Pharmacy News and Activities Faculty Receive Highest Award Dr. Jeff Allison, BSPh ’71, PharmD ’95, professor of pharmacy practice, and Dr. Kristen Finley, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, have both earned the designation of Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) from the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialists. This is pharmacy’s highest credential in the practice of pharmacotherapy. Through board certification, pharmacotherapy specialists demonstrate a defined level of education and training as well as mastery of the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the public’s demand for expert pharmaceutical care. The board was organized in 1976 as an independent certification agency of American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
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in response to changes in health care and pharmacy. It identifies and recognizes critical specialty practice areas, sets standards for certification, objectively evaluates individuals seeking certification, and acts as an information resource and coordinating agency for pharmacy specialties. The five specialty practice areas include pharmacotherapy, nuclear pharmacy, nutrition support pharmacy, oncology pharmacy and psychiatric pharmacy.
Pharmacy Students Advocated on Capitol Hill Fifth-year pharmacy students Patrick O. Acheampong, from Columbus, Ohio, William “BJ” Gaddis III, from Hudson, Ohio, Todd Sega, from Edinboro, Pa., and Chris Westrick, from Defiance, Ohio, participated in the NACDS (National Association of Chain Drug Stores) RxImpact Day in March. The event brought more than 200 advocates from across the country to Washington, D.C., to talk with members of 14
Atilla Vamos, PharmD ’08, was recently named Employee of the Year by Martin General Hospital in Williamston, N.C., a member of Community Health Systems Inc. Vamos was among more than 120 recipients from the organization honored at a weekend excursion to Nashville, Tenn. Vamos was described by the hospital physicians he works with as “one that takes his job seriously with pride” and an “inciter of teamwork with an overall approach of nobility.” According to Martin General, “Atilla takes on new responsibilities and is always there to impart a helping hand. His demureness in dealing with others is a valuable asset for our patients, employees, our hospital and our CHS organization. Atilla is an inspiration and Martin General Hospital can visualize much success in his future.”
Congress about pro-patient, pro-pharmacy policy and issues related to health care reform. During the inaugural Sebok Pharmacy Lecture, speaker Steven C. Anderson, president and CEO of the NACDS, invited ONU pharmacy students to join him on Capitol Hill because, with a changing health care system that is in “dire need of accessible care,” they had the opportunity to help change it. “Pharmacy will become whatever people like you envision it, and its advancement will reflect the energy with which you engage it.”