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BULLETIN G R A D U AT I O N E D I T I O N 2 0 1 8
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See the Special Students Receive
Graduating Thanks to National
Class of 2018 Dr. Paul Cady Recognition in
Nashville
Dr. Rex Force Dr. Dave Hachey Dr. Ali Habashi
Vice President for Health Sciences/Professor Family Medicine Pharmacy Clinical Services Director/ Assistant Professor
Professor
Dr. Christopher Owens Dr. James Lai
Interim Dean/Associate Professor Dr. Roger Hefflinger Professor
Clinical Associate Professor
Dr. Jennifer Adams Dr. Srinath Pashikanti
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs/Clinical Associate Dr. John T. Holmes Assistant Professor
Professor Assistant Professor
Luke Rice
Dr. Brooke Buffat Dr. Rebecca Hoover Director of Experiential Education
Associate Dean for Student Affairs/Clinical Associate Assistant Professor/Director Idaho Drug Information
Professor/Continuing Cassandra Tack
Education Director Dr. Michelle Ivie Experiential Education Coordinator
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Tom Wadsworth Cynthia Tillotson
Assistant Dean for Alaska Programs/Clinical Associate Dr. Cara Liday Director of Admissions and Student Affairs
Professor Associate Professor
Mary VanMuelken
Dr. Cathy Oliphant Dr. Karl Madaras-Kelly KDHS Grant Writer and Program Manager
Interim Department Chair of PPRA/Professor Professor
Phil Yankovich
Dr. Marvin Schulte Dr. Robert Mancini Director of Development & Alumni Relations
Professor and Chair BPSCI Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Lee Ann Hancock
Dr. Paul Cady Dr. Barb Mason Director of Divisional Marketing and Communications
Professor/PPSA Advisor Director of Interprofessional Education/Professor
Wes Lewis
Dr. Glenda Carr Dr. Kasidy McKay Video Instruction Manager
Clinical Assistant Professor Pharmacotherapy Residency Program Director
Marty Welch
Dr. Catherine Cashmore Dr. Rob Myers Video Instruction Manager
Associate Professor Emerita Assistant Professor
Jeff Parkinson
Dr. Kerry Casperson Dr. Elaine Nguyen Technical Support Manager
Associate Professor Assistant Professor
Dr. Kevin Cleveland Dr. Shanna O’Connor
Assistant Dean for Experiential Education- Meridian/ Community-Based Residency Program Director/Assistant VISION
Associate Professor Professor To lead the nation in innovative pharmacy
discovery and practice and inspire learners
Dr. Vaughn Culbertson Dr. Carol Paredes to be catalysts for change.
Director of Non-Traditional Programs/Professor UAA Adjunct
Dr. Michelle Barcelon Dr. Amy Paul
General Medicine Pharmacy Clinical Specialist Clinical Assistant Professor MISSION
Develop caring and collaborative
Dr. Mike Biddle Dr. Tracy Pettinger pharmacists and scholars who improve
Clinical Assistant Professor Clinical Associate Professor health outcomes through transformative
research and patient-centered care.
Dr. Julia Boyle Dr. Brecon Powell
Clinical Assistant Professor Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Anushka Burde Dr. Angharad Ratliff
VALUES
Assistant Lecturer Clinical Assistant Professor Integrity: Doing the right thing.
Access: Creating opportunities for
Dr. Robin Dodson Dr. Rick Rhodes outreach and engagement of underserved
Associate Dean for Program Development/Professor Professor populations.
(Retired)
Dr. Renee Robinson Inclusiveness: Seeking diversity by valuing
Dr. Kathy Eroschenko Associate Professor everyone.
Clinical Associate Professor Collaboration: Nurturing a respectful
Dr. Prabha Awale community through mentorship,
Dr. John Erramouspe Clinical Assistant Professor communication, and transparency.
Professor (Retired)
Dr. Jared Barrott Intellectual Curiosity: Fostering an
Dr. Bob Furilla Assistant Professor environment that encourages research,
scholarship, and entrepreneurship.
UAA Adjunct Professor
Dr. Dong Xu Accountability: Promoting a culture of
Dr. Teddie Gould Assistant Professor/Director of Graduate Programs patient and professional advocacy.
Associate Professor Emerita
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
2 Faculty and Leadership
4 Message from the President
5 Message from the Interim Dean
6 New Faculty and Staff
8 Graduation Events
10 Class of 2018
12 College of Pharmacy Graduates
Eight Members of Same Family
14 2018 Awards
16 White Coat Ceremony
18 P1 Students
20 What’s New for Bengal
Pharmacy
22 The Legacy of Dr. Cady
24 Changes in Law Relevant to
Pharmacy
25 Dr. Erramouspe Retires
26 Students Making a Difference
30 Updates from Anchorage
31 Alumni Relations
32 Alumni and Friends Weekend
33 Phi Delta Chi House
34 In Memoriam
39 Alumni Honors
40 Gem Legacy
41 100 Years of Pharmacy
42 On the Road Again
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
It was nearly 100 years ago that Idaho immunization, and Generation Rx, a Cady has been a tireless ambassador
State University’s College of Pharma- program designed to educate people for the College of Pharmacy, helping to
cy was founded — almost a century of all ages on medication safety. They educate hundreds of you who are out
of history, tradition and excellence. also complete residencies in rural in the workforce today. Dr. Cady has
Plenty has changed in the past several areas, bringing health care to under- stepped down as dean of the College
decades. Starting from its roots in what served communities. this fall, and will continue in a faculty
was then called the Idaho Technical The College of Pharmacy is an integral position. Although I have not known
Institute, the College has evolved and foundational part of Idaho State Paul long, I have already seen the tre-
from a few dozen dedicated students University’s state-designated mission mendous impact he has had at Idaho
in a two-year training program to a to provide excellent education in the State University. I want to personally
nationally-renowned doctoral program health sciences. Our faculty work hard thank him for all of his years of dedi-
with faculty educating students from every day to ensure that students have cated service.
Idaho to Alaska. Our students today access to the highest level of training, As you look through the College
participate in award-winning outreach the latest in research, and opportuni- of Pharmacy’s Graduation Edition
opportunities that enhance their edu- ties for learning, outreach and labora- Bulletin, I would encourage you to
cation and benefit our communities. tory work that makes a difference to stay connected with your alma mater.
They participate in programs like Op- those in our communities. Thank you for your support of the
eration Immunization, where students College of Pharmacy and ISU.
offer education and services for adult For more than 30 years, Dean Paul
Kevin Satterlee
President, Idaho State University
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MESSAGE FROM THE INTERIM DEAN
Serving as interim dean for the ISU Excellence, then, is not an act, but a part of our Centennial Celebration
College of Pharmacy is truly an honor. habit.” The ISU College of Pharmacy which will take place in the fall of
When I came to ISU 20 years ago, has maintained a standard of excel- 2020. Our focus is to increase scholar-
I knew it would be a life-changing lence since opening our doors in 1920. ships, along with capital and program
experience for me, but had no idea Over the past century, the College has needs to provide the best possible
how much. Over the years I have had worked to develop caring and highly teaching, learning, and research envi-
the privilege of learning from and capable pharmacists who positively ronments for our faculty and students.
working with outstanding faculty and impact the health care needs of pa- I would ask each one of you to con-
preceptors, dedicated staff, and amaz- tients; we have served the communities sider anew the impact that the College
ing students and residents. It is clear in which we live – throughout Idaho of Pharmacy has had on your career,
to me that each and every one of us and now in Alaska as well; and we your quality of life, and where you are
has a contribution to make. All of us have been at the forefront of patient today. I can say without a doubt that
working together have made the ISU care as well as research in pharmacy ISU has truly changed my life – and I’ll
College of Pharmacy what it is today practice and biomedical and pharma- bet it has changed yours, too. Please
—and are its future as well. ceutical sciences. join me in contributing to the College
On the wall of my office is a quote that Recently, we announced that the ISU during our Centennial Campaign.
has always inspired me. It is attribut- College of Pharmacy is in the public We’ve done some truly great things
ed to the philosopher Aristotle and phase of our first ever capital cam- together in our first 100 years as a
reads, “We are what we repeatedly do. paign. This $15 million campaign is College – where we go in our next 100
years is up to us.
Sincerely,
Christopher T. Owens, PharmD, MPH
Interim Dean/Associate Professor
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NEW FACULTY AND STAFF
Dr. Renee Robinson
Dr. Robinson completed her doctor- rics, using qualitative and quantitative lational research), assuming a role as
ate in pharmacy at the University of assessments to a senior researcher II at Southcentral
Georgia, a residency at Nationswide study medication Foundation, a tribal health care facil-
Children hospital, a fellowship in adherence and ity. In 2018, Robinson joined the ISU
clinical research through the Nation- medical deci- team at the Anchorage campus, taking
al Institutes of Health, a pediatric sion-making. In over coordination of the Special Popu-
pharmacotherapy fellowship and MPH 2006, she left aca- lations Module, and working with ISU
in epidemiology at The Ohio State Uni- demia to focus on faculty and staff to pursue external
versity, and a Masters in Patient Safety building clinical health outcomes research funding. In
and Health Outcome at University of and management her downtime, Dr. Robinson does yoga,
Florida. From 2002-2006 after fellow- skills in industry. In 2008 she joined pilates, crafts, and aerial silks.
ship she conducted both basic science the United States Public Health Ser-
and clinical research as a faculty vice, and in 2010 returned to research
member in the Department of Pediat- (health outcomes, clinical, and trans-
Dr. Prabha S. Awale
Dr. Awale joined the College of Phar- autism, major depressive disorder and and Kent State University. Some of
macy in 2016 as a visiting professor, traumatic brain injury. these courses include Biological Basis
and became a permanent faculty mem- She is a member of the College of of Drug Action, Critical Literature
ber this spring. She received her B. Pharmacy Faculty Evaluation; CNS module, Endocrine
Pharm. degree from the Rajiv Gandhi Affairs Commit- Module and others.
University of Health Sciences in Ban- tee, Assessment In addition, her research in the
galore, India in 2000 and Ph.D. from and Accreditation Department of Biomedical and Phar-
Kent State University in 2012. Committee and maceutical Sciences has been focused
Awale brings more than nine years of the Radiation around understanding the immune
research experience (experimental and Safety Commit- cell alterations in valproic acid model
theoretical) in neuroscience, particu- tee here at ISU. of autism, the effect of mild repeti-
larly neuro immunology, and different She has taught a tive traumatic brain injury (rmTBI) on
disease states that affect the brain. variety of courses both here and as a mTOR pathway, and the significance of
These include Parkinson’s disease, teaching assistant at Northeast Ohio Sirtuins 6 (SIRT6) in major depressive
Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio disorder (MDD).
Dr. Amy Paul
Dr. Paul is a board certified ambulatory where she established and still main- multidisciplinary team operating under
care pharmacist and clinical assistant tains a clinical practice with Provi- a Patient Centered Medical Home
professor at Idaho State University dence Medical Model and serves over 7,000 patients
Anchorage campus in the Department Group Primary throughout Alaska.
of Pharmacy Practice and Administra- Care Clinic. She
Paul’s research interests include tran-
tive Sciences. She earned her Pharm.D. has been re-
sitions of care, diabetes, improving
from Regis University in Denver, Colo- sponsible for the
medication use, and development and
rado and went on to complete a PGY1 development of
utilization of interdisciplinary teams.
residency with a focus in Ambulatory pharmacy services
Care Pharmacy at the Mayo Clinic in within the clinic
Rochester, Minnesota. which has grown
After completing her post-graduate to two pharmacists and one pharma-
training, Paul moved to Anchorage cy technician. The clinic includes a
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Luke E. Rice
Mr. Luke Rice is the new director for Rice brings 15 years of direct ex- a founding member of The Northwest
the Office of Experiential Education. In perience within a higher education Pharmacy Experiential Consortium.
this role, he works with faculty, staff, environment, previously providing
A former student-athlete at Washing-
preceptors and students to manage the leadership and
ton State University, Rice earned a B.A.
hands-on practical experiences that operations man-
in Sociology (2000) from WSU and a
are carefully coordinated with didactic agement for the
Master of Education (2011) from East-
coursework and co-curricular activi- experiential edu-
ern Washington University. Rice and
ties. These experiences (Introductory cation program at
his wife Jaime have a daughter (Crim-
Pharmacy Practice Experiences and Washington State
son) who is a pitcher and infielder for
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experi- University’s Col-
the premier girls fastpitch softball team
ences) are an opportunity for students lege of Pharmacy
Washington Ladyhawks.
to actively participate in meaningful on the Spokane
learning experiences that integrate and and Yakima campuses. Rice has pre- Luke works remotely from Spokane,
apply knowledge and skill sets gained sented at local, regional, and national Washington, and can be reached at
from the curriculum to real-world, conferences for experiential education, riceluke@isu.edu or (509) 879-7258.
patient-care settings within local, is a co-author on articles published
regional, national and international in the American Journal of Pharma-
communities. ceutical Education (2017, 2011), and
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GRADUATION EVENTS
Meridian Graduation Banquet photos are provided for this publication,
courtesy of Arrowrock Photography. Photos may be viewed and down-
loaded for online digital use only, for no charge, and photo prints are
available for purchase at arrowrockphotography.net/pharm18
All other photos in this publication are available by contacting Lee Ann
Hancock, Director of Divisional Marketing and Communications, (208)
282-1497 or hanclee@isu.edu.
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CLASS OF 2018 • POCATELLO
Sena Nelson Lauren Kayla Jeff Katy Colter
Aydogan Bishop Braden Brawley Buffington Burton Shirley
Tyler Matt Marianne Cassidy Mason Serena Jason
Cress Decker DeVore Elgan Goodman Hand Hansen
Kylie Cheyanne Alex Kailey Kaitlin Jeramy Jennifer
Hutchison Kirby Lystrup Moore Nakken Neibaur Nguyen
RESIDENCY GRADUATES
Ciera Camerin Ryan Zara
Nielsen Passey Quale Sivertsen
Jordan Kori
Ferro Wittrock
NON-TRADITIONAL GRADUATES
Sara Beem Mirjana Lulic-Botica
Julie Choi Meghan Mior
Emily Gillespie Gary Snider
Linda Hodnett Christine Wong
Tucker Staci Ernest Nick
Taufoou Thayer Upshaw Wynn Sini Jacob
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10CLASS OF 2018 • MERIDIAN
Kyle Brady Hung Dalila Jennifer Danille
Allen Atwood Dang Del Real Diaz Dulisse
Peter Brooke Tingting Ryan Alex Justin
Economen Elliott Fu Fuchs Ham Hammond
Michael James Royal Leticia Jason Jessica
Hembree Hunt Johnson Juarez LaFlamme Marchetti
Szobonya
Monica Brad Catalina Leighton Mervan Eric
McLain Moon Munguia Murri Newbold Quiroz
David David John Nour Heather Alison
Ross Tran Travis Travis Walser Waltman
11ALL IN THE FAMILY
College of Pharmacy Graduates Eight Members of Same Family
You might say pharmacy runs in the
family at Idaho State University. When
ISU commencement concluded in May,
a total of eight members from one lo-
cal family became part of ISU’s College
of Pharmacy alumni roster.
On May 5, Nickolas Wynn and Kaitlin
Wynn Nakken, siblings and twins,
but not to each other, were the latest
members of their family to graduate
from the College of Pharmacy and
begin work in the same industry. Their
mother, Kim Wynn, also a 1991 ISU
pharmacy graduate and pharmacist at
Bengal Pharmacy, was with them on ed when her father, William C. Johns into a career in pharmacy. “He told us
stage, to present her children with their graduated from the College in 1957. it was a great career for being able to
ceremonial hoods. Kim said she was From there, Johns served in the United work in a wide variety of settings and
honored to be able to place the green States Army as a hospital pharmacist, to do other things, to work full time or
and orange hood over the heads of two including three years in Germany as part time, and have flexibility in life.
of her children who have followed in the Chief of Pharmacy for the Europe- Just working with my dad when I was
her footsteps to become pharmacists. an region of all U.S. military pharma- young is definitely what inspired me to
The orange in the hood is represen- cies. go into pharmacy,” she says.
tative of ISU’s school colors, and the Kim sometimes tagged along with her In the same way, Kim recalled stories
green is the traditional color represent- father to work, as he held positions of her children helping her at Wallace
ing the College of Pharmacy. in pharmacies all over the US and the Pharmacy in Aberdeen where she
Nickolas and Kaitlin are each just one world. She says although it wouldn’t worked. “Cassidy helped the most,
part of two sets of twins, and two of be allowed now, she would go with refilling empty vials and putting away
David and Kim Wynn’s five children. him into the pharmacy on Saturday the stock of prescription bottles on the
Nickolas’s twin sister Cassidy also mornings when she was still in ele- shelves,” Kim says. “Nick and Kait-
attended ISU, and now works full mentary school and help him pre-fill lin also helped a little bit when I was
time as an elementary school teacher. some common medications, such as working in the pharmacy there but not
Coincidentally, she also fills in reg- the antibiotic amoxicillin, recalling, as much as Cassidy.” Wallace Phar-
ularly as a pharmacy technician at “There was a counting machine that macy is owned by Dwight Wallace,
Wallace Pharmacy in Aberdeen, where pharmacists or technicians used to pre- also a 1992 ISU College of Pharmacy
her mother Kim previously worked as pack a set quantity in each prescription graduate, and coincidentally, Nick’s
well. Kaitlin’s twin brother Michael is vial and I was allowed to load each father-in-law.
a mechanical engineer who graduated bottle, one by one. The machine had a Kim has worked at Bengal Pharmacy
from BYU-Idaho in March. Kim says spinning tray with the capsules, then since February 2014. She says that just
her youngest child, Carson, 16, is not when you held the empty bottle up to like her father, she has also seen a lot
sure yet if he’s interested in a career the mouth of the machine, that would of changes to the pharmacy industry
in pharmacy, and that’s ok with Kim. trigger the set quantity (such as 30 over the years. “My father was among
She says she hasn’t pushed any of her capsules) to dispense into the bottle. the pioneers in the use of one of
children to become pharmacists. “Nick, I would cap it, then fill the next one. these changes in hospitals, called unit
who was 9-months-old when I grad- I thought it was great fun. When I dosing, and it is still developing today.
uated from pharmacy school at ISU, was older I got paid $20 to clean the It is much more technical now. In an
actually surprised me when he told restrooms in a retail pharmacy where effort to make prescription medica-
me he had decided to go to pharmacy my father worked. I also remember tion as safe as possible, and eliminate
school here too,” Kim said, “but Kaitlin using an old fashioned prescription human error, the majority of drugs are
started talking about it when she was stamper that recorded the prescription now delivered to hospitals individu-
in high school.” number when I was about 12-years- ally packed, as opposed to arriving in
The pharmacy lineage runs deep in old.” Kim says her father didn’t push large bottles. This helps to decrease
the family, and Kim says it all start- her, or any of her six siblings, to go
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12the margin for error when delivering really enjoyed being a part of that was the type of pharmacist that truly
prescriptions to patients. Before, nurses growth. Just the fact of going through cared for his patients, even if it was
and pharmacists would hand pack and the College of Pharmacy at ISU, and the first time he had ever met them.
hand label these drugs from large stock becoming a pharmacist has opened a He was a very influential individual in
bottles, or even from stock bottles at lot of doors and it is a great experi- pharmacy in Pocatello and across the
the nurse’s station,” she explains. Now, ence,” she says. state, and I am pleased to have known
some local pharmacies have started Kim says there are three other mem- him,” Cady says.
to package medications in a similar bers of her family who caught the When asked why he thought so many
manner for their patients, based on pharmacy bug, and graduated from members of the same family chose to
the time of day recommended for each ISU’s College of Pharmacy: attend ISU’s College of Pharmacy, Cady
dose. Kim explains, “Bengal Pharmacy said, “I just think it is incredible that a
does unit-dose packaging for patients • Kim’s brother Richard Johns currently
lives in Nampa and works for Albert- family clearly has such a strong family
that have specifically requested it. value of helping others. The fact that
Their monthly meds come packaged son’s SavOn Pharmacy in Caldwell
so many members of the same family
on a blister pack card and they just • Kim’s brother-in-law, Grant Briggs went into a profession that focuses on
pop their meds out of it each day. This works for McKay-Dee Hospital in helping others is very honorable. It
helps eliminate patients forgetting if Ogden, Utah where he completed his really demonstrates the impact that Bill
they already took their meds or not.” residency had on his family. We at the College
Kim is the pharmacist-in-charge of • Kim’s niece Talise Chapman works at of Pharmacy are proud to be part of
Bengal Pharmacy at Lost Rivers in Shaver’s Pharmacy in Pocatello that legacy of serving others, and are
Arco, ISU’s first telepharmacy ven- Whether or not they are all related by honored that so many members of the
ture, and has been involved since the blood, ISU’s pharmacy family main- same family placed their confidence in
planning stages. “Our Arco location tains a strong bond between students, us to help them achieve their goals.”
was the first full “open stock” tele- faculty, those practicing in the in- As for her children who graduated
pharmacy in Idaho. To date, this is our dustry, and most importantly, their this year, Nick worked his rotations in
busiest and most profitable pharmacy,” patients. Kim says that she, her father, Reno, and is now living in Twin Falls
she says. ISU now has four telephar- and her son’s father-in-law, have all and working for Shopko Pharmacy.
macy locations across the state, in spent time working with ISU’s pharma- Kaitlin worked at Smith’s pharmacy
Challis, Council, Kendrick and Arco, cy students and residents as preceptors in Pocatello through school, and she
allowing citizens of these small, rural to help prepare them for their career. and her husband moved to St. Louis,
communities to access the personalized Dr. Paul Cady, former dean of the Missouri. She is working for Walgreens
care of an in-person pharmacist using College of Pharmacy, worked with and he is attending Washington Uni-
video and audio technologies. “I have Johns at ISU’s student health center versity School of Medicine.
enjoyed watching the pharmacy pro- and spoke fondly of his concern for
gram and telepharmacy services grow patients there. “I had the privilege of
throughout the state. I came in right working with Bill at the student health
when that was taking off and there center. He was a very good, kind man,
have been growing pains, but I have who took good care of his patients. He
132018 AWARDS
Snell Named College’s 2018 Professional Achievement Award Recipient
The College of Pharmacy chose Ed in 1997. He served as the president of asthma, we can get you set up accord-
Snell as the 2018 Professional Achieve- the Idaho State Pharmacy Association ing to the doctor’s protocol, but as
ment Award recipient for the signif- and worked with representatives from of July 1, pharmacists will have their
icant contributions he has made in other states to establish the Tri-State own protocol to prescribe for strep and
enhancing the profession of pharmacy, Pharmacy Association that is still influenza,” Snell said. He says expand-
and his commitment to training future active today. ing the scope of prescribing authority
pharmacists. He was awarded the Pharmacist of
Snell moved to Pocatello from Kansas the Year in the late 1990s, and he
as a teenager and his initital reac- and other members of his staff have
tion to the city was not a positive received numerous other pharmacy
one. Now, decades later, he says you awards. These include Pharmacy Tech
couldn’t get him to leave. Snell gradu- of the Year, Young Pharmacist of the
ated from the College of Pharmacy at Year twice, Innovative Pharmacist of
Idaho State University in 1976. After a the Year twice and the Bowl of Hygeia
brief stint working in a chain pharma- twice.
cy and a short foray into real estate, Snell is excited about the recent
he opened his first store in March for pharmacists “makes it much more
changes in pharmacy practice law that accessible and less expensive for the
1988, in Pocatello. When the store have expanded prescribing authority
outgrew that location in 1998, Snell patient’s health care, and that is the
for pharmacists in Idaho. For example, goal. In the next 5 years, I think there
purchased another building across the they will now be able to perform strep
street to have more room to care for is a good chance for every clinic in
and influenza testing and prescribing. town to be looking for a pharmacist to
his patients, and is still taking care of “If you come in and say you have a
them in that location today. He also be right there in the clinic. That will be
nasty sore throat, we can do the test a little bit slower here in Pocatello, but
purchased pharmacies in Blackfoot, and you don’t have to see your doctor.
Jerome, and Hailey, Idaho. other areas, especially rural areas, they
We can get you all set up with the pre- may be grabbing ahold of it more so”
Snell says he wanted to be able to pro- scription. We have worked since 1990s he said.
vide better care for his patients, so he on prescribing according to physician’s
obtained a clinical nutrition certificate protocol. So if someone comes in with
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EXCELLENCE AWARDS
MERIDIAN: HEATHER WALSER
POCATELLO: CAMERIN PASSEY
COEUR D’ALENE: KAYLA BRAWLEY
RENO: MERVAN NEWBOLD
TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
PPRA
P1-P3: DR. TRACY PETTINGER
P4: DR. BRECON POWELL
BPSCI
P1-P3: DR. BOB FURILLA
P4: DR. ROB MYERS
PRECEPTORS OF THE YEAR
POCATELLO: DR. ROGER MURPHY
PAUL CADY WITH ROGER MURPHY
MERIDIAN: DR. TYLER HEMSLEY
COEUR D’ALENE: DR. MARY ELHAYEK
TWIN FALLS: DR. CHRIS JOHNSON LILLY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WOLTERS KLUWER
ZARA SILVERTSEN HEALTH AWARD
RENO: DR. KATE FORD KAYLA BRAWLEY
OUTSTANDING MERCK AWARD INTERPROFESSIONAL
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT JEFFREY BUFFINGTON EDUCATION AND
HEATHER WALSER CHEYENNE WILLIAMS PRACTICE AWARD
JAMES HUNT
DEAN’S AWARD MYLAN EXCELLENCE
CAMERIN PASSEY IN PHARMACY
CAMERIN PASSEY
15WHITE COAT CEREMONIES
White Coat 2018 Ceremonies
This year, the ISU College of Pharma- for years, initiating the new P1 stu- was led by Interim Dean Chris Owens.
cy held its 18th annual White Coat dents and presenting them with their Dr. Tom Wadsworth, assistant dean of
Ceremony for the Class of 2022. The white coats. Each student is presented Alaska programs, led the ceremony in
ceremony for the incoming P1 Pocatel- their coat by a family member, friend, Anchorage.
lo and Meridian students was held on or colleague that is also a pharmacist, Our White Coat 2018 sponsors include
August 16th at Stephens Performing with their friends and family there to Walgreen’s, Albertson’s, Idaho State
Arts Center, and the ceremony for witness. Dr. Alex Adams of the Idaho Pharmacy Association, as well as
Alaska was held on August 17th in Board of Pharmacy described the alumni Bill Eames (’57), Joe DellaZop-
Anchorage. This year, there are 14 new occasion as a “rite of passage sym- pa (’65), and Mike Prime (’70). Thank
student pharmacists in Alaska, 35 in bolizing pharmacy student to student you to all of those who donate and
Meridian, and 41 in Pocatello. pharmacist,” as students are transi- make this event possible, we could not
The White Coat Ceremony has been a tioning into new roles in the pharmacy do it without your generosity!
favorite and treasured tradition of ISU profession. The Pocatello ceremony
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16RESIDENCY MATCHES
FAMILIES IN Amanda Hart, Administrative Cathy Cashmore, Associate Professor Cynthia Tillotson, Director of Admissions
PHARMACY Assistant 2, Pocatello, with Emerita, Pocatello, with daughter and Student Affairs, Pocatello, with
This year brought several husband Matt Seaman (P1) Sasha Heyneman (P1) daughter Madeline Foster (P1)
new student pharmacists who
are already members of the
College “pharmily” in one
way or another. The tradi-
tion of pharmacy runs deep
in many families, and we
are pleased to see these new
student pharmacists joining
the profession.
17P1 STUDENTS • CLASS OF 2022
POCATELLO
Not pictured:
Dawn Buhler
Anthony Hugo Takoda Charles William
Adese Alvarado Averett Barnes Cannon
Alan Ryan Shaun Jacee James Cade Madeline Hannah
Cazeau Chandler Christian Clark Doyle Farmer Foster Galbreth
Montana Zebulon Samantha Carissa Zachary Megumi Sasha Eryn
Gessell Graham Graves Grim Gundersen Harris Heyneman Hunt
Lyle Khoa Cortney Christopher Rebecca Stephanie Hugo Jonathan
Kontes Le Murray Nartker Nguyen Nguyen Rayo Reaman
Sallee Matthew Eisa Matthew John Vibaldo David Dominic
Rydalch Seaman Sobbi Spencer Stegelmeier Torres Truong Ubah
ALASKA
Richard Garret Kacie Harrison Talethia Chi
Vollmer Wendt Woodward Alford Bogart Do
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18P1 STUDENTS • CLASS OF 2022
Janelle Jacob Joey Nana Naiomi Kellie Mikayla Yang
Feller Jordan Lopez McMillan Morales Cortes Rasay Romney Pao Thao
MERIDIAN
Not pictured:
Stephen Chamberlain
Carrie Ronald Sharay Dora Caden
Urena Wagoner Young Aguayo Alder
Christian Bryn Jason Kimberly Elise Claire Jonathan Jordan
Atkinson Baker Byce Campbell Capson Colgrove Dawson Elwell
Tudor Zackary Kelsey Amanda Thomas Jasmeen Justin Don
Firica Frederiksen Garner Garrett Garrett Gill Goodrich Griner
Dylan Sadigha Emmanuel Jordan Ryan Anne Andrew Demitria
Hammer Heydari Imonigie Kell Kniesner Lee Mathes Milford
James Sabra Anne Noelle Natalie Briana Edward Cord
Parrish Rasmussen Reyes Snyder Tang Thompson Walthall Wertz
19BENGAL PHARMACY
Working Together to Open Bengal Pharmacy in Kendrick, Idaho
After living without pharmacy services Telepharmacy is the delivery of phar- O’Connor said she enjoys providing the
for three years, residents in the rural maceutical care using telecommunica- counseling because it helps make sure
towns of Kendrick and Juliaetta, Idaho tions and other information technol- her patients are getting the best regi-
now have reason to celebrate. A local ogies to patients in locations who do men of medications for them. “Some
pharmacy has now returned to the not have direct, in-person contact with of my highly complex patients who are
area, through a partnership with Idaho a pharmacist.. Misty Lynam, a pharma- dealing with chronic conditions such
State University’s Bengal Pharmacy, cy technician there, works in con- as heart disease are taking anywhere
College of Pharmacy, and Gritman junction with a pharmacist or student between seven and 30 medications at
Medical Center in Moscow. pharmacy intern at Bengal Pharmacy a time. Many people think pharma-
After ISU representatives worked for in Pocatello, using still and video cists are trying to push drugs to their
several years to change the Pharma- cameras, telephone, and email to verify patients, but that isn’t the case. I’m
cy Practice Act in Idaho, allowing a a patient’s medication. The scripts, pill an advocate for controlling chronic
pharmacist to dispense medications bottles, medication labels, and even the disease with as few medications as
remotely via video conferencing and tablets themselves, are placed below possible, even zero if possible. Drugs
telecommunications, a fourth tele- a camera by Lynam, and viewed by are the answer for some things, but
pharmacy location operated by Bengal pharmacists in Pocatello for accuracy
Pharmacy staff opened in Kendrick in before being dispensed to the patient.
January. Representatives from each Each time a new patient, or an existing
partner group, along with city officials patient taking a new medication, fills
and residents of the Kendrick/Juliaetta a prescription there, they are offered a
area, came to cut the official ribbon consultation with that pharmacist. The
during the grand opening April 5. consultation takes place in a private
Several dozen people were in atten- room, via video conferencing. Shanna
dance to participate in the opening, O’Connor, director of clinical services
and citizens will no longer have to at Bengal Pharmacy in Pocatello
make the 30 mile drive to Lewiston or says patient counseling is not only a
Moscow to pick up their prescription requirement under state law, but it’s
medication. The rural Idaho towns of something she loves to do. O’Connor
Challis, Council and Arco celebrated offers prescription counseling to every
similar openings of Bengal Telephar- patient she sees, just to ensure there
macy locations in the last five years. aren’t going to be any unwanted side
effects or complications.
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20not everything,” she explained.
When the previous pharmacy in Ken- Pharmacists to Start Prescribing Hormonal
drick closed, Gritman Medical Center
purchased the building and called
Idaho State University right away.
Contraception at Bengal Pharmacy
Rex Force, vice president for health Bengal Pharmacy, on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, will
sciences at ISU, said “They had heard soon be offering a new service, the Pharmacist-Prescribed Hormonal Contracep-
about our telepharmacy operations in tion Program. Working under a collaborative practice agreement with University
the other rural towns, and asked if we Health Center providers, pharmacists will be able to provide increased access to
would be willing to help in Kendrick several birth control options, including the daily pill, progestin-only pills, vag-
also.” During the grand opening cere- inal rings, transdermal patch, medroxyprogesterone injections, and emergency
mony, both Force and Kara Besst, CEO contraception. Programs like this have been introduced
at Gritman Medical Center, offered in multiple states throughout the U.S., including Cali-
their appreciation for the other group’s fornia, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon.
participation and collaboration in Bengal Pharmacy’s former Community Pharmacy
getting the pharmacy open. Force says, Resident, Dr. Kori Wittrock, spearheaded the program.
“I appreciate the partnership of all the “Lack of access to birth control has been a barrier in
entities involved. This project would this country for years. I am excited to be able to help
simply not have worked without these decrease those barriers and get women the health
partnerships. The ISU Foundation has care they need,” Wittrock explains. She, along with
also been there beside us, supporting Dr. Shanna O’Connor, director of clinical services at
our students and our mission.” Bengal Pharmacy, designed the program and piloted it
Dirk Driscoll, a member of the ISU using mock patients.
Foundation Board of Directors, made While a blood pressure check is required, no additional physical exam or lab-
the trek to Kendrick to witness the oratory tests are necessary. In consultation with a trained pharmacist, patients
grand opening first hand and said, “I complete a questionnaire and if there are no contraindications, patients are able
have been working for several years on to receive a prescription for birth control right then and there. However, some
the foundation board to see this project patients may need to be referred to a health care provider for further evaluation.
to completion. I am honored to a part It is all about whether the form of contraception requested is safe and appro-
of what’s happening today in Kendrick. priate for the patient and pharmacists are in an excellent position to make that
This is about people and you can feel determination following a brief consultation.
that in the group of people involved.”
The pharmacist will work with providers at the ISU Health Center and the pa-
Telling a story about one of his many tients’ primary care providers to ensure communication across the health care
visits to Kendrick from Pocatello, then team. “This program is not a replacement for the regular wellness visits that ev-
dean for ISU’s College of Pharmacy, ery patient needs to have with her primary care provider,” College of Pharmacy
Paul Cady spoke about a woman at Interim Dean Chris Owens said. “It is simply a way to increase access to a critical
a gas station who thanked him for women’s health care need for those who desire it and who may use it safely after
“saving our community.” Cady said, consulting with a trained health care professional.”
“Nobody wants to purchase health
According to Wittrock, the benefits of receiving hormonal contraception at the
care. Nobody wants to get examined
pharmacy are numerous. She says, “We appreciate how busy our patients are.
by a physician or have a tooth pulled,
The goal of this program is to get women the health care they need – that means
they just want improved quality of life,
decreasing the time spent trying to get a prescription and getting people back to
and that is why we are here.”
their busy lives. Patients don’t have to make an appointment to see their phar-
The Kendrick Bengal Pharmacy is macist — they can walk in and talk to the pharmacist about birth control with
located at 509 E. Main, accepts most virtually no wait time. The whole visit usually takes less than 20 minutes and the
insurance plans, including Idaho prescription can be processed right away because we’re already at the pharmacy.”
Medicaid, and is open Monday through
Bengal Pharmacy is located in the ISU Health Center at 990 S. 8th Avenue in
Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is
Pocatello, and is a full-service pharmacy, open to the public and accepting all
closed for lunch between 12:30 and
major insurances. The pharmacy is open year-round Monday through Friday
1:30 p.m. Lynam can be reached by
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
calling (208) 289-3075.
21THE LEGACY OF DEAN CADY
Thank you,
Dr. Cady!
After nine years as the dean and over 25 years of insurmountable passion and
dedication in his work at the College of Pharmacy, Paul Cady announced he
would be leaving the position of Dean of the College of Pharmacy and return-
ing to a faculty position in August 2018. While he says it was not an easy de-
cision, Cady believes it is the best decision for both the College and for himself.
While we are extremely sad to see him step away from the dean’s position, we
wish him all the very best in his continued role at the College.
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22Cady grew up in Gilbert, Arizona, Cady wishes to say thank you to ev- With President Satterlee taking the
where his dad owned a pharmacy. At eryone for the support he has received helm of ISU, I feel very confident that
5 years old he worked the cash register during his time as dean, and asks for the College and the University will be
in his dad’s store. In first grade, he your continued support to our College. in good hands. President Satterlee rec-
declared, in a classroom assignment, “I He had this to say in his transition ognizes the important role the College
am Paul Cady. I am 6 years old. When announcement letter: plays in the University and beyond.
I get big I want to be a druggist.” Mis- “While it has indeed been wonderful to Under his leadership, with the assis-
sion accomplished. serve you over the years, I no longer tance of Vice President Rex Force and
After high school, Cady went on to feel I have the energy that it takes to Provost Woodworth-Nye, the College,
graduate with a pharmacy degree be the type of dean that the students, and ISU, will be able to meet its poten-
from the University of Arizona. He the faculty and staff, and the profes- tial. Indeed, these are exciting times.
moved his family to Pocatello where sion of pharmacy deserve. The time is I thank each of you for your efforts
he became an assistant professor in the right for a change in leadership. The in ensuring the success of the College
College of Pharmacy in 1990. In 2009, College will benefit from a dean who of Pharmacy. There were some rough
he was selected as the 11th dean in the has all the energy, drive, and vision to times in recent years, but as a team, we
history of the College, where he served move the College into the future. With were, and will continue to be success-
until August 2018. the recent changes in the rules that ful. It has been a pleasure to serve as
In 2014, Cady and his wife Meriann govern pharmacy’s scope of practice, your dean and work with you. I have
created The Cady Endowment to pro- very positive developments in Phar- been, and always will be, proud to be a
vide necessary financial resources to maceutical Sciences, and increasing member of your team.”
support student pharmacist outreach collaboration among faculty to build
initiatives, including Operation Heart, a health outcome research focus, I be-
Operation Immunization, and Opera- lieve the College of Pharmacy is poised
tion Diabetes. to achieve new and wonderful heights.
23PHARMACY NEWS
Changes in the Law Relevant to Pharmacy
Recently, major changes have been made to pharmacy setting,” the bill then goes on to describe three things that must
practice laws in Idaho. Multiple laws were modified and occur in order for the substitution to happen. In addition, a
updated in order to protect and better help patients, as well new bill makes changes to the Uniform Controlled Substances
as simplify the way they obtain certain medications. These Act that are long overdue. Also, a bill was added that “updates
bills were passed and signed by Gov. Butch Otter, then went and modernizes provisions of the Idaho Pharmacy Practice Act
into effect on July 1. In just a couple short months, we have related to licensure and registration”, eliminating registration at
already seen positive results from the changes made. Alex non-pharmacy retail outlets as well as certain veterinary drug
Adams, the executive director of the Idaho State Board of outlets. Additionally, a bill was passed that states “all controlled
Pharmacy, states that “The Board of Pharmacy has taken an substances and opioid antagonists as defined in section 54-
evidence-based approach to updating and modernizing its 1733B of the Idaho Code will be required to be reported to the
regulations. The end product is a more permissive regulatory Idaho PMP. This requirement includes all naloxone dispensed in
structure that enables enhanced patient care while protect- or into Idaho.”
ing public health and safety. We have already heard positive Possibly the most exciting bill passed now allows pharmacists
anecdotes from patients who have benefited from the new to prescribe certain medications after an appropriate clinical
regulations.” assessment and questionnaire.
These new regulations include a bill that: “Enables
therapeutic substitution within the same ther-
apeutic class (excluding narrow therapeutic Conditions for which pharmacists can prescribe within certain
drugs and biological products) in any practice parameters include:
• Lice
• Cold sores
• Motion sickness prevention
• Uncomplicated urinary tract infections
• Influenza (based on Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Amend-
ments (CLIA)-waived test or for
chemoprophylaxis)
• Group A streptococcal phar-
yngitis (based on CLIA-waived test)
Devices that pharmacists can
prescribe within certain parameters
include:
• Inhalation spacers
• Nebulizers
• Diabetes blood sugar testing supplies
• Pen needles
• Syringes for patients with diabetes
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24Pharmacists may also prescribe the following drug categories
within certain parameters:
• Statins for patients who have a previous diagnosis of diabetes
• Short-acting beta agonists (SABAs) to patients who had a
previous SABA and who have a current prescription for a
long-term asthma control medication
• Travel medications in accordance with the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention’s Health Information for
International Travel, also known as the “Yellow Book”
• Antimicrobials for the prevention of Lyme disease
• Supplements to an infusion order (e.g., adding a heparin
flush, a rate control device, or a local anesthetic for intrave-
nous port access to a valid infusion order)
• Drugs for a short-term emergency while emergency medical
services are on the way (i.e., diphenhydramine, epinephrine,
and SABAs)
The bill does not add any new requirements to the drug cat-
Dr. Erramouspe Retires
egories that pharmacists can already prescribe independently John Erramouspe was a distinguished professor and
as authorized in statute: friend of Idaho State University’s College of Pharmacy
• Immunizations for over 30 years. His contributions to our College
are too numerous to list, but there is no doubt he has
• Dietary fluoride supplements
made a distinct impact on the health of our program
• Opioid antagonists and the lives of our students.
• Epinephrine auto-injectors
John earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from
• Tobacco cessation products Idaho State University. He completed a residency at
• Tuberculin-purified protein derivative products the Portland Veterans Administration Center and ob-
Overall, the changes are designed to improve the care patients tained his M.S. degree from Oregon State University.
can receive from their pharmacists, improve access to health Erramouspe has served as a staff hospital pharmacist
care in general, and over time will allow pharmacists to build at Pioneer Valley Hospital (four years), the Idaho Drug
better relationships with patients and their providers. Information Regional Poison Control Center as Assis-
tant Director (two years), and as director of pediatric
outpatient pharmacy (six years) and a preceptor for
a community pharmacy residency for three years.
Additionally, he acquired a Pharm.D. degree from the
University of Illinois at Chicago.
He is the recipient of a Distinguished Young Pharma-
cist from the Idaho State Pharmacy Association. Dr.
Erramouspe’s primary instructional area is pediatric
therapeutics. His research includes cost-effective-
ness analysis of pediatric drug therapy (e.g. asthma,
immunizations, otitis media), in vitro dissolution of
methylphenidate extended-release tablets, and misuse
of veterinarian medications in humans. He currently
serves on the pediatric editorial panel for The Annals
of Pharmacotherapy.
Thank you John for your contributions, passion, and
dedication to our College!
25STUDENTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Student Pharmacists Receive Multiple National Awards
The Idaho State University College of for developing, diabetes and cardiovas- education to over 1,300 people, and
Pharmacy student organization (APhA- cular disease. The programs also aim to provided diabetes screening and edu-
ASP ISU) has received three of the better inform citizens, and the students cation to over 1,500 people. Operation
American Pharmacists Association’s themselves about the role pharmacists Immunization is another outreach
(APhA) highest annual awards. The play in prevention and managing program, designed to increase public
Idaho State University chapter consists the effects of these diseases. Between knowledge of immunizations while
of student pharmacists from ISU-Po- 2016-2017, ISU student pharmacists providing adult immunizations in an
catello, ISU-Meridian, and Anchorage, provided heart disease screening and effort to increase the number of adults
Alaska and is part of APhA’s Academy
of Student Pharmacists (AphA-ASP).
Several of the ISU students and their
chapter advisors traveled to Nashville,
Tennessee in March to participate in
the annual APhA-ASP meeting and
exposition. There, they were awarded
first place nationally for their efforts in
the Operation Immunization program,
national second runner up for the Over
the Counter Medication Safety pro-
gram, and national third runner up for
the Generation Rx program.
These programs are just a few of the
community outreach programs con-
ducted by the vast majority of phar-
macy schools across the United States.
The Operation Diabetes and Operation
Heart programs, for example, focus on
providing education targeted to people
suffering from, or who may be at risk
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26receiving them.
Nate Reed, a third-year pharmacy
student, also called a P3, of Pocatello,
and Bekah Dunkley, P3, of Merid-
ian, are the Idaho State Pharmacy
Association Representatives for the
APhA-ASP. Reed says, “For Operation
Immunization, the APhA-ASP takes
into account how many immunizations
were performed in the community,
along with student presentations at
high schools and other places in their
communities. The APhA-ASP wants to
know how many people are affected
by the school’s outreach.” With more
than 3,500 immunizations provided
to people in the Pocatello/Chubbuck,
Treasure Valley, and Anchorage, AK
areas between 2016 and 2017, the ISU
College of Pharmacy student chapter
is number one in the nation. Reed
says they are administering mostly
flu shots, but they do other types of
immunizations as well, and most of prescription from a pharmacy has five minutes, but most students were
the medication costs are sponsored by probably had the opportunity to speak finished in about two to three minutes.
other pharmacies. to the pharmacist about how to take Reed says some of the students did
ISU student pharmacists also received the medication, its side effects, and very well, and some struggled, and it
the national 2nd runner up award in ask any questions they may have was just a little bit awkward for others.
the 2016-17 Over the Counter Med- about the drug. This patient counseling When the day was done, the winner of
ication Safety program. Their efforts is something that pharmacists, and the competition was officially qualified
here are also community focused, by ISU’s College of Pharmacy students, to go to the national competition, held
providing education and awareness take very seriously. Another program at the same APhA meeting in Nash-
surrounding the dangers of over the that most pharmacy schools partici- ville.
counter medication misuse. pate in is a competition to help train One student, Chelsea Bagby, P2, made
students to be successful in providing the trip and competed in another
A similar program, Generation Rx, is
this patient counseling. As one of the patient counseling competition on the
two-fold. This program focuses partly
Idaho representatives for the APhA- national level. Bagby did very well
on elderly prescription takers and
ASP, Reed says, “Our main job is to and made it into the final round, with
keeping them safe. The second piece
put together the Patient Counseling only nine other student pharmacists
is working to help keep children from
Competition. We had 11 competitors, from across the US. Reed says, “We’ve
accidentally ingesting medication they
and three judges, two faculty and one been doing the patient counseling
may find in their home or someone
non-faculty. We came up with six competition for a long time. Here at
else’s home. Here, the students received
different scenarios for the students to ISU we try to stay as involved as we
the national 3rd runner up award for
counsel the mock-patients, each one can with APhA-ASP and with other
their efforts in talking to children and
had a different disease. They came into APhA-ASP chapters. It’s prepared our
playing games with them in elemen-
the pharmacy and were handed an an- students to become more rounded
tary schools, along with visiting high
tibiotic or an inhaler and the students pharmacists when they get out into
schools and colleges to educate people
played the role of a pharmacist.” Reed practice. They’ve had that experience
of all ages that medications are im-
says that in order to be successful, in the community, getting the most
portant to take appropriately. Another
the competitors must go over the side experience that they can so when they
message the students work hard to
effects of the drug, how to take it, step into that pharmacist role, they are
pass along to everyone they visit is the
what to do if the patient missed a dose, more prepared. We like to take advan-
key role a pharmacist plays in medica-
and complications to watch for. The tage of those opportunities whenever
tion safety.
rules of the competition say that the we can, as it also gives them confi-
Anyone who has ever picked up a patient counseling can last as long as dence as well.”
27STUDENTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Student Awarded United States Public Health Service Excellence Award
Melvina Lake, a third-year pharmacy review home medication use, assess
student at ISU, has been awarded the vital signs, screen for depression and
Excellence in Public Health Phar- make nutritional recommendations to
macy Award by the United States the patient and their families. After
Public Health Service (USPHS). Lake the home visit, the team of students
was nominated by Dr. Brooke Buffat, makes recommendations based on
associate dean for student affairs, Dr. their observations to their primary care
Jennifer Adams, associate dean for provider.
academic affairs, the co-advisors of A third service project Lake is involved
ISU’s chapter of the American Pharma- with is the Community Health Screen-
cists Association Academy of Student ing (CHS) event. The CHS has two
Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), Dr. Glenda main objectives; 1) connect individuals
Carr, clinical assistant professor at identified with minimal or no access
ISU-Meridian and Dr. Rebecca Hoover, to health care who are identified with
assistant professor at ISU-Pocatello. a potential health care concerns to fa-
The following excerpt from their nom- cilities in the community who provide
ination letter describes Lake’s activities free or sliding scale services, 2) provide
and contributions to the pharmacy an opportunity for students from dif-
industry, which are significant for a ferent health care disciplines to learn
student who has completed only two together and then deliver screening
years of pharmacy school. services as an efficient team. Services
“Melvina consistently demonstrates provided during the event include; de-
a passion to serving the underserved. pression and alcohol screening, vision
She exhibits compassion, dedication and hearing screening, cholesterol and
and professionalism while participat- glucose level assessment, vital signs,
achieve this goal, she is actively partic- hepatitis C and HIV screening, and a
ing in two different interprofessional ipating in several community outreach
community projects within Idaho State brief dental exam.
projects during the academic year. The
University. Last summer she partici- American Pharmacists Association-
pated in a student extern program on Academy of Student Pharmacists has
the civilian side of the Indian Health several outreach projects designed to
Service (IHS) on the Navajo reserva- increase immunization rates, screen
tion. The United State Commissioned those who are at risk of diabetes and
Corps recently chose Lake as a Junior cardiovascular disease, and provide
Commissioned Officer Student Training education to children about the risks
and Externship Program participant. of inappropriate prescription drug
She will be working with the IHS in use. She is also involved in the Idaho
Alaska this summer, which will further Senior Refugee Project. In this proj-
increase her exposure to pharmacy ect, students from various health
practice. care disciplines make home visits to
Lake calls the Navajo Reservation refugees in the community who are
her home and aspires to return as an over 55 years of age. The team of
Indian Health System pharmacist. To students, supervised by clinical faculty,
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