2017 Pharmacy Annual Report
The 2017 Annual Report celebrates another pivotal year for the School of Pharmacy. The following are just a few of the highlights you'll find in this engaging online annual report:
- Graduating our second class
- Serving patient care needs in communities locally, regionally, and internationally through ongoing partnerships
- Preparing to launch our new Center for Pharmacy Innovation
- Collaborative research gaining FDA approval
- A new academic fellowship program
- A new professional development program
- Interprofessional education among three local universities
Enjoy videos, read articles on student achievements, review faculty scholarship, and much more. We are incredibly blessed and thankful for these and many other great things taking place in the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy.
Center for Pharmacy Innovation Set to Improve Healthcare
During its early October meetings, Cedarville’s Board of Trustees approved the launch of a new Center for Pharmacy Innovation, which will be tasked with finding new, innovative ways to improve patient care.
School of Pharmacy Adds 6-Year Completion Option
Starting fall 2017, School of Pharmacy students now have the option of completing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in six years instead of seven, with an expected savings of about $20,000, with the opportunity to begin earning a salary 12 months earlier.
By the Numbers
Since 2016, the School of Pharmacy has graduated more than 90 professional pharmacists. You’ll find these Cedarville graduates working in pharmacy chains, hospital settings, and in their own businesses. Others are completing prestigious residency programs at places like Kettering Health; CareSource, Premier Health; Wake Forest Baptist Health; Nationwide Children’s Hospital; Cleveland Clinic; OhioHealth; and The Ohio State University. You'll also find our graduates are completing academic fellowships at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Cedarville University. We are proud of our graduates’ success:of alumni continue to engage with the School of Pharmacy.
of graduates who sought a residency program found placement.
of class of 2016 had secured employment within 6 months of graduation.
of class of 2017 had secured employment at graduation.
"As I reflect on my transition from student to pharmacist, I have many reasons to be thankful for my experience at Cedarville University School of Pharmacy. The faculty sacrificially invested throughout the program to develop students into competent and compassionate practitioners, a characteristic I strive to emulate and instill in my own learners. The effort from the school to create high-impact learning experiences from research projects, interdisciplinary activities, and leadership opportunities allowed me to step into my postgraduate residency program with confidence."
—Josh Arnold ’13, Pharm.D., ’16
Making an Impact
100% of Pharmacy Students Participate in Cross-cultural Missions
Last year, all Cedarville pharmacy students participated in cross-cultural missions, meeting the physical and spiritual needs of people across the globe.
Making an Impact Regionally
Cedarville University School of Pharmacy has 304 partner sites, 581 pharmacy preceptors, and 12,600 patient contact hours (third-year service learning).
Students Attend Global Missions Health Conference
Forty-seven first-year professional student-pharmacists from Cedarville attended the Global Missions Health Conference engaging with thousands of professionals interested in health care missions. Dr. Ginger Cameron, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, spoke at the conference.
Students Serve at Chicago Clinic
A team of students in the professional pharmacy program spent a week at the Lawndale Christian Health Center (LCHC), a nonprofit clinic in a primarily underserved, minority neighborhood in Chicago.
Offering CE Credits to Area Professionals
Since August 2016, the School of Pharmacy has provided 24 hours of continuing education for 160 preceptors.
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Gryka to Retire After Years of Contribution
Dr. Rebecca Gryka, Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, came to Cedarville as a key founding faculty member in the School of Pharmacy after working in Southern California for 40 years. She played a pivotal role in launching the School of Pharmacy in fall 2012, and the School of Pharmacy is grateful for her influence on so many lives during her time at Cedarville. She will retire at the end of the 2017-18 academic year.
Research and Scholarship
Dr. Denise Simpson
Dr. Denise Simpson, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was a recipient of the 2017 SOCHE Faculty Excellence Award. She was honored for her excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship during the past academic year.
SNPhA chapter wins awards at national convention
Cedarville Pharmacy Student Awarded Coveted Scholarship
Cedarville places eighth in national pharmacy research competition
Prestigious Honor Society Comes to Cedarville
Student Academic Honors
We’re proud of our students who were granted academic awards during the 2016–17 academic year.
Generosity That Transforms Lives
Total Giving to the School of Pharmacy to Date
Giving to Launch Center for Pharmacy Innovation
“It is a great honor to have been selected for a scholarship within the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy. Receiving this scholarship helps me to focus on my coursework as I complete my postgraduate studies. The decreased financial burden has been a huge blessing, shining light on the importance of giving. This generous act gave me a desire to help students down the road who are in a similar situation as I am in."
— Matthew Madden '16, Pharm.D., '19 – Grauer Pharmacy Scholarship recipient
In the News
Our School of Pharmacy professors and students are being sought by local media for expert opinion on current pharmacy-related topics in the news. For the 2017 calendar year, faculty members and students have appeared in 65 radio, TV, or print news stories and 21 blogs and podcasts.
School of Pharmacy ranked one of the most affordable options among private universities
Healthcare Education Is Focus of Cedarville, UD, and WSU
Cedarville University’s School of Pharmacy has started an interprofessional education (IPE) initiative designed to prepare students for work with other healthcare professionals. This year, the school has participated in several IPE events with students in various health profession programs.
School of Pharmacy Students Receive Saline Training
School of Pharmacy students joined other Cedarville University healthcare students at a one-day interprofessional collaborative course called “Saline Process.” The Saline Process provides practical tools to help Christian health care professionals share their faith with patients, all with permission, sensitivity and respect.
School of Pharmacy fosters cooperation between generations
Cedarville Hosts Life-saving "Stop the Bleed" Program
“The rigor of the undergraduate courses in Cedarville's B.S.P.S. program stretches students' abilities and pushes them to have a solid foundation for graduate school. The faculty and staff prepare us not only to be successful academically, but also to develop the right character to serve future patients well. Although we are not yet in graduate school, the School of Pharmacy makes it clear that their goal is to get us there, and it is encouraging to have professors care about my success as much as they do."
— Caleb Hoover ’19
2017 Year in Photos
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