ASHP Midyear in New Orleans: A Personal Residency Showc...
January 1, 2012 - Events By: Christine Liaw, PharmD Candidate c/o 2012 – The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition is the largest congregation for the pharmacy industry with an attendance of more than 20,000 professionals. This year’s meeting included the New Practitioner’s Conference, CareerPharm’s Personnel Placement Service (PPS), the Residency Showcase, and an exhibit… |
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My Preparations for ASHP Midyear...
January 1, 2012 - Events , Professional Advice / Opinions By: Mark Shen, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2012 – Adding to Ms. Liaw’s article, my preparation for the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting included creating and printing my curriculum vitae, printing my transcript, searching for sites that I was interested in, and thinking of questions to ask the residents and residency directors. I also had to contact… |
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Event Spotlight: “Who Wants to be a PharmD?”...
December 1, 2011 - Events By: Marie Huang – As the studio lights dimmed and the dynamic music played in the background, many students gathered in St. Albert Hall B75 in anticipation of who will be crowned the game’s next “PharmD.” A competitive air dangled, but the crowd chattered excitedly as a generous lunch was provided. Four seats lined the… |
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Event Spotlight: Residency and Fellowship Showcase...
November 1, 2011 - Events By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi – On October 21st, St. John‘s University hosted the annual pharmacy residency and fellowship showcase, where representatives from various institutions provided information about their post-graduate programs. A total of 36 programs from the New York / metropolitan area, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut were in attendance. Many of these were represented… |
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Our “Live from NY” Experience...
November 1, 2011 - Events By: Shivani Kapadia & Nancy Simon, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 – For us, “Live from NY” was a very memorable event. It was collaboratively-hosted by the American Pharmacists Association chapters across the east coast on the morning of October 5th to celebrate the start of American Pharmacists Month. During this event, students arrived in New… |
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Event Spotlight: Mock Residency Interviews...
November 1, 2011 - Events By: Neal Shah – As the year comes to a close, many pharmacy students are turning their sights onto the process of residency interviews. Residencies provide a competitive edge and an educational fulfillment to future pharmacists who wish to engage in clinical practice. On October 26th, Rho Chi held its first Mock Residency Interviews, open… |
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Event Spotlight: Rho Chi General Body Meeting...
October 1, 2011 - Events By Marie Huang – On September 22nd, members of Rho Chi gathered in Sullivan Hall Room 306 for the first General Body Meeting of the semester. As President Mohamed Dungersi stepped to the front of the room and reintroduced the executive board, students quietly helped themselves to scrumptious, hot slices of Domino‟s Pizza, and retreated… |
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Speaker Spotlight: A Dose of Reality With Laura Cransto...
October 1, 2011 - Events By: Ebey P. Soman – During a seminar held by the Career Center on September 30th, 2011, I had the opportunity to hear Mrs. Laura Cranston. She is a pharmacy graduate of St. John‟s University (class of 1984) and a former Executive Resident of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP). Dr. Robert Mangione, Dean… |