students Student Updates Pharmaceutical economics & policy students Jae-Jin An, Jerry Chang, Flavia Ejzykowicz, Ning Yan Gu, Aniket Kawatkar, Quang Le, Hae Sun Suh, Zheng Yi-Zhou and Sara Zolfaghari presented posters at the 2009 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Annual Meeting in Orlando in May.
James Sanchez, PhD candidate, awarded a $6,000 fellowship from
Emily Delkhah, PharmD candidate, named outstanding student
Erik Serrao, PhD candidate working with Professor Nouri Neamati, awarded a USC Graduate School Oakley Fellowship, supporting research on HIV/AIDS drug development.
member of the year by the USC National Community Pharmacists Association.
Bonnie Hui, PharmD candidate, awarded Robert C. Johnson Scholarship from the California Pharmacists Association; awarded American Pharmacists Association–Academy of Student Pharmacists Student Leadership Award; elected as a member-at-large to the National Executive Committee of the Academy of Student Pharmacists. Pamela Lincoln, PharmD candidate, recipient of AACP/Wal-Mart
the American Foundation of Pharmaceutical Education.
Tino Sanchez, PhD candidate working with Professor Nouri Neamati, awarded a California HIV/AIDS Research Program Fellowship, supporting drug development research.
Letisha Wyatt, PhD candidate, recipient of a $6,000 American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Pre-doctoral Fellowship. Ben Xu, PhD candidate working with Professor Sarah HammAlvarez, Gavin S. Herbert Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, awarded a Sjörgens Syndrome Foundation Student Fellowship.
Scholars Program, which provides a $1,000 travel scholarship to attend the AACP Annual Meeting in Boston in July.
Resident Updates Bosun Chung, PharmD, research award finalist for the Innovative
Indriani Wang, PharmD, awarded the PharmD Student/Resident
Practice Award at the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists 2009 Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida in April.
Award at the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists 2009 Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida in April.
Davalyn Tidwell, PharmD (’08), recipient of AACP/Wal-Mart Scholars Program, which provides a $1,000 travel scholarship to attend the AACP Annual Meeting in Boston in July.
opportunity knocks
scholarships change lives
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at Interview Day
PharmD students, Paulin Heng and Tien Nguyen join Conrad Bio, Pharm.D., director, college relations and professional recruitment, Rite Aid Corporation at the School of Pharmacy’s annual Interview Day.
The Alumni Association includes many of us who had the support of scholarships when we were students at the School of Pharmacy. As alumni, we know and understand how ‘Scholarships Change Lives.’ Working as a group, we take pleasure in supporting students through the School of Pharmacy Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship. While we contribute to many activities and projects as a group, none compares to the satisfaction we receive supporting the next generation of pharmacists.” Dolly Harris, PharmD (’77), President, Alumni Association, USC School of Pharmacy
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The generous scholarship I received has assisted me significantly during my educational career. It is through not only the emotional support of families, but also through the financial support provided by alumni and friends such as the Alumni Association that have made my journey as a Trojan an enjoyable and rewarding experience.” Derenik Ghabirian, PharmD (’09), Recipient of the School of Pharmacy Alumni Association Scholarship
Opening Doors for Clinical Experiences
The intern fair held on the HSC Quad gives students a chance to talk to preceptors about rotations. Here PharmD candidate Sebrin Siraj talks with Dr. Kevin Forrester about student experiences at University Hospital.
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To learn how you can change a life, contact Mary Wackerman at 323.442.1360 or mwacker@usc.edu. www.usc.edu/pharmacy