This weekend, Waterloo Pharmacy celebrated the graduation of Rx2020 with a virtual convocation reception. The reception followed the Faculty of Science’s virtual convocation.
Back in April, Svetlana Litchmanova was watching the news about COVID carefully. The pharmacy student was slated to start work in Alberta in May, at Lemarchand Dispensary Pharmacy and Compounding Lab. With travel restrictions being introduced, she wasn’t sure if she would go.
“I felt recording videos of myself performing searches on the library website and in the various research databases would be unengaging for students,” Caitlin Carter says.
Chelsea Kwong in the pharmacy. With COVID-19 testing rolling out in Ontario pharmacies, Chelsea and Melanie Sanderson, alumni in Alberta, share how the experience has gone in their province.
Svetlana Litchmanova on co-op in a pharmacy. Waterloo Pharmacy co-op students, employers and staff collaborated to achieve 100% co-op employment for pharmacy students throughout 2020.
Recently Will and Cathy Schill, Chris Kelly from the KW Legacy group along with Mike Teeple from McKesson gathered virtually to present the Remedy’sRx Legacy award to Randilynne Urslak, a first-year pharmacy student.
On Sept 26, Waterloo Pharmacy held its fifth CE Saturday, the annual Alumni Reunion event that brings grads together for a morning of discussion about hot topics in pharmacy practice. Due to COVID-19, this event was held online for the first time this year and featured speakers from out of province and across Ontario.
Experience-based learning is Waterloo Pharmacy’s claim to fame, and delivering outstanding practical experiences for students is only possible because of the co-op supervisors and preceptors who support our program. Each year, the School recognizes exceptional mentors with two awards.
The 2019 award recipients are Melissa Sayed, the Outstanding Co-op Supervisor of the Year, and Ginette Dutrisac, the Outstanding Preceptor of the Year.
Professor Nancy Waite at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy conducts research into the influenza vaccine, vaccine decision-making and strategies to encourage vaccination. With flu season around the corner—and Australian pharmacies reporting a 180 percent increase in people getting the flu shot this year over last—Prof. Waite shares what to expect as we move into flu season amidst a global pandemic.