Inaugural Pharmacy Alumni Symposium

The College of Pharmacy held the Inaugural Pharmacy Alumni Symposium in October, a very interactive and engaging continuing education event. Pharmacists from Idaho and Utah, both alumni and non-alumni, attended the event in person at Leonard Hall and via Zoom. The event was designed to update the knowledge base and rejuvenate practice skills for all pharmacists, providing current information and a fresh perspective on a variety of topics, including:

• Pharmacy Law

• Expanded Services Billing

• Psychiatric Pharmacy

• Diabetes Updates

• Contraceptives

• Dobbs Decision Implications

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences Update

Many of the projects in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences stem from specific needs that were identified both within the profession in the communities that we serve, or within the health care systems in which we practice.

We continue to provide health care screenings, resources and educational support to those that need it, benefiting students and community members equally. In Anchorage in 2022, we conducted a large-scale event over two weekends, immunizing over 750 assisted living home residents. Pocatello and Meridian students and faculty, partnered with the Idaho Immunization Coalition, were also able to provide hundreds of vaccinations at three drive-up clinics for no charge. This includes special outreach events to the Mexican Consulate in Boise, ID and many smaller clinics in primarily Hispanic speaking, remote farming communities and community events.

In both Alaska and Idaho, we were able to share a number of the lessons that we learned from the immunization events with health officials, members of the professional pharmacy organizations and some of the COVID vaccine providers in the state, and nationwide. That helps increase both the safety of the vaccinations that are given and also increases the visibility of the College with the students being health care providers and educators at these events.

Our work continues to advance the scope of practice for pharmacists in both states, with exciting advances toward Medicaid billing for services provided as well.

There are many other initiatives underway in the College and it is exciting to see how the students are delighted and intrigued to participate. In addition to the stories here in The Bulletin, you can listen to the May 2022 episode of Pharmacy Fusion on Spotify to learn more.

PharmD Students

$500,000+ Dollar amount of Scholarship Awarded

63.3% Job placement rate at graduation

Graduate Program Students

$243,639 Dollar amount of Scholarship Awarded

75% Job placement rate at graduation

Clinical Psychopharmacology Students

$15,000 Dollar amount of Scholarship Awarded

100% Job placement rate at graduation