SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
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PharmaCy ScriPts
Summer 2019
Congratulations to the Class of 2019 “Passion is the biggest infectious disease and it’s contagious! Get out of your comfort zone and learn and develop new things.” - Dr. Diane Ginsburg, keynote speaker Dr. Ginsburg is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Health Outcomes and Pharmacy Practice and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy. She has served as president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and is author and editor of ASHP’s Preceptor’s Handbook for Pharmacists.
Seventy four graduates walked across the stage to receive their signature olive green hoods at Presbyterian College’s graduation and hooding ceremony on May 10, 2019. Dr. Diane Ginsburg, professor and associate dean at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy spoke to the students in her keynote address about three significant points: 1) duty to our patients, 2) duty to our profession, and 3) there is no dress rehearsal. She shared a poignant story about her own mother’s illness and encouraged students to treat every patient as someone’s spouse, parent, or child. She reminded students that working as a pharmacist is a privilege, rather than a right, and urged each graduate to join a professional organization.
She has received several honors and awards including the 2005 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and a 2016 recipient of the Texas Ex Students Association Texas Ten Award recognizing the 10 most talented and inspiring professors at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Ginsburg is internationally known for her work on communication skills, ethics, and the legal and regulatory aspects of pharmacy and healthcare.
Katelyn Thomasson was selected by her classmates as the 2019 Distinguished Graduating Student and reminisced the past 1,362 days since the White Coat Ceremony. “It’s difficult to comprehend how something that felt like an eternity to progress through flew by so quickly. How something so stressful and agonizing can, in turn, bring so much joy?” she said.