University of Southern Nevada is offering its Continuing Professional Education Program, “Infectious Disease Primer,” to Utah pharmacists on Saturday, Jan. 30. The program will be offered at USN’s South Jordan campus at 10920 S. River Front Parkway from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. and at Utah State University at 5005 Old Main Hill, Room 201/203 in Logan from 3 to 8 p.m.
Speakers for the program include Dr. Meghan Jeffres, Pharm.D. BCPS, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at University of Southern Nevada, College of Pharmacy and Jim Ruble, Pharm.D., JD pharmacy manager at University Healthcare. It’s open to all registered pharmacists interested in improving their confidence in recognizing pathogens for common infections and selecting appropriate antibiotic therapy. In addition, pharmacists interested in learning about changing trends in drug patents are also encouraged to attend.
For more information, including accreditation, credit hours and cost, or to register online visit the event registration site.
University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy alumni, faculty, Board of Trustees members, preceptors and friends are invited to attend a special reception during the 44th Annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at The Venetian Las Vegas. No registration or RSVP required, so join us!
Several University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy students have had their scholarly work published recently. From USN’s South Jordan campus, an article titled “Giardia: An Update and Overview” by students Daniel B. Bowen, David J. Brewer, Christopher M. Christensen and Daniel K. Richards was published in the Summer 2009 issue of The Journal of Collegium Aesculapium (pages 40-43). In the same journal, an article titled “Malaria: An Update and Overview” by Brady Reid Black, Jordan Scott Carver, Tyler Scott McPhie and Cathaleah Pimsakul Stanley was published (pages 44-53).
Dr. Immanuel Ijo, a recent College of Pharmacy graduate, co-wrote with Dr. Tara Muzyk “Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Heart Failure,” which was featured as the lead and CME article in the August 2009 issue of Federal Practitioner.
Finally, Dr. Jorge Villanueva, an intern in the College of Dental Medicine’s Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics’ One-year Internship Program, has co-authored a chapter titled “The Proportions if Facial Balance: An Esthetic Appraisal” in a recently published text book, The Art of Treatment Planning: Dental and Medical Approaches to the Face and Smile.
Congratulations to all of these students and intern for their outstanding work and commitment to their professions.
Dr. Renee Coffman, dean of the College of Pharmacy, is excited to report that USN College of Pharmacy graduates continue to best the national average in passing the national licensure exam to become licensed pharmacists. Between May and August 2009, the college’s graduates scored an impressive pass rate of 98.4 percent compared to the national pass rate of 95 percent.
“To USN employees, thanks for all of your support in helping the College achieve this success. To 2009 grads, Congratulations! This is the highest passing rate to date,” said Dr. Coffman. “To current students, I hope this will serve as an inspiration to you to continue to study hard and work hard during your experiential rotations so that when you graduate, you can carry on in the footsteps of the graduates who went before you!”
USN College of Pharmacy Class of 2008 graduate Andrew Roth is now starring in a television commercial for Target. He is a pharmacy manager at a target in Las Vegas. Congratulations Andrew!
The article spotlights the college’s successful placement of clinical pharmacy faculty into all of the major hospital systems in the Las Vegas Valley, significantly raising the level of pharmacy practice in the Valley and in turn, providing better patient care.
University of Southern Nevada’s incoming pharmacy students will receive their traditional white coats this week, marking the beginning of a three-year commitment to earn their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees.
The Fourth Annual Convocation and White Coat Ceremony at USN’s South Jordan, Utah campus will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27 at the South Towne Exposition Center at 9575 South State Street in Sandy. A class of 92 new students, the largest for the campus, will participate in the ceremony.
USN’s Henderson, Nev. campus will hold its 10th Annual Convocation and White Coat Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 at the Henderson Convention Center at 200 S. Water Street. A class of 146 students will participate.
The university proudly welcomes Dr. George MacKinnon, III, founding dean and professor of the College of Pharmacy at Roosevelt University, as keynote speaker at both events.
Congratulations to USN’s incoming pharmacy students as they embark on what is sure to be a rigorous, but rewarding, journey.
Earlier this week a retail outlet in North Las Vegas was raided by local and federal law enforcement for the illegal sale of prescription and over-the-counter drugs imported from Mexico. The store, which caters to Las Vegas’ Hispanic population, was selling drugs with no pharmacist or doctor oversight. This can be deadly to customers buying drugs for common ailments or abuse as drug interactions and health complications were not being monitored. The bust netted more than $500,000 in drugs and landed the store’s owner in jail.
With USN as Southern Nevada’s local resource for addressing drug issues, yesterday KVBC-TV (NBC-Las Vegas) interviewed USN’s Dr. Paul Oesterman, associate professor of pharmacy practice, about the concerns and dangers of these type of illegal drug sellers. Check out the television clip below.
USN will host an exciting, fun-filled Alumni Reunion Weekend for the College of Pharmacy’s classes of 2003 and 2004 on Oct. 2 to Oct. 4 at Las Vegas’ new and luxurious The M Resort. Alumni from both classes, along with USN’s Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, staff and friends of the university, are invited to join us for this special event. Invitations will be mailed next week. Special rates for rooms at The M Resort have been arranged for USN alumni and guests.
The university, along with a group of alumni, have planned some great events for the weekend, including a pool-side welcome reception on Friday night. On Saturday, alumni and guests will be able to take advantage of special, group discounted excursions, such as golf at Revere Country Club, Spa treatments, shopping at the Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas and more. On Saturday evening USN will host an elegant dinner event at the resort. On Sunday, alumni and registered pharmacists from throughout Southern Nevada are invited to attend USN’s Continuing Professional Education seminar, “Community Pharmacy Update.”
For information about these events, securing a discounted room at The M Resort and prices, please email connections@usn.edu.
For incoming pharmacy student Chad Sommers, now is the time to flex some entrepreneurial muscle and get into business. The ambitious Sommers, along with his father, have launched a new business venture in his hometown mall just weeks before coming to the USN College of Pharmacy to start earning his Pharm.D. Check out the story aired by NBC 11 in Grand Junction, Colo.
We wish Sommers’ business great success and we look forward to him joining our growing student body later this month.
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University of Southern Nevada’s incoming pharmacy students will receive their traditional white coats this week, marking the beginning of a three-year commitment to earn their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees.
USN will host an exciting, fun-filled Alumni Reunion Weekend for the College of Pharmacy’s classes of 2003 and 2004 on Oct. 2 to Oct. 4 at Las Vegas’ new and luxurious 
