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Students Attend Diabetes Educator Conference

UIC Pharmacy students Jasmine Sotelo and Aleksandrina Ruseva attended the American Association of Diabetes Educator 2018 Conference. The conference, also attended by advisor Daphne Smith-Marsh, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in August. The pair of students presented a poster on research that was overseen by Dr. Smith-Marsh.

“Over this past year, Dr. Daphne Smith-Marsh advised… (us)…in researching the correlation between the number of visits patients had with a clinical pharmacist and the improvement in A1C at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC),” Sotelo said. “Our retrospective quality improvement study was accepted (to the conference) and we were given the opportunity to present our findings titled ‘A Clinical Pharmacist Diabetes Education Service in an Urban Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).”

“It was an amazing experience that allowed me to network with other healthcare professionals from all over the country,” Ruseva noted. “Throughout the different days, I was able to broaden my knowledge of diabetes by attending several lectures by presenters who were experts in diabetes education.”

Sotelo was equally impressed by the conference stating, “This experience reinforced the importance of working together as healthcare providers to provide the best care for our patients and how to be their advocates, especially in underserved communities.”

UIC Hosts ICHP Leadership Retreat

The University of Illinois at Chicago proudly hosted the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP) student leadership retreat. This event, organized by ICHP Executive Vice President Scott Meyers, featured student representatives from UIC, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Roosevelt, Rosalyn Franklin, Midwestern and Chicago State University in attendance. The event provided student chapter leaders with leadership training and the opportunity to network.

Student Groups Commemorate National Suicide Prevention Week Event

UIC ICHP, KY, and SNPhA commemorated National Suicide Prevention Week with “Don’t Let Your Story End,” an event to remember and learn from those we have lost to suicide. We honored the life of UIC Pharmacy alum Lauren Vitrano by promoting mental health awareness and fundraising for the Out of the Darkness walk. The community walks are an awareness effort sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Remember you are not alone and are so very loved.

Rutgers Fellows Share Their Perspective

The student Association of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) group along with the Pharmacy Student Council (PSC) hosted five pharmaceutical fellows from the Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program. This annual program provides interested students a perspective of the pharmaceutical industry. Each of the fellows shared their perspectives and insights followed by a question and answer session. Fellows encouraged students to “create their future,” through reflection, networking, and development of interpersonal skills.

PSOP Takes Prague

The Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy (PSOP) was well represented at the 24th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (ICPE) and Therapeutic Risk Management, held in Prague in August. This included four oral presentations and three posters presented by PSOP students and faculty.

Welcome Back

The New Student Welcome Picnic was once again part of the Welcome Events for the Class of 2022. This annual event sponsored by Pharmacy Student Council, Offices of Student Affairs and Advancement and Alumni Affairs was held in the Atkins Medicinal Garden on the Chicago campus. This great backdrop provided a special opportunity for new students to meet and network with current student leaders and PSC members. A great way was to ease into the new semester and start the rigors of the Pharmacy program. “Pharmacy school is a journey,” said P2, Sunny Mohammad, PSC Chicago President-Elect and coordinator of the event, “and what better way to start than making new friends, eating delicious food, and having good conversation.”