides students with an opportunity to explore the role of medical providers within disaster preparedness. This could include chemical, biological, and natural disasters. Activities, lectures, and field trips will include becoming familiar with the major types of disaster, available resources, and how pharmacists specifically could provide service during a disaster and assist their community. The FSOP offers this and other unique niche electives to enable pharmacy students to explore and gain experience in specialty areas of interest. Feik School of Pharmacy faculty are pleased to be able to share their experience and expertise across various topics with 3rd year students. Other such elective topics that have been offered include Clinical Toxicology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Acute Care Medicine, Medical Missions and Medical Missions Experience, Drug-Induced Diseases, and Palliative Care and End of Life Issues.
Faculty In Focus J. Nile Barnes, EMT - P(LP), PharmD, BCPS Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Interprofessional Health Education Coordinator, and Applied Pharmacy Practice Lab Coordinator
COMING FULL CIRCLE, FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS Dr. Barnes has had a circuitous route to the FSOP. During his undergraduate education he earned a certificate as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). He began working on a transfer ambulance and in emergency departments before earning his paramedic certificate (EMT-P). He held overlapping jobs at the City of Austin EMS and Williamson County EMS, along with a faculty position at Austin Community College’s EMS Professions Program, for over a decade. When it came time for a new chapter in his life, he obtained his PharmD at UT-Austin, and completed a specialty residency in internal medicine pharmacotherapy at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin. Next, he was part of the inaugural faculty at UIW FSOP, before returning to his alma mater for a decade as a clinical assistant professor. Dr. Barnes joined the FSOP again on April Fool’s Day of 2019, as the Interprofessional Health Education Coordinator and Applied Pharmacy Practice Lab Coordinator. Since that time Dr. Barnes has been heavily involved with Interprofessional Practice and Education at UIW. The university taskforce in IPE became a standing university committee and Dr. Barnes was appointed chair by the University’s Provost. The Interprofessional Initiatives Committee (IPIC) is charged with creating the climate for IPE at UIW. One of his classroom duties is teaching the Pharmacy-Based Immunization Course in the final block of the P1 year. This equips students with an important practical skill as they exit the first year of pharmacy school and begin their first community IPPEs. This also ties in nicely with his clinical practice as the Vaccine Coordinator for the Cardinal Wellness Clinic, a nurse practitioner-run clinic managed by the UIW Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions. This clinic serves as the administrative base for the UIW Vaccine Outreach group, an interprofessional group led by faculty from Nursing, Osteopathic Medicine and Pharmacy. This group has provided Back-To-School vaccines for children for the last two years and is now cooperating with the San Antonio Metro Health Department to provide drive-thru influenza vaccine IPE event at the School of Medicine with Nursing, Pharmacy & Osteopathic Medicine clinics to the community. students, at a Drive-thru Vaccine Drive orientation meeting, January 2020. The vast majority of the vaccines provided by this clinic and its outreach arm (the Cardinal Clinic) go to the medicallyunderserved communities in and around San Antonio. The latest annual report from the clinic showed that in fiscal year 2019 the clinic provided $355,135 worth of vaccines from the Texas Vaccines for Children program to children in the San Antonio/Bexar County region. At least another $100,000 worth of donated vaccines were provided to adults in the same time frame. In his capacity as Pharmacy Practice Lab Coordinator, Dr. Barnes works with the six pharmacy practice labs course coordinators to strengthen the practical skills portion of the degree program. FSOP’s Pharmacy Practice labs are designed to progress through six semesters. Helping course directors organize and manage Teaching Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (TOSCEs) and OSCEs is another important aspect of this role.
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Received the Presidential Citation Award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine, February 2020. Published Safety and efficacy of continuous infusion ketamine-based sedation versus non-ketamine sedation in the medical intensive care unit in the Journal of Pharmacy Practice, DOI:10.1177/0897190020925932, July 12. Coauthors: Jaeger M, Attridge RL, Neff L, Gutierrez GC. Presented ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with septic shock on angiotensin II at the Society of Critical Care Medicine 49th Annual Congress, Orlando, FL, February 18. Co-authors: Attridge RL, Haywood A, Gutierrez GC, Dayton C. Presented Continuous infusion ketamine-based sedation versus non-ketamine sedation in the medical ICU at the Society of Critical Care Medicine 49th Annual Congress, Orlando, FL, February 18. Co-authors: Jaeger M, Attridge RL, Neff L, Gutierrez GC. Presented Comparative efficacy and safety of fludrocortisone plus hydrocortisone versus hydrocortisone as adjunctive therapy in septic shock at the Society of Critical Care Medicine 49th Annual Congress, Orlando, FL, February 18. Co-authors: Lock A, Gutierrez CG, Barthol C, Hand EO, Attridge RL. Presented Management of E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) to the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists at the 72nd Annual Seminar (virtual), September 24. ACPE #0156-0000-20-116L01-P & 0156-0000-20-116-L01-T. Served on the planning committee and attended the Society of Critical Care Medicine Texas Chapter Annual Symposium (virtual), September 25-26. Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist, Board of Pharmacy Specialties, July 2020.
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Published Evaluation of non-selective beta-blockers on mortality in patients with end-stage cirrhosis in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2020;54(4):322, April 1. Co-authors: Snoga J, Lusk KA, Attridge RT, Attridge RL.
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Received a Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Program (SC3) grant for Novel artemisinin derivatives for chemogenomic profiling of Plasmodium falciparum, Grant Number: 1SC3GM136576-01. 4-year grant in the amount of $389,028. Published Isolation and Synthesis of Veranamine, an Antidepressant Lead from the Marine Sponge Verongula rigida in the Journal of Natural Products 2020, 83, 4, 1-92-1098, March 31. Co-Authors: Kochanowska-Karamyan AJ, Araujo HC, Zhang X, El-Alfy A, Carvalho P, Mitchell AA, Holmbo SD, Magolan J *Mark T. Hamann.* https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01107
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Published Questions on a Study of the Effects of Flavanol-Rich Dark Chocolate on Visual Function and Retinal Perfusion in the Journal of Medicine Annals Ophthalmology, 2020;138(7);799, May 14. Co-authors: Rabin JC, Carvalho P, Franklin CE. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.1487
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Presentation of Synthesis of an intermediate towards the total synthesis of the potential cytotoxic agent Callyspongamide A. accepted to both the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, Philadelphia PA, March 22-26 and the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Bozeman MT, March 26-68. Coauthors: Carvalho P, Dankert K, Rocha S, Salazar A, Ruiz E, Lopez J.
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In-press publication of Room temperature intrinsic emission ratio of BSA correlates with percent aggregates during long-term storage in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, available online October 27. Co-authors: Manrrique J, Powell Z, Brock R, Franklin C, and Coker A. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022354920306614 Moderated panel discussion How to Build a Diverse Organization Where You Work: Advice for Scientists at the AAPS PharmSci 360 meeting (virtual), https://cdmcd.com/nBGjGg, October 30.
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Installed as Chair Elect of the AACP History of Pharmacy SIG, June 25.
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Section presentation A Diagnosis of Exclusion… Defining Professionalism and Integrity: Strategies for Addressing Student Behavior and Mindsets at the AACP Annual Conference (virtual), July 13. Installed as Chair Elect for the Student Services SIG at the AACP Annual Conference, July 13-31.
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Presented Experiential Education’s Role in Creating a Spanish Immersion Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Exchange Program at the Texas Society of Hospital Pharmacists virtual meeting, September 4. Co-authors: Copeland J, Fazio-Gosser J. Presented Technology Utilization in Experiential Education at the Texas Society of Hospital Pharmacists virtual meeting, September 4. Co-authors: Copeland J, Fazio-Gosser J. Poster presentation Required Spanish Coursework and Expanded Experiential Opportunities to Meet Community Needs and Improve Patient Care at the AACP Annual Conference (virtual), July 13. Co-authors: Attridge RT, Maize DF, Copeland J, Fazio-Gosser J. Poster presentation From Education to Practice: An interprofessional education and collaborative practice component to a multidisciplinary international healthcare mission at the NAP Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 1. Co-authors: Goulet C, Aranda-Naranjo B, Beckmann-Mendez D, Fazio-Gosser J, Pizzimenti JJ, LopezRodriguez E, Senne-Duff B, Walk M. Presented Healthcare Disparities: Effects of Education, Ethnicity, Location and Sexual Identity at the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists meeting (virtual), September 24. Co-authors: Fazio-Gosser J, Frei B.
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Published Deprescribing in Palliative Care: An Overview in HOPA News, 2020, Vol 17, Issue 1, Spring 2020. Published Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 11th edition, McGraw Hill Medical Press 2020. Co-authors: Frei CR, Frei BL. Presented Prescribing Cascades and Appropriate Deprescribing as staff education to nurses and physicians at UT Health San Antonio, Mays Cancer Center of MD Anderson Cancer Center, May 29. CE presentation Common Opioid Drug Interactions and Risk Mitigation Strategies at the Bexar County Pharmacy Association meeting (virtual), September 30.
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Presented a professional development series – Part 1: Zooming with Possibilities at the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), Division for Pharmacology Education (virtual) September 15. Co-authors: Rueben J, Walker M, Gottlieb H. Elected to serve as Historian/Communications Officer for the American Physiological Society, Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section.
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Organizer of a 60-minute session at the AACP Annual Meeting (virtual), Bugs and Biodrugs: Incorporating Emerging Biological Sciences Topics into the Pharmacy Curriculum, July 16. Installed as Chair of the AACP Biological Sciences section, June 26.
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Published The Effect of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors on Macrovascular and Microvascular Complications of Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review in Current Therapeutic Research, 2020;93, July 17. Co-authors Taylor O, Lam C. CE presentation Updates in 2020 American Diabetes Guidelines to the Bexar County Pharmacy Association, FSOP, San Antonio, TX. February 26. Presented Diabetes Practice Skills Workshop: A Bridge Between Pharmacy and Primary Care at the APhA Annual Conference (virtual), March 21. Presented Real World Utilization of CFTR Modulator Agents: Results from an Adult Fibrosis Clinic at the American College of Clinical Pharmacology 2020 Annual Meeting (virtual), September 20. Co-authors: Iwuchukwu O, JervisSerrano T, Lam C Griffith R.
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Authored Chapter 5 Sedatives, Hypnotics and Anxiolytics in Medicinal Chemistry for Pharmacy Students, Volume 2. Editors: Faruk Khan MO, Ashok EP, Doi:10.2174/97898114540731200201, September 2020.
#feikpharmily ⎯ Student Highlights FSOP S TUDENT C HAIR -E LECT OF TPA C OMMITTEE Congratulations are in order for our very own Emily Mata, Class of 2032, on becoming the new Policy Chair-Elect for the Texas Pharmacy Association – Academy of Student Pharmacist (TPA-ASP)! Ms. Mata will be overseeing the state committee, which consists of the various Policy Vice-Presidents across the different pharmacy schools in Texas. She will be working with the TPA-ASP Directors, organizing Texas Pharmacy Day at the Capital, and promoting student involvement in legislative issues at the local and state level. The members of Ms. Mata’s FSOP APhA-ASP chapter are very proud to have her representing them at the state level.
IP H O – I NTRODUCING A N EW S TUDENT O RGANIZATION @ FSOP As with every student organization chapter at the FSOP, its foundation started with a thought and a vision. Current students and future graduates of UIW FSOP have access to many career choices within the profession of pharmacy. However, the members who set in motion the beginning of this chapter of the Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) identified one area that could use further focus and development, that of pharmacy’s less traditional career paths. Industry pharmacy opens many new doors to students that may be interested in a career apart from community or hospital pharmacy. Medical/regulatory affairs, drugs research & development, and sales & marketing are just a few examples of these types of careers. The thought behind beginning this new chapter of IPhO at FSOP was to raise awareness of the wide variety of non-traditional pharmacy career paths. Mr. Ty Barbour, Class of 2023, Director of Professional Programming for the FSOP IPhO chapter, explained that “a great deal of work went into preparing and presenting this idea to SGA. It involved communication between multiple parties, such as the current executive board and national student officers for guidance.” After defining why the student organization belonged at FSOP and what it could bring to students that was different from existing student org chapters, the new IPhO chapter at the FSOP was approved.
FSOP S TUDENTS H ELP AT D RIVE -T HRU V ACCINATION C LINIC The Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services department at University Health System (UHS) held a free drive through vaccination clinic on Saturday, October 10th at Nelson Wolff Stadium in southwest San Antonio. 15 FSOP students responded to the call for volunteers to help UHS personnel administer flu shots to attendees who remained seated in their vehicles. The students who provided support for the UHS event gained valuable experience in dealing with the public and supporting community wellness. Over 1100 vaccinations were administered.
NHPA M EMBERS G RATEFUL FOR FSOP F ACULTY A message of thanks to our UIW-Feik School of Pharmacy faculty pharmacists: (for National Pharmacists Month) The UIW-Feik School of Pharmacy National Hispanic Pharmacists Association (NHPA) Student Chapter would like to take this time to recognize and show appreciation for all that you do, day in and day out. We can not express enough how much your hard work in the pharmacy profession has impacted not only the communities you serve, but the lives of all the students you’ve crossed paths with. Thank you for being there when patients are at their worst. Thank you for molding future pharmacists to be the soldiers of tomorrow at the frontline of healthcare. Because of you, we, as future pharmacists and practicing interns, are able to fulfill our duties on a daily basis, as well as step in front of pandemics without hesitation. You chose your career as a Pharmacist because you are an amazing human, because you care, and because it is in your nature to serve those in need. NHPA would like to honor you with this small token of appreciation:
View Video here: https://youtu.be/Z_lnoGrP_b8 National Hispanic Pharmacists Association Video
TPA S TUDENT A DVOCACY A WARD During the Texas Pharmacy Association Virtual Conference and Expo, July 2325, 2020, the FSOP was recognized at their Celebrating Pharmacy Excellence in Texas Awards Ceremony. The Feik School of Pharmacy was chosen to receive the TPA Student Advocacy Award this year. To quality, a school must have made significant contributions to the profession which align with the TPA mission.
PDC P ROMOTES C OMMUNITY W ELLNESS In collaboration with H-E-B, members of the Phi Delta Chi chapter sponsored two vaccination clinics in San Antonio this fall. The first was held on Thursday, October 10th at the Las Palmas H-E-B, where about 100 attendees were vaccinated. H-E-B on Zarzamora
The second clinic was held on Saturday the 12th at H-E-B on Zarzamora, where 100+ attendees received vaccinations. Las Palmas H-E-B
APHA C HAPTER S ERVES L OCALLY Diva Drive: During the summer when the COVID-19 outbreak amplified across San Antonio, the FSOP’s American Pharmacists Association (APhA) chapter members noticed that women across the city were being affected due to the lack of feminine hygiene products on store shelves. The organization’s leaders believed that it was vital for all people to have their basic necessities during a global pandemic and create the Diva Drive. The Diva Drive was organized by the Women’s Health Initiative chair, Ashley Guzman, and the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) chair, Claudia Zamarripa. During the drive, monetary donations were collected and used to purchase feminine hygiene products which were donated to the Catholic Charities of San Antonio St. Stephen Care center to distribute to women in need across the city. Sit Down with Policy was the first chapter event of the fall semester, held by the APhA Policy Committee. The event was held on September 17th over Zoom with guest speaker Dr. Michelle Beall. Dr. Beall is a clinical pharmacist at Brookshires and the president of the Texas Pharmacist Association (TPA). Dr. Beall spoke to the students on the importance of policy and advocacy for the profession and how students can make an impact. In addition, multiple discussions were held regarding the pharmacy technician role and ways the pharmacy profession can progress. Strike Out Ovarian Cancer: September was ovarian cancer awareness month. The Women’s Health Committee chose to educate the community with facts about the disease, and add a creative spin with a baseball theme on “Striking out Ovarian Cancer.” Students posted a photo of themselves wearing their favorite baseball gear and wrote a fact about ovarian cancer on social media.
SSHP T APS I NTO A LUMNI R ESOUR CES The FSOP chapter of the Student Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy (SSHP) invited three alumni guest speakers to a Zoom session on April 29th. The guest speakers were Dr. Clarissa Wilkins of University of Michigan Health System, Dr. Michael Bui of Memorial Herman Texas Medical Center, and Dr. Ellen Robinson of University Hospital. The pharmacists spoke about how COVID-19 has impacted their work as clinical pharmacists – hospital policy changes, expansion of their roles and responsibilities, drug therapies being utilized to treat COVID patients, and personal adjustments they’ve had to make due to the global pandemic. Despite being unable to meet in person due to school closure, SSHP was able to adjust to this new way of communication and successfully hosted the event on a virtual platform. With promotion through email and social media posts, 25+ student and faculty participants joined in to listen and ask questions. Participants were able to gain insights to the impact that clinical pharmacists experience while working on the frontlines alongside other healthcare professionals. SSHP is appreciative of the guest speakers’ participation, and will be holding more engaging virtual educational events to promote the profession of health-systems pharmacy.
W HITE C OAT 2020 FSOP celebrated its first White Coat Distribution on November 12th, 2020. Instead of simply handing out White Coats to our P1 students, we had a "Distribution," which included socially distanced masked students being coated individually by Dr. Maize in front of the cross in the building lobby. A professional photographer took each student’s photo with the Dean in their white coat. There was music and white coat cookies to help our students celebrate this special time. Dr. Russell Attridge expressed the heart and intent of this event when he said, ““While we continue to look forward to a time where we can invite family and friends to celebrate with our class of 2024, the FSOP White Coat distribution was a really special afternoon and a great way to safely connect with one another as we near the end of the fall. These student pharmacists are now able to wear their white coats with pride, as they represent all of us at the school and more than 10 years of alumni, when they are out providing excellent patient care in our community.”
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FSOP A LUM E LECTED TO TPA B OARD We are proud to share with you that alum Dr. Lauren Hayden, Class of 2011, has been elected to serve as a Director on the Texas Pharmacy Association Board. Dr. Hayden had the following to say about her history of involvement and advocacy in seeking a Board position: I am excited to run for a Director position with the Texas Pharmacy Association! I have held various leadership roles in my professional career. Early on, I was very involved within my company. I realized what I was doing was certainly helping my career, but not necessarily the profession. In 2018, I took some big steps to change that. After a two-child sabbatical, I rejoined TPA and joined the Board of the Bexar County Pharmacy Association (BCPA) as Secretary. I involved myself as much as I could by attending lobbying events, annual meetings, and then joining the Public Policy Council. All of this brought me to my current position as BCPA President.
I humbly ask for your support for Director. I am dedicated to reigniting interest in those who have forgotten the importance of involvement and advocating, as well as finding ways to connect with those who have not been involved in the past. Additionally, I understand the importance of having a Board to represent our members in making difficult decisions that are in the best interest of our profession and it's future. Together Pharmacy Advances!
P RECEPTOR OF THE Q UARTER I had the opportunity to visit with Dr. Vicki Winter, Class of 2011, this month. Dr. Hill currently serves and resides in Pine Hill, New Mexico, which is located on the Ramah Navajo Sylvia Garay-Martinez IPPE-APPE Site Evaluator Indian Reservation. Demographically speaking, the patient population of Pine Hill is small in comparison to typical rotation sites. However, the health and current pandemic issues, are not Experiential Programs to be diminished. Along with standard health concerns, community struggles are exacerbated by frequent extended power outages, outdated water wells (thereby lack of running water) and monsoons, Dr. Winter has earned her place as a Pharmacist and preceptor at Pine Hill Health Center. I asked Dr. Hill what led her to a pharmacy career. She proudly, and without hesitation, responded, “My mom.” She went on to explain that her mother, whose career was research-based at the University of Texas, was a “helper of all things” to others on the Reservation. Watching her mother give total devotion to others in their community helped Vicki emulate a life of healthcare ministration to a new generation of Pine Hill residents. When asked of her teaching style, Dr. Winter stated she prefers student-led learning. “I don’t like concrete guidelines and stringent projects because every student is different. From their learning style to the reason they decided to pursue Pharmacy, each student “goes their own way” and we’re here to help them reach their goal.” When asked what advice she’d offer Pine Hill student interns, she emphatically stated “Complete the required reading! In all life situations required reading is fundamental to your scope of work. That is especially true when presented with a culture that not many will [willingly] experience. The required reading, where it relates to our reservation, helps students to acclimate to a humbler lifestyle which can also prepare them for obligations outside of their control or spectrum.” Dr. Winter’s help is not limited to humans. In her spare time, Vicki enjoys fostering animals. For roughly five years now, Vicki has “collected” and fostered animals around Pine Hill for the sole purpose of “service to others”. Abetting mostly dogs, Dr. Winter believes that her rally around animals also serves her community as a whole. The Experiential Department is honored to have Dr. Winter as notable alumna, a vital preceptor, and an advocate for all things incarnate!
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