NCPA Dean's Hour on Nov. 17th

On Nov. 17th, 2008, the National Community Pharmacy Association (NCPA) held a Dean's Hour Program "Owning Your Own Pharmacy" with guest speaker Nasir Mahmood, RPh, President of PSSNY. Mr. Mahmood discussed his experience of opening up his pharmacy and answered students' questions about what students can do to prepare for opening up a pharmacy in the future and what he sees the future of pharmacy.

ASHP Dean's Hour on Nov. 24th

On Monday Nov. 24th, Dr. Jennifer Huang will talk about
"How to best prepare for the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting?" in HS121. The topics will be:
- What is MCM? ASHP?
- Student programming at MCM
- Residency showcase, Rutgers fellowships
- To PPS or not to PPS?

ASHP Dean's Hour: Why You Should Consider A Career in Hospital Pharmacy Practice?"

Fredrick B. Cassera, R.Ph., M.B.A is Director of Pharmaceutical Services at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, a position he has held since 1999. During his tenure at Maimonides, Mr Cassera has earned peer recognition as a Director who successfully integrates new technology to create a higher standard of practice, aimed at enhancing pharmaceutical care and improving patient safety. He presented at our Dean's Hour on Monday, Nov. 10th talking about various pharmacy services at Maimonides and career opportunities within hospital pharmacy.

Alternative Medicines and Federal Laws FDA Policies and Regulations, Past and Present

"Alternative Medicines and Federal Laws

FDA Policies and Regulations, Past and Present"

Case studies will be discussed

John Swan, Ph.D.

Historian for Medicines and Devices for the Food and Drug Administration

Friday, Nov. 14th, 9:30 a.m.

Pharmacy Building Sub Basement Lecture Hall (LSB-2)

All are welcome

Who's Who and PLS applications

The applications for Who's Who and PLS can be pick up at Patrick's office or see Robert at L-130. The PLS application should be returned to Patrick no later than November 21, 2008. Who's Who application should be completed and returned to Patrick as soon as possible.

Spring '09 Registration (P-3)

Spring '09 Registration (P-4)

Spring '09 Registration (P-5)

Former President of SNPhA and PSLC Shares Experiences with Students

SNPhA Secretary Florence Ojo ’11, Dr. Madiha Sidhom, Robin M. Sayles, PharmD ’03, Faculty Adviser Dr. Cecil Joseph, President Natasha Fougere’10, President-elect Nana Dwumfour’11 and Vice President Myrna Peart ’10

Student National Pharmaceutical Association sponsored a Dean's Hour Program on Thursday, November 6th with featured guest speaker Robin M. Sayles, PharmD ’03. Now the assistant director of pharmacy services for CJW Chippenham Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Sayles is a past president of both SNPhA and the Pharmacy Student Leadership Council. She spoke of her experiences and her success over the last five years she has been out of school.

PISA-APhA Dean's Hour on Making Smart Career Choices

PISA President Kerri Kaplan’10, and Jonathan Horvath’10, president of APhA-ASP welcome Andrew Lam, PharmD’03 (center) for program.

On Monday, November 3, 2008, the Pharmaceutical Industry Student Association and the American Pharmacist Association- Academy of Student Pharmacists co-sponsored a Dean’s Hour Program with guest speaker Andrew Lam, Pharm.D. ’03, whose talk was titled “Liking what you do – Having your cake, and eating it too” (Reflections, five years out of school). Over 80 students attended the program and left with a better idea of their career opportunities and how good choices they make in pharmacy school can help them in their careers.

SNPhA Dean's Hour on Nov. 6th

Student National Pharmaceutical Association Is sponsoring a Dean's Hour Program

Thursday, November 6th 12- 1 p.m. in Room HS 119

SNPhA cordially invites you to hear featured guest speaker

Robin M. Sayles, PharmD '03

Assistant Director of Pharmacy Services CJW Chippnham Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia.

Dr. Sayles is a graduate of the College of Pharmacy and is a past president of both SNPhA and PSLC. She will be speaking of her experiences of the last 5 years out of school.

Lunch will be provided.

Residency, Fellowship & Grad Program Showcase on 11/12

Nov. 12, we will hold our annual Residency, Fellowship & Graduate Programs Showcase in the Metcalfe Gym from 10 - 2 p.m. To date, we have 26 participants and we are expecting several more positive responses, making it the largest showcase ever. We encourage all pharmacy students to attend. Please see a list of the participants below:

CLINICAL PHARMACY PROGRAMS
Atlantic Health (Morristown Memorial & Overlook Hospitals)*
Beth Israel Medical CenterBrookdale Hospital and Medical Center
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
James J Peter VA Medical Center (Bronx)
Kings Pharmacy
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
New York University Medical Center*
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Maimonides Medical Center
Montefiore Medical Center
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York Harbor Healthcare System
New York Methodist Hospital
New York Presbyterian Hospital
PerformRx*
St. Luke s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
VA Hudson Valley Health Care System*
Yale-New Haven Hospital
*First time participants

INDUSTRY RESIDENCY & FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
Eisai Inc
PharmaWrite/ DesignWrite
Rutgers University Institute for Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowships
Forest Research Institute/St. John’s University

GRADUATE PROGRAM
M.S. in Drug Regulatory Affairs

Training Session for Quitting Coaches

There will be a training sessions for students who are interested in being quitting coaches on
Nov. 10, 2009 1 - 3 p.m. OT Classroom HS 519-520
The agenda is: View Film of Pharmacy counseling session and discuss Review AHRQ -Guidelines Practice interviewing/Counseling using scripts (and feedback checklist-Anne to develop) from the 2008 Guidelines Ch3. AHCPR Discussion of student's role in Quit & Win program. Students will be paired in small groups, will interview for the patient who is ready to quit, recently quit and not ready to quit.

Please contact Dr. Chawla if you can make this training session.
Sweta Chawla, PharmD, MS, CDE Assistant
Professor of Pharmacy PracticeArnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
Long Island University
Office: (718) 230-3535 ext. 23
Fax: (718) 622-6176
sweta.chawla@liu.edu