by Pharmacy college hosts eighth annual Pharmacy Summer time Institute
From July 10-12, the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) hosted the eighth annual Pharmacy Summer time Institute (PSI), offering rising highschool and school college students with the chance to discover thrilling matters and profession paths in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences.
The three-day program, held within the Pharmacy Constructing on the South Campus, welcomed 55 college students from throughout New York, New Jersey, Florida, Washington, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico. College students participated in a wide range of studying experiences hosted by UB SPPS college and alumni on a broad vary of matters together with affected person care and moral eventualities, vaccinations and medical marijuana, and explored the various various profession alternatives a pharmacy diploma can present.
“The UB SPPS neighborhood seems ahead to Pharmacy Summer time Institute yearly,” says Jennifer Rosenberg, affiliate dean for scholar success and engagement. “We’re thrilled to supply thrilling new and interactive programming and to convey proficient highschool and school college students with an curiosity in well being care to our faculty to discover the various alternatives out there to future pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists.”
New programming this 12 months featured a pharmacy follow compounding session, interactive medical analysis session and a “Friday Evening on the ER” interprofessional exercise. College students additionally participated in drug meting out, affected person counseling and Narcan coaching. Along with interactive periods, PSI highlighted the quite a few academic alternatives provided by SPPS and supplied suggestions on preparatory highschool programs specializing in undergraduate pharmacy coursework.
The 2023 program was organized and led by the PSI PharmD Scholar Management Staff, a bunch of UB PharmD college students who’re former PSI alumni. The scholars helped plan and information PSI programming to create a dynamic and interesting expertise for all attendees.
“I like being a part of the PSI Scholar Management Staff as a result of the selection to pursue pharmacy generally is a powerful one, however sharing my experiences and recommendation as a present scholar allows me to help and information college students which are within the career,” says Rachel Romanowski, PharmD/MBA’26, 2023 PSI scholar affairs chair. “The hands-on actions at PSI actually give college students a practical look into the lifetime of a pharmacy scholar, and when mixed with the chance to speak to UB SPPS college, college students and admissions officers, PSI is a singular useful resource that helps college students make essential selections about their future.”
Provides Leanna Hodge, PharmD’24, 2023 PSI co-chair: “I actually take pleasure in having the chance to satisfy college students who even have an curiosity in pharmacy and serving to them to discover the totally different paths and facets of the assorted careers in pharmacy. I actually take pleasure in sharing my very own experiences with college students with the hope that it might probably assist another person determine their very own path sooner or later.”
For extra data, go to UB Pharmacy Summer time Institute.
