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Alumni and friends of the Waterloo Pharmacy community came together for a competitive and fun –filled day of golf in support of our Student Success Fund.  Now in it’s 7^th year, the event has raised close to $200,000 providing pharmacy students with funding to attend professional conferences across the country and supporting other student activities.

Congratulations to the following:

•             1st Place Team: Apotex (Jeff Nagge, Gord Davies, Andrew Shenton, Andrew Matthew)

N.K.S Health in Mississauga is a specialty pharmacy that focuses on biologic medications – a class of drugs that are produced from living organisms and treat conditions that range from rheumatoid arthritis to migraines. Unlike traditional drugs which are usually synthesized products with chemical bases, biologics are genetically engineered protein molecules created using biotechnology.

As of September 1, a new Executive Committee will begin their terms. The Executive Committee is responsible for high-level management of the School of Pharmacy: members oversee other major committees such as the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, the Undergraduate Admissions Committee, and the Graduate Studies and Research Committee.

The Executive Committee also leads the School through strategic planning, consulting with stakeholders to define short and long-term goals and to develop a vision to guide the School’s programs.

Members of the committee are:

Kavita Puri (Rx2017) standing with her award-winning research poster.

Co-op is what makes Waterloo Pharmacy unique: we’re the only co-operative education pharmacy school in Canada. Offering a co-op program is challenging and requires the support of the pharmacist community all across the country. Without employers to consistently hire students and offer invaluable learning opportunities, our program would not be possible.

The 10^th Anniversary Regional Tour continues as the School of Pharmacy visits Niagara Falls

This week a team from Waterloo Pharmacy hosted a reception and presentation for the pharmacy community in Niagara Falls. The event was the second stop on the School’s Regional Tour, an event which celebrates the School’s 10^th anniversary by saying thank you to pharmacists who support the School throughout the province. It brought together preceptors, co-op supervisors, alumni, and students who work in and around the Niagara and Hamilton regions.

Faculty, staff and students at the national conference for pharmacy educators.

On June 13, Waterloo Pharmacy instructor Elaine Lillie was recognized with the Association of Faculties of Pharmacies of Canada (AFPC) National Award for Excellence in Education. Lillie is Waterloo Pharmacy’s Director of Interprofessional Education and Curriculum Development and has been an instructor in the program since the School opened in 2008.

On June 14, 31 bridging students and two graduate students received their degrees at the University of Waterloo spring convocation. The School welcomed graduates and their families at a reception before the main convocation ceremony.

On June 13, Waterloo Pharmacy PhD candidate Paul Malik was recognized with an award at the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) conference. Malik received the AFPC/Merck Canada Inc. Post Graduate Pharmacy Fellowship Award which aims to promote the pursuit of research careers among pharmacy and graduate students.