The Pharmacist - The Clinical Issue/Summer 2016

SUMMER 2016 • Volume 38 • Issue 3

The Pharmacist

THE CLINICAL ISSUE

A publication of the UIC College of Pharmacy

EVOLUTION

UIC was there at the birth of Clinical Pharmacy, and is still leading the way as the field adapts and changes for the future.

Up from the Basement: How Clinical Pharmacy Came to UIC A handful of visionaries had a dramatic impact on clinical pharmacy in the 1970s.

The Forefront of Clinical Pharmacy The current clinical pharmacy leadership continues to blaze a trail of innovation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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16 Features 12 Up from the Basement: How Clinical Pharmacy Came to UIC Common practice hasn’t always been so common.

16 The Forefront of Clinical Pharmacy UIC continues to define and redefine what clinical pharmacy means.

In September of 1868, our college published the first issue of a trade journal simply named “The Pharmacist.” The magazine you see before you is named in honor of that historic journal.

6 EDITORIAL CREDITS Publisher Jerry L. Bauman, PharmD, FCCP, FACC

Dean Editors Chris Gummert Assistant Director of Communications

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Harmonization of Terms for Clinical Pharmacy: If It Walks Like a Duck‌

Dean Bauman discusses making the vocabulary of pharmacy more meaningful.

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College News

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Student News

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Graduation Day

We welcome our newest alums!

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Alumni Features

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Alumni News

Christopher J. Shoemaker, MED, MBA, CFRE

Assistant Dean for Advancement & Alumni Affairs Contributing Editors Michael Dhar Greg Holden Sam Hostettler Photography Barry Donald Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Designed by Studio V Design, Inc +++ UIC Pharmacist 833 S. Wood St. (MC 874) Chicago, IL 60612 Phone: (312) 996-7240 Fax: (312) 413-1910 E-mail: pharmacy@uic.edu Š2016. All rights reserved.

Ted Gladson: A career in pharmacy lead to an unexpected business venture Thomas Westerkamp: Saving lives and changing lives.

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FROM THE DEAN

Harmonization of Terms for Clinical Pharmacy: If It Walks Like a Duck…

BY JERRY BAUMAN

Because of our level of national funding and ranking in research, sometimes we forget to emphasize the breadth, scope and excellence of our clinical pharmacy faculty and their practice.

The clinical pharmacy movement within the pharmacy profession began in the late 1960s and early 1970s and we were right in the middle of it. It started with pioneer Herb Carlin at the University of Illinois Hospital (then called Illinois Research Hospital) and was supercharged by the arrival of the maverick Richard Hutchinson in 1973. We were part of a rapid expansion of clinical faculty and practice along with those at Buffalo, USC, UCSF, Kansas City, Philadelphia, South Carolina, Texas and Kentucky. * It was pretty simple then – everyone used the term “clinical pharmacy” to describe the role of the pharmacist in direct patient care and “clinical pharmacist” was someone who was performing these duties. Since then, it’s gotten a bit muddy.

Clinical pharmacy became Pharmacotherapy. A Clinical Pharmacist (if board certified) became a Pharmacotherapy Specialist (terms no one

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except those in pharmacy actually use.) Then came pharmaceutical care, medication therapy management (MTM), collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM), Advanced Practice Pharmacy, and now more recently Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM), each term with its nuances and differences.

Confused?

Just imagine how confusing it would be if you were not in the profession. How do physicians and payers interpret our various names, acronyms and subtleties? I argue for simplicity and terms others are familiar with: each day at the University of Illinois Hospital, a physician or nurse calls upon someone, a colleague, to help their patients with their drug therapy. They call that person the service’s “clinical pharmacist” – and they know that there are about 60 of them, each with the same title, around the Health Science Center on the wards and in the clinics. I have never heard them ask for the Advanced Practice Pharmacist, the Pharmacotherapist or the Medication Manager.

And they also know that there are similar individuals, i.e., clinical pharmacists, at other hospitals in Chicago and elsewhere in Illinois and the nation. When I served as Vice President for Health Affairs, some would ask me where I started at Illinois and I would respond that I started as “the clinical pharmacist on cardiology” – and they knew exactly what that was.

I ask for harmonization of terms within our profession and clarity in messaging to those stakeholders outside the profession. Sometimes, for our profession, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it’s probably an advanced pharmacotherapy medication manager. * Elenbaas RM, Worthen DB. Clinical Pharmacy in the United States. Transformation of a Profession. American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Lenexa Kansas 2009, p 48. 

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Alumni and friends, please join us for a reception at Cardinal Health RBC on Thursday, July 21 from 5-6 pm. The event will take place at the Hyatt McCormick Hotel in room Grant Park A.

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RBC CARDINAL HEALTH, PHARMACY OWNERSHIP BOOT CAMP

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The Hyde Park Hyatt welcomes all pharmacy students interested in owning a pharmacy. You can register for the conference at https://cardinalhealth.cvent.com/womeninpharmacyRBC. Registration ends July 14.

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WHITE COAT CEREMONY

The College welcomes the Class of 2020 at both the Chicago and Rockford campuses.

CHICAGOLAND CRITICAL CARE CONFERENCE 2016

For more information or register at www.regonline.com/ criticalcare2016 September 29-October 2 – IPhA Annual Meeting at the Marriott Bloomington-Normal Hotel in Normal, Illinois. This year’s theme “Focus on the Future!”

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AACP ANNUAL MEETING

The American Colleges of Clinical Pharmacy will be hosting their annual meeting in sunny Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Marriott & Anaheim Convention Center.

ICHP ANNUAL MEETING

Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center in Oak Bro ok, Illinois

ALUMNI REUNION

The annual Alumni Reunion will be held at Harry Caray’s in Lombard, Illinois. This year we are celebrating class years ending in ‘1’ and ‘6’. The reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., with dinner and awards following at 7:30 p.m.

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ACCP ANNUAL MEETING

Hollywood, Florida will be hosting another annual meeting of the American Colleges of Clinical Pharmacy.

The Florida meeting will take place at the Diplomat Resort & Spa. 

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COLLEGE NEWS

PEOPLE

Douglas Thomas, Rising Star, Cancer Biologist

BY SAM HOSTETTLER

As a drama major in his first year of college, Douglas Thomas had no intention of following in his father’s footsteps. A biology course changed that.

The son of a renowned cancer epidemiologist, Thomas believed he was destined to perform on the stage. The biology course was so interesting, he left the acting program so he could devote his career to science.

“I’ve always been inquisitive in nature, and I love research,” Thomas said. “I feel I’m making a small contribution to human health.”

New Rule for NO Thomas, a cancer biologist, and his colleagues have discovered a new role for nitric oxide, a gaseous signaling molecule crucial for intercellular communications and health. They found that nitric oxide plays an important role in epigenetics — external factors that turn genes “on” and “off.” Epigenetic changes do not directly modify gene sequences, but instead they affect how cells “read” the DNA. Thomas, associate professor of medicinal chemistry, is the first to establish that nitric oxide determines the fate of tumor cells by controlling specific epigenetic pathways rather than through classical signaling mechanisms. While nitric oxide has been recognized as a significant contributor to cancer pathophysiology for many years, specific details to explain these associations have remained obscure. Thomas’ studies offer a unifying explanation that helps determine why nitric oxide exerts such a broad spectrum of effects on cancer etiology, both positively and negatively.

NO in Cancer Therapies “Our next step is to learn how we can exploit these pathways in a tumor. And can we apply this information to develop novel therapeutic strategies to inhibit cancer progression?” Thomas said.

“I am really lucky to be in the company of so many talented and world-class researchers here at UIC. It’s really a great feeling to be recognized by your peers for your scientific contributions.”

DOUGLAS THOMAS

The research, Thomas said, has much broader implications than breast cancer treatment. Many other diseases that have a critical nitric oxide component may now be targeted for therapeutic gain.

Thomas is considered a pioneer in the field of nitric oxide and epigenetics. He has published numerous papers on the subject and over the past 24 months he has presented his work at meetings in England, Japan and China, as well as throughout the United States.

Award Winner and Mentor Since arriving at UIC eight years ago, he has been continuously funded through federal and association grants.

He is also considered an outstanding mentor of numerous graduate students and postdoctoral research associates, preparing the next generation of cancer biologists.

While he did not become a scientist to receive accolades, Thomas said he is “humbly grateful to be the recipient of of the Rising Star Award.

MAKING THE GRADE

THE UIC COLLEGE OF PHARMACY HAD

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STUDENTS MATCHED FOR PGY1 RESIDENCIES

Dr. Seungpyo Hong

was appointed Associate Editor for Nanomedicine published by Elsevier.

Deb Fox

Associate Director of Development

Ken Smith

Director of Student Affairs (Rockford), have both earned the Staff Excellence Award. Nomination is based on the recommendation of students and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion staff.

The award was presented on April 16, at the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) banquet.

Debra Tonetti and Greg Thatcher’s pilot project titled ”Therapeutic Efficacy of Novel SEM and SERD drugs in breast cancer PDXs” has been funded by the Chicago Biomedical Consortium with support from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.

The pair will conduct in vivo studies using patient-derived xenograft tumor models through the Developmental Therapeutics Core at Northwestern University.

Dean Jerry Bauman

gave the commencement address at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) College of Pharmacy. Bauman received his PharmD from UMKC in 1978 after getting his BS in Pharmacy from the University of Illinois at the Medical Center (which would later become UIC.)

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COLLEGE NEWS

HONORS AND AWARDS

UIC Gives Van Breemen Distinguished Researcher Award in Natural Products Research

BY SAM HOSTETTLER

When browsing the aisles at a health food store, Richard van Breemen doesn’t see many botanical dietary supplements that he doesn’t know about.

the plants that have been or are currently being studied are black cohosh, red clover, chasteberry, valerian, hops, licorice and dong quai.

He doesn’t sell the products, but he studies them.

Drug Discovery in Natural Products

A natural products specialist, van Breemen is director of the UIC/NIH Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research, one of only three botanical centers supported

“ I hope that my research in natural products will benefit public health.”

RICHARD VAN BREEMEN

“The majority of drugs and supplements in use today are derived from natural products,” said van Breemen, who is also professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy. “This should come as no surprise, as nature has already preselected these substances for bioactivity.

“Now that most major pharmaceutical companies have abandoned their natural products drug discovery programs, our search for new natural pharmaceutical agents has become even more imperative.”

by the National Institutes of Health. In 2015, the center received a new five-year $9 million grant to continue its research of botanical dietary supplements for women’s health. UIC’s center has had continuous NIH support since 1999.

In the United States, 20 percent of adults report using botanical dietary supplements, while in developing countries, supplements and traditional medicines are often the primary sources of health care for disease prevention and treatment.

The botanical center investigates natural cancer chemoprevention agents and the safety and efficacy of botanical dietary supplements, especially those used by women as alternatives to hormone therapy and menopause. Van Breemen uses advanced mass spectrometry to trace the active ingredients in dietary supplements from the health food store to the bloodstream. Among

A pioneer in the field of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, van Breemen had little experience working with natural products until he was approached in the late 1980s by researchers asking for his assistance in identifying and measuring carotenoids, chlorophylls and phospholipids in plants and plant cells. Little did he know at the time that his career would take a different path.

Through his individual and collaborative efforts, van Breemen has: Authored or coauthored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and books

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Secured

3 patents for his work.

Mentored 53 graduate students and 21 postdoctoral research associates.

RANKINGS

Graduate programs rise in rankings

BY SAM HOSTETTLER

Several colleges and specialty programs at UIC rose significantly in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate schools.

Big Jump for College of Pharmacy The rankings are intended to help prospective professional and graduate students research academic programs at different institutions and evaluate the potential return on their investment.

“ We feel that a ranking of sixth is much more reflective of the worldclass education that is available at the UIC College of Pharmacy.

Between our impactful research programs, large array of innovative clinical practice experiences, and our amazing residency opportunities, there is really no other college that can match us.”

JERRY BAUMAN, DEAN

One of the largest jumps was made by the College of Pharmacy, which moved up eight spots to No. 6.

The College of Education moved up two spots, to 41st, while the College of Engineering rose one spot, to 60th.

The College of Medicine (research) improved to 47th from 49th, and UIC’s part-time MBA program improved to 78th from 109th.

More Program Ranking on the Rise

higher: family nurse practitioner (7th), nursing administration (8th), midwifery (10th), gerontology nurse practitioner (10th), pediatric nurse practitioner (12th) and psychiatric nurse practitioner (13th).

Two programs in the College of Applied Health Sciences ranked in the top 20: occupational therapy remained at No. 4, while physical therapy rose one spot, to 15th. The department of educational policy studies in the College of Education for the second year in a row was in the top 20 in the administration and supervision category.

“The U.S. News & World Report rankings reflect our increasing national reputation and our commitment to research, education and clinical excellence,” said Dr. Robert Barish, vice chancellor for health affairs.

Research Reshaping Policy Students can pursue their research interests in leading laboratories, said Susan Poser, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Dr. Andy Donnelly serves as a Visiting Professor in Saudi Arabia Andy Donnelly served as a visiting professor at the College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences and the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Saudi Arabia on behalf of ACCP. The objectives of the visit were to assess and make recommendations for achieving state-of-the-art comprehensive clinical pharmacy services across all patient care areas and to assure that planned clinical and operational improvements were consistent and in alignment with transformational efforts toward excellence in patient care, education and research.

“Research at UIC is reshaping educational policy — developing cleaner, more sustainable energy; helping to make sense of today’s vast amounts of computer-generated data; and driving economic development by moving research to practical application, among other things,” Poser said. “We are pleased that U.S. News is beginning to recognize the extraordinary and varied research at UIC and the high quality of education and opportunity that our outstanding student body receives.”

The College of Nursing ranked 23rd, and had six specialty programs ranked even

College of Pharmacy Ranked No. 6

Dr. Rodrigo Burgos, Clinical

Assistant Professor and Clinical Pharmacist in HIV Care, was awarded the Teacher of the Semester Award by the P2 pharmacy class for his excellence in teaching. 

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STUDENT NEWS

HONORS AND AWARDS

ASHP Recognizes Student Leader The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has presented UIC P3 student Katherine Sencion with a leadership award. The ASHP Student Leadership Award Program recognizes students with an interest in pharmacy practice in health-systems who have demonstrated leadership ability. This program recognizes and celebrates the contributions of students who represent the very best attributes and accomplishments of ASHP student members. ASHP offers up to twelve awards annually. Pharmacy students in the second through fourth professional years are eligible to apply.

AACR Honors Pham with an Award

Graduate Fellowship Awarded

Thao Nguyen Doan Pham was awarded the American Association for Cancer Research Scholar-in-Training Award. The awards are highly competitive and are presented to fewer than 10 percent of applicants.

Scholar-in-Training Awards recognize outstanding young investigators presenting meritorious proffered papers at the AACR Annual Meeting.

Christopher D. Saffore was selected as a recipient of a 2016 Rho Chi - AFPE First Year Graduate Fellowship.

This fellowship carries a $7,500 stipend which will be disbursed by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education. The Selection Committee members stated they were very impressed with his high level of motivation for graduate study and they believe he has a very bright future ahead.

DONATIONS

Pharmacy Students Donate to Sickle Cell Center MEGHAN ROSS, SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF PHARMACY TIMES

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Pharmacy students and their medical school counterparts have donated more than $2500 to the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System Sickle Cell Center.

First-year students held a charity auction this past fall and donated half of the proceeds to the sickle cell center, while the rest of the funds will go toward a Match day celebration, according to a UIC press release.

The students hope that their gesture toward the sickle cell center will call attention to its acute care treatment center, which helps sickle cell patients with chronic pain episodes. The donation will ideally spur other external donors to contribute funds.

“Support has not come through,” from its typical resources, noted Victor Gordeuk, professor of medicine and director of the sickle cell program, in UIC press release. With the Illinois state budget in the air, all the funds it usually receives from the Illinois Department of Public Health have not reached the center.

Meanwhile, the hospital plans to relocate the center to a new clinical decision unit, according to UIC. Robert Molokie, a UI Health physician and assistant professor in the medical school, showed gratitude to the students for donating and said they have done a “tremendous” amount to increase awareness. He added that their donation would help improve the quality of life for more than 600 adults and 200 children.

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MORE THAN

$2500

DONATED This donation will help improve the quality of life for more than

600 ADULTS + 200 CHILDREN Sickle cell disease affects 90,000 to 100,000 individuals in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

It affects around 1 in every 500 African-Americans, and 1 in every Hispanic-Americans.

Some complications of sickle cell include pain, infection, eye disease, acute chest syndrome, and stroke, according to the CDC.

EDUCATION

AUTHOR AND P3 STUDENT NILA STURLIN AND ROCKFORD DEAN DAVE BARTELS POSE WITH A COPY OF NILA’S BOOK ON MEDICATION SAFETY.

Medication Safety By The Book Nila Sturlin, a P3 student in Rockford, recently published a children’s book on medication safety called Mary’s Clover. The Amazon description of the book states. “This short story conveys an important message to children ages four and up about the dangers of medication misuse.

Mary Stephens, a kind and free-spirited little girl learns a valuable lesson when her pet rabbit Clover falls victim to a medication mishap.” The publisher was very excited about the work stating, “I love how you described Mary’s thought process in trying to make Clover better, but pointed out that medicine should only be taken in the recommended dosage. This is so important for children to understand and you have worked through the problem perfectly.

Excellent job!”

“It is never too early to educate children and families about medication safety,” NILA STURLIN

Midwestern/UIC Collaborative Health Fair APhA-ASP teamed up with the APhA-ASP chapter from Midwestern University and the UIC Wellness Center to host a collaborative health fair for undergraduate students. Using the spring season as a main theme for the event, student pharmacists provided educational materials and screenings to encourage students to “spring” into their health. Educational materials were selected to provide relevance to students, and included education on e-cigarettes, alcohol awareness, medication safety, and sexually transmitted diseases. Student pharmacists also applied their knowledge from the classroom to provide blood pressure screenings and diabetes risk assessments.

Road Trip

P4 students Chris Donaldson, Heather Harnvanich (Purdue) and Sibe Delisi, advanced pharmacy practice students on rotation with Dr. Popovich attended the March Illinois Board of Pharmacy Meeting in Springfield, IL.

Student Chapter Attends APhA Annual Meeting The American Pharmacy Association (APhA) Annual Meeting was held in Baltimore, Maryland this year. The UIC APhA-ASP Chapter had 15 students attend, an increase from last year. The Exposition allowed students to learn about new drug products as well as interact with representatives from post-graduate training programs like Rutgers.

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MISC

LEG DAY 1: PHARMACY STUDENTS FROM UIC POSE FOR A PICTURE AFTER ADVOCATING FOR PHARMACY ON LEGISLATIVE DAY!

LEG DAY 2: SENATOR MICHAEL NOLAND JOINS PHARMACY STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR A PICTURE.

Students Lobby During Legislative Day Student pharmacists from across the state flock to Springfield, IL on Legislative Day to lobby for the profession of pharmacy. The lively passion of student pharmacists shines brightly in the Capito---l building, and with the help of ICHP and IPhA representatives, we educate our legislators about bills impacting our profession. This year, we talked to legislators about bills that push us towards provider status in Illinois.

Two of those bills are moving forward: HB5809 would grant pharmacists prescription rights for oral contraception, and SB3339 would allow punitive action against individual

SNPhA Students Attend Regional Conference

Phi Delta Chi- Alpha Sigma Midwest Regional Conference

The Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) is one of the premiere student organizations at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy.

Phi Delta Chi- Alpha Sigma hosted this year’s Midwest Regional Conference at Mart Plaza Downtown Chicago.

The weekend hosted 230 student pharmacists from 11 pharmacy schools, as well as alumni from 7 chapters.

Students were able to mingle with other visiting brothers, on Friday night, while having fun at Whirlyball. Saturday students attended workshops and attended a formal affair capping the night.

SNPhA members attended the 2016 Region 3, 4, and 5 Conference Cleveland, Ohio March 11-13, 2016

Rene Williams - President (P3) Eldred Bell - Treasurer (P3) They represented UIC in the Clinical Skills Competition that took place at the conference. Rene and Eldred were given 5 minutes to review a patient case and identify all pharmaceutical interventions that could be made for the patient in the given scenario. After reviewing the case, Mr. Bell and Ms. Williams had 5 minutes to counsel the patient and offer their recommendations. The SNPhA conference attendees had the opportunity to meet national executive board members and students from other chapters, network with future employers, and participate in various business meetings and social events. SNPhA-UIC members are a group of passionate, intelligent, and driven students who are truly devoted to the profession of pharmacy.

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pharmacists for medication errors, which would not be good for us or our patients. Three APhA-ASP members had the opportunity to talk to a representative from Illinois Public Radio and share our stance on these bills. Advocating for our profession and speaking to legislators makes us realize that we are here for more than just our education.

The Midwest Regional Conference served to improve chapter operations by providing workshops and fostering cohesion between brothers. It offered leadership training, professional workshops, and policy debates. During chapter interviews, there was an exhibition showcasing local pharmaceutical companies/residences. This Midwest Regional Conference was very successful and we couldn’t have hosted it without the help of: Phi Delta Chi Alpha Sigma Alumni, Gilead, CVS Caremark, USPHS, Ms. Deb Fox, and Mart Plaza.

230 student pharmacists 11 pharmacy schools Alumni from 7 chapters

College has Seventeen Chancellor’s Student Service Award Winners Seventeen students from the UIC College of Pharmacy were selected to receive the Chancellor’s Student Service Award for the contributions they have made to the university and surrounding community. The award winners are:

MuPhSA Celebrates 13th Annual Fast-a-Thon On March 17th the Muslim Pharmacy Students Association (MuPhSA) hosted the 13th annual Fast-a-Thon. The annual tradition encourages students to fast for one day and donate the saved lunch money to the charity of the evening. This year the charity was MUHSEN, a non-profit organization that strives to create a better understanding of disabilities in our communities and build better futures for these individuals across the nation. Joohi Tahir (Executive Director of MUHSEN) talked about the struggles faced by people with disabilities and the things we can do to help ease their situation.

SNPhA Celebrates Black History Month In celebration of Black History Month, the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) collaborated with student leaders from the College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, and School of Public Health to host an Open Mic event entitled “Color of Expression”. The purpose of the event was to provide student healthcare professionals the opportunity to express themselves through the arts including but not limited to spoken word, rap, song, dance, and painting. “Color of Expression” also served as a platform to educate the audience on the importance of cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity.

GREEK WEEK

Greek Week Trivia: The PDC P3s get ready to show off their trivia skills.

Greek Week Basketball: PDC poses for a picture after the Greek Week Basketball game.

Greek Week Football: Both PDC and KY teams stand together after a long game of Ultimate Football.

Greek Week Minute to Win It: PDC and KY teams race to see who can complete the mummy wrap minute to win it competition.

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Adeola Adediran Quratulain Ali Eldred Bell Coreliss Blue Cassandra Clermont Lauren Cunico Beatrice Fonge Alvin Godina Sara Gubala Rachel Harrington Grace Hsueh Carlos Jara-Garate Josephine Kochou Wan-Ju Lee Liyu Lei Belinda Moy Nicholas Wright-Hart

Additionally, of those students, 6 were nominated for the Eugertha Bates Memorial Award and 5 were nominated for the Jane Addams Distinguished Service Award.

The Eugertha Bates Memorial Award (EBMA) honors a student whose volunteer activities in a campus or community setting demonstrate an outstanding degree of caring dedication, selfless commitment, and a truly exceptional humanitarian contribution to the needs of others. EBMA winners are: • Quratulain Ali • Eldred Bell • Carlos Jara-Garate • Liyu Lei • Belinda Moy • Nicholas Wright-Hart The Jane Addams Distinguished Service Award honors students whose volunteer activity has substantially addressed a distinct need in the community along with inspiring others to engage in volunteer service. Recipients are to be involved in the creation of a new project or service to address such a need and must demonstrate the highest level of dedication and selfless commitment to volunteer service.

Winners of the Jane Addams Award are: • Eldred Bell • Carlos Jara-Garate • Liyu Lei • Belinda Moy • Nicholas Wright-Hart 

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UP FROM THE BASEMENT How Clinical Pharmacy Came to UIC

BY MICHAEL DHAR

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ospital pharmacists used to dwell in the basement. There, they’d count pills into bottles of 100, and send them up to the main floors, where nurses handled the actual dispensing of medication.

“This,” said UIC Pharmacy Dean Jerry Bauman, “led to all kinds of errors.”

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“It’s been pretty welldocumented saving several lives a year with pharmacists on the floor and saving several hundreds of thousands of dollars in cost of care.”

RICHARD HUTCHINSON

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or that and other reasons, a wave of reform swept through the country in the 1960s and ‘70s, putting pharmacists in a more active position. The new paradigm came to be known as clinical pharmacy.

Two leaders at UIC — Herb Carlin and Richard Hutchinson — captained that change in Illinois, creating what remains the biggest clinical pharmacy program in the country, by number of clinical faculty, and one consistently ranked among the best.

UIC’s national voice The national push toward clinical pharmacy arose, in part, from the expansion of healthcare through Medicaid and Medicare in the ‘60s, said Hutchinson, who led the UIC’s transition, starting in 1973. This expansion raised the need for “physician-extender” roles, he said.

RICHARD HUTCHINSON HERB CARLIN

“There was kind of a whole evolution at the time going on in healthcare,” he said.

“And clinical pharmacy was just part of that evolution.”

Aside from the need to handle increased patient numbers, pharmacists simply had an expertise that other healthcare professionals needed, as nurses and physicians received little training in drug therapy, Hutchinson said.

“ It was his passion. Herb Carlin thought it was very good for the patient to have the expertise of the pharmacist, along with the nurses and the doctors. …

He lived and breathed it.”

JUDY MARTH, CARLIN’S DAUGHTER

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Carlin also installed a satellite pharmacy on the hospital’s 12th floor. While pharmacists there still mostly filled traditional roles, the move marked an important step, Bauman said.

“It put the pharmacists in proximity, literally, to physicians and nurses — and the patient,” Bauman said. “And you could participate in morning rounds. … So getting the pharmacists up to where care was being delivered was a really crucial step.”

Another level One more initiative began during Carlin’s time, the unit-dose program, set up part of the funding apparatus needed to bring clinical pharmacy to UIC. Under unit-dose, pharmacists send up drugs for individual patients, instead of in bulk, increasing both patient safety and pharmacy revenue.

(Carlin began unit-dose and IV administration in sections of the hospital; Hutchinson later expanded the programs.)

Unit-dose helped convince Hutchinson to come to UIC in the first place, he said.

One of the early, national voices pushing for change was Herb Carlin, pharmacy director at UIC from 1962 to 1972. He made a major impact, both at UIC and across the country, writing and otherwise advocating for a new direction, Bauman said.

“Basically, the funding was there … and there was some support outside the pharmacy for a change in pharmacy direction,” he said. “So the environment was ripe for the development of clinical pharmacy in Illinois.”

“He was a national leader in pharmacy,” elected to presidencies at both the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists and the American Pharmacists Association, “which is highly unusual,” Bauman said.

Still, there were obstacles. While most of the hospital pharmacy staff accepted change, a few fought against it, Hutchinson said. It became clear, however, that reforms were coming, he said, and so some people simply left.

Carlin’s dedication to advancing clinical pharmacy was clear to those around him, too, said Judy Marth, Carlin’s daughter and a pharmacist herself.

Hutchinson then used the unit-dose f unding to hire a trove of PharmDs, and turned the residency program begun under Carlin into one of the country’s first clinically focused pharmacy residencies.

Young pharmacists now joined doctors and nurses on daily rounds. In 1980, the program added a novel on-call component.

During his time at the college, Carlin made a number of novel reforms that set the stage for clinical pharmacy at UIC. Pharmacists took over preparation of IVs in parts of the hospital; the first clinicaloriented coursework began, and the UIC hospital’s Drug Information Center arose, set up to answer nurses and doctors’ drug questions.

“He really transformed the residency,” Bauman said. “And then took clinical pharmacy to another level at UIC, and expanded on the things that Herb Carlin started.”

Some of the first UIC clinical pharmacy residents brought aboard by Hutchinson experienced institutional pushback of their own, Bauman said.

“When I first started rounding… it was extremely hard to gain acceptance by physicians. There was reluctance to allow pharmacists to create notes in the patient’s chart,” he said. “There were a lot of trials and tribulations in the early years.”

Clinical pharmacy takes hold In overcoming those trials, however, UIC took its place among the country’s clinical pharmacy pioneers. UIC’s program, “together with early programs like those in Buffalo, northern and southern California, Kansas City, Kentucky, Minnesota, Philadelphia, South Carolina and Texas, helped seed other schools of pharmacy with their early clinical faculty,” according to “Clinical Pharmacy in the United States: Transformation of a Profession” (American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2009).

With time, what seemed like novel ideas came to be accepted — even expected.

“Most of the medical staff in Illinois would be totally upset if the pharmacists left the floor,” Hutchinson said. “I don’t know if they would even tolerate going back to the way it was 20 years ago.”

Even just a few years after Bauman’s class, residents saw growing respect among physicians.

“If you dedicate your entire day to the patient’s drug therapy, you can prevent a lot of mistakes and errors,” he said.

Research has shown what that dedication means for hospitals and patients. Clinical pharmacists saved the UIC hospital an estimated $364,900 annually, and made 36 interventions that saved lives or preserved organ function over a total of five weeks, according to research co-authored by Hutchinson (Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy, 1988).

As a result, UIC’s clinical pharmacy program has always been treated as vital, said Frank Paloucek, head of the current residency program and a resident himself in 1984. During the mortgage crisis, pharmacy had to sacrifice some positions, he said, but the hospital Chief Medical Officer demanded oncall residency positions stay.

“He said those cannot be cut — we are too dependent on their activities and their presence,” Paloucek said.

The UIC clinical pharmacy program’s continued success, and demonstrated value, would make Herb Carlin proud, Marth said.

“I think he would be greatly pleased and impressed as the clinical pharmacy program has flourished I think even beyond his early vision,” she said. “It is making a difference in patients’ lives, and that would please him the most.” 

“I remember one day I walked up on the floor, and immediately, one of the medical residents said, ‘Oh, good, here’s a PharmD, I can ask him,” said Stan Reents, a clinical resident in 1982-83. “They were very comfortable with it, and obviously they were getting really great, reliable advice.”

That acceptance likely came from the way early residents proved themselves, saving lives and preventing serious adverse effects nearly daily, Bauman said. In just one example, Bauman himself prevented a case of drug toxicity, because the physician had overprescribed.

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Approximately 140 faculty in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, the largest of the college’s four departments, drive research, clinical practice, and education throughout the college and patient care areas.

Besides working collaboratively with health care providers in numerous ambulatory clinics and hospital units, the department also runs seven outpatient pharmacies. Six are located on campus with the other one in University Village on the south campus. Students and residents alike have the chance to gain valuable experience at each location.

Improving Patient Care Having pharmacists be fully contributing members of patient care teams is central to the college’s mission. “In the inpatient setting, we have 23 clinical pharmacists in a variety of patient care areas rounding with the medical teams on a daily basis,” comments Donnelly. “In the ambulatory setting, we have 39 clinical pharmacists practicing in a wide array of clinics, working closely with other health care providers to ensure patients receive the best care possible.”

An innovative telemedicine program allows clinical pharmacists, working in conjunction with physicians, to optimize the treatment of inmates in the prison

system suffering from HIV and hepatitis C. “We also have a contingent of pharmacist faculty providing clinical services working in our Drug Information Group, Prior Authorization Center and the Medication Review and Academic Detailing Unit,” says Professor and Head of Pharmacy Practice Jan Engle.

“One of the ways we have been able to get our pharmacists more involved in patient-focused services is by taking advantage of the time savings realized by effectively integrating technology, such as medication carousels, automated dispensing medication cabinets, medication packaging machines, and prescription filling robots, into the medication use process as well as utilizing our pharmacy technicians to their fullest capacity,” says Donnelly.

The department’s outpatient pharmacies fill prescriptions for patients seen in the ambulatory clinics as well as those being discharged from the University of Illinois Hospital. Patients also have the option of using the pharmacy’s discharge medication program run out of the Wood Street Pharmacy, where the patients’

“Our outpatient pharmacies support our educational mission. Unlike chain pharmacies, we don’t have shareholders. The revenue generated by our outpatient pharmacies underwrites our whole ambulatory program.”

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These services include: A pharmacist run vaccination program, including the flu vaccine and many others.

Specialty pharmacy services. The specialty pharmacy unit within the Wood Street Pharmacy, which is URAC accredited, ensures that patients understand the specialty medications that they have been prescribed and that all safetyrelated requirements for dispensing of the medications have been met.

Medication Therapy Management (MTM). This is done by three clinical pharmacists assigned to the Wood Street Pharmacy as well as by the clinical pharmacists in the Medication Therapy Management Clinic (MTMC) which is located in the Outpatient Care Center (OCC) Pharmacy. They counsel patients in one-on-one, 30- to 60-minute sessions on all aspects of their medications, including adherence. “We have agreements with some physicians where we can adjust a patient’s insulin dose depending on their blood glucose readings,” explains Garofalo. A similar type of program, UI TEAM RX, has been implemented at all our pharmacies and targets patients with disease states such as hypertension.

A Medication Assistance Program (MAP). Located in the Wood Street Pharmacy, the MAP staff work with patients with limited financial means to help them obtain their prescribed medications. By ensuring that these patients receive their medications and understand how to take them, the goal is to prevent them from being admitted to the hospital due to their inability to purchase their medications or nonadherence.

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prescriptions are delivered to their bedside with counseling provided by a clinical pharmacist.

“The advantages of this program are that we know patients have their home medications prior to discharge and that they have been counseled appropriately,” comments Donnelly.

UIC employees can also get their prescriptions filled at the pharmacies.

“The individuals staffing those seven pharmacies are preceptors for our students,” explains Engle. “Students experience the variety of patient care services that can be provided in retail pharmacies.”

The overarching goal of the college’s faculty practicing in the outpatient pharmacies and ambulatory clinics is to promote health. “When you think about the Affordable Care Act, the whole intent is to keep patients healthy and out of the hospital,” says Donnelly. “We want to make sure we have the right complement of pharmacists to meet our ambulatory patients’ needs and to be proactive in addressing issues that may lead to hospital admissions.”

Residents and students also benefit from the range of the faculty’s clinical care expertise by interacting with faculty in a variety of venues.

The Department’s Experiential Education team assures that first, second and third year pharmacy students are exposed to the hospital and ambulatory environments, spending time in a variety of practice settings such as the Emergency Department and Sickle Cell Clinic. Students can also do independent research projects with faculty. Residents are on call in the hospital on weekends and weekday evenings so they can answer any medication-related questions throughout the institution and respond to emergencies (cardiac arrests, strokes). As part of an elective class on residencies in the college of pharmacy, students also have the opportunity to spend an overnight shift with the residents.

“At the Top of Their License” The range of clinical services is only one indication of the strength of the department’s faculty.

Credentials, certifications, and degrees are all tangible measures that abound in this college of pharmacy. So are the 173 articles and 33 books or book chapters that faculty members published in 2014. Faculty are widely sought out for their expertise in patient care, research, practice models and teaching methodology.

“Our faculty are very highly trained,” says Engle. “Most have done two years of residency training. Our goal is to take advantage of this training and provide our pharmacists the ability to practice at the top of their license.”

“The good thing is our students at the college get the opportunity to be trained by these pharmacists,” adds Donnelly.

Having so many highly qualified faculty with a wide range of expertise makes it possible for pharmacists to be part of the medical home model in the clinic setting. “Pharmacists who are embedded in a clinic follow the medical home model, which calls for a multidisciplinary team to take care of patients’ medical, social, and other needs. The pharmacist is responsible for optimizing medication therapy. The goal is to get patients to come to one clinic for all their needs in one visit, ” says Garofalo.

The opportunity to work with world-class faculty makes the College of Pharmacy’s residency programs highly sought-after, with as many as 30 applications for each specialty residency slot.

Enhancing Pharmacy Practice in the US and Worldwide Many faculty have been elected to leadership positions in national, state and local pharmacy organizations and frequently play a role in developing policy for these organizations related to pharmacy practice.

Faculty take responsibility for improving the quality and practice of pharmacy abroad as well. Engle says she is very proud of the leadership role department faculty take to improve and enhance pharmacy practice worldwide.

Faculty are called upon to speak and instruct internationally. Students and residents are attracted to the college from around the world.

“They eventually return to their home countries, where they go on to train others. And that helps the profession as a whole,” says Engle.

“Our international program is one of the things that sets us apart from other colleges of pharmacy, both in the scope of people we train and its magnitude. Our faculty is currently assisting Malta and Hong Kong with degree programs,” says Donnelly. “This often requires the faculty to be at the college very early in the morning or later at night so they can Skype with the students.”

Ultimately, the excellence of the faculty and their cutting edge clinical pharmacy services serve as an example for students and an impetus for them to improve the practice of pharmacy. 

“We want our students to be change agents.

We want them to change the practice — to practice at the top of their license and not accept the status quo. We really believe these future practitioners have to be trained at a higher level and we make a commitment to doing so to make a difference in patient care in all practice settings.”

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GRADUATION The Newest Alums On Thursday May 5th the UIC College of Pharmacy welcomed our newest alums. The assembled grads, parents and well-wisher listened to commencement speaker George Riedl, WalMart’s President of Health and Wellness. The crowd also heard from Pharmacy Dean Jerry Bauman and UIC Chancellor Michael Amiridis. The graduates were lead in the Oath of the Pharmacist by Caroline Park, PharmD, 2005. The college graduated 200 PharmDs, 14 PhDs (2 in Biopharmaceutical Sciences, 8 in Medicinal Chemistry, 2 in Pharmacognosy and 2 in Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy) and 6 master’s degrees (1 in Biopharmaceutical Sciences, 3 in Forensics and 2 in Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy.) Congratulations to all our graduates! 

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Ted Gladson ‘59 Ted Gladson (BS’59) is a prime example of the diversity of practices available to pharmacists. When Ted graduated, the vast majority of pharmacists went into traditional pharmacy practice; retail or hospital, but, while in college Ted met two professors that changed his thinking and direction.

Ted remembers Dr. Bauer starting a 3 hour organic lab with a blackboard question concerning a circular arrangement of Fe++ ions. Of course it was a Ferris Wheel! Organic Chemistry taught him the unlimited creativity that exists in science.

Professor Emig gave him the love of retail not only in the compounding lab, but, Ted also had the pleasure of working retail with the Professor in the evenings. The Professor always wore a white shirt, sleeves rolled up and a tie. Professor Emig’s ability to relate to people was exemplary and an inspiration to Ted on how to effectively deal with people.

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It was Ted’s experience with the manufacturer and their over-the-counter products that gave Ted the idea that there was an opportunity to make a difference and a business. An opportunity to create a company that was based on product merchandising; “putting the right product in the right place in the right quantity.”

Positioning of products was not the science it is today where product positioning and quantity are dependent on product movement. Products were generally placed where there was available space, making shopping and reordering nightmare. Over stocks and out-of-stocks were regular occurrences.

To correct this, Ted developed the “picture planogram” with 8x10 picture of the shelf with the products in each category arranged by product sales allowing for better inventory control and easier customer shopping. Over the years a dimensional & digital image library of over 1,000,000 retail products was developed to allow retailers to combine their UPC product movement data with these libraries to reset their shelves to reflect product movement and provide a better shopping experience.

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Dr. Bauer and Professor Emig were 2 teachers who brought a creativity to the classroom.

These college experiences, plus Ted’s entrepreneurial spirit, started him on a journey through various types of pharmacy practice including; independent and chain retailing, hospital practice, detailing Pharmacists & Physicians for a pharmaceutical manufacturer, consultant for a drug wholesaler and finally starting his own company in 1971 known today as Gladson (Gladson.com).

Additionally, Ted developed retail pharmacy designs for 5,000 new and remodeled independent retailers nationwide to strengthen their ability to compete.

“What I’ve been able to do outside of traditional pharmacy,” Gladson says “shows how many opportunities exist for pharmacist.”

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“ UIC helped me keep patients, and care for patients, at the forefront of pharmacy decision making.”

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Thomas Westerkamp (BS ‘77) donated to the College of Pharmacy because, he says, “UIC helped form the foundation for a life of learning. UIC...helped me become the pharmacist I am today.”

Westerkamp is personally acquainted with the lifesaving potential of pharmacy. One day years ago, he was in church with his children when an elderly woman collapsed during Mass. He was a certified CPR instructor and had pharmacy experience covering “code blues” (cardiac or respiratory arrests) in the hospital. He performed CPR on the woman.

“After several minutes of chest compressions, we felt a pulse,” he recalls. “When I asked her if she could hear me, if she could squeeze my hand, and when she did, I almost fainted. I was so excited to have been in the right place at the right time. I held her hand until the paramedics took her to the hospital. But she survived. I will never forget that moment, and how my clinical experience in the ICU satellite pharmacy trained me to respond to cardiac arrest victims.”

Now Associate Director of Medical Affairs with Baxter Health Care, Westerkamp recalls learning from College of Pharmacy faculty such as Dr. Conrad Blomquist and Dr. Richard Hutchinson. “I received a good, solid pharmacy position in critical care,” he says. “UIC helped me keep

“ We are in a life-saving profession that focuses on helping to care for others.”

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patients, and care for patients, at the forefront of pharmacy decision making.”

He has given several times in the past and is working on an endowment “that will generate an annual gift to a student in need.” Westerkamp’s endowment has already attracted 8 additional donors who contributed a total of $20,000.

“Many pharmacists read about alumni gift-giving and think they must be in big cushy corporate positions making tons of money to donate,” he adds. “That’s simply not true. Many smaller contributions do add up. Don’t hold back because you think, ‘I’m not a president or CEO.’ Many hands pulling in one direction can share the load. I want to help the students whose careers will follow mine, and I hope other alums feel the same.” 

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ALUMNI NEWS

 Babies  Teresa (Wei) Bowman, PharmD 2012, and husband Jeff Bowman welcomed their first child, son Derek James Bowman on February 1, 2016.

Jeff Hamper, PharmD 2011, and his wife, Melissa recently welcomed a new baby. (NO PHOTO) Josh Weith, PharmD 2011, and his wife recently welcomed a new baby. (NO PHOTO)

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Michael Appell, PHD, 2001, has been named an American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow and a Fellow of the Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry of ACS. He is currently a research chemist at the USDA. Natania Abdelfattah, PharmD 2014, is now Medical Communications Manager at Wesley Enterprise, Inc.

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Andrea TenBarge, PharmD 2012, is now Consultant, Global Medical Channels & eCapabilities at Eli Lilly and Company.

Mitzi Wasik (former faculty) is now Lead Business Consultant – Medicare Stars at Aetna.

Elizabeth Berthel, PharmD 2014, is now Program Manager, Pharmacist at AbbVie.

Naomi Wells, PharmD 2013, is now Pharmacist at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center Bloomington.

Elizabeth Gorski, PharmD 2012, is now Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – General Pediatrics at University of Michigan Health System.

Jennifer (Samp) White, PharmD 2011, is now an Associate Director at AbbVie.

Dave Hicks, BS 1976, was lead author on a recent AJHP CPO Perspectives article titled: “Engaging and working with pharmacy consultants.”

Morgan Michalek, PharmD 2014, is Manager, Global Medical Affairs at Baxalta.

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Marc Rubin, BS 1976, is now a Committee Member at the World Allergy Organization.

Sophie Wimberley, PharmD 1998, is now Medical Affairs Team Leader – Virology (West USA) at Merck.

Joe Zorek, PharmD 2011, was named one of the 2016 AACP New Investigator Award recipients. He currently is working at the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Pharmacy as an Assistant Professor. 

February 6, 2016. He was born March 26, 1931, in Chicago.

John was an Army veteran serving during the Korean War as a medic in Germany from 1952 to 1954. John was a Registered Pharmacist and worked as a sales rep for Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals for 35 years retiring in 1993. John is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Maggie; his children, Mary Johnson, Victoria Groves, Ann Earp, John Grocholl, Therese Koning, Matthew Grocholl, Mark Grocholl, Luke Grocholl.

Harry I. Jablonski Sr., BS 1950, passed away in February 2016. He was an Army Veteran, beloved husband of the late June, loving father of Mary Ellen Hoeh, Maggie Jablonski, Jayne Angela Jablonski, Harry Jablonski Jr., and Jim Jablonski. Harry was a long standing community pharmacist.

James “Pat” O’Brien, BS 1980, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016.

Pat helped his father who owned and operated O’Brien-Dobbins Pharmacy in Belvidere and followed in his father’s footsteps finding an interest in being a pharmacist as well. He worked for various pharmaceutical agencies after leaving O’Brien-Dobbins such as Milestone, Rockford Memorial and Swedish American Hospitals and the U of I Pharmaceutical Program.

Stephen Serio, BS 1982, passed away suddenly on March 9th, 2016.

After receiving his degree, Steve worked for Eagle Pharmacy, Perry Drugs, and for the past 23 years at Osco Pharmacy in Elk Grove Village.

He considered his pharmacy customers and staff friends and cared deeply about their lives, and he was always there to listen and advise. 

Former faculty member Dan Nona, BS, 1958, MS 1963, PhD 1967, and John Russell joined Henri and Arlynn Manasse for dinner near Atlanta recently. Dr. Manasse, BS 1968, holds a Dean Emeritus appointment within the college and Drs. Nona and Russell are enjoying retirement.

OBITUARIES

John Grocholl, BS 1958, passed away Saturday,

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