students
USC captures chapter of the year...again THE USC STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION (NCPA) HAS WON THE DARGAVEL CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW
The award was presented at the 109th Annual Convention of the NCPA on October 14 in Anaheim. Accepting the award was Leah Movsessian and Hadi Ale-Ali, both Pharm.D. candidates 2008 and co-presidents of the group during the 2006-07 academic year, the period that was considered for the honor. Movsessian is also the NCPA National Student President. The honor acknowledges the group’s community outreach activities, focusing on screening and education events at clinics, independent pharmacy locations and health fairs. Members screened and educated thousands of Southern Californians last year on topics including hypertension, diabetes, body fat analysis, osteoporosis and nutrition. In addition to outreach events, the group encourages students to consider a career in community pharmacy, exposing them to this career option through site visits and an ongoing speaker series, “Recipe to Developing and Owning Your Own Pharmacy.” This program introduces students to a wide range of community pharmacy topics, including compounding, diabetes care, women’s health issues and homeopathy. The group further extended their reach by producing an instructional DVD on compounding pharmacy practices designed to introduce level one students to this professional niche. Additionally, the chapter is active on the political front, educating elected officials about pharmacy issues. Over twenty members of the chapter were present at the Awards Ceremony along with faculty advisor, Dr. Jeffrey Goad, associate professor of clinical pharmacy. Co-presidents for the current academic year are Yousuf Rahyab and Harut Kagoyan, both Pharm.D. candidates 2010.
ON THE GO WITH SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
fellows
The School of Pharmacy currently has six fellows in various settings throughout the community. Pursuing the Regulatory Science and Drug Development Fellowship at Allergan are Lee Ming Boo, Pharm.D. (’04), and David Truong, Pharm.D. (’07). Renard DuBois, Pharm.D. (’04), and JunQing Oian, Pharm.D., are also doing fellowships at Allergan. Nicholas Mordwinkin, Pharm.D., is the HIV/AIDS Pharmacotherapy Fellow, working under the supervision of Professor Stan Louie. Holding the Anti-Infective Pharmacotherapy Fellowship, overseen by Professor Annie Wong-Beringer, is Heather Owens, Pharm.D..
Martin Solberg, senior director of global regulatory affairs at Allergan and a member of the School’s Board of Councilors, joins Professor Frances Richmond (front, center), Matt Moran, Allergan, and Professor Bill Gong in congratulating Rick Khuu, Pharm.D. ('06), upon the completion of his Allergan Fellowship in Regulatory Science and Drug Development. Khuu was a 2006-2007 fellow.
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