In this Issue: International students spend month on campus | CU Pharmacyrecognized at AACP | Changes streamline admissions process | CU Pharmacywelcomes visitors from Ghana, Poland, Austria | A message to the Class of 2023 |Digital learning highlighted | In the news

The world becomes smallerfor one Syrian pharmacystudentEarlier this month, Mais Humaideh wasjust a few days into her pharmacycourses and more than 6,000 miles fromSyria when her world got just a little bitsmaller.

Humaideh is one of seven of CUPharmacy’s International-TrainedPharmD (ITPD) students taking part in amonthlong on-campus session at the CUAnschutz Medical Campus.

During the ITPD orientation session,Humaideh learned that her favoriteprofessor from home in Syria, Dr. Sahar

(Top to bottom) Mais Humaideh embracesDr. Sahar Al Fahoum, her mentor in Syria atthe CU School of Pharmacy; Humaidehposes for a photo at the CU Pharmacy signon campus; Humaideh and Al Fahoum posefor a photo with Dean Ralph Altiere andDirector of Distance Degrees and ProgramsDr. Shaun Gleason.

Al Fahoum, was also in the Denver Metroarea. As fate would have it, Al Fahoum'sdaughter, Sim Taleb, is an ITPD studentin her final semesters and is in Denvercompleting Advanced Pharmacy PracticeExperiential rotations.

Director of DDP Dr. Shaun Gleasonfacilitated a brief hug-and-smile-filledreunion between Humaideh and herbeloved professor, connecting them forfirst time since 2012.

"I was just so surprised,” Humaideh said."I always looked at Dr. Al Fahoum as agreat example to me.”

The ITPD program requires that studentspossess a bachelor's degree inpharmacy and have a desire to expandpharmacy in their home countries.Humaideh earned her bachelor's degreein pharmacy in 2012. That's where sheworked closely with Dr. Al Fahoum.

During the four weeks that ITPD students are on campus in the summer, they takeclasses and participate in introductory pharmacy practice experiences.

Once the onsite experience is over, the students return to their homes across theglobe to begin distance-based courses.

Humaideh, who graduated with a pharmacy degree from the University of Kalamoonin Syria, wants to expand her pharmacy education further so that one day, she canbring her training back home.

“To me, a PharmD is really important," she said. "To me, PharmD is really aboutbuilding my country.”

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CU Pharmacy recognized

(From top to bottom) Dr. Laura Borgeltaccepts the award for Best Manuscript in2018; CU Pharmacy students pose for aphoto during a poster presentation; Dr. EricaRhein and Dr. Joel Marrs pose for photos ata poster presentation (photos courtesy ofDr. Sarah Anderson).

at annual AACP meetingThe University of Colorado SkaggsSchool of Pharmacy andPharmaceutical Sciences broughthome three top awards from theAmerican Association of Colleges ofPharmacy’s annual meeting, hosted inmid-July in Chicago.

Dean Ralph Altiere, PhD,accepted the George SprattoAACP Biological SciencesSection Distinguished ServiceAward. According to the AACP,the honor is given each year to amember of the section “whosevision and service has inspired acollective appreciation forcontributions of the biologicalsciences and scientists tobiomedicine and, particularly, toprofessional and graduateeducation within schools andcolleges of pharmacy.”

Associate Dean forAdministration and OperationsLaura Borgelt, PharmD,received the Award for BestManuscript in 2018 as a co-author for her work on"Navigating the EducationalApproaches and Assessment forPersonal and ProfessionalDevelopment."

Director of Practitioner andInternational DevelopmentJodie Malhotra, PharmD, andProfessor Christina Aquilante,PharmD, took home theInnovations in ContinuingProfessional Education Awardfor CU Pharmacy'spharmacogenomics certificate.

The conference was also anopportunity for CU Pharmacy facultyand students to present on topicsranging from student learning duringinternational rotations to servicelearning.

CU Pharmacy streamlinesadmissions process

CU Pharmacy students recite the "Oath of aPharmacist" during the fall 2018 White CoatCeremony.

CU Pharmacy made three majorchanges to streamline the admissionsprocess and increase diversity in itspool of candidates.

Effective immediately, the school willno longer require the PharmacyCollege Admission Test (PCAT), willallow all prerequisites to be completedat the community college level and willbegin offering the option for a virtualinterview.

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International visitors from Ghana, Poland and Austria visited the CU Anschutz MedicalCampus in July. CU Pharmacy student ambassador Hailee Griffin, far left, led ErnestObese, Dr. Johnson Boampong, Dominika Poniedzialek and Mirjana Mandic on a tour ofthe campus.

CU Pharmacy welcomesvisitors from GhanaCU Pharmacy welcomed internationalvisitors onto campus as part of an effortto foster communication, an exchange ofinformation and experiences betweenpharmacists.

The Pharmabridge program, which isfacilitated by the InternationalPharmaceutical Federation (FIP), is avoluntary initiative that intends tostrengthen pharmacy services andpharmacy education in low-income andemerging countries, according to FIP.

Exchange students visit theCU Anschutz MedicalCampusCU Pharmacy also hosted students fromAustria and Poland in July as part of aninternational student exchange program.

Mirjana Mandic of Austria and DominikaPoniedzialek of Poland traveled to theCU Anschutz Medical Campus as part ofthe International PharmaceuticalStudents' Federation Student ExchangeProgramme, which sends more than1,000 students around the world to gainpharmacy experience in 80 countries.

Participants Dr. Johnson Boampong andErnest Obese, who traveled to Coloradofrom the University of Cape Coast inGhana, will be working with CUPharmacy for the next month to visitpharmacy settings, take part in classesand social activities.

Both plan to take knowledge from CUPharmacy home as the pharmacylandscape in their country changes.Ghana recently changed degreerequirements for practicing pharmacists.

“A PharmD is now a basic requirementto practice pharmacy in Ghana. It usedto be a bachelor of pharmacy,” Obesesaid. “We are here on the Pharmabridgeprogram to learn more about how you doyour PharmD program.”

CU Pharmacy began participating inPharmabridge in 2015.

As part of the program, the studentstoured the CU Anschutz MedicalCampus and had a chance to see howclinical pharmacy works in the U.S.

Mandic and Poniedzialek both said theywould like to see pharmacy's roleexpand in clinical settings in theircountries and shared a passion for thefield.

"A pharmacist is not only a cashier in apharmacy," Poniedzialek said. "It'ssomething more."

Mandic added: "It was fascinating to methat a little pill could change so muchand have an impact on the human body.I saw that it has a big impact on people,and it's one of the best ways to helppeople with health."

Hey, Class of 2023! Let'skick off the year.

Join CU Pharmacy faculty and stafffor plenty of burritos, coffee andoutdoor games at the Back to SchoolMeet at Greet.

Aug. 6, 201910 a.m.-noon

Central Park Pavilion8801 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

RSVP by Aug. 2 to join in on thefun.

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Manager of Instructional Design LishaBustos presents at Monash University.

CU Pharmacy teampresents digital learninginnovations in ItalyCU Pharmacy faculty and staff traveledto Italy in July to take part in the 10thBiennial Monash Pharmacy EducationSymposium, where Manager ofInstructional Design Lisha Bustos andDirector of Assessment Jason Brunner,PhD, presented on how CU Pharmacyensures academic integrity in an onlineexam environment.

(Photo courtesy of Proctorio) Associate Dean for ProfessionalEducation Kari Franson, PharmD, PhD,presented on empowering students andthe profession through globalcitizenship, and Director of Practitionerand International Development JodieMalhotra, PharmD, presented oncollaborative global health educationresearch between CU Pharmacy, thePurdue College of Pharmacy and theUniversity of North Carolina at ChapelHill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

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In the News

Check out the CU Pharmacy experts that were featured in the news recently:

KDVR: Colorado moving to electronic-only prescriptions - ExecutiveDirector of the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse PreventionDr. Rob Valuck (Class of 1987) talked about Colorado moving award frompaper prescriptions.The Denver Post: More than a billion prescription opioids streamed intoColorado amid national crisis - Valuck also spoke about the opioid crisiswith The Denver Post.Medscape: What doctors need to know about the activated charcoaltrend - CU Pharmacy professor and director of masters and certificateprograms Dr. David Kroll discussed the impacts of activated charcoal onpatients.The Colorado Sun: Colorado researchers study alcoholism andgenetics in humans - CU Pharmacy Professor Dr. David Radcliffe'sresearch into alcohol was profiled in this story.Pharmacy Forward: Marijuana Use - Medical, Health and Legal Issues I -Associate Dean for Professional Education Dr. Kari Franson spoke withPharmacy Forward about the medical use of marijuana, THC and CBD.

Pharmacy Forward: Medical, Health and Legal Issues II - Associate Deanfor Administration and Operations Dr. Laura Borgelt talked about recreationalmarijuana and its potential health consequences.

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