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Academy of Student Pharmacists University of the Pacific 751 Brookside Road Stockton, 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 form of mental illness. 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.
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Page 1: NewsCapsule Vol11, Issue2

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.

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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:

[email protected]

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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.

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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!

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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)

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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


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