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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.

Each year Waterloo Pharmacy presents an award for Co-op Supervisor of the Year. The award recognizes a supervisor who has shown outstanding commitment to mentorship of Waterloo Pharmacy students on co-operative education work terms.

A project manager who didn’t plan on becoming Waterloo Pharmacy’s first Hallman Director. A mayor who didn’t expect to lead Kitchener city council in providing 30 million dollars and 8 acres of land to the University of Waterloo. Students who took a chance on a program with no building, six faculty members, and Canada’s first co-operative education pharmacy program.

Interviewers at this year’s spring admissions being recognized for their contributions. Left to Right: Kim Chvala (5 years), Raymond Lam (10 years), and Avril Hulbert (5 years). The following interviewers were also recognized at this year’s admissions but were absent: Shannon Hart (5 years) and Francesca Rossi (10 years).

The School of Pharmacy is pleased to announce Jeff Wong as the first recipient of the Pharmacy Alumni Achievement Award. Jeff graduated in 2011 from the School of Pharmacy as part of the vanguard class. After graduation, he undertook a primary care residency at the University Health Network in Toronto. He also earned his PharmD through the School’s bridging program in 2016.

Professor Emmanuel Ho develops new way to fight HIV transmission

William Wong and post doctoral fellow Abdullah Hamadeh at work developing models for use in hepatitis C-related policy decisions.

Wong is one of 11 University of Waterloo researchers to receive the Ontario government Early Researcher Award.

Two Think Research employees with Rui Su and Kelvin Yam at the Thinkathon event.

Rui Su and Kelvin Yam, two senior pharmacy students, spent their last work term out of the pharmacy and at Think Research, a health care technology company in downtown Toronto.

Two MSRA cells surrounded by solid lipid nanoparticles designed to target MSRA specifically. The particles are used to deliver a deadly biocide as part of a new therapy developed by Waterloo Professor Emmanuel Ho and colleagues at the University of Manitoba that can kill antibiotic resistant pathogens. Scientists have developed a new therapy to combat deadly bacteria that is infecting hospital patients worldwide.

Scientists have developed a new therapy to combat deadly bacteria that is infecting hospital patients worldwide.

The Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network (OPEN) awarded $2 million in funding to advance work in medication management.

Medications can improve health and save lives, but they are not without risk. With prescription medication in Ontario costing $10.6 billion per year, new strategies to help patients and healthcare providers choose, use, and remove medications are critical to providing better care and ensuring financial sustainability of the public system.