Winter 2012 - Western University of Health Sciences

Phi Lambda Sigma
By Pauline Phan, PharmD ’13
The Gamma Nu Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma National Pharmacy Leadership Society kicked off the year
with the first annual College of Pharmacy Mixer event at the HEC Recital Hall. The purpose of the event was
to foster inter-class friendships between the PharmD classes of 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 as well as
promote leadership amongst student pharmacists. The event gathered approximately 160 students and was a
great success.
Shortly following the Mixer, Phi Lambda Sigma hosted its 4th Annual Leadership Retreat on September 17th, 2011. The keynote
Speaker, Dr. Alan Spies, RPh, MBA, JD, PhD, focused his interactive discussion on harnessing the leadership within each student
pharmacist as well as his own journey in leadership. Following the talk, students broke out into workshops that included games
and activities highlighting different portions of Dr. Spies’s discussion. The fifty students in attendance were able to leave the event
with gifts, prizes, and newfound insight on their leadership potential.
Above left: Charles Lam (2013), Albert Ngo (2013), Castor Phan (2013), Linda Danh (2014), Joanne Nguyen (2012), Mehdi Amiri (2011), Van Nguyen (2013), Stephen Kang (2014),
Dr. Alan Spies, Jacob Arslanian (2013), Dr. Janice Hoffman, Tiffani Emerson (2013), Tram Khuong (2012), Michael Trillanes (2013), Hilda Cheung (2014), Dennis Ancheta (2013),
Pauline Phan (2013), and Jamie Ky (2011). Above right: Pio Juan Lansangan (2012), Michael Trillanes (2013), Albert Ngo (2013), Felicia Molina (2013), Jacob Arslanian (2013),
Matthew Furukawa (2012), Ian Rojas (2012), Pauline Phan (2013), Dennis Ancheta (2013), Castor Phan (2013), and Charles Lam (2013). Below: Students at the mixer event in the
HEC Recital Hall.
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