Summer 2011 - Western University of Health Sciences

ASHP-CSHPCalifornia Society of Health-Systems PharmacistsBy Castor Phan, PharmD ’13Yet another year has gone by and we are left with memories ofso many great accomplishments and achievements both in andout of school. Much time, effort and dedication has been putforth by the ASHP/CSHP Members, and Officers to make ourevents as successful as they were. Such a statement can beattested by the continual progress and development of oureducational committees which includes our Professional andCommunity Outreach Committee, Poison Prevention andNutrition Committee, and Cancer Awareness Committee. Thisyear our members have participated in over 20 events includinghealth fairs, middle school and high school visits, presentations,fundraising events and more. It is clear that ASHP/CSHPWesternU is propelled by the activism and passion forpharmacy from the members within this organization. We arevery proud to have such great family of faculty, advisors, andstudents at WesternU that have supported us all the way!Last March, ASHP/CSHP decided to take on a different routeand hosted its first annual Mr. Pharmacy event. This fun andentertaining fundraiser event gathered students and faculty toenjoy an exciting hour of pure enjoyment. We began with 10of the most sophisticated, smart, and stunning Mr. PharmacyCandidates and narrowed it down to 5. The stage was filledwith talent ranging from singing to dancing. Congratulationsto Ky Ngov, PharmD ’14 Candidate whose spirit and energyultimately earned him the title of Mr. Pharmacy 2010. Wehave thoroughly enjoyed putting on all of these events foreveryone and will continue to do so. Look out for moreASHP/CSHP events such as our Clinical Skills Competitionand Residency Showcase this Fall Semester!Photo top left (back row l-r): Castor Phan, Lynh Nguyen, Charles Lam, Felicia Molina,Nogie Demirjian, Ky Ngov (Mr. Pharmacy), Michael Trillanes, Richard Garcia andKaren Lai; (bottom row l-r) Dennis Ancheta, May Chaivasin, Wey Ling Phuah,Eva Chung-Levbarg, Hazel Tran, Lusineh Keshishian and Michelle Poon.Photo top right (l-r): Michael Trillanes, Lusineh Keshishian, Hazel Tran, May Chaivasin,Michelle Poon, Eva Chung-Levbarg, Felicia Molina, Karen Lai, Wey Ling Phuah,Dennis Ancheta and Castor Phan.Poster DayBy Jim Scott, PharmDFourth year student pharmacists are required to select anddevelop a research project, to be completed with theirpreceptors. Protocols are submitted to WesternU for IRB forapproval prior to starting. At the end of the project, eachstudent is required to create a poster formatted the same as ascientific poster presented professionally. A total of 142 Classof 2011 student pharmacists completed the project, andpresented a poster. These included 33 student pharmacists inthe Independent [Pharmacy] Ownership Track, 31 inCommunity Pharmacy, and 78 in the Institutional Track.Students in the Independent Ownership and CommunityPharmacy tracks were required to provide MTM services attheir site for 10 patients, and report the results of thisintervention in their poster. Topics dealt with clinical issues,patient education, and organization project issues, with agreat deal of new information presented. It was a wonderfulexperience for students, preceptors, and faculty.WesternU, College of Pharmacy RxBound | 13