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Capstone projects prove beneficial to PharmD students
By Eric Coker
THE SCHOOL of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ research emphasis appealed to Nicole Ink, PharmD ’22, before she ever set foot on campus.
But being a pharmacy student took on added appeal when she learned at orientation about the school’s graduation requirement: a capstone research project.
“I’ve always loved science and have been a curious person,” Ink says. “The thought of doing research was exciting. The capstone project and its research track jumped out to me. I said to myself: ‘I want to try that.’”
Ink did more than “try.” Her project was honored at the school’s 2022 capstone poster presentation, and she is now putting her research skills to use in a clinical-pharmacy residency at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa.
The Candor (N.Y.) High School graduate is just one of the PharmD students who has conducted pharmacy-related research with faculty and preceptor mentors.
