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Academy o f S tudent Pharmac is ts Un ivers i ty o f the Pac i f ic
751 Brooks ide Road S tock ton, CA 95211
Volume XI, Issue II February 2013
WELCOME
The News Capsule is a
bi-semesterly ASP-sponsored
newsletter. We always
welcome suggestions or
comments about how to
improve the newsletter. If you
have any ideas or if
you would like to submit
an article, please e-mail
us at: [email protected]
Your editors,
Carmen Chung,
Veronica Lai,
Stephanie Tu,
Benjamin Fong,
Amrit Sheena,
Anna Wy
Features
Featuring one of
our school’s newest
committees 1-2
Section I National and
International
Organizations
3-7
Section II Pharmacy School
Committees 8-17
Section III Professional
Pharmacy Greek
Organizations 18-21
Inside the News Capsule
A Healthy Mind, A Healthy Future:
MHAC Paves the Way
What experiences inspired you
to start the committee?
The Mental Health Awareness
Committee was formed by Debbie
Pardo (2014) and Lee Thai (2014)
as they saw a lack of student
organizations that address the
social, financial and psychological
burden that mental health
disorders have on society. It is
estimated that as many as 1 in 5
people will struggle with some
f o rm o f men ta l i l l n e s s .
Pharmacists and pharmacy
students have the knowledge base
to help treat and educate these
patients. We felt that none of the
other committees took advantage
of this opportunity to educate the
1st Year News Capsule Editor
Anna Wy
Features (Continued on page 2)
Photo by MHAC
Mental Health Awareness Committee co-chairs, from left to right: James Wong, Lee
Thai, Debbie Pardo, and Justin Rainwater.
PAGE 2 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
community about mental
health and help reduce the
stigma associated with some of
these conditions. Dr. Halliwell
presides as a passionate
faculty advisor for MHAC.
What does the committee
hope to accomplish?
Since our committee is fairly
new, we face many exciting
challenges in this upcoming
school year. One of our goals is
to get involved with Medicare
next year; we hope to
i m p l e m e n t s c r e e n i n g
techniques for - but not limited
to - depression, anxiety, and
bipolar disorder. Most of these
mental health disorders are
blind to gender, race and
culture as they affect many
individuals. Consequently, we
have our sights on informing
the youth alongside POYSE,
educating students across
campus, as well as elderly
patients in residential care
facilities. We hope that our
activities will be interesting
and entertaining. These
include, but are not limited to:
optical and audio illusions,
depth perception, and stress
relief techniques.
What makes you valuable
to the vision of Thomas J.
Long School of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences?
Coming from a neuroscience
background - our committee
wanted to take our past
experiences and education and
be able to educate patients at
health fair events. From our
experiences, we saw that many
patients were curious but
afraid to ask about topics such
as anxiety and depression
because of the negative social
stigma they carry. According
to the ADAA (Anxiety and
Depression Association of
America), anxiety disorders
affect 18% of the US
Population. Our committee
hopes to bridge that gap and
bring comfort to patients that
resources available as well as
confidential.
The Mental Health Awareness
Committee is composed of
Debbie Pardo, Lee Thai, Kasra
Navab, Justin Rainwater,
James Daniel Wong, Sarkis
Kavarian, Emily Kung and
Paige Avitabile.
Special thanks to James Wong
for his collaboration.
Features (Continued from page 1)
Would you like to see a particular
topic in our next Features spread?
We welcome you to e-mail any and
all suggestions to:
PAGE 3 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
SECTION I National and International Organizations
Section I
ASP 3
ASCP 4
CSHP 5
IPSF 5-6
NCPA 6
NCCCP 7
After an amazing October
promoting American Pharmacists
Month (APhM), our students
brought the ruckus to Sleep Train
Arena (formerly known as Arco
Arena) closing out our celebratory
month as well as representing
Pacific! We definitely stood out in
the crowd with almost 200
pharmacy students in attendance
repping the orange polos.
Many fans in attendance were
asking what we were doing here
and they cannot be blamed. We had
a group of students on the court hi-
5ing the players as they entered the
court, had our name appear on the
jumbotron, and had all of our
students walk onto the court after
the game for a group shot! More
importantly, everyone had a great
time while promoting a good cause.
Hopefully we can plan another
night like this next semester.
Although this was a huge event,
there were many other ways ASP
and the student body worked hard
to make APhM and Thomas J. Long
School of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences stand out in October. We
kicked off the month putting up a
billboard on Capital City Freeway
80 in Downtown Sacramento,
reaching millions of people
throughout the month. We also hit
the media by creating a commercial
that went up in all of the theatres
throughout San Joaquin Valley and
a p p e a r i n g o n G o o d D a y
Sacramento.
We also held many health fairs
throughout the month including a
unique health fair at the local Sikh
Temple, reaching many people that
we had never reached before and
appeared in the Stockton Record.
In addition, we immunized the
mayor and held an Election Day
Health Fair, which helped our
school appear on Fox40 and Good
Day Sacramento. With our school
producing such great work
throughout the month, it’s not a
surprise we won the award for best
APhM at MRM. Remember
although October is over, that does
not stop our efforts to further our
profession. Keep repping and
making your mark!
ASP-ASuop Senator
Robneet Athwal
Kings better the Warriors on Pharmacy Night
Pacific pharmacy students making noise at the Kings game.
Photo by Scott Harada
PAGE 4 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
A Peek into Omnicare
ASCP-Pacific has had a very
busy semester, jam-packed with
dozens of health fairs, a cornucopia
of guest speakers, our very
successful fundraising week where
we sold our featured Fleece
Sweaters, Halloween Candy Grams,
Notebook Stylus Tethers, and had a
Lollicup fundraising event, and
last, but certainly not least, our last
hoorah of the semester was the
“Omnicare Tour” on November 7.
As the semester progressed, we
welcomed several guest speakers to
come speak to us about their
perspectives and roles in consultant
and long term care pharmacy. On
October 15, we had the pleasure of
listening to Dr. Alan Bell and
Dar lene Ervin , consul tant
pharmacist and representatives of
Omnicare, one of the leading
emp l o y e r s o f C o n s u l t a n t
Pharmacists. On October 24, APhA-
ASP, together with ASCP-Pacific,
NCPA-Pacific, AMCP-Pacific, and
CSHP-Pacific, hosted a joint guest
speaker event. Among several great
guest speakers, ASCP-Pacific
proudly introduced Dr. Mark Sey,
who spoke to the pharmacy
students about the opportunities
and flexibility available in
consultant pharmacy.
Our last event of the semester
was the “Omnicare Tour.” This is
our second year providing ASCP-
Paci f ic members with the
opportunity to tour the Omnicare
facility in Lodi, and this year had a
great turnout with increasing
interest! About 40 first and second
year students came out to the tour
on November 7 and were warmly
welcomed by the facility. The
students were split into two tour
groups, alternating between the
front and back ends of the
pharmacy. The tour went into great
detail on how prescriptions are
processed in the front end of the
pharmacy, where pharmacists,
pharmacy technicians, and third
party adjudicators work together to
ensure that prescriptions correctly
processed in a timely manner.
Then, in the back of the pharmacy,
where the robotics and automatics
worked in harmony wi t h
pharmacists and pharmacy
technicians to fill, package, and
ship prescriptions to their
respective locations, was a truly
eye-opening vision and put into
perspective how a single pharmacy
can process up to 6 ,000
prescriptions a day. The pharmacy
manager graciously provided a
narrated tour through the entire
warehouse, from the technology
used to package thousands of
prescriptions to the pharmacists
and pharmacy te chnic ians
responsible for maintaining checks
and balances, and other unique
areas like the IV compounding unit.
For the first year students, this
tour was a small peek into one
aspect of consultant and long term
care pharmacy, and for some second
year students who attended the
tour last year, a second tour around
the facility provided a new, more
profound outlook on career options
in their futures. around the facility
provided a new, more profound
outlook on career options in their
futures.
ASCP VP & Co-chair of Public
Bonnie Pham
Photo by Brenda Ng Photo by Brenda Ng
ASCP-Pacific Members at the Omnicare facility in Lodi, learning about the many processes that go on in a long-term
care pharmacy.
PAGE 5 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
CSHP-Pacific Hits the Jackpot at Seminar 2012!
CSHP Secretary
Chinye Nalls-Ahaiwe
CHSHP-Pacific members
traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada
during the weekend of October
18-21 to attend Seminar 2012
“Jackpot Pharmacy.” While there
students were able to network
with other student pharmacists
from California, Arizona, and
Nevada . In add i t i on to
n e twork ing oppo r tun i t i e s
students were able to attend
programs geared toward
Residency Preparation. A few
programs were PHORCAS 101:
an informational on the new
Residency application process, CV
Reviews, and the infamous
Residency Showcase. CSHP-
Pacific members also participated
in the Clinical Skills Competition
and Quiz Bowl. Pacific students
showed their Pacific pride while
at Quiz Bowl by wearing their
orange polos. CSHP-Pacific would
like to thank the student who
competed; it takes hard work and
dedication to compete in such
events.
CSHP-Pacific also helped in
advancing the legislative issues
concerning the Pharmacy
profession. Michael Tran, Clara
Chia, and Camille Camargo, 3rd
year students were recognized in
the Grassroots Advocacy Program
achieving Gold and Bronze level
status . CSHP Grassroots
A d v o c a c y p r o g r am w a s
established to recognize members
who have taken a step to educate
about legislative programs
regarding Pharmacy. Former
CSHP-Pacific President Tracy
Joy-King received the prestigious
Student Leadership Award. The
Student Leadership Award
recognizes pharmacy students’
involvement in and contribution
to CSHP and the profession of
pharmacy. CSHP-Pacific also won
the Chapter of Distinction award
and the Affiliate Chapter
Compet i t i on f o r Highest
Percentage of Renewals. CSHP-
Pacific hit the jackpot while in
Las Vegas!
In celebration of Health
System Pharmacists Week,
CSHP-Pacific held an event at
Stockton’s Cesar Chavez library.
“Blood Pressure the Silent Killer”
educated the public on the risks
and complications associated with
high blood pressure. Towards the
end of the event the audience had
the opportunity to make stress
balls. This was event was a huge
success; the audience had a blast
and left informed.
Have you ever wondered what
pharmacy is like in other
countries? Are drug names
different? How is their pharmacy
education? Do they have to sit
through hours of biochemistry and
physiology lecture? On November
8, IPSF hosted our annual event
called Viva la Pharmacie with
guest speakers Dr. Kehoe and Dr.
Venderova along with a panel of
four students with international
experience - Tien Tran, Marise
Awad, Saher Taha, and Howard
Siu.
Dr. Kehoe started the night off
by giving students a glimpse of
clinical pharmacy in Asia through
his experience with the American
College of Clinical Pharmacy
(ACCP). In the past couple of years,
Dr. Kehoe has given many guest
lectures in Asian countries
including China and Hong Kong to
help them develop their clinical
programs in pharmacy. As a result
many Asian countries are looking
forwards towards expanding the
clinical duties of pharmacists. In
addition, Dr. Kehoe also discussed
the option for 3rd year students to
do a rotation elective abroad in
China, Korea, and possibility
Singapore!
Our next speaker was Dr.
Venderova, who shared her
experience in both the Czech
Republic and Canada. The biggest
difference that she pointed out is
that when pharmacists dispense
medications, they give it in unit
packages instead of counting pills
like in America.
After both faculty speakers
shared their perspectives, the
student panel included Tien
(Vietnam), Marise (Egypt), Saher
(Palestine and Dubai), and Howard
(Costa Rica). Each of our student
panelists had a chance to talk
about their first hand experiences
in their respective countries which
ranged from medical missions to
casually visiting community
pharmacies.
IPSF (Continued on page 6)
Exploring International Pharmacy at through Viva la
Pharmacie !
IPSF Co-Chair
Susan Deng
PAGE 6 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
One of the surprising facts we
learned was most countries only
require a Bachelors or Master in
Pharmacy to practice. Also, in some
community settings, patients can
just come into a pharmacy and pick
u p m e d i c a t i o n s w i t h o u t
prescriptions!
Viva la Pharmacie was a
successful night giving students a
chance to learn about how
pharmacists and pharmacies
operate in other countries. IPSF
believes it is important for students
to learn more about pharmacy in a
g lobal set t ing to broaden
perspectives and help advance the
profession of pharmacy on a
worldwide scale. Keep an eye out
for future IPSF events in the
upcoming semesters such as
Spanish Night, Pacific Without
Borders, and more information on
World Congress in the Netherlands.
Photo by Michael Chuang
The IPSF-Pacific Family and the speakers of Viva la Pharmacie pose for
a picture
IPSF (Continued from page 5)
NCPA-Pacific debuted our
first annual Community IPPE
Symposium on October 30. This
event was geared towards first year
pharmacy students in order to
prepare them for their upcoming
Community I IPPEs. Current
preceptors and Pacific alumni,
Richard Mendoza and Amir Khan
discussed their experience with
previous pharmacy interns,
expectations of pharmacy interns
as well as tips and suggestions on
how to make the most of the intern
hours. The presentation started
with Richard Mendoza from
SaveMart Pharmacy, who shared
an inspirational story on how
anyone, from grocery baggers to
pharmacy interns can make a
difference in patient lives. He
highlighted many great things
interns can do in order to ensure
we are providing the best service
possible. Next, Amir Khan from
Target Pharmacy shared tips on
how to take advantage of the
l earning env ironment . He
encouraged students to get to know
the OTC aisle, to take initiative
and revea led expectat ions
preceptors have for their interns.
First year pharmacy students
about to embark on their
introductory pharmacy practice
experience may find the long hours
and demands daunting, but NCPA-
Pacific’s goal is to show how this
experience is a great way to learn
and acquire the skills necessary to
be a successful pharmacist.
NCPA’s First Annual Community IPPE Symposium
NCPA VP of Public Relations
Nicole Dinh
PAGE 7 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
As the fall semester pushes
past the halfway point NCCCP has
been stepping up to the plate by
participating in both general and
Medicare Part D Health Fairs
sponsored by the University of the
Pacific. With successful and
consistent data collection through
our partnership with ALA, the Niox
research project has become the
bench mark of success for NCCCP.
Going forth towards the end of the
year we added the Elections Health
Fair at the University of the Pacific
polling center to our collection of
outreach service projects. The two
information booths we brought to
the polling station were Stroke
Prevention and Medication Waste
Management. At the Stroke
Prevention Site NCCCP gave out
informational flyers, handouts
about the prevention and recovery
process for strokes. We also handed
out magnets depicting the signs
and symptoms of stroke. The
magnets were particularly popular
because stroke can be hard to
identify, and the student voters
wanted to bring them home to their
loved ones over the upcoming
Thanksgiving and Christmas
breaks. It was a rewarding
experience for the committee to be
able to have a positive impact on
the voters’ lives and help educate
them on these vital subjects at the
Election Day 2012 Health Fair.
Photo by Lili Kolozian
Volunteers Kristen Tokunaga and Tiffany Chu with 1st year co-chair Shannon Shea educating voters on Stroke Preven-
tion.
NCCCP 1st Year Co-Chair
Shannon Shea
NCCCP is Going Strong and Taking On More
PAGE 8 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
SECTION II Pharmacy School Committees
Section II
American Cancer Society 8
Alternative and Integrative
Medicine 8,15
American Lung Association 9
Children’s Awareness 9-10
Drug Awareness 10,15
Health Sciences Christian
Fellowship 11-12
Operation Diabetes 12-13
Operation Heart 13
Operation Self-Care 14
Student Industry Association 14-15
Student Pharmacist Advocacy
Coalition 16
VNCARES 16-17
Last October, pharmacy
students got the opportunity to
learn about Chinese Medicine
through a series of free
seminars hosted by the Pacific
Comp l emen ta r y Cen t e r
(Stockton, CA). Around the
same time AIMRx also
attended the YMCA-PDC
Health Fair (Stockton, CA)
educating patients about
natural supplement safety and
lowering sodium intake
through the DASH diet as well
as using herbs to flavor foods.
In total there where 3
seminars: “Applying Chinese
Medicine and Acupuncture in
Daily Life to Benefit Health
and Well-Being” by Dr. Shu-
Chuan Wang; “A Tradition of
Soup” by Dr. Theresa M.Chen
and “Chinese Medicine: A
Holistic Approach to Healing”
by Dorel Rotar. Each seminar
focused on something different
and exposed a various number
ACS 1st Year Co-Chair
James Wall
Tackling Breast Cancer
AIMRx: Pharmacy Students Learn
about Chinese Medicine!!!
This fall, the American
Cancer Society Committee
expanded through the addition
of five new members: Karafaye
Buffa ’15, Rebecca Heran ’15,
Ashley Miyasaki ’15, Nhieu
Pham ’15, and James Wall ’15.
In addition to expansion of the
committee, we held our Annual
Breast Cancer Fundraising
Week in October, raising a total
of $463, which will be donated
to the Susan G. Komen for the
Cure Foundation and Relay for
Life. Our committee kicked off
the fundraising week by
hosting an awareness and
fundraising event , dubbed “The
Pink Party” at a local
restaurant in Stockton, CA. The
majority of our fundraising was
accomplished through our
opening event and was
supplemented by the sale of
baked goods on the University
of the Pacific campus. Finally,
we closed our successful week
by inviting a guest speaker, Sue
Winslow, to speak at the
rotunda on campus. Winslow
p r ov i d ed an e xc e l l en t
presentation detailing her
battle against breast cancer,
both as a survivor and an
advocate for awareness, to over
two hundred attendees. The
committee raised awareness for
prostate cancer throughout the
month of November with our
“Movember Moustache” event.
AIMRx 2nd Year Co-Chair
Christine Yah
AIMRx (Continued on page 15)
PAGE 9 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
The past month has flown
by, as ALA participated in all
the Medicare Part D events.
In collaboration with NCCCP,
this is the first year that ALA
has helped at the events. Our
station comprised of four
p a r t s : q u e s t i o n n a i r e ,
electronic peak flow, pulse
oximetry, and Niox. ALA
handled both the electronic
peak flow and pulse oximetry,
while NCCCP worked the
Niox machine. These three
components together helped to
assess a patient’s control of
their asthma or COPD. After
the tests were completed,
individualized counseling was
provided to answer any
further questions. Overall, the
events have been very
successful so far, and we hope
to continue using these
monitoring tools in future
health fairs we attend!
Helping the Elderly Breathe Easier
with Asthma Monitoring
ALA 2nd Year Co-Chair
Tina Le
Children's Awareness Committee
Fall 2012
As the end of the fall
semester of 2012 came to an
end, things with the Children’s
Awareness Committee started
to pick up. We recently took on
two new co-chairs, Lauren
Kato and Jina Choi, as well as
two project managers, Megan
Shimada and Donald Phan, for
the first time in CAC’s history.
With these fresh new faces, we
are excited to serve the youth
of Stockton with presentations
and games about health and
science. We have had two
events so far this semester,
one at King Elementary and
a n o t h e r a t F i l m o r e
Elementary. At both of these
elementary schools, we taught
the kids, ranging from K-5th
grade, about the importance of
hygiene and the consequences
if we don’t take care of
ourselves. We incorporated a
presentation with colorful
pictures and animations, and
then made things more real for
the kids as we played a version
of “Swab the Deck” but with
actions that involved proper
hygiene. All the kids had a
blast and for those who paid
attention and were able to
answer questions about their
health, we even gave out prizes
like hand sanitizer and
CAC 2nd Year Co-Chair
Kenny Wang
All the kids are really into it, and are eager to show off what they learned!
Photo by Megan Shimada
CAC (Continued on page 10)
PAGE 10 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
DAC Staying Busy This Fall
The Drug Awareness
Committee had a busy October
with health fairs and Red
Ribbon Week all happening in
the same month! We were glad
to participate in the PDC/
YMCA Health Fair in the
beginning of the month where
we had a booth that was
focused on educating children
about germs, and the
importance of washing their
hands. At this booth we had
children draw what they
thought germs looked like, and
then we educated them on the
truth about germs. In addition,
we stressed the importance of
washing their hands properly.
This was a lot of fun for us as
well as the children in
attendance!
A few weeks later, we
celebrated Red Ribbon Week.
We kicked off the week by
handing out red ribbons to all
the first and second year
pharmacy students, and
reminded everyone how Red
Ribbon Week all got started
and why Pharmacists play such
an important role in drug
awareness and preventing drug
addiction. Later in the week,
we were lucky to have Dr.
Stuart Tomlin, a pharmacist,
come and talk about his
experience and struggle with
narcotic addiction. He was a
DAC 2nd Year Co-Chair
Lauren Epperson
toothpaste. While it took a lot of
time to plan out the events and
presentations, the joy on each
child’s face as we showed them
the games and the enthusiastic
responses that we got from
them when we asked questions
made all the hard work worth
it. We at CAC are looking
forward to reaching out to more
kids and giving back to the
community by serving society’s
next generation.
CAC (Continued from page 9)
Janine shares with the kids how important it is to stay clean!
Photo by Megan Shimada
First Year DAC Co-Chair, Karen Nguyen, showed a child at the PDC/YMCA
health fair how to wash his hands properly.
Photo by Daniel Kim
DAC (Continued on page 15)
PAGE 11 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
During the fall semester,
HSCF looked for ways to
become more involved in the
community. Through the Love
Stockton event held on
September 29, we were able to
show our support for local
public education. A group of
students went to Fremont
Elementary School to help
repaint the halls, reorganize
the science department’s
supply closet, and clear out the
dust from the girls’ locker
r o om . The r e was an
overwhelming amount of
encouragement from teachers,
staff, and other volunteers, all
of whom had dedicated
themselves to making the
school a better place for
students to desire to learn.
M o r e r e c e n t l y , o n
Halloween, HSCF collaborated
with First Baptist Church in
Stockton to volunteer in
helping in the Costume
Carnival as a means of
providing a safe and fun
environment for children to
spend Halloween with their
families. We were able to lend a
hand in setting up and
operating the various carnival
booths such as a corn toss and
coke bottle ring toss. It was
wonderful to see the children’s
excited faces as they joined in
and each child received a candy
for participating.
On November 12, we held
our event entitled HSCF’s
Symposium: Getting to Know
Your Professors! on the topic of
God and Pharmacy School. The
idea behind this event was
based on many of the concerns
of first year pharmacy students
Building Community with HSCF
HSCF Co-Leader
Veronica Lai
HSCF volunteers at the Halloween Costume Carnival
Photo by a Carnival volunteer
Dr. Myo Kim speaks about finding encouragement from God in stressful
times.
Photo by Veronica Lai
HSCF (Continued on page 12)
PAGE 12 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
Ringing in the 2012-2013 School Year
OD 1st Year Co-Chair
Jessica Shavalian
Operation Diabetes is
enthusiastic about the 2012-
2013 school year. Each year
provides for the opportunity to
expand the f lourishing
operations of this growing
organization. Thus far,
Operation Diabetes has played
a significant role in a number
health outreach events,
including Medicare Part D in
the Sacramento, Lodi, and
Modesto areas. Operations
Diabetes participated in
outreach events that took place
on Election Day. The venue of
this health care event provided
the Operations Diabetes team
with the opportunity to
evaluate and educate a diverse
group of individuals. Here, we
assessed the healthcare needs
of the public by using a
screening process to determine
whether an individual was at
risk of developing diabetes.
Furthermore, we provided
counseling for patients that
presented with risk factors,
such as inappropriate diets,
lack of physical activity, and
family medical history, to allow
them to make the necessary
lifestyle and medication
changes to accommodate for
these risk factors. At these
events our goal has been to not
o n l y p e r f o rm g l u c o s e
screenings, but also educate
individuals about what these
readings mean for them.
Additionally, at APhA’s
recent Mid- Year Regional
Meeting (MRM), that took Jessica Shavalian is administering a blood glucose test on a patient at the
Sierra Vista health fair.
Photo provided by OD
who were wondering about
ways to ideal with stress and
put God first in school and
studies. We are so thankful to
Dr. William Chan and Dr. Myo
Kim for talking about their life
experiences, sharing their
inspirational verses with us,
inviting us to investigate Jesus
with them, and opening our
eyes in the ways we can show
God’s love to others in the midst
of whatever situation comes up
in life.
Finally, HSCF wrapped up
fall semester by finishing the
“Not a Fan” video series for our
weekly Wednesday meetings.
Each time, we had thought-
provoking discussions and
reflections from our own lives to
realize the ways we have been
keeping ourselves from fully
following Jesus, be it in our
l i f e s t y l e , a t t i t u d e s ,
expectations, or misconception
about God. We hope to start a
new series for this semester so
feel free to come out and join
us!
HSCF (Continued from page 11)
OD (Continued on page 13)
PAGE 13 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
OH 1st Year Co-Chair
Carmen Lu
Fa l l s emes t e r was
extremely busy for Operation
Heart due to the twelve health
fairs planned by the Medicare
Part D program. Conducting
cholesterol screenings are
relatively more expensive than
other screenings and not as
readily available to patients. In
turn, there is always a huge
demand for cholesterol
screenings at health fairs and
the health fair in San Jose was
no exception. The health fair
was held at Seven Trees
Community Center in San Jose
and mostly served the
V i e t n a m e s e A m e r i c a n
community. Due to the large
turnout, Operation Heart
provided over 120 free
cholesterol screenings and
educated patients on the
screening results as well. With
only four cholesterol screening
machines, we were limited to
how many tests we are able do
at once. The volunteers at the
cholesterol booth worked
efficiently to ensure we could
screen as many patients as
possible.
This event was one of our
busiest events and reached a
lot of people in the San Jose
community. The patients we
reached did not readily have
access to these types of medical
screenings. Due to the limited
amount of screenings we could
do at one time, a lot of patients
had to wait for over an hour to
receive their screening. Despite
the long wait, many patients
came up to volunteers at the
end and thanked us for
providing them with this much
needed service. It was
rewarding to provide free
cholesterol screenings to over
120 patients who would
otherwise most likely not
receive this screening.
Operation Heart will be
participating in more health
fairs in the following semesters
and we look forward to
continuing to serve the
community.
Operation Heart Provides Over 120 Free
Cholesterol Screenings in San Jose
OD (Continued from page 12)
place in Anaheim, Operation
Diabetes at the University
Pacific won the Region 8
Award
for Patient Care Initiative.
This significant achievement
showcased the knowledge that
the Operations Diabetes team
has in terms of community
service, patient care, and
educating the public. This
award showed the efforts of the
Operation Diabetes team to
apply the knowledge that they
learn in the classroom towards
better assessing patients in the
community and providing
optimal patient care.
Christopher Joe is taking the blood glucose of a patient at the Election Day
Health Fair.
Photo provided by OD
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With the new co-chairs and
project managers set in place,
Operation Self-Care began the
year o f f by educat ing
community members about
heartburn. We started off with
the PDC-YMCA Health Fair
where the first year co-chairs
had their first exposure to what
it means to be part of Operation
Self-Care. We were able to talk
to a variety of patients who
were genuinely curious and had
no idea what heartburn exactly
was. They were aware that it
wasn’t a pleasant feeling, but
they didn’t really understand
what caused it. After tracing
back what they did in their
daily lives, the Operation Self-
Care team was able to aid the
patient in pinpointing potential
causes, and suggest necessary
lifestyle changes. Another
health fair that we participated
in was the Election Day Health
Fair. At this health fair our
team was able to initiate our
first ever screening. Ever since
the APhA change from
Operation Heartburn to
Operation Self-Care, there have
been many changes, one of
which includes the heartburn
screening. It was definitely a lot
of work preparing for these
screenings, but the end result
was amazing. As a team, we are
excited to continue to utilize
these screenings for future
health fairs.
Educating the Community
OSC 2nd Year Co-Chair
Su Kang
This semester SIA had
the pleasure of hosting a
presentation by Dr. Jeremy
Lim, a recent Pacific graduate
and current fellow at
Novartis. Dr. Lim discussed
the features of an industry
fellowship, in particular, the
Rutgers Ins t i tute f o r
Pharmaceutical Industry
Interested in Post-Doctoral Training?
Consider a Fellowship Program!
SIA Communications Officer
Melody Tran
2nd year co-chair Chris Park and 1st year co-chair Garry Wu at the Elec-
tions Health Fair.
Photo by Michael Scott Harada
SIA (Continued on page 15)
Photo by Melody Tran
Dr. Jeremy Lim
answers questions
from pharmacy
students.
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AIMRx (Continued from page 8)
of students to alternative
medicine, in particular
Chinese Medicine. They were
held over a one week period in
the first weeks of October.
During Dr. Wang’s seminar
students learned about
modifying their lifestyles to
encompass a healthier diet
and exercise. They also
learned about how Chinese
Medicine can help manage
emotions and stress. This is
what I-Hsuan Hsu, AIMRx 1st
Year Project Manager, had to
say about her experience, “Dr.
Wang provided us great
information on lifestyle and
dietary habits. She educated
us that in Chinese Medicine,
different colors of food benefit
different internal organs, and
the imbalance of each organ
will result in emotional
changes. She also showed us
some stretching exercises to
relieve stress and pressing
certain pressure points to
control anger. It was an
i m p r e s s i v e l e a r n i n g
experience.” During Dr.
Chen’s seminar students
learned about how specific
soup ingredients can help
benefit health.
Overall, these seminars
provided an exce l lent
opportunity for pharmacy
students to learn more about
alternative medicine outside of
the classroom setting. Pharmacy Students at One of the October Alternative Medicine Seminars.
Pictured (Left to Right): Jennifer Tang, I-Hsuan Hsu, Janelle Siu, Guest,
Dr. Shu-Chuan Wang, Katrina Ordanza, Maria Balallo, Kali Wong
Photo by AIMRx
great speaker, and the
students really enjoyed his
personal story and were able to
learn from his experiences.
DAC is looking forward to
visiting local high schools and
educating 9th graders about
Prescription Drug Abuse
through the Generation Rx
Program, as well as participate
in various health fairs!
Fellowship (RIPIF) program.
He explained the ways that a
fellowship differs from a
residency, the components of a
fellowship, and the different
areas of industry that a
fellowship can be completed
in. Dr. Lim also went over the
application and interview
process, drawing on his own
experiences to familiarize us
with each step. Students
benefited from the valuable
information that Dr. Lim
graciously offered, and are
much better prepared for
what is to come after
pharmacy school.
SIA (Continued from page 14)
DAC (Continued from page 10)
PAGE 16 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
The presidential election
was not only a momentous day
for President Obama, but it
was also one for pharmacy
interns at the University of the
Pacific because students
partook in the Thomas J. Long
School of Pharmacy’s first ever
Presidential Elections Health
Fair! The goal of the Elections
H ea l t h F a i r w a s t o
demonstrate to the community
the value of pharmacists and
to educate voters on the
importance of pharmacy
related healthcare services.
The elections health fair was
able to emphasize to patients
that pharmacists are more
than just pill counters by
utilizing pharmacists in ways
other than prescriptions to
improve their personal health
and overall wellbeing. Many
people are unaware of the role
of pharmacists in healthcare,
which is why it is important
that we, as students, educate
the community. The health fair
offered voters in the cities of
Stockton and Sacramento the
opportunity to receive free
health services such as
immunizations provided by
C a l i f o r n i a N o r t h s t a t e
Un ive r s i t y Co l l ege o f
Pharmacy, blood pressure,
blood glucose, and cholesterol
screenings provided by
Ope ra t i o n H ea r t a nd
Operation Diabetes. Patients
also received coupons and
information regarding ways to
save money on prescriptions
and over the counter
medications, information on
drug take back programs, and
were counseled on GERD
treatment and prevention. The
Elections Health Fair was a
great success and we hope that
UOP’s pharmacy students
were able to raise awareness
for the profession of pharmacy
amongst those that voted in
this year’s presidential
election, with aspirations that
supporters can use that
knowledge to vote in future
elections.
Voters Get a “Dose of Truth” at the
Elections Health Fair
SPAC 2nd Year Ambassador
Jennifer Novak
Team SPAC spreading the Dose of Truth
Photo by UOP reporter
VNCARES Keeps Busy With Health
Fairs!
The start of this year has
been full of new and exciting
things for VNCARES. One of
the greatest accomplishments
thus far is that the VNCARES
family has successfully
i n c o r p o r a t e d a n e m i a
screenings at all the Medicare
Part D Health Fairs. This
VNCARES Public Relations Officer
Stephanie Ham
VNCARES (Continued on page 17)
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VNCARES (Continued from page 16)
screening has been a great
addition to the many other
services available at these
events. Although this
screening is targeted to a
specific group of patients,
those who have been screened
have found it very useful. The
team and volunteers who
performed the screenings
noticed that the typical signs
and symptoms of anemia -
conjunctival pallor or nail bed
whitening, are not always
present in those who are at
high risk for anemia. This
may provide important
information that may
otherwise go unnoticed by the
patient.
The purpose of VNCARES
is to promote cancer
awareness, knowledge, and
preventative care in the
community. This year, our
committee has decided to
focus on cervical cancer. We
believe this is very important
because “cervical cancer is
preventable and early
prevention and detection can
save lives,” says Lana
Nguyen, 2nd year Research &
Education Officer. During
Cervical Cancer Awareness
Month in January, we have
plans to educate the student
body about this disease
through a speaker event and
an educational trifold. Also,
on the third Wednesday of
January, January 16, we
promoted wearing orange to
advocate screening for cervical
cancer.
In addition to educating
ourselves and others on
cervical cancer, we worked
hard for our health fair held
on November 18 at the
Vietnamese Martyrs Church
in Sacramento. This health
fair was a collaboration
between VNCARES and the
Medicare class. We hope that
we touched many lives with
the numerous screenings and
Medicare interventions.
Not only have we been
busy planning the Sacramento
Health Fair, the VNCARES
family has also started to plan
one of the largest health fairs’
of the semester, the Pacific
Family Health Fair. It will
take place Sunday, March 10,
2013 at St. Luke's Catholic
Church in Stockton on 3847
N. Sutter Street, Stockton
from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
This marks the 6th year of our
health fair and we plan to
provide free health screenings
to the underserved population
w i t h i n t h e S t o c k t o n
community. This health fair
attracts more than 500 people
annually with support from
more than 100 pharmacy
school students, faculty, and
o t h e r h e a l t h c a r e
professionals. We also plan to
i n v o l v e c o m m u n i t y
organizations, divisions within
the university, and the
Stockton Unified School
District. Not only will this
event offer the community free
screenings, but we are excited
to host the Student Art and
Essay Contest, in which
students from the community
will be able to express their
thoughts and ideas about
health through artwork and
essays. Our hope is to
“promote health awareness
and encourage the younger
generation to really think
about what being healthy
means” says Wayne Chen, 1st
year Internal Co-Chair. We
are looking forward to serving
those in our community
through this event.
Photo by Chris Chang (2nd Year, Historian)
Tien Tran (2nd year Project Manager) welcomes patients at the anemia
screening booth.
PAGE 18 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
So Much to Do, So Little Time!
SECTION III Professional Pharmacy Greek Organizations
It’s been a banner
semester for LKS, with so
many great things happening.
We began the year with our
pre-rushes, where we met a lot
of great people. Everyone
bonded over the fun ice
breakers, like 'man overboard'
and 'telephone charades.' Our
competitive side also came out
when we played board games
at our Alice in Wonderland
inspired pre-rush. As always,
Jenga was the most exciting
game of the night; everyone
was waiting in anticipation to
see if they would make the
stack fall over.
In addition to our pre-
rushes, we held our annual
Black and White dance on
October 12. The dance was a
great way for the pharmacy
students to have fun and relax
after midterms. Dance-goers
definitely took advantage of
the opportunity to take photos
at our photo booth. Our
fundraising week was a great
week as well, with everyone
looking forward to receiving
candy grams and being able to
rep TJL with their t-shirts.
With all of these events
that we've held, one would
think that we don't have time
to do anything else; but we do!
LKS held a flu clinic at the
Youth Drop In shelter in
Stockton on October 20,
where free flu shots were
provided to anyone who
dropped by. It was a great
way for us to give back to the
community and we hope to
host more flu clinics .
Additionally, the sisters of
LKS make time to hang out
with each other outside of
school-related events. We’ve all
made quite a few Lollicup
runs, practically taking over
every chair inside and grabbed
lunch with one another at
Manny's. Recently we had a
social event at West Lane
Bowl. We enjoyed chatting and
having the chance to show off
our bowling skills.
Last but not least, LKS
had annual White Elephant.
From experience, everyone
looked forward to this event to
enjoy good food and "steal"
gifts! White Elephant was a
great way to end the semester
on a high note and prepare for
the next semester.
LKS Corresponding Secretary
Michele Louie Section III
LKS 18
PDC 19-20
RPP 20-21
Photo by Alyssa Namba
Bowling!
PAGE 19 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
Phi Delta Chi: Beyond Fraternity Goals
Seems like only a moment
has passed and the fall season
already came to a close! With
two months of service,
fundraising, and brotherhood,
Phi Delta Chi had done a lot in
wrapping up the semester.
On October 6, the
fraternity co-hosted one of
their largest community
health fairs with YMCA.
Under the planning and
organization of Worthy Vice
Counselor, Adelle Goguen,
brothers from both undergrad
and pharmacy programs took
part in making this event a
great success.
On October 26, a handful
of brothers answered Brother
Erika Cho’s request to help
her elementary school in their
annual John Muir Harvest
Festival. Brothers helped man
booths for popcorn, carnival
prizes, and a variety of games.
Overall, it was an energizing
evening that brought the kid
back in all of us. Reaching out
into the community even
further, Alpha Psi joined the
school-wide effort to create a
safe and fun Halloween at
Safe Trick-or-Treat. The PDC
booth gave children and teens
a chance to fish for candy,
adding more entertainment to
a very spirited event! Though,
the holiday fun did not stop
there. It was now Alpha Psi’s
turn to become little trick-or-
treaters. Together, the
brothers trick-or-treated
within Stockton communities,
returning with over 50 cans of
food for the Stockton Food
Bank and $220 in donations to
go to UNICEF!
Brothers also worked hard
raising money during their
fundraising week from October
22-26. Homemade dishes, from
baked goods to the infamous
Spam Musubi made PDC’s
“Pharmer’s Market” a hot spot
in between classes. Brothers
tabled all week, selling food
and Thomas J. Long apparel
and by the end, they had
$1300 to go toward fraternity
goals and St. Jude’s Children
Research Hospital.
In other news, Phi Delta
Chi celebrated 129 years of
brotherhood on November 2,
F ound e r ’ s D ay . Th i s
a n n i v e r s a r y w a s
commemorated with a potluck
at Rowland Hall and the
traditional picture taken
under the University of the
PDC Public Relations Chair
AnnMarie Magnasco
Photo by Scott Harada
Brother Matt Guerrero performing one of 94 vaccinations at the PDC-YMCA
Health Fair.
PDC (Continued on page 20)
PAGE 20 News Capsule VOLUME XI, ISSUE II
Pacific sign. The next
weekend, on November 10, the
feeling of brotherhood fired up
even more when Alpha Psi
alumni joined collegiate
brothers for a friendly
barbeque and basketball game!
Among Phi Delta Chi
members is a spirit of
brotherhood that fosters help
and support between brothers.
That spirit also drives Phi
Delta Chi to help the
community, giving the chapter
and its brothers a greater
purpose that extends beyond
fraternity goals.
Photo by Sam Rydell Alpha Psi brothers carry on their tradition of celebrating Founder’s Day!
Ropes vs. Wild
Mountain lions, raccoons,
and bears, oh my! There was
no yellow brick road where the
brothers of Rho Pi Phi were on
Halloween weekend.
Friday, October 26
marked the departure date for
Rho Pi Phi’s annual fall trip to
Yosemite. seventeen brothers
and 1 dog took the arduous
journey up to our campsites in
Upper Pines. The weekend
began with chicken noodle
soup, hot dogs, stargazing, and
one question that still haunts
us all – if one flatulates in cold
weather, can one see the
exuded gas? With that on our
minds, we snuggled close
together to stay warm through
the cold Yosemite night and
rested up for our day of hiking
on the horizon.
The morning began with a
horrifying discovery – raccoons
had raided a box of our Capri
Sun! But not to worry, Brother
Ashley Morita was prepared
with many other delicious food
and drinks for consumption.
After a light breakfast, the
brothers split into two groups
to take on two separate hikes:
Upper Yosemite Falls and
Vernal Falls. Our first group
took swi t chback upon
RPP Rope Links News Reporter
Michelle Ha
RPP (Continued on page 21)
PDC (Continued from page 19)
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switchback until they finally
made it to their beautiful
destination at the top of Upper
Yosemite Falls. It tested their
will, determination, and
quadriceps strength, but the
experience was beyond
rewarding. They had a small
run in with a mountain lion,
which they mistook for a large
stray cat, but they made it
safely back to camp right after
the sun fell. While they were
fighting their way back down
the trail to beat the sunset, our
second group hiked the Mist
Trail to Vernal Falls, where
they petted squirrels, hopped
up and down rocks and trees,
and even took a refreshing dip
– I mean, trip – in a nearby
waterfall. Avoiding horse pies
the whole way down, the
second group, which included
Hercules the dog, made it back
down to camp in time to make
delicious hamburgers and clam
chowder dinner, but not before
some Catchphrase and
relaxation.
After the conclusion of
dinner, a short night escapade
and a few games of Mafia were
played before rangers had to
come and settle the group
down. With hand-warmers
tucked into sleeping bags,
gloves, and socks, the brothers
of Rho Pi Phi were tuckered
out and our annual fall retreat
was successfully concluded
under the beautiful stars of
Yosemite National Park.
RPP (Continued from page 20)
Photo by Ashley Morita
From left to right: Judy Lin, Ashley Morita, Jessica Liang, Sam Abid, Bryant
Lee, and Athena Xides conquer Upper Yosemite Falls!
The rest of the Ropes take a rest at the top of Vernal Falls
Photo by Joanna Rao