Volume 3 Issue 2 2011 PHARMACY IN THIS ISSUE Message From the Dean...... 1 Rebecca Gryka...... 2 FORECAST John Ballentine...... 2 NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY Jeff Huston...... 3 Melody Hartzler...... 3 Pharmacy Camp 2011...... 4 CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY

Message From the Dean Many have inquired of pharmaceutical sciences, we have now medical and pharmaceutical companies, about our progress in hired the entire leadership team (executive and several partnership institutions. accreditation, faculty committee). Other additions include Additionally, we are progressively adding hiring, facilities, and overall the director of student and professional more equipment to support these initiatives. program development. I development, a professor of pharmacy All students gain research experience in would like to provide a practice, and a professor of pharmaceutical the program. Not only does every student brief update on each of sciences. We continue to welcome engage in a two-year research project these areas: applicants for the many current and future in the professional curriculum, but in positions we need to fill. However, we are addition, every freshman prepharmacy • Accreditation: Cedarville University has thankful for the excellent pool of faculty student conducts a pharmacy-focused now been authorized by the Board candidates and expect that we will complete research project. of Regents (OBR) to offer a Doctor our scheduled faculty hires for this year of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. This by August. We thank the Lord for the early success completes the first step in the journey He has granted to our program. Our God toward full program accreditation. The • Facilities: After three years of planning, the continues to bring favor upon our efforts, second step is well underway. The Higher construction of the new, three-story Health for which we are deeply thankful. One of Learning Commission (HLC), our Sciences Center is underway. We anticipate our students recently told me that there regional accreditor, has completed its site that the building will be one of the most was no doubt in her mind that Cedarville visit and is in the process of finalizing a attractive, innovative facilities of its kind University was God’s desire for her life. recommendation report. We anticipate the in the Midwest. Plans call for occupancy in She commented, “I absolutely love it here.” completion of the regional accreditation summer 2012. I also appreciate the many outstanding process within the next three months. Site individuals and organizations that have visit teams from OBR and HLC were very • Program Development: Course descriptions, willingly assisted us in a multitude of impressed with the program’s development. learning objectives, and syllabi for all of the ways. Please contact me as you have ideas The application for precandidate status was professional courses have been developed. or opportunities we should consider or if submitted to the Accreditation Council for Over 100 experiential sites and preceptors there are ways in which we can help you. Pharmacy Education (ACPE) earlier this have committed to work with our program. year. In February 2011, an initial ACPE staff We will continue to add to this excellent site visit was conducted with very positive base; so please contact me if you are aware feedback. In June 2011, these results will be of opportunities we should pursue. The considered by the ACPE board for approval plan for all students to engage in medical to proceed to the next step in the program missions during their professional training accreditation process. continues to develop. Faculty members have already developed relationships in many Marc A. Sweeney • Faculty Hiring: Our hiring process continues underserved areas, both domestically and Dean of the School of Pharmacy as planned. With the addition of our vice internationally. Research partnerships have chair for experiential programs and chair been developed with colleges of medicine,

cedarville.edu/pharmacy 2 Rebecca Gryka, R.Ph., Pharm.D., Ph.D. – Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

She then served as a post-doctoral research faculty. During her seven years there, she toxicologist at the University of California taught a variety of courses in pharmacology Riverside, receiving the Public Health and therapeutics to pharmacy students Service National Research Award for and taught pharmacology to graduate her work. nursing students as well. Dr. Gryka was also active with committee responsibilities Dr. Gryka’s pharmacy career reflects two at Loma Linda, serving on the executive themes: hospital pharmacy and pharmacy council of the school of pharmacy as well education. Her research interests include as the admissions, assessment, curriculum, the pharmacogenomics of warfarin as accreditation, residency, and tenure well as the assessment of teaching and committees at various times. Her students learning. She has extensive hospital have recognized her passion for teaching, pharmacy experience, including six years honoring her with three different “Teacher with Parkview Community Hospital of of the Year” awards over the years. Riverside, California, four years with Total Pharmaceutical Care Home Health Care Dr. Gryka joined the faculty at the Pharmacy, and 24 years with Riverside Cedarville University School of Pharmacy Community Hospital of Riverside, in September 2010 to serve as chair Dr. Rebecca Gryka earned a bachelor’s California. of the department of pharmaceutical degree in biology from the University of sciences. With lengthy hospital experience, Teaching became a part of her life through excellent educational credentials, research California San Diego before attending an invitation to teach cardiovascular the University of Southern California expertise, and firsthand knowledge of pharmacology at the University of building a school of pharmacy, Dr. Gryka where she received her Doctor of Southern California, an opportunity that Pharmacy. Building upon her interest in will develop and lead the department of extended for more than 15 years. When pharmaceutical sciences. research, she continued her studies there, Loma Linda University started its school completing her Ph.D. in biopharmacy. of pharmacy, she was asked to join the

John Ballentine, R.Ph., Pharm.D. – Vice Chair of Experiential Programs

degree in pharmacy. He continued his An active member of the local, state, and education at the University of Kentucky, national-level professional organizations earning his Doctor of Pharmacy in 1991. serving health-system pharmacists, Dr. Building upon the hospital pharmacy Ballentine has developed and shared experience he gained at the MD Anderson numerous clinical and professional Hospital and Cancer Center in Houston presentations for more than 20 years. and the Veterans Administration His formal teaching experience includes Hospital in Lexington, Dr. Ballentine serving the accepted a position with Ohio Northern Boonshoft School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy as a Northern University School of Pharmacy, clinical faculty member and Southwest of Medical Arts, and The Ohio Regional Director of Experiential School of Pharmacy. Education. In this role, he acquired, coordinated, and provided oversight for With rich, relevant experience in the all experiential rotations in the region area of pharmacy practice, Vice Chair while serving as a preceptor and lecturing Ballentine will develop and oversee the on clinical pharmacy and therapeutics. diverse experiential components of the He later transitioned to serve as a clinical pharmacy curriculum for the school of pharmacy. Dr. John “Jeb” Ballentine started his pharmacist at the Kettering Medical pharmacy education at the University of Center in Dayton, Ohio, continuing to Houston, where he earned a bachelor’s serve as preceptor for students from a variety of pharmacy schools. 3 Jeff Huston, R.Ph. – Director of Student Melody Hartzler, and Professional Development and R.Ph., Pharm.D. – Instructor of Pharmacy Practice Assistant Professor

rotation, students learned to serve the of Pharmacy needs of those with limited access to health care. The rotation included a medical Practice missions trip to Honduras in coordination with World Gospel Mission, where student pharmacists provided quality health care to the poorest residents of Choluteca, Honduras, in collaboration with an inter- professional health care team. Huston was also one of the pharmacists who helped establish the Grace Free Clinic in Delaware, Ohio, in 2006. This clinic consisted of a volunteer team of inter-professional health care providers that collaboratively served the uninsured population of Delaware and Marion counties by addressing their health care and spiritual needs. In 2008, he worked with AstraZeneca Corporation Professor Jeff Huston received his bachelor’s to start the highly successful AZ&Me degree in pharmacy from Ohio Northern indigent medication assistance program University. After practicing community at the Columbus Neighborhood Health pharmacy for 11 years, he accepted a Center. In 2010, he helped transition the position as clinical assistant professor centers from patient charts to electronic Dr. Hartzler earned her Doctor of with The College medical records, integrating them Pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern of Pharmacy, teaching in the professional with the current indigent medication University. After finishing her degree, she practice laboratory series of courses. In assistance programs. completed her pharmacy practice residency December 2002, he also started working at the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Through his decade of service, the OSU with The Ohio State University College Care Center in Columbus, Ohio. College of Pharmacy Professor Huston of Medicine Division of Pharmacology, During her residency, she also obtained a served and advised students in a variety of ultimately serving as lead pharmacist for teaching certificate from The Ohio State ways. He also functioned as co-advisor for the clinical trials unit. His duties included University College of Pharmacy. Her the OSU chapter of Christian Pharmacists preparing investigational products as part clinical specialization involves medication Fellowship International. of various randomized, single and double therapy management services, including blind and placebo controlled studies from anticoagulation, diabetes, hypertension, Huston joined the Cedarville University and lipid management. major medical research and development School of Pharmacy in August 2010 firms to dose subjects participating in as director of student and professional Dr. Hartzler joined the Cedarville various phases of drug development. development and instructor of pharmacy University School of Pharmacy in August practice. His more than 20 years of Serving the underserved with medical care 2010 to establish a collaborative practice pharmacy practice and research experience has been a major theme in Huston’s career. at the Victor J. Cassano Health Center coupled with his passion for international In March 2005, as part of his appointment in Dayton, a facility focused on serving ministry promises to enrich the lives of with The Ohio State University College individuals with limited access to health Cedarville pharmacy students. Huston’s of Pharmacy, he became the director of care. In this role, she will establish clinical vision is to have every Cedarville University Columbus Neighborhood Health Center pharmacy services in a physician teaching School of Pharmacy student participate Dispensing Pharmacy. During his time facility, which will open opportunities in at least one medical missions trip there, he expanded the Pfizer Share the for research and the establishment of a before graduating. Care program, transitioning it to electronic collaborative practice training site for our processing. In 2006, he developed an students in the professional curriculum. annual Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience rotation focused on “serving the underserved.” During this fourth-year

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Pharmacy Camp 2011 The school of pharmacy plans to provide every pharmacy student with the opportunity to gain pharmacy practice experience in a cross-cultural setting. In March 2011, faculty member Jeff Huston served in If you know high school students thinking Honduras with a medical team sponsored by World Gospel Mission. about pharmacy, encourage them to attend Pharmacy Camp at Cedarville, Cedarville University is a Christ-centered learning community equipping students June 27–July 1, 2011! They will enjoy for lifelong leadership and service through an education marked by excellence and grounded in biblical truth. More than just a mission statement, this focus attracts five days packed with presentations about more than 3,000 Christian students from around the nation to study in our 100 the profession, hands-on experiences, academic programs on a beautiful 400-acre campus in southwest Ohio. field trips, fun activities, and great times making new friends with other Outstanding students, world-class facilities, talented professors, and award-winning students from around the nation. Go to technology contribute to an education that U.S.News & World Report, The Princeton cedarville.edu/pharmacycamp for details. Review, and Peterson’s Competitive Colleges all recognize as one of the best in

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