John Grabenstein, Ph.D. received an honorary degree from Chapman University during the Closing Convocation ceremony on May 17, 2019. Dr. Grabenstein is the Global Director of Medical Affairs for Merck Vaccines. He leads scientific-policy activities for a global enterprise distributing over 180 million doses of 13 vaccines annually to help reduce the burden of vaccine-preventable
Congratulations to all of our CUSP students who received their degrees on May 17, 2019! Seventy-six new Doctor of Pharmacy graduates crossed the stage, as well as nine Master’s and two PhD students. This cohort of PharmD students included the first eight graduates from CUSP’s Freshman Early Assurance Program (FEAP), a special group of eight
On May 16th, CUSP celebrated the 2019 graduating class at the second annual Graduation Awards Banquet at the Newport Beach Country Club. During the evening, awards from faculty were given, as well as student-nominated awards and corporate awards. Sarah Paik received the Mylan Excellence in Pharmacy Award, recognizing her as a student who demonstrated excellence
Groundbreaking research and fresh inspiration were the hallmarks of the 2nd Annual CUSP Research Day that took place on Friday, May 9 at the Rinker Health Science Campus. Oral and poster presentations from Pharm.D., M.S.P.S. and Ph.D. students, along with Research Fellows, were showcased and awarded cash prizes for best in their category. Esteemed guest
Chapman University School of Pharmacy hosted three local high schools on field trips to the Rinker Health Science Campus in April 2019. Led by Dr. Kimberly Won and Dr. Viet Nguyen, this event showcased the profession of pharmacy and introduced students to a college learning experience. The theme for the event was “Aspirin”, and
Introduction My name is Lauren Dea, CUSP Class of 2018. I’m currently finishing my PGY-1 pharmacy residency and will start my PGY-2 residency in Infectious Diseases in July 2019. I enjoy playing fantasy basketball with my fellow CUSP alumni. We started our league during our P1 year and have been playing ever since. I
(Left to right) Matthew S. Vankoski, Farah M. Towfic, PharmD; Ronald T. Piervincenzi, Ph.D.; Peggy Huang, Ronald P. Jordan, Assad Kazeminy, Ph.D., Robert Shimahara, Steven Thompson, PharmD Chapman University School of Pharmacy (CUSP) held its 3rd annual Industry Event on April 4th, 2019: Application of USP Standards to Pharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceuticals, and Pharmacy Practice. This year, CUSP collaborated
Congratulations to Eric Dobberpuhl, Class of 2020 student pharmacist, on his election as APhA-ASP National Member-At-Large! His election was announced this weekend at the APhA National Meeting. In his new role, Eric will serve as a representative voice for the APhA-ASP national membership body working closely not only with our own CUSP student chapter but
Congratulations to Priya Patel, Class of 2019 Student Pharmacist for receiving the Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award from the United States Public Health Service. This award is given to pharmacy students that make significant contributions to public health. This includes advancing the objectives of Healthy People 2020, the National Prevention Strategy, the Surgeon Generals’
Sarah Paik – Class of 2019 Student Pharmacist is currently in Maryland for her APPE elective rotation with the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) which is a branch within the NIH and shares her experience. “It has been pretty exciting (and very cold)! The government shutdown did make the first few weeks a little slow, but things