Pharmakon Newsletter summer 2001

Drake University COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & H E A LT H S C I E N C E S ALUMNI NEWSLETTER

CONNECTING WITH OUR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Going the Extra Mile… page 3 Regional Scoop… page 8 Alumni Profile… page 10

Learning Gets Active Students Excel Through Experiential Education Program page 6

Summer 2001 • Volume 11 • Number 1

A Note

from Dean Stephen Hoag

Greetings to all alumni and friends on behalf of the faculty, staff and students of the College. I am pleased to be

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Pharmakon, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences newsletter, is published for alumni and friends of the College Drake University Marketing and Communications 316 Old Main Drake University Des Moines, Iowa 50311-4505 Stephen Hoag dean stephen.hoag@drake.edu 515-271-1814 Claudia Cackler alumni and development director claudia.cackler@drake.edu 515-271-4049 Casey L. Gradischnig editor casey.gradischnig@drake.edu 515-271-3779

writing this letter for the first Pharmakon issue with a new, updated format. Please send me your comments on both content and format.

I think you may find it interesting to learn of some important happenings. On May 11 we saw the last students who entered under the five-year BSPh degree graduate. All of these graduates will receive the Doctor of Pharmacy program, however, since they all tracked into the PharmD after their fourth year. Still, this graduation marks the end of a 35-year era in the history of the College. This means, of course, that all graduates in 2002 and beyond will be those that entered the “two plus four” program for the entry-level PharmD degree.

Also, this year our first student to complete the new Bachelor of Science Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Angela Arlen from New Vienna, Iowa, graduated. You may recall the announcement just a few years ago that we were implementing this program to serve the interests of students who wanted to pursue a more science-based program, rather than one leading to professional licensure. We expect the BSPh to grow in enrollment and that career opportunities will be excellent for these graduates, too.

There have been recent reports noting that the size of the pharmacy admission application pool is down, compared to the size three and four years ago. That may be true in terms of the overall pool nationally, but at Drake the pool of applicants has actually been increasing in size. We have had an increase for three years in a row. At the pre-pharmacy level, we admitted the largest entering class in our history in August 2000, and applications for first-year admission in the fall of 2001 are approximately 40 percent ahead of where they were for that record class.

We are pleased, of course, since a larger application pool inevitably leads to increasing quality of the students we have.

Faculty numbers for the pharmacy program are also at an all-time high.

Currently we have 31 full-time faculty and will have 33 when planned additions are completed in the summer of 2002. We also employ 10 to 11 FTE as part-time faculty each year in various capacities. This total of approximately 43 FTEs faculty represents a 60 percent growth in faculty over the last 10 years, nearly all of the growth focused on the change from the BSPh to PharmD. If you have questions about other aspects of the program, please let me know. As always, I welcome input from all alumni and friends. I can be reached by phone at 515-271-1814 and by e-mail at stephen.hoag@drake.edu.

“We admitted the largest entering class in our history in August 2000…”

Adrienne Hooker designer adrienne.hooker@drake.edu

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HOT TOPIC

Creating your own opportunities

by Coralynn Becker

“Two roads…and I took the one less traveled…”

Robert Frost

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have always been an individual who takes the road less traveled. Last summer I had the opportunity to participate in an internship program with the United States Public Health System. I was placed at a medium to high security federal prison housing 1,000 men in Memphis, Tennessee. Yes, a prison. Shortly after I began, I received a choice of projects from headquarters: either interview three HIV patients or interview diabetes patients. Since I had already completed a diabetes project, I chose the HIV project so I could learn something new.

There were only 10 HIV patients in the facility, so instead of doing just what was required, I decided to design an observational study which involved all 10 men. This was not the easiest or safest approach. It would have been easy for me to coast along the traveled road and fill prescriptions of ibuprofen and

foot cream (the inmate’s “big” medical problems) all summer in the clinic. I needed something more; I needed to be challenged.

By the end of the summer I had finished the assignment and a paper entitled “HIV in a Correctional Facility: Building Trust Through a Team Approach.” I didn’t have to write that paper, but who really wants to take the worn path when you are in a prison?

When I took the road less traveled to Memphis, I had no idea what I would find. Even when I left, I wasn’t sure if taking that road had been the right decision. It wasn’t long before I realized that what I had done wasn’t ordinary and, as the Robert Frost quote ends, “that has made all the difference.”

Shortly after returning to Drake I received a call requesting that I speak about my paper at the National Conference on Correctional Health Care in St. Louis. Brown University had received an abstract of the paper that I wrote. I attended as the only student among 12 presenters — most of whom were either Ph.D.s or M.D.s.

CoraLynn Becker, DP3, has been awarded a Merck Research Scholar Grant — one of only 12 prestigious grants awarded nationally this year. Her project is entitled “An Assessment of Pharmaceutical Care Plans of Iowa Pharmacists Participating in the Pharmaceutical Case Management Project.” Dr. Darrel Bjornson is her faculty mentor and adviser for the project.

This was a great opportunity for me personally, and it was an honor to represent Drake.

After working with professors at Drake to prepare my presentation, I was given another chance to work on a research project for a professor and the Iowa Pharmacy Foundation. I must keep you in suspense and tell you that the story is “to be continued” because this work is in progress and I don’t know what will happen with the project next. I do know that as a result of taking the road less traveled in various ventures, has a choice in the career path I am planning to obtain my we choose. If you want it to be, Ph.D. in Health Outcomes and pharmacy is a career limitless in Drug Policy after graduating its possibilities. If you have the from Drake. passion, you can make a differWhy am I telling you all of ence no matter what your job is. this? It is not to let you know Have faith, believe in yourself, what a student is doing at Drake. and take My success story is nothing just a few steps and soon you compared to many of my peers will realize that you are heading and classmates. I wanted to use down the “road less traveled.” my story to illustrate the What lies at the end is up to potential that we each have as you; you are the one who deterindividuals and professionals in mines your destiny. I promise pharmacy. Our profession is in your decision will make “all need of leaders and innovators. the difference.”

I don’t care if you are a student, if you have been practicing pharmacy YOUR OPINION WANTED: If you have a profesfor 35 years, or if sional opinion you’d like to write and submit for you are somewhere in consideration as a future Hot Topic, or if you want between; each of us to respond to this editorial, send an e-mail to

Pharmakon editor casey.gradischnig@drake.edu.

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IN BRIEF WILLIAMS RECEIVES WEAVER MEDAL OF HONOR

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Darwyn Williams was named the 2001 Weaver Medal of Honor recipient at a program and dinner held on Feb. 22.

Williams has led a long and distinguished career in pharmacy since his graduation from Drake University College of Pharmacy in 1949. Williams, a Navy veteran, is the retired president of Williams Drug, Inc., a store founded by his father in 1940, with stores in Webster City and Boone, IA. Williams has served at the top of many professional groups in Iowa and nationally including stints as president of both Darwyn Williams the National Association of Retail Druggists and the Iowa Pharmacy Association. Williams received the Bowl of Hygeia Award from the Iowa Pharmacy Association in 1979. He has

served on the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Advisory Council, the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences National Advisory Board, and the Upjohn Pharmacy Consultant Panel.

An active community leader, Williams is a past president of the Webster City Rotary Club, was a member of the Board of Directors of the Webster City Chamber of Commerce and has served numerous civic organizations.

The Weaver Medal of Honor is named after Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver.

Dr. Weaver, PH’49, Hon. D.Sc.’92, is a leader in pharmacy and science education and dedicated Drake alumnus. He is dean emeritus of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and a past vice president for professional relations with the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.

FUTURE PHARMACISTS VISIT DRAKE The College of Pharmacy hosted its fifth Talented and Gifted Day on campus May 10.

Approximately 50 fifth grade Talented and Gifted (TAG) students from the Des Moines Public Schools visited the Drake to participate in the outreach program by attending several classes geared specifically to introduce the students to the world of pharmacy.

Internship/Work Experience: Dahl’s Pharmacy.

Notable Achievement: Pharmacists Mutual Scholarship recipient.

Student Profile

Campus Activity: APhA-ASP member.

Anthony Kwesi Nfodjo Major: Pharmacy, DP6

Off-campus Interests: Soccer, music and reading.

Hometown: Accra, Ghana West Africa.

Anthony has been in the U.S. for nearly 10 years.

Career Aspirations: Retail pharmacy administration and management.

Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Angela Tice works with two inquisitive elementary school students during the College of Pharmacy’s Talented and Gifted Day.

DRAKE HOSTS ANNUAL PHARMACY DAY Drake’s 14th annual Pharmacy Day was held on Feb. 15. The event featured keynote speaker Grace Powers Monaco, vice president of Medical Care Management Corp. Her speech addressed “Networking for a New Advocacy Structure in Managed Care: Patient, Provider and Pharmacist.”

Anthony says, that thanks to solid friendships and support, he has overcome the challenges of adapting to a new environment, people and culture.

“Overcoming such obstacles to me is an ongoing process entailing patience, resilience, determination and hard work.

“The Drake faculty and my peers are enabling me to acquire the skills needed to engage in goal-oriented pharmaceutical care.”

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The event, which enabled students to interact with local pharmacists, pharmacy organizations and pharmaceutical companies, also included a State of the College address from Stephen Hoag, dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Hoag recognized two special guests: Walgreen Co. CEO and Chairman Dan Jorndt, PH’63, and his wife, Patricia McDonnell Jorndt, LA’64. The Jorndts recently made a $1 million personal donation to establish the Walgreen Scholarships for Drake pharmacy students.

Office of Marketing and Communications to give the publication a more reader-friendly, contemporary feel. In addition to the visual enhancements, the content of Pharmakon has been updated to include more Drake College of Pharmacy students, faculty and graduates in new and unique ways. If you have a comment on the newsletter or would like to contribute to Pharmakon, e-mail Editor Casey Gradischnig at casey.gradischnig@drake.edu or call 515-271-3779.

CACKLER JOINS DRAKE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

NEW RESIDENCY PROGRAM ESTABLISHED The Drake/Albertsons-Osco Community Residency Program has been established with partial support through a grant from the Institute for the Advancement of Community Pharmacy. The residency seeks to provide advanced training in community pharmacy practice by teaching the resident to implement and evaluate programs over multiple practice sites.

The program will run on a yearly basis from July 1 to June 30 of the following year.

During that time the resident will gain experience with everyday practice skills and gain clinical skills by working at one of the Osco stores within the Community Care Laboratory. Additionally, the resident will have the opportunity to oversee projects at other stores to gain experience across multiple sites. The resident will choose among electives in operations, marketing, education, and recruiting at Osco’s corporate level. This year’s resident is Orlando Matas-Sosa, a PharmD/MBA student from the University of Florida.

NEW PHARMAKON HOT OFF THE PRESS The spring 2001 printing marks the first edition of the newly redesigned Pharmakon.

The newsletter has been reworked by Drake’s

Claudia Cackler is the new alumni and development director for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Cackler is a Des Moines native who brings 20 years of development, management and marketing experience to the position. She has worked with a number of non-profit organizations

including the Des Moines National Poetry Festival, Salisbury House, The Nature Conservancy and the American Institute of Architects.

“The thing I love most about my job is getting to talk to our grads and finding out what amazing things they’ve done with their lives after attending Drake. It is truly an Claudia Cackler inspiration,” she says.

Cackler can be reached at 515-271-4049 or via e-mail at claudia.cackler@drake.edu.

Drake Historical Moment THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES TRACES ITS ROOTS BACK TO 1903 when the Iowa College of Physicians and Surgeons (Drake Medical College) relinquished its equipment and income to Drake University. This affiliation meant faculty appointments were taken over by the University and the College of Pharmacy established closer ties to Drake. In 1939 the Des Moines College of Pharmacy became part of the University.

Byrl Benton, pictured here with a student, became dean of the College in 1949 and oversaw much of the College’s mid-century growth.

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Learning Get

Pharmacy’s Experiential Educat

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irst-year pharmacy major Greta Anderson started her semester in uncharted territory by working one-on-one to provide care to an elderly client. Tim Karley, a third-year student pursuing his doctorate in pharmacy, recently completed a stint of community outreach at La Cliniqua De Esperanza, a free clinic with a predominately Hispanic population. Fifth-year pharmacy student Amanda Sass helped coordinate a group of Drake students who visited Des Moines area grade and middle schools educating kids about methamphetamine. Lisa Izzo, DP3, was one of more than 100 Drake pharmacy students and faculty who administered diabetes screening tests in the Des Moines area.

Projects like these are just a few the many meaningful ways Drake students are contributing to the community while gaining valuable hands-on experience — all part of the College of Pharmacy’s commitment to exploratory learning.

THE IMPACT OF ACTIVE LEARNING

“I feel that experiences like this are invaluable,” says Anderson of her first-year immersion. “My experience with the geriatrics IPPE course [Integrative Pharmacy Practice Experience — an introductory component of the College’s Experiential Education Program] this semester helped me to see what the elderly actually deal with at home and the complications that may arise with aging. I was able to interact with those that are mentally retarded and to see what their level of communication can be. It made me aware that not every patient of mine will be independent or even aware of their health conditions or medications they are on. I also saw how precious each individual really is inside, though they may not be able to communicate well.”

The College’s Experiential Education Program consists of a series of introductory pharmacy practice experiTim Karley ences in which “Participating in this type students particiof hands-on experience is pate throughout their first three years of the professional curriculum. The goal is a wonderful opportunity to introduce students to various pharmacy to apply what I’m learning practice settings and active learning strategies that help them develop communication, in the classroom to actual problem solving and decision making skills.

patients.” – Lisa Izzo

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ation Program BRIDGING THE EXPERIENCES

“It made me aware that not every patient of mine will be autonomous or is even aware of their health conditions or medications they are on. I also saw how precious each individual really is inside.”

– Greta Anderson

“It was fulfilling to provide medical support to those who would not otherwise be able to obtain it,” says Karley, who volunteered at La Cliniqua De Esperanza. Karley’s fluency in Spanish allowed him to establish himself as a bridge between the English- and Spanish-speaking communities at the clinic.

Experiences like this are also important bridges between the classroom and the professional world, says Raylene Rospond, associate dean of pharmacy and director of the free clinic project. Rospond believes early exposure to service work helps the students understand the barriers to health care that people face every day.

“These experiences are causing the students to grow.

It’s not always comfortable and easy. It’s my tenet that you never know when these experiences are going to be important. And these experiences impact students throughout their cycle of learning here.”

HANDS-ON LEARNING One recent IPPE program allowed more than 100 Drake students to participate in a community initiative that improved the recognition of diabetes in a Amanda Sass local high-risk population. The students performed diabetes screenings in both traditional locations such as senior centers and pharmacies, and nontraditional locations including public schools, work sites, fire stations, and a local casino.

More than 5,000 participants were screened during the project.

“Participating in this type of hands-on experience is a wonderful opportunity to apply what I’m learning in the classroom to actual patients,” says Lisa Izzo, DP2. “The diabetes screening experience has helped me feel more confident in my patient care skills.”

IPPE components such as volunteering in free clinics, working one-on-one with the elderly, or conducting diabetes screenings are not only active learning exercises; they can be powerful character-

building opportunities for the students as well.

Amanda Sass, a Drake student who participated in methamphetamine presentations for grade school and junior high school students, says the experience gave her a deep sense of purpose.

“As a pharmacy student, it made me feel like what I was doing had a significant impact on these kids’ lives,” says Sass, describing one of the many of the personal interactions she had with participants. “I had one little girl who was 7 years old come to me after a talk and she was shaking. She proceeded to tell me that her high school sister does meth. She told me she always wanted to try it too, but her sister said she had to grow up a bit.

Then the girl looked at me and said that because of what I told her during the presentation, she didn’t want to try it anymore. And she wanted to know how to make her sister stop. If I changed her mind, and possibly helped her sister, I feel like I accomplished a lot.”

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REGIONAL SCOOP: DALLAS From a small settlement on the banks of the Trinity River, Dallas has evolved into a major metropolis that Fortune magazine called the “best place in the nation to do business.”

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BUSINESS

CULTURE

Dallas is headquarters to more oil firms than any other U.S. city, and headquarters to more insurance companies than any other city in the south. The city ranks seventh in the nation on the Fortune 500 list with eight of the nation’s largest public firms headquartered in the city of Dallas.

Dubbed the “Silicon Prairie,” Dallas is among the largest high technology employment centers in the U.S. Dallas is the distribution center of the Southwest, with wholesale and retail trade being the second largest employment sector in the Dallas economy.

The Dallas arts district is the largest urban arts district in the country and is anchored by the Dallas Museum of Art and the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. There are approximately 36 professional and community theaters, 12 symphony and chamber orchestras, three ballet groups, a world class opera association and over 160 museums, galleries and artistic attractions.

Dallas is one of a few cities in the nation with seven major league sports teams including Cowboys football, Mavericks basketball, Rangers baseball, Stars hockey, Burn soccer, Sidekicks indoor soccer and Dragoons polo.

DALLAS BY THE NUMBERS

(1999 data)

Greater Dallas population Unemployment rate Median household income Median house sale price Avg. monthly apartment

3,366,618 4.1% $50,473 $121,498 $811

“Opportunities for pharmacists in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area are excellent. Salaries are high, housing is inexpensive and on average it might snow two days per year.” Michelle Kromelis, PH’84, associate director of pharmacy, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas.

ALUMNI CHAPTER Thinking of visiting or moving to Dallas?

Connect with other Bulldogs in the area through Drake’s Dallas Alumni Chapter by contacting Drake grad Jesse Cox at 214-368-9018, jesse.m.cox@pwcglobal.net.

Or you can connect in cyberspace by visiting Drake’s online alumni community at www.drakealumni.net.

“Great place to live, great people, and all of the amenities that make for a good life. Dallas is a city on the move. As a result, there are many opportunities for pharmacy work of all varieties.

I still get six to eight contacts a week for pharmacy positions.”

Dwight W. Heaberlin, D.O, PH’50, former pharmacy owner, currently semi-retired.

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“Dallas has been a good move for us. It is a growing, positivethinking community with considerably better winters than Iowa… sometimes summer is a bit less desirable. There is a shortage of pharmacists in the Dallas metroplex like many other communities.”

John L. Sanders, PH’53, former pharmacy owner, currently semi-retired.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS RESIDENCY APPOINTMENTS

Sara Jund, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Puget Sound, VA

Community Practice Lauren Angelo, Kerr Drug/University of North Carolina, Durham, NC Pharmaceutical Care & Leadership Sarah Biebighauser, East Des Moines Family Practice/University of Iowa, Des Moines, IA Drug Information and Competitive Intelligence Julie Kenkel, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO Ambulatory Residency Kim O’Hara, Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu, HI

Shelly Nebel, Medicap/Drake University, Des Moines, IA Anne Graff, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, IA Jen Dolan, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI Jodi Grabinski, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS Outcomes Research/ Pharmacoeconomics Kavita Patel, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Medical Communications Alpita Thakkar, Bimark Healthcare Communications, Rutgers University, NJ

Lindsey Corporon, Nebraska Health System, Omaha, NE Lori Cleverley, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Leslie Mahr, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Pharmacy Practice Michelle Magarity, East Des Moines Family Practice/University of Iowa, Des Moines, IA

General Practice Megan McHone, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA

9 Experiences, and clerkships.

He also directs one of Drake’s residency programs.

Faculty Profile John Rovers Title: Associate professor of pharmacy practice and director of the Drake/Medicap Residency Program. Rover came to Drake in 1991 as a shared faculty member with Mercy Hospital teaching clerkship students and therapeutics. In 1993, he became based on the Drake campus. Rovers teaches a variety of courses including therapeutics, immunology, various Introductory Practice

Background: BS in Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Canada, 1979; residency in drug information, University of Toronto and Toronto General Hospital, 1985; PharmD, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 1987; Fellowship in infectious diseases, Northeastern University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 1988; board certified in pharmacotherapy, Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties, 1992.

Research Interests: Implementation and evaluation of patient care programs in

community and hospital pharmacies.

Notable Achievement: Co-author of “A Practical Guide to Pharmaceutical Care,” which has been adopted by several colleges of pharmacy across the country.

Rovers taught pharmacy practice skills in Australia and New Zealand.Consequently, Drake’s pharmacy college has had a student exchange program with Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, for four years, and the first Drake students will go to New Zealand this year.

Off-campus Activities: “Anything and everything about Australia. I’m also trying to learn to paint — badly!”

Pharmakon asked: How has the evolution of the profession influenced how you educate students?

“The career opportunities for our students have never been better or more diverse.

Whatever job you take, make sure it is one that allows you to keep learning and improving your skills. That way, no matter where pharmacy goes, not only will you have a job, you’ll be a leader.”

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Talk of the Town

“I think the best way to keep up with the ‘explosion’ is to expose the students to as much of the latest, greatest in school.

Letting them learn about the technology, along with actually using it, in as close to an actual practice setting as possible, to see the application in action is the key. Exposure and application and use.” – Mary Walbridge

Welcome to Talk of the Town, the public forum for airing opinions, gripes and predictions regarding issues of interest to Pharmacy and Health Sciences faculty, students and graduates.

In this round of Talk of the Town, faculty and grads weigh in on how we can keep up with the technology explosion as it relates to pharmacy education and practices.

“In this era of medication error management and reporting, statistics reveal that 50 percent of the errors occur in the prescribing/transcribing area.

The management of formularies and drug information on handheld devices can dramatically reduce medication errors. With these devices prescribers can accurately select the drug, route, dose, frequency, etc. Our system

Patton, PH’74, coordinator of community outreach, St. Louis College of Pharmacy

is looking to this technology in the near future.” – Sally Sounhein, PH’74, pharmacy coordinator, Memorial Medical Center

“The problem is not necessarily keeping up with technology, it is keeping technology and those who produce it from defining what the profession of pharmacy is and will become.

Technology is a useful tool but it should not define the profession.

Pharmacists should define the profession.” – Bill Nebel, PH’74,

“My continued connection with the Drake College of Pharmacy, through the students, has been one aspect helping me keep up.

I enjoy hearing about their academic experiences! Also, I subscribe to many journals and Internet providers for information that I can apply in my practice.” – Doug Fitzgerald, PH’79, pharmacy manager, Walgreens

“Short answer: self-learning!”

– June Johnson, vice chair/ associate professor of pharmacy practice, Drake

owner, Toledo Pharmacy, Inc

Alumni Profile Raith T. Erickson, PH, MBA ‘95 Occupation: Owner of Chinook Consulting — where he is assessing the potential for an Intel administered pharma-

“I have had to broaden the kinds of reading material that I regularly review. One of my favorites is the Wall Street Journal electronic edition. I am able to put keywords in my “Personal Journal” and have articles pulled for me not only on pharmacy, but on various technologies as well. I have always liked “gadgets”, so I keep up-to-date on all of the latest innovations that hopefully will make business a little easier — if that is possible.” – Carl T. Jakopec, R. Ph., Director of Government Sales, Forest Laboratories, Inc.

cist authentication service for Internetbased health care transactions. He is also consulting with Aviron on the distribution and administration capabilities for FluMist, a nasally administered flu vaccine, by pharmacists.

Institute for Standards in Pharmacist Credentialing.

Background: Business director, iSCRIBE, INC.; pharmacy affairs manager, National Association of Chain Drug Stores(NACDS); pharmacy manager, AHOLD, USA.

“Drake provided the flexibility I needed to create my own path. I met some of my closest friends who now each live only a fairway away. If I hadn’t left Alaska to transfer to Drake, I wouldn’t have met my wife, Katja Kaminen, who at the time was an exchange student from Helsinki, Finland.”

Notable Achievement: Initiated the first ADA-approved diabetes program in a pharmacy. Helped create the National

Off-the-Job Interests: Sailboat racing, golfing, mountain climbing, gardening and travel.