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Johanna Pantig named WSU student regent

August 22, 2019 tia.weyrauch

Johanna Pantig, a fourth-year pharmacy student at WSU Health Sciences in Spokane, has been named Washington State University Student Regent for the 2019-20 academic year.

At age 26, Pantig’s resume is already filled with leadership positions, honors, and volunteer experiences.

She served as president and vice president of the Associated Students of WSU Health Sciences and chair of the WSU Student Government Council. She received the Chancellor’s Excellence Award last spring, and the student of the year award for third-year students in … » More …

WSU recognized as a top performing Phi Delta Chi chapter

August 13, 2019 tia.weyrauch

This year at the Phi Delta Chi Professional Pharmacy Fraternity’s 72 Grand Council in Anaheim, California, Washington State University’s Gamma Psi chapter was once again recognized as a top performing chapter and several members were elected and appointed to national and regional offices. » More ...

WSU football hero to be honored by College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

August 8, 2019 tia.weyrauch

William (Bill) Gaskins is a 1969 College of Pharmacy graduate, clinical pharmacy instructor, Washington State University (WSU) Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and was director of pharmacy at Pullman Regional Hospital for 43 years. This fall he will also be the first-ever recipient of the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences R. Keith Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award. » More ...

New WSU technology to improve delivery of anti-inflammatory drugs

August 8, 2019 tia.weyrauch

Pharmaceutical scientist Zhenjia Wang has developed a new technology that harnesses the immune system to deliver drugs directly to infection sites within the body. He was recently awarded a $1.3 million NIH grant to advance his research. » More ...

Two WSU teams take top honors in annual business plan competition

July 29, 2019 tia.weyrauch

By Addy Hatch, WSU News

Two teams from the WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences placed in the top 10 in a national business plan competition for community pharmacies.

It’s the first time WSU entered two teams in the annual Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. One team was from the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences program in Spokane and the other from Yakima.

“I don’t believe any other school has ever done this,” said Vice Dean for External Relations Linda Garrelts MacLean. “Placing two teams from WSU in the top 10 is phenomenal.”

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Scholarship helps student pharmacist work toward her dream

July 29, 2019 tia.weyrauch

Student pharmacist Megan Baker is interested in owning her own pharmacy someday, and she just received a scholarship designed to help her get there. Baker was one of just 20 students nationwide selected to receive a $2,500 Pharmacists Mutual Scholarship for the upcoming 2019-20 school year. » More ...

WSU student pharmacists place third in the nation for compounding

July 26, 2019 tia.weyrauch

YAKIMA, WASH. – Student pharmacists from the Washington State University (WSU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (CPPS) placed third in the annual Student Pharmacist Compounding Competition (SPCC) held March 16-17 in Adventura, Florida.

The WSU CPPS Yakima compounding club was one 18 teams from pharmacy programs across the U.S. competing for the national prize. Each team was comprised of three students who worked together over the course of two days to apply theoretical and practical techniques to trivia, innovation and compounding challenges. The WSU team was made up of class of 2021 Doctor of Pharmacy candidates Minwoo Park, Zhanhuang (Anthony) Huang and Albert Ngugi.

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Danial Baker named distinguished professor in pharmacy

July 25, 2019 tia.weyrauch

After 36 years as a faculty member and 17 years as associate dean Danial E. Baker has been named the J. Roberts and Marcia Fosberg Distinguished Professor in Pharmacy. » More ...

Professors present new editions of books for the management of diabetes

July 12, 2019 tia.weyrauch

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently relied heavily on College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences researchers for updates to two publications designed to help in the management and treatment of diabetes. » More ...

Reflecting on Peru

June 28, 2019 tia.weyrauch

Every year a group of Washington State University Health Sciences students travel nearly 5,000 miles from home to provide health care services to the people and communities in the Amazon region of Peru. Over the course of three weeks the students are immersed in community while working in clinics across the country.

The goal of the three week trip is to provide experience for both nursing and pharmacy students assessing and implementing global community health. It is organized through a non-profit organization called People of Peru Project, which provides free medical and dental care to impoverished populations.

For student pharmacist the trip is part of their … » More …