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Welcome the Class of 2022
The annual White Coat Ceremony kicked off the 2018-19 school year as 61 students officially began their pharmacy school career on August 18, 2018. Dr. Lee J. Dailey, manager of pharmacy services at Laurens County Memorial Hospital and 2017-18 Preceptor of the Year, delivered the ceremony address. An avid tennis player, Dailey used analogies about star tennis players to speak to the pharmacy students about the pharmacy school’s core values: confidence, communication, care and compassion, character, and community. One by one, the students received their white coats and signed the PC Honor Roll, pledging to the PC Honor Code. Twentytwo students completed their prepharmacy curriculum at PC. Dean Cliff Fuhrman closed the ceremony, reminding the students, “Each time you put on your white coat, make a pledge and say a silent prayer that you will have the knowledge, strength, compassion, conviction, and the courage to do all that you can to be worthy of the sacred trust that your patients and profession give to you.”
Lee J. Dailey 2017-18 Preceptor of the Year 1 Pictured here with Kate Moore
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Leaving a Legacy Since Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy opened its doors in 2010, at least 8 pairs of siblings have come through the program. The Sikes sisters (pictured above) are from Greenville, SC. Katie Sikes, PharmD graduated in 2015 and Lucie Sikes is a member of the Class of 2021. Choosing PC School of Pharmacy allowed them to be close to home which was an important feature for Katie. Katie’s positive experience at PC School of Pharmacy helped Lucie make her decision on where to attend school. “I am very proud that my sister, Lucie, chose to attend Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy. I know the program is a great fit for her and she will be a wonderful pharmacist!” Anna Lavotchin, Class of 2017, led the way for her brother, David, Class of 2022 (pictured right). “Having my brother at PC brings me much pride and joy. I actually sent him there as a part of my continuing education scheme,” she jokes. “He connects with the professors like I always did. It’s like I never left. I truly love the school.”
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ACPE Accreditation The Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education visited PCSP in March 2018 and the school received Full Accreditation Continued Status. The next full visit will be in 2020 and the school is already beginning the self-study process.
Scots & Brats October 13 Bagpipes and Highland games were featured at the Scots and Brats Festival. The event, which was held in downtown Clinton, was sponsored by Greenville Health System. The event was open to the entire community and included kid-friendly activities. PCSP student organizations set up several tents offering antibiotic awareness, disease state education, and health screenings.
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American College of Clinical Pharmacy Global Conference October 2018
Jolly Kuriakose, Brooke Martin, Arkeia Pruitt presenting “Student pharmacist-led treat-to-target telephone clinic protocol for diabetes management"
Maraya Ramdhani presenting “The opportunities and potential benefits of the inclusion of student pharmacists on a short-term medical missions trip"
FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS Fincham, J. When your medication makes you gain weight. BottomLine Health. August 2018, 3-5. Fincham, J. Influencing patient outcomes through enhanced multidisease-focused interventions. American Health and Drug Benefits. June 2018, Vol. 11, No. 4. Fincham, J. Mail-order meds OK? BottomLine Health. December 2018, 16. Tillery EE, Routhieaux M, Keels J. Pharmacogenomics: Proof That One Size Does Not Fit All. Palmetto Pharmacist. 2018;58(4):25-33. Brysch EG, Cauthon KAB, Kalich BA, Sarbacker GB. Medication Regimen Complexity Index in the Elderly in an Outpatient Setting: A Literature Review. Consult Pharm. 2018 Sep 1;33(9):484-496..
Clements J, Cox C, Grossman S, Isaacs D, Rodriguez K, Weidman-Evans, E. The Role of the Diabetes Educator in Diabetes Formulary and Medical Device Decisions. AADE in Practice, May 2018, Vol. 6 Issue: Number 3, p10-15, 6p Giles, A; Hughes, A. Don’t Kid Yourself: Broad- versus Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics in Children. iForumRx. April 2018. Giles, A. A Travel Medicine Primer for the Pharmacist. US Pharmacist. April 2018. Tiffaney Threatt – Board certified in advanced diabetes management Katie Ellis – Elected Secretary/Treasurer for Pediatric Practice and Research Network for ACCP Erika Tillery - Editorial Board Member for The Consultant Pharmacist (publication with the American Society of 4 Consultant Pharmacists)
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Student Spotlight Angie Weeks P3 student Angie Weeks, a current P3 student, was born and raised in Saint George, SC. She currently works as a pharmacy intern at Palmetto Health Children's Hospital in Columbia. Her career interests include pediatrics, oncology, and infectious disease. She serves as the student body president and student ambassador for the admissions department and is an active member of Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
1. How did you decide to attend Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy? My best friend from undergrad, Olivia Brinkley, interviewed here and called me the day after her interview. She told me that she had fallen in love with the program and that I needed to apply to PCSP as well. I finally decided to apply and after I interviewed, it felt completely like home to me, too. I am thankful for Olivia’s friendship and influence! The PC atmosphere led me to fall in love with this program and I haven't regretted it since.
2. Tell me a lasting memory you have made at PCSP. During my second health fair in the spring of my P2 year, I had a participant approach me to say that the health awareness education we provided changed her life. I ran into this same patient a year later and she called me by name. These interactions gave me hope and confirmed my passion of becoming a pharmacist.
3. What has been your favorite course and why? Pharmacokinetics: Dr. Fox did a wonderful job of explaining and creating a great baseline knowledge to fully understand how drugs effect the body.
Angie Weeks (left) and Abigayle Campbell (right) at the Spring Awards ceremony
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Alumni Spotlight Edana Holliday, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist Rx Clinic Pharmacy, Charlotte, NC Dr. Edana Holliday, originally from Orangeburg, SC, is a 2016 graduate of Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy. She completed the PGY1 Community Residency Program at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy at her practice site at Rx Clinic Pharmacy in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Holliday is a Trained Therapeutic Shoe Fitter, a Trained Insulin Pump Pharmacist for Tandem, a Certified Personalized Medication Review Pharmacist through the Rxight® Pharmacogenetic Test Program, and a trained clinical pharmacist. She is employed as a clinical pharmacist at Rx Clinic Pharmacy and also practices at The C. W. Williams Community Health Center (CWWCHC). She serves as the Director of Quality Management and Compliance and precepts students on experiential rotations.
1. How did Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy prepare you for your current career? As I reflect on my time spent at PCSP, I find so many aspects that contributed to my current place in the pharmacy profession. PCSP expects excellence from every student and consistently preaches the value of professionalism. My residency and now post-residency journey have required me to utilize both characteristics to progress my career. The rigorous curriculum, including the requirements to be involved in extracurricular activities, increased my personal drive to complete residency and build my position in my company. I have incorporated the motto of “While we live, we serve” into my everyday life. This motto, along with my personal love for giving back, drove me to pursue a job with a community health center. My favorite saying is my motto from my presidency in SNPhA, “It doesn’t matter what we look like or who we are, but who we
serve.”
2. What advice would you give to a current P1 student? If I could share advice with a first-year student, I would tell them to work hard, learn well, find your passion and breathe. I think it is easy to become trapped in the cycle of tests and classes. However, my wish for each student is that they walk across that graduation stage with a renewed passion for pharmacy. They should remember that finding a passion for a field you love is priceless.
3. What do you think pharmacy education will look like in 10 years? I believe that the field of pharmacy has changed so much in the past few years and I know the future will not be an exception. I feel education will continue to push medical professionals to work together. I imagine joint classes with interdisciplinary professional students learning materials simultaneously. In the future, students will be expected and required to move into “non-traditional” roles of pharmacy. The field of pharmacy will take the world by storm and no one will be able to say that we “only count pills.”
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Faculty Spotlight Jun Wu, PhD Dr. Wu is an associate professor of pharmacy administration at PCSP. He graduated from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy with a PhD in pharmacy administration. He has extensive training and expertise in health economics and outcome research to assess patient medication use behavior and associated economic and health outcomes by using various large healthcare databases. His research provides important implications for healthcare providers to help develop effective intervention programs to improve treatment outcomes and produce cost savings for patients and payers. He lives in Simpsonville, SC. He enjoys cooking, swimming, and traveling. Dr. Wu receiving the Faculty Researcher of the Year award
1. What made you decide to teach at Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy? When I came to PCSP in 2015, PCSP was still a relatively new pharmacy school and just accredited by ACPE. However, I could see many opportunities for my career development in this new school. The entire PCSP is a big family. The faculty in the two departments collaborated on teaching and research and were involved in a variety of community and social activities together. The face-to-face teaching and communication established a close relationship between students and faculty. The family atmosphere attracted me to teach at PCSP.
2. What are the top knowledge and skills that you want to teach your students? I teach financial management, clinical research design, and statistical analysis at PCSP. I hope my course will help students develop their future career after graduation. They can use financial knowledge to manage and monitor the financial performance of a pharmacy. As health professionals, they are able to understand and interpret clinical evidence and provide evidencebased advice to achieve optimal treatment outcomes.
3. What are your favorite parts of teaching and mentoring students? My favorite part of teaching is the evaluation of clinical research. This part is very useful to help students foster their critical thinking abilities through identifying the strengths and weaknesses of various clinical studies. Moreover, this part will teach them how to translate the clinical evidence into clinical practice appropriately. My favorite part of mentoring students is to work with the students on research projects together. I enjoy being involved in students’ independent research projects. I can get valuable feedback to help reflect and improve my teaching. Through mentoring students, I recognize what knowledge should be enhanced in my lectures and can determine whether my students benefit from my course when they design their studies and analyzing data.
4. What advice do you give current students? The curricula in the pharmacy program are interdisciplinary, including pharmacotherapy, pharmaceutics, biology, medical sciences, epidemiology and even economics. As a teacher in pharmacy education, I hope the students can synthesize the knowledge and skills they learned from school and apply them to pharmacy practice.
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@PC_Pharmacy @PCSchoolofPharmacy Drug Take Back Day
APhA-ASP hosted a Drug Take Back Day on the lawn of the school of pharmacy in October, partnering with local law enforcement to properly dispose of unused prescription drugs from the community.
Pharmacy Preview Day
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Welcome New Faculty & Staff
Carley E. DeVee, PharmD Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Ryan (RJ) Sangiovanni, PharmD Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Katie M. Lancaster Admissions Coordinator
Other Faculty News Jennifer N. Clements, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CDE, BCACP Professor of Pharmacy Practice Named Director of Postgraduate Education
G. Blair Sarbacker, PharmD, BCACP Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Named Director of Interprofessional Education
Alyson G. Wilder, PharmD, BCPS Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Named Executive Director of Experiential Education
Erika E. Tillery, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Named Assistant Director of Research
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