Students help community and themselves with mental health training
tia.weyrauchAlarmed by surveys saying college and professional students experience depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts at growing rates, an associate dean at the WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences created an elective class on mental health first aid.
It had a long waiting list to get in the first time it was offered three years ago, and every time since then.
That tells Jennifer Robinson’s students are interested in mental health—their own, or that of their friends, families and future patients.
“Historically our focus on mental health has been the medications and treatments available,” said Robinson, who is associate dean … » More …
The old adage says it takes a village to raise a child, it could also be said it takes a community to train a pharmacist. Every spring the Washington State University (WSU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (CPPS) takes time to recognize the students, faculty, staff and the many supporters who help make the success of the college possible.
SPOKANE, Wash. – Linda Garrelts MacLean, a leader in pharmacy education, policy and business, has been named interim dean of the Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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