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Volume XI, Issue III June 2013

WELCOME

The News Capsule is a Rho Chi Talent Show bi-semesterly ASP-sponsored Benjamin Fong newsletter. We always In the words of Rho Chi Beta welcome suggestions or News Capsule Editor Omega Chapter Historian Kristina comments about how to Benson ’14, “The Rho Chi Talent improve the newsletter. If you Pacific’s annual Rho Chi Talent Show is put on every year to let have any ideas or if Show was held again this year on pharmacy students display talents you would like to submit March 19 with the official title of that they don’t normally get to an article, please e-mail “Circus Rx: The World’s Greatest show off. It is a different event us at: [email protected] Talent Show.” It was held in because it is one where everyone Your editors, Rotunda 103 and sold out at about can let loose and have fun while 350 seats. On this night the seeing their peers in a different Carmen Chung, Rotunda building, usually known light.” Veronica Lai, to first-year students as a site for The talent show began with a Stephanie Tu, early-morning learning and lighthearted video featuring the Benjamin Fong, Amrit Sheena, vigorous note-taking, was emcees of the night, Nani Srikonda Anna Wy transformed into a wondrous stage ’14 and Trever Cox ’14, after which with performances and skits. they came on stage and started the Inside the News Capsule

Features Rho Chi Talent Show 1-3

Section I National and International Organizations 4-10

Section II Pharmacy School Committees 11-19

Photo by Scott Harada Section III Professional First-year students, Marc Edmundson and Anna Wy, give a first-place winning Pharmacy Greek 20-24 performance. Organizations Features (Continued on page 2)

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Features (Continued from page 1) show. The program included who danced “Bollywood character as well as smooth instrumental performances, Ruckus.” Third place was given dance moves to popular music. dance, singing and musical to Brothers of Rho Pi Phi who Three faculty members – skits. While all of the acts were performed “Rho Pi Phi Secret Dr. DeGuire, Dr. Patel, and Dr. fun and entertaining, four Beat.” Galal – were the guest judges stood out in particular. There was also an award for the first half of the night, First place was given to for Best Fraternity adding a television show-like Anna Wy and Marc Performance, which was given feel to the talent show through Edmundson who sang “I Will to Rho Pi Phi for their their entertaining feedback Always Love Someone Like cinematic “007: Manganese is and critiques of performances. You.” Second place was given Forever” skit which featured One of their most important to Sayli Natu and Anup Patel their very own “Wayne Bond” jobs was choosing the first, second and third place winners for non-fraternity performances, which made up the first half of the talent show. The second half of the night was devoted to fraternity performances and were judged by a new set of three student Rho Chi member judges, who decided the winning fraternity. There were also raffles throughout the night for $10 and $20 prizes, as well as gift cards for movies, Walgreens and Subway. Refreshments such as water and cookies were sold in the Rotunda hallway. We must not forget that the success of the talent show was made possible only through the hard work of Rho Chi members in planning and carrying out the show. Planning started all the way in January to find a date that fit with both first and second year student schedules as well as the schedules of fraternities and professors. After the date was decided, Rho Chi members split up into different committees and began to work on their designated jobs. There were a total of 8 teams – emcee team, judge team, decoration team, ticket sales/raffle/refreshments team, Photo by Scott Harada Rho Chi members, Cynthia Song and Hyun Jung Kim (left to right), assisting behind-the-scenes Features (Continued on page 3)

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Features (Continued from page 2) scores team, promotions team, all tasks were completed on networking sites and video performance team and tech time. tube sites. But the best way to team – each of which had a While not all performances experience the talent show is to board advisor and a chair who were video recorded, a select attend in person. Look out, Rho was in charge of making sure few may be found on social Chi Talent Show 2014!

Rho Pi Phi members, “Wayne Bond” Wayne Chen and Lili Kolozyan in “007: Manganese is Forever.”

Photo by Scott Harada

Dr. Patel, Dr. DeGuire, and Dr. Galal (right to left) commenting on performances.

Photo by Scott Harada

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SECTION I National and International Organizations Minding Manners at the Etiquette Dinner

Bryan Lian Sherman, Dr. Jason Bandy, taught the proper way to use Dr. Richard Abood, Dr. Ronnie the utensils, drink, pass food, ASP-ASuop Senator Naidu, Dr. Dipam Doshi, Dr. use a napkin, and break bread. Ross Bauman, and Dr. Matt There was a reason for every The etiquette dinner held at Serna. Our students’ etiquette proper method. For example, the UC Ballroom on March 8, coach was Mary Claire food is served from the left and was a huge success as over 50 Attebery. passed to the right because the people went to learn the As they sat down, attendees right hand is the strong hand. proper ways of dining, whether were served appetizers and Another example is when it is at a dinner party or at a instructed on how to give a leaving to go to the bathroom, business meeting. Second year toast at a wedding. Two of our the napkin is left dirty-side-up pharmacy student Robneet students had the opportunity so that the chair doesn’t get Athwal spent a lot of time to role-play as a couple who dirty when you sit back down. putting this event together, had just gotten engaged, while This event was fun, finding pharmacists from another student gave a toast. educational and memorable to different pharmacy fields to The student who gave the everyone that attended. I come have dinner with our toast was instructed on how to recommend that students students, making this event get everyone’s attention and attend this event next year, not just about dinner etiquette, how to give a toast while the whether you are is in it for the but also about networking. “couple” was instructed on how food, etiquette practice, Some pharmacists in to receive a toast. networking or just want to attendance include Dr. Ed During dinner, we were take your date out somewhere.

Section I

ASP 4

AMCP 5

ASCP 6

CSHP 7

IPSF 8

NCPA 9

NCCCP 10 Photo by Scott Harada Mary Claire Attebery coaching on proper etiquette.

VOLUME XI, ISSUE III PAGE 5 News Capsule Students Compete in AMCP- Pacific’s P&T Competition

Joanna Quach

AMCP Co-Public Affairs Officer On February 1, pharmacy students participated in the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) competition, which was sponsored by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) and the Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy (FMCP). The competition exposed students to the process of formulary management while giving them the opportunity to practice evidence-based decision making in a pharmacy setting. A P&T committee is responsible for developing and managing formularies used by health care systems, including Photo by Jennifer Nguyen what medications should be covered under a formulary. As From left to right: Jason Kurian, Joanna Quach, Linda Kalamkeryan and Emily Chiu part of the P&T competition, AMCP students worked in and efficacy data, as well as P&T competition. This year, a teams of four to analyze a pharmacoeconomic data were record number of 34 schools product dossier and decide assessed in order to prepare a participated in the national whether to include the drug on 15-page monograph and 15- competition and eight finalist a health care system page report on Nucynta ER. teams were invited to present formulary or not. This year the Thirteen teams originally at the AMCP Annual Meeting product in question was signed up for the P&T in San Diego. Unfortunately, tapentadol (Nucynta ER), a Competition and five teams the Pacific team did not place scheduled II opioid, for the eventually submitted their in the top eight. treatment of neuropathic pain reports. Of the five teams, We would like to recognize associated with diabetic three teams were chosen as all the students who dedicated peripheral neuropathy (DPN). semifinalists and presented many hours of hard work into Beginning in December their recommendations to a their submission. We would and continuing over a span of panel of judges. The winning also like to thank Drs. Allen two months, the participating team consisted of Emily Chiu, Shek, Johanthan Yeh, teams were required to Linda Kalamkeryan, Jason Jonathan Szkotak, MaryBeth conduct extensive research for Kurian and Joanna Quach. Derbyshire and Johanna Liu the drug in question and the The written materials for reviewing the submissions disease state. Treatment from the AMCP-Pacific team and judging the oral alternatives, clinical safety were submitted to the national presentations.

VOLUME XI, ISSUE III PAGE 6 News Capsule Unforgettable Night at Senior Prom

Diane Nguyen

ASCP Co-VP of Public Relations

Fifty seniors attended ASCP-Pacific’s Third Annual Senior Prom this year. Thanks to the lovely guests, student volunteers, and Pacific jazz band, prom night was a great success. The theme for 2013 was “Fly Me to the Moon,” which made for a dreamy and elegant atmosphere. Upon arrival, seniors took the opportunity to have their pictures taken in front of the dazzling backdrop, which featured a starry moonlit sky. After various poses, guests reported to the photo station, where they chose their favorite photo and picture frame. Volunteers at the photo booth printed and framed these photos, which were then delivered to guests’ tables. Photo by Jonas Sung In addition to music and Prom Queen, Julie Gaspar, and her dance partner sway to the music at Senior mingling, a delicious dinner Prom 2013. was provided for guests and Prom’s king and queen were health by dancing the night volunteers. Senior Prom’s given their royal sashes. This away. For pharmacy students, elegant buffet consisted of year’s prom queen, Julie Senior Prom provided an crackers and cheese with Gaspar, is the winner for two opportunity to have fun and to spinach dip and hummus, consecutive years. When asked gain a better understanding of sandwiches, crudités, eggrolls, what she liked about Senior the generation that they will and spanakopita. For dessert, Prom, she stated, “It’s really be caring for in the future. We guests enjoyed bundt cake and fun for the young and old. The had a wonderful time and hope an array of colorful fruits, seniors get to feel young again, we can do this again next year! while a charming video of dancing and being around the Special thanks to Dr. ASCP-Pacific events and younger people; it’s a great Nancy DeGuire, Dr. Joseph Pacific’s health fairs was event.” Woelfel, the Flower Heritage displayed. Senior Prom was an Foundation, and all of the Of course, a senior prom unforgettable night enjoyed by volunteers. Senior Prom would would not be complete without both seniors and students. For not have been possible without the prom king and queen. A seniors, it was a fantastic way you! raffle drawing determined the to socialize and celebrate newly crowned, and Senior

VOLUME XI, ISSUE III PAGE 7 News Capsule CSHP-Pacific Hits the Jackpot at Seminar 2012!

Heidi Cho The successful meal congrats went out to a team of continued on to a fun-filled first years. The night ended CSHP Secretary and Public/Media time of icebreakers, which with a couple raffle prizes, Relations definitely got everyone consisting of gift cards from CSHP-Pacific members involved and excited for the Cold Stone and Jamba Juice to were the spotlight of the show other games to come. gift baskets filled with movie on March 20. All the Pharmacy school trivia was tickets and treats, and picture appreciation goes out to them next and who knew CSHP time at the photo booth. The for their help, contribution, members were so competitive? new board members gave each and dedication allowing Everyone put on their other a high-five, and another CSHP-Pacific to win the 2012 thinking caps to answer some membership appreciation Chapter of Distinction Award, difficult questions on dinner was over. once again, for the second time pharmacy-related topics, As the year continues on, in a row. which then led to the CSHP-Pacific thanks all its The new 2013 CSHP traditional pill-counting game, members and hopes for more board members took on their as everyone knows, which excitement and involvement in first grand task of putting pharmacists are the best at. all the events to come. CSHP- together the annual CSHP Three rounds of intense Pacific is continuing to grow as Membership Appreciation “counting by fives” took place. an organization and wants to Dinner held at the UC Members were standing, encourage everyone to be more Ballroom. With about 100 staring, and counting those involved and share their ideas. hungry members present, the tiny candies hoping to finish To learn more about CSHP- event started with a buffet of before any other team. Pacific, please visit www. pasta, salad, and fruits, which However, there was only one pacific.cshp.org or check us out everyone greatly enjoyed winning team and the on facebook.

Photo by Randy Ly Several first-years at the CSHP Member Appreciation Dinner

VOLUME XI, ISSUE III PAGE 8 News Capsule IPSF Presents Spanish Night!

Katrina Ordanza

IPSF 1st Year Co-Chair

Here in California, we are lucky to be surrounded by such a diverse melting pot of cultures and backgrounds. The Spanish-speaking population is particularly large throughout the Central Valley and our community. For this reason, IPSF has found great value in hosting its Annual Spanish Night for pharmacy students. Our guest for the evening Photo by Ally Hsu was Dr. Ed Rogan, a local Dr. Ed Rogan holds a Spanish lesson for Pacific pharmacy students. pharmacist who learned Spanish from his co-workers in a Stockton pharmacy. He graduated from the University of Iowa School of Pharmacy in 1997 and moved to California soon after. Dr. Rogan has worked with IPSF for several years now to put on this fantastic educational event, and we were very happy to welcome him back. He had prepared a one hour Spanish lesson that focused on pronunciation, vocabulary, and patient counseling points in Spanish. The evening began with delicious meat and Photo by Virginia Tan vegetarian tacos that were The IPSF-Pacific family and Dr. Ed Rogan pose for a picture. provided by Beto’s Taco Truck. After everyone was content the class to translate sigs such home. These sheets help to with their authentic Mexican as, “Take one capsule by better prepare for health fairs tacos and Jarritos sodas, they mouth twice daily for 7 days.” and future consultations. We settled down and were ready to Although the one hour look forward to welcoming Dr. learn some Español! lesson did not turn everyone Rogan back next year, when he The class practiced into fluent Spanish-speakers, can bring humor and fun into pronunciation together, as well students were able to improve our Spanish lesson once again. as translation of patient sigs pronunciation and take useful, into Spanish. Dr. Rogan asked pocket-sized vocabulary sheets

VOLUME XI, ISSUE III PAGE 9 News Capsule Pharmacy Students Take Field Trip to Cardinal and Parkside Pharmacy

Ronak Delvadia

NCPA VP of Public Relations

Pacific pharmacy Students traveled to Cardinal Health Distributors in Elk Grove and Parkside Pharmacy in Sacramento on March 14. The field trip was hosted by Dr. Ed Sherman and was open to students taking his entrepreneurship elective and NCPA-Pacific members. At Cardinal Health Distributors, students witnessed how medications are stocked in large quantities and the procedures that take place before medications are sent to other pharmacies. This field trip offered a unique experience because students Photo by James Wong had the opportunity to explore a large-scale warehouse. In Dr. Guo along with first and second year pharmacy students listen to a Cardinal representative during the tour of the facility. addition, a tour was offered by a Cardinal representative who business plan competition what it has to offer first hand. shared how the warehouse winner, Dr. John Ortego Dr. Ed Sherman, a successful functions, such as how far the (Pacific '06). Dr. Ortego entrepreneur himself, was able lift truck can come in and how modeled his pharmacy after to show students a different it loads the medication. NCPA the very own business plan he perspective of pharmacy president James Wong constructed as a pharmacy through this field trip. stated, “It was definitely a student. Parkside Pharmacy Students were able to see how worthwhile experience and I expands its services beyond a pharmacy is a career that has strongly encourage others, traditional pharmacy by so many options and how especially those interested in offering spa services and community pharmacy is not entrepreneurship, to take this compounding, including only defined as working at trip to gain insight on how a hormone replacement therapy CVS or Walgreens. Overall, warehouse distributor and veterinary medicine. Dr. the trip received positive functions.” Ortego inspired many students feedback from students as they After visiting Cardinal after a previous speaker event described it to be “fascinating” Health, students traveled to at Pacific, so it was a great and “beneficial.” Parkside Pharmacy, which is pleasure to visit Parkside owned by previous NCPA Pharmacy and experience

VOLUME XI, ISSUE III PAGE 10 News Capsule Pushing Boundaries

Shannon Shea & Christopher Joe Ambulatory Care setting. Dr. Following their presentations, Lalit Ahuja was able to speak both clinical pharmacists were NCCCP 1st Year Co-Chairs about his day-to-day schedule. able to answer student Interestingly, because his day questions regarding the new Throughout the school depends on the needs of his FDA policies, the future of year, the Northern California clinic, no one day is ever the Ambulatory Care pharmacy, College of Clinical Pharmacy same. Dr. Nicholas Baker and the qualities that students (NCCCP) Committee has spoke about his multi- need to excel. played a huge role in providing disciplinary care management While NCCCP has patients with Asthma/COPD team in the pain clinic that succeeded in providing screenings at Medicare Part D included not only physicians, students with novel and ASP Health Events. These but a plethora of healthcare information regarding clinical screenings are vital to the providers – nurse care pharmacy, NCCCP continues health of our patients and we managers, psychologists, and to pursue excellence by have played a key role in patient care, especially in the geriatric population. While NCCCP continues to provide these screenings for patients, the NCCCP Committee has also reached out to our students in an attempt to broaden their awareness about an ever-growing field – clinical pharmacy. Many Pacific pharmacy students are interested in clinical pharmacy and wish to learn more. To answer these requests, the NCCCP Committee along with the California Society of Health-

System Pharmacists (CSHP) Photo by Randy Ly co-hosted our very first From left to right: Kim-Anh Vo, Saher Taha, Sadee Tran, Randall Mello, Ambulatory Care Event Night, Christopher L. Joe, Dr. Nicholas Baker, and Dr. Lalit Ahuja which featured Dr. Nicholas Baker (Pain Management and physical therapists. Along collaborating with the NCCCP Anti-Coagulation) and Dr. with the pain clinic, his role in chapter at the University of Lalit Ahuja (Medication the oncology clinic involves California, San Francisco. In Therapy Management, providing patient care by the the near future, both student Oncology, and Anti- dispensing and verification of groups hope to have a Coagulation). Both of these antineoplastic drugs, and collaborative event that would pharmacists are Pacific alum infusion therapies for patients benefit all students. and have attained successful, with rheumatologic and rewarding careers in the neurological conditions.

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SECTION II Pharmacy School Committees Saving Lives - One Swab at a Time Karafaye Buffa donation process to be as as well. We provide take home convenient as possible in order information for preventative ACS 1st Year Co-Chair to save a life. Their reflections measures, in addition to on being survivors and now educating patients on the The American Cancer advocates were influential and importance of getting Society Committee marched compelled several students to screenings, doing self-exams, into an exciting and busy register as bone marrow avoiding risk factors for cancer, month and is hard at work donors. Through Be the Match and sun safety. Lastly, the getting ready to swing into the Registry and with the help of American Cancer Society spring events. ACSC the KY brothers, over 60 new Committee is getting excited successfully hosted their registrants were added in the about hosting upcoming Relay annual Leukemia and hopes to further diversify the for Life events and raising even Lymphoma Symposium & Bone bone marrow registry. The more awareness to save lives Marrow Registry on March 5. incredible need for donors from cancer! Guest speakers Dr. Jacque demonstrates a way that we as Lohmeier and Vicki Wolfe students and medical Section II shared their personal stories, professionals can take 5 American Cancer Society 11 including trials and triumphs minutes to get a cheek swabbed in finding their match and and potentially save someone Alternative and Integrative Medicine 11, 18 beating leukemia, to over one from suffering with leukemia or Children’s Awareness 12 hundred attendees. The lymphoma. Drug Awareness Committee 12-13 symposium provided This month has been a Operation Diabetes 13-14 information about the growing great success for ACSC and will Operation Heart 14-15 need of donors to increase the continue as we make further Operation Self-Care 15 chances of survival for many strides towards raising Student Industry Association 16 patients. In addition, it exposed awareness for cancer. ACSC Student Pharmacist Advocacy how health care providers and attended the VNCARES health 17 Coalition technology advances have fair and will be attending shaped the bone marrow several upcoming health fairs VNCARES 17, 19 AIMRx: Educating Goes A Long Way Jeniffer Tang Scott Heaton on the Muir undergraduate side of AIMRx 1st Year Co-Chair Garden project and University of the Pacific, will participating at the VNCARES’ serve as an educating ground In the past couple of 6th Annual Pacific Family for potential medicinal plants. months AIMRx was involved Health Fair. AIMRx, the School of with several different events The Muir Botanical Engineering and Computer such as collaborating with Garden located on the Science and the Conservatory AIMRx (Continued on page 18)

VOLUME XI, ISSUE III PAGE 12 News Capsule Engaging with the Children of the SALUD Outreach Health Fair

Lauren Kato

CAC 1st year Co-Chair

A few weeks ago, CAC was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the SALUD Outreach Health Fair, where we hosted a booth catered specifically to the children of those who attended the event. During the first SALUD event, it was well-noticed that because of the large turnout, lines formed inevitably as participants waited to be screened. Many children stood by their parents as they waited in line and because of this observation, our presence at the second SALUD event turned out to be a success. Our Photo by Chris Chang booth served as a central area From left to right: Jina Choi and Lauren Kato (both 1 st year CAC Co-Chairs) where the kids had the opportunity to color in coloring ourselves! It was amazing to even chasing a piece of paper books, construct with Play- see how outgoing and that kept lying around because Doh, sketch in drawing pads, comfortable they were with of the wind. The weather was and have someone to talk to. It us—many had us racing them entertaining, the kids were was great because it served as around the table (and keeping laughing, and the parents a friendly reminder of what it a tally of course), helping them were very appreciative. is like to be young again. The sketch restaurants and pizza Overall, it was a wonderful simplest activities amused the parlors, performing a survey experience . kids for a surprising amount of on the favorite foods of time, and all of us had fun everyone at the booth, and DAC Visits Edison High School Karen Nguyen students that the abuse of by prescription DAC 1st Year Co-Chair prescription drugs is a growing medications. We spoke to the problem among teenagers. The students about Ryan Haight’s On January 25, DAC visited purpose is to raise awareness of story to show the prevalence of Edison High School to educate drug overdose and how it is the hundreds of internet 10th graders about prescription second leading cause of pharmacies selling controlled drug abuse through the accidental death in the United prescription drugs without a Generation RX Program. The States, behind motor vehicle valid prescription. We presentation serves to show the accidents, and 95% are caused continued to inform them about

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DAC (Continued from page 12) the danger of prescription medications, by showcasing startling statistics and trends. At the end of the presentation, the class was divided into teams to play a game of Generation RX Family Feud. The students were very interactive and showed great interest in the topic by participating answering the trivia questions. We provided DAC Generation RX sunglasses to the classroom and teacher after the presentation. The event was very successful and DAC is hoping to visit more local high Photo by Daniel Kim schools this semester! Lauren Epperson and Alan Chang engaging the 10 th graders at Edison High School during a game of Generation RX Family Feud.

Operation Diabetes Leaves the Community with More Than a Finger Prick Chihara Talavera Health Clinic, which took place blood sample. In collaboration OD 1st Year Co-Chair on campus on March 9 with OH, OD screened 70 furthered OD’s commitment to patients, one of whom qualified As the 2012-2013 school serve the community. for a HbA1c reading. The new year progresses, Operation The Comprehensive protocol gave OD more time to Diabetes (OD) continues its Community Health Clinic was counsel and educate those who efforts to provide the unique in that it brought came to the health fair about community with valuable together the various arms of the pathophysiology of services, not only through Thomas J. Long School of diabetes, the risk factors, and blood glucose and HbA1c Pharmacy and Health Sciences lifestyle changes in order to screenings, but also through including dental hygiene, reduce their risk for developing education about diabetes and physical therapy, and the disease, or to manage their ways to reduce the risk of pharmacy. It was a also novel diabetes better if they had developing the disease. The experience to OD in that it had been diagnosed. As the organization has been partnered with Operation organization continues with its fortunate to be invited to a Heart (OH) in providing blood educational efforts, blood large number of health fairs, glucose and cholesterol glucose and HbA1c screenings providing the opportunity to readings in one screening; will continue to be offered as make a difference in the lives using the monitor that Dr. these services are among the of the patients. The Kaiser- Veronica Bandy had most valued by the community, sponsored Thomas J. Long purchased, the patients supported by the large number School of Pharmacy and avoided multiple finger pricks of patients screened at health Health Sciences as the new monitor delivers fairs. As the organization Comprehensive Community both readings from the same OD (Continued on page 14)

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Photo by Christopher Joe Photo by Christopher Joe First-year student Tiffany Tou and Dr. Suzanne Galal Second-year student Eric Suh speaks to a patient educate a patient on lifestyle changes for diabetes about diabetes risk factors management.

progresses through the rest of providing blood glucose and effort to build a healthier the year, OD will continue its HbA1c screenings but also its community. commitment to not only commitment to educate in the Operation Heart Cares Danny Luu St. Luke’s Catholic Church in consultation, which includes Stockton on March 10 lifestyle modification OH 1st Year Co-Chair Operation Heart screened 134 suggestions and a The weekend of March 9 patients for blood cholesterol cardiovascular assessment. If was a big weekend on and blood pressure, which one person had to screen all Operation Heart’s calendar. are both key monitoring 134 patients in 4 hours it Back to back health fairs in parameters for heart attack would only allow for 2 minutes Stockton, one with Kaiser and and stroke. To put the per patient. Fortunately, one with VNCARES. There volume of patients into Operation Heart had a good was a modest turnout at the perspective, the health fair team of dedicated student Kaiser Health Fair, but the lasted 4 hours and each patient pharmacists making sure VNCARES Health Fair was a had to go through paperwork, a everything went smoothly different story. At VNCARES cholesterol screening, a blood when there were 6 screenings Health Fair, which was held at pressure screening, and a going on at once, and a

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OH (Continued from page 14) complete and thorough screening service was given to each patient. The patient population was diverse, ranging from strictly Spanish a n d V i e t n a m e s e speaking elderly patients to younger English speaking adults in their early 30s. No matter what the background of the patient, the Operation Heart team made sure each patient was as comfortable as possible, through the use of translators for the patients who didn’t

speak English and just a Photo by VNCARES Facebook Page warm and supportive environment for all patients. 2nd years, Anup Patel (left) and Matthew Guerrero (right) both provide cholesterol screenings to their respective patients. Expanding Our Horizons Garry Wu At the VNcares Health Fair at a broader area of expertise, our St. Luke’s Catholic Church in committee is dedicated to the OSC 1st Year Co-Chair Stockton, OSC displayed their well-being of the community With the new APhA new poster boards, knowledge, and will continue to strive for guidelines for Operation and the screening process. We excellence. Heartburn (now known as have enrolled into the Relay Operation Self-Care), our for Life in Stockton, which committee has been dedicated allows us not only to spread to expanding our education our knowledge, but also to from heartburn into other self- raise money for the American care topics. We worked Cancer Society. Our committee together to formulate new also wanted to reach out to the modules, Vitamin/Mineral and undergraduate campus and Wound Care Education, to our hold a booth at the University already existing Heartburn Center. We feel that we can Education in hopes of helping connect to the undergraduates the community understand on a more personal level and topics of self-care. Also, OSC inform them about various self has started a new screening -care issues that college process, allowing us to pinpoint students experience, such as various triggers of heartburn nutrition and OTC products. and offering an in-depth All in all, Operation Self- Photo by Justine Lee analysis of patients symptoms. Care wants to continue our Using our new knowledge overall education of the public 1st year Project Manager Stephanie and modules, we have started and expand our horizons. With Lee screening a patient at the VNCares Health Fair in Stockton, to reach out to the community. the new screening process and CA.

VOLUME XI, ISSUE III PAGE 16 News Capsule Opportunities for Pharmacists in Pharma/Biotech Industry

Melody Tran pharmacists. Functions within communicates this department include Drug pharmacoeconomic data to SIA Communications Officer Information, Medical demonstrate value of specific Communications, Health products and therapies, and The Student Industry Economics/Outcomes provides support for securing Association (SIA) is the first Research, and Medical Science reimbursement by Managed student organization at Pacific Liaisons (MSLs). Care Organizations. The last to focus on exploration of The Drug Information function that Dr. Bangalore careers in pharmaceutical and Department is the primary discussed was that of the biotechnological industry. We source for product Medical Science Liaison strive to expose students at information, and is (MSL). MSLs travel Pacific to career options responsible for responding to significantly and are aligned outside of retail and hospital field inquiries from healthcare by geographic territory, pharmacy, in a field of professionals regarding therapeutic area or products pharmacy that is often appropriate use, indications, supported. They serve as the overlooked. adverse effects, storage primary contact with Key At SIA’s first speaker event conditions, and other drug- Opinion Leaders (KOL) at of the semester, Dr. Ramesh related questions. Medical academic centers and Banglore from Knopp Communications creates community practice groups, as Biosciences discussed different written and verbal content well as provide support to roles that Pharmacists can disseminated proactively by Clinical Development, have in industry, with a focus the company about products, Marketing, Sales, Public on Medical Affairs. The disease states, and clinical Affairs, and Patient Advocacy. Department of Medical Affairs trials. This includes website These are just a few of the functions to communicate content, posters, articles, excellent opportunities in clinical and scientific white papers, and CME pharmaceutical and information from the company, symposia. The Health biotechnological industry for and is the most common Economics/Outcomes pharmacists, with room for functional area for Research department vertical growth as well as lateral growth. Be sure to attend SIA’s next event to learn more about roles for pharmacists in industry!

Left: Students learn about different career opportunities in industry as Dr. Ramesh Bangalore discusses the role of a Medical Science Liaison

Photo by Amy Chen

VOLUME XI, ISSUE III PAGE 17 News Capsule Student Pharmacists “Make Their Mark” at APhA Annual 2013

Lauren Jennings starts in the mind of one Whether walking through the SPAC 1st Year Ambassador student, spreads through one expo with hundreds of chapter, is expressed to a different vendors, or sitting in Student Pharmacists whole region and then to the on a continuing education representing over 100 APhA- collective body of students at session featuring MTM, the ASP chapters throughout the the APhA-ASP Annual ability to see what’s new and US gathered in Los Angeles, meeting. This process fresh in every corner of California March 1-4 to gather represents the power of One pharmacy is invigorating. This their collective voice on issues Voice and what must occur perspective has the potential ranging from expanded going forward to expand our to fuel our profession to immunization privileges to the scope of practice as a greater heights. The key is in development of financially profession, ultimately to using these experiences, sustainable transitional care benefit our patients. perspectives, and energy to models. The beautiful thing APhA Annual meeting join our efforts into One Voice, about APhA-ASP Annual also provides Student advocating for the bright Meeting is the opportunity to Pharmacists with an future ahead of us, as be a part of the policy process. opportunity to gain a national pharmacists . Just imagine, an idea that prospective on pharmacy. Pacific Family Health Fair Stephanie Ham According to Thuan Tran, the winners, but a challenge we VNCARES Public Relations first year external co-chair, gladly accepted. During the “This was a great opportunity Pacific Family Health Fair, The VNCARES to reach out to the Stockton VNCARES with the help of Committee organized the 6 th community and inform them Dean Philip Oppenhiemer, Dr. Annual Pacific Family Health about what VNCARES and Nancy DeGuire, Dean Brigid Fair which took place on TJL School of Pharmacy and Welch, Dean Lynn Beck, and March 10, at the St. Luke’s Health Sciences have to offer Provost Maria Pallavicini Catholic Church. We spent the community.” were able to proudly present months planning, contacting Not only did we spend twelve students a certificate vendors, organizing time reaching out to the and a cash prize. Although volunteers, advertising and Stockton community, but we this contest was meant to much more to ensure a also went to schools in the inspire and motivate the successful health fair. Lodi, Lincoln, and Stockton children of Stockton to be We started off the Unified School Districts to healthy, “ We found that semester representing Pacific promote our Art and Essay reading the entries have and VNCARES at Stockton’s Contest. This year the inspired us to continue to be 35 th annual Chinese New Year students were asked to write healthy and advocate for our Parade. On the day of the an essay or present a work of profession of pharmacy,” said event, we lined up with other art that describes “who is your Wayne Chen, first year Stockton organizations and hero, and how have they internal co-chair. paraded through the streets of inspired you to be healthy and The Pacific Family Health downtown Stockton, passing strong.” We spent countless Fair was an event for all ages. out fliers and informing the hours going over more than Not only did we have the Art spectators about our one hundred entries. It was and Essay Contest for the upcoming health fair. quite the task selecting the VNCARES (Continued on page 19)

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AIMRx (Continued from page 11) are collaborating in order to and minimum amount of salt “Many people were very generate a potential mobile intake per day. The pharmacy impressed by our information application to aid hikers as students also taught the about natural supplements and they travel down the Muir participants how to read the DASH diet. They asked for our trail. AIMRx’s committee labels on caned goods. The brochures and took pictures of members researched the participants found it very our poster displays. After being medicinal properties and shocking when they discovered educated by us, one lady even adverse effects of these plants. that there was approximately brought her family over, Scott Heaton is also hoping to 3500 mg of sodium in a can of educated them in Spanish, and further extend the information soup, which exceeds the daily had questions for us. We felt to a journal in the medicine or maximum intake of sodium. In rewarded that our words “outdoor” style genre. addition, recipes were given spread out and would In March, AimRx attended out to participants as an eventually improve at least one VNCARES’ 6 th Annual Health alternative method to decrease family's quality of life.” Fair where the pharmacy the amount of sodium in their Participation at health students educated participants diet. The information fairs is a way for the student about the DASH diet and the presented impacted several pharmacist to reach out and type of information to look for participants as they told us impact the community in ways on a Natural Supplements about their own health which can’t be done through bottle. At the DASH diet panel, situation or that of their school alone. participants received visual families. According to I-Hsuan, presentation of the maximum a first year project manager,

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Student pharmacists at the VNCARES’ 6 th Annual Pacific Family Health Fair. (Left to Right): Bryan Lian, Maria Balallo, Jeniffer Tang, and I-Hsuan Hsu

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VNCARES (Continued from page 17) children, but there were plenty the many education booths mineral density screenings, 8 of other activities in the Kids’ and screenings put on by many smoking cessation, 25 asthma Corner. Some included of Pacific’s and local Stockton screenings, 134 blood pressure reading with Book Buddies, organizations. This year we and cholesterol screenings, 170 taking pictures with are excited to say that the diabetes screenings, and 13 PowerCat, touring Stockton Pacific Family Health Fair anemia screenings. We are Fire Department’s fire truck, attracted around 440 excited to continue to grow learning about healthy eating attendees. Out of this, 56 this event and look forward to and much more. These patients received dental reaching out to the Stockton activities kept the children screenings, 5 received community through our future occupied while their parents medication reviews, 4 Health Fair during the and guardians were perusing medication assistance, 77 bone summer.

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Robert Liu and Sinh Le educating a patient on bone mineral density screenings.

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SECTION III Professional Pharmacy Greek Organizations

Bridging the Past with the Future

Jason Kim

KY Historian

Since the month of December 2012, the Gamma Nu chapter was extremely busy in rushing potential brothers for the pledging season of spring 2013. The theme of Gamma Nu’s spring rush focused on the high standards that the chapter upholds, while stating boldly that our brotherhood was second to none. In January, two of the three rush events took place.

The first event, a Casino Night, Photo by Rush Dinner Attendee had potentials and brothers Brothers (left to right) Eric Wang, David Chang, Kristian Park, Michael playing together with poker Sun, Alan Phan, Jason Kim, and Henry Quach at Rush Dinner 2013. chips in friendly card game competitions. With actual on-five basketball match. As casino-style dealers, the night sweat dripped onto the lasted for a couple of hours. No wooden floors of the gym, Section III actual money was wagered, everyone was having a and the winner of the night great time.

received a $30 Best Buy gift The third rush event in Kappa Psi 20-21 card on behalf of the Gamma February featured a Nu chapter. prestigious invite for the The second rush event, potentials to attend the Lambda Kappa Sigma 21-22 titled Sports Night, involved a Gamma Nu chapter’s night of athletics where the annual Rush Dinner brothers participated in banquet. Over 100 alumni recreational sports together from all around California Phi Delta Chi 22-23 like basketball and dodgeball. and the United States came All the brothers had a great to reminisce and catch up time mixing with the with their brothers, both Rho Pi Phi 23-24 potentials and hurling young and old. The dinner dodgeballs at each other, or taking each other on in a five- KY (Continued on page 21)

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banquet was held at the as eminent and successful started on February 25, the Stockton Country Club, a representatives like Dean Gamma Nu chapter prepared luxurious venue that Philip Oppenheimer, who the Rho Class to be initiated at impressed both alumni and spoke on behalf of the Thomas the end of the four-week potential brothers. The night J. Long School of Pharmacy to pledging period. Time will only included a full schedule of support the Gamma Nu tell how the Gamma Nu guest speakers from Gamma chapter and its endeavors. chapter will shape these future Nu collegiate alumni, as well As the pledging season brothers of Kappa Psi. Winter Semester Update with LKS Michele Louie dating event, giving the sisters outfits. Potentials and alumni LKS Corresponding Secretary and the potentials the chance alike attended the event, to get to know one another and where everyone was able to As the second semester of talk about all the exciting talk about the past, present, the school year picked up with things that they did over break. and future of LKS. It was a quizzes, assignments, and lots The second event was Carnival wonderful event, capped off of notes to go over, the sisters themed, with fun games with great speeches given by of LKS made time for one of stationed around the entire our faculty advisor, Dr. the most exciting events of the room. Everyone was split up Rahimian, and a few of our semester- recruitment! into separate groups and a alumni. The three weeks of prize was offered to the In addition to the recruitment started off quickly winning team, putting a recruitment events, we held for LKS, with our first competitive spin on the games. our annual Women’s Health recruitment event being held Our third invite event, “Wine Week from March 11 to 15. the second week back at school and Cheese,” did not have any Women’s Health Week is held from winter break. The event games but gave everyone the every year and is open to was a Hawaiian themed speed chance to dress up in their best everyone to attend. During Women’s Health Week the sisters educate people on issues that particularly affect women. For example, the first- year sisters gave an informational presentation about gestational diabetes and how it affects women. Other events held that week included an entertaining and informational presentation by Dr. Neelesh Bangalore about ovarian cancer. Dr. Bangalore received a lot of positive feedback and we hope to have him back next year to tell us more about women’s health. We also hosted a self-defense Photo by Alyssa Namba A big thank you to Dr. Bangalore for taking time out of his day to give a presentation on ovarian cancer during Women’s Health Week LKS (Continued on page 22)

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LKS (Continued from page 21) class to teach the basics of self- First Baptist Church in This year the sisters were able defense. Lastly, we collected Stockton. This health fair was to escape the city life and relax items for the Stockton women’s open to everyone in the at a cabin in Twain Harte. We shelter throughout the entire Stockton and the surrounding learned a lot more about each week. communities. We reached out other and bonded over our Women’s health is not the to those in need and provided shared experiences in LKS. only thing that the sisters of them with free screening Everyone had a really good LKS focus on, however. During services which many might not time and got to relax away the winter 2013 semester we have been able to afford. from school and Stockton. began planning our second One last important and Maybe next year we’ll be even annual Hygeia Health Fair, very fun event that the sisters more adventurous and go which was held on May 5 at of LKS attended was retreat! camping! Phi Delta Chi: Loud and Proud AnnMarie Magnasco slopes. It was clear that to know many potentials at PDC Public Relations Chair weekend that Phi Delta Chi these rush events. The final brothers were making lasting rush event was an invite The pride and devotion of memories. dinner held at the Stockton Phi Delta Chi is extraordinary, In the same month, Golf and Country Club on and during winter 2013 that brothers were also fired up for January 25. This rush dinner passion was even more obvious. this year's rush season. From was a classy and professional During those few months, backyard barbecues to the pool event that along with brothers participated in events hall, brothers were able to get potentials, welcomed an that fortified their fraternal bonds and clearly exemplified their commitment to fraternity goals. As a brother grows with the fraternity, their meaning of brotherhood becomes more profound. It does not take long to learn that their fraternal support extends beyond the Alpha Psi chapter. This became more real to brothers when they attended the first Big Blu, a Phi Delta Chi brotherhood retreat for the Pacific region. Hosted on the weekend of January 18 in Lake Tahoe, Big Blu featured over a dozen chapters, including 35 Alpha Psi brothers. Brothers enjoyed themselves by socializing at an

Angry Bird-themed event, Photo by Scott Harada dining on an elegant cruise, Brothers Andrew Shin, James Lee, Julia Chen, and Gilbert Chung at rush and snowboarding on the dinner PDC (Continued on page 23)

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Photo by Heidi Chung Runners getting ready for the race! impressive number of Alpha Brothers also stayed Following the circus theme, Psi alumni and Gamma Iota focused on philanthropic goals this year's pledge class put on brothers. Those that were and hosted their very first color an amazing performance full of visiting were very pleased to -filled 5k run on March 16 to comedy and creative see that the rushing process raise funds for St. Jude choreography. Brothers also brought in such a qualified Children's Research Hospital. came out to support Brother group of potentials. From With a great turn-out and a lot Tina Le who sang in a number dinner conversations to the of enthusiasm about the event, that represented all 4 heartfelt words spoken by both Phi Delta Chi was able to raise pharmacy organizations. With alumni and collegiate brothers, roughly $1200 to go to St. much cheering and support, the potentials were given a Jude's. Phi Delta Chi brothers truly glimpse of Alpha Psi's A few days later was the demonstrated how proud they brotherhood and leadership. Rho Chi Talent Show. are of their fraternity. APhA Conference: Bringing Rho Pi Phi Brothers Together Ji Seong Lee Pacific attended the APhA University. This event was RPP Rope Links News Reporter National Pharmacy Conference. held for the different chapters At the conference, we met up of Rho Pi Phi to share what After all the hectic with brothers from two other they have been doing and what schedules of midterms put Rho Pi Phi chapters from they planned to do in the future behind, some of the brothers Midwestern University and from the Rho Pi Phi chapter at California Northstate RPP (Continued on page 24)

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RPP (Continued from page 23) own health fair in the Stockton community. We also shared stories about our various rush events and realized that a lot of Rho Pi Phi’s rush events are centered around eating. Even at the conference, all the brothers bonded by eating, and during the meal the brothers were able to bond more personally and develop strong bonds with each other. The APhA National Pharmacy Conference was an excellent opportunity to gain new ideas to incorporate for future Photo by Marian Awad growth in building Rho Pi Phi Having a good time at the conference! to new heights. Kimberly Kwok, a Rho Pi Phi brother at their respective schools. well as what worked well and from Pacific stated that “It was They talked about the different what could be improved for the overall a very nice gathering. types of fundraising and future. The chapter from It put a smile on my face.” community outreach events Pacific shared how we planned that they held this past year as and organized our very first

Photo by Marian Awad RPP brothers at the conference