'I ' NEWSPAPER OF WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY • FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2001 TEACHING k LEARNING Oranges first, then people BY LORRAINE NELSON, COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Before the end of September, pharmacy students in the Class of 2003 will have vaccinated dozens of oranges. Then they will start practicing on each other, and by the end of December, they will have given flu shots to many other WSU volunteers. "For someone who's scared to death of needles, the lab helped allay my fear," says pharmacy student Anna Lee, who went through the lesson last year. "We first had to learn to practice our wrist technique on an orange, which we did probably a million times before we had to do the real thing on our partner. We got evaluated for our techniques in the process." The third-year pharmacy students also will test each f other's cholesterol levels and l learn how to educate patients about the options for lowering cholesterol. They will each slip an ankle into an osteoanalyzer machine, which measures bone density in the heel. They learn how to interpret test results and what they can tell patients about preventing osteoporosis or improving bone density. During another lesson, they will draw a little blood out of their own finger and test to see how quickly their blood coagulates-or clots. Pharmacists test a patient's blood coagulation right at their pharmacy to determine whether to adjust the dosage of Preparing for the Battle. Coach Mike Price zeros in on quarterback Jason Cesser's technique as his or her anticoagulation medication, says Janet L. the Cougs prepare to open the season against the University of Idaho Vandals in the annual Battle of the Palouse, Aug. Schmittgen, a Pullman pharma­ 30 in Martin Stadium. (Photo by Bob Hubner, WSU Photo Services) cist and an instructor and coordinator of the hands-on pharmacy lab, known as the Pharmaceutical Care Labora­ tory. WSU Week becomes WSU Today; In the past, physicians were reluctant to prescribe antico­ agulant medication for patients reader opinions influence new ·look because there is a narrow range between the safe dosage and the toxic level, Schmittgen says. tion, with WSU Week close ready access to e-mail and the BY ROBERT FRANK • expanded the number and But with pharmacists more able behind. Numerous university Internet during work hours. WSUTODAY size of photos and graphics and willing to measure the employees also indicated a • not all employees want • made it a little more attrac­ levels, more patients can take strong interest in receiving their news delivered electroni­ Welcome to our first edition tive (we hope) and easy to use the medication, which is WSU Week via the university's cally. of the new year. As you may Although our printing bid is prescribed for the prevention of Web site. • some news and informa­ have noticed, the publication still out, it appears that we strokes. has taken on a different look may be able to accomplish this ln short, the combination of tion is better delivered the old­ WSU Announcements- which fashioned way. Lessons in hands-on pharma­ and name. with a reduction in cost. ceutical care were added when goes out twice daily to about The vast majority of employ­ Briefly, here is what we have the bachelor's degree in done: SURVEY RESULTS 2,500 e-mail subscribers-and ees participating in the WSU's Web site has served to readership survey indicated pharmacy changed to a doctor­ • moved from a weekly to a The changes were strongly ate with the Class of 1999, improve the speed and that, while they use and like biweekly publishing schedule influenced by results from last Schmittgen says. reliability by which internal WSU Announcements, there is • expanded the publication spring's readership survey as "I feel it makes pharmacists · communications and news are some news they want deliv­ from four to eight pages well as an internal communi­ better prepared to practice • added spot color cations audit conducted by the provided. ered in print so they can take While moving to an online it with them to lunch, pack it pharmacy," she says. • changed the name from Murrow School of Communi­ The hands-on training in the publication was a temptation home in their briefcase, or cut WSU Week to WSU Today cation. PCL actually starts in the that offers savings in printing it out and put it in a file. • improved paper quality Faculty and staff responding second year of the four-year • broadened the number of to the studies rated WSU costs, there were three major Here are a few of the key feature articles offered each Announcements as their No. 1 issues to consider: survey results that influenced issue source of university informa- • not all employees have (See " WSU Today," page 8) (See " Oranges first," page 2) 2 REALLOCATION PART II 3 PROFS NAB NSF GRANTS 4 BEASLEV PERFORMING ARTS CALENDAR 8 ASWSU PRESIDENT JESSE KEENE SPEAKS OUT '. ' "-~~~~~1' I • . ' . 2 • August 24, 2001 w~u Today www.wsu.edu/nis/wsutoday.html REALLOCATION PART II Who gets what, how will it be used Budgeting and planning "Although our permanent these new certificate programs priorities drive most colleges and funding will actually be lower have both credit and noncredit departments at WSU. In July, than the previous biennium, we options." following the 2001legislative will use position reallocations to marathon, WSU Today published rededicate resources previously GRADUATE SCHOOL an extensive article regarding how assigned to support video-based "Graduate education lies at the each college and unit is handling courses into Internet-based course academic core of a research the reallocation process and new development and support. We university. Quality graduate 2001-02 budget. In that article, we will also use temporary alloca­ degree programs are not only provided interviews with 19 deans tiqns to ~upport top priorities for vital to the research and teaching and administrators. In an effort to the current year, which are to: mission of the university but also contain the article's size, we asked 1. Enhance distance-degree to the recruitment and retention the Provost's Office to speak for all program quality by upgrading of outstanding faculty," said dean Pharmacy student Marla Oyabu practices her immuni­ areas that it manages, and the courses, broadening course Karen P. DePauw. "For FY 2002, zation technique on William E. Fassett, dean of the College of Agriculture and Home availability and utilizing tech­ the highest priority for the Economics to speak for areas nologies that are pedagogically Graduate School and the focus of College of Pharmacy. (Photo courtesy of College of under its management. Unfortu­ sound. Courses will include our budget request was the Pharmacy) nately, that didn't cover some continuous learning assessment recruitment of outstanding areas as specifically as necessary. and be scalable to large audiences. graduate students. To achieve So, this article will address four 2. Expand program enroll­ this, we utilized the reallocation (continued from page 7J other additional units. ments through enhanced Web process to align with the follow­ Oranges first .. ; In short, we asked top adminis­ marketing, interinstitutional ing priorities: professional program. (Two aging of the baby boomers trators to describe any major partnerships and initiation of 1. Development of Second years of pre-pharmacy classes and the increasing complexity reallocations they made, and/or international marketing efforts. Century Graduate Fellowships for also are required for a total of and availability of drug their top three or four priorities 3. Expand current programs incoming graduate students. The six years.) During that year, therapy to treat chronic for the 2001-02 academic year. · and support the development of fellowships are designed tci students practice blood illness." Here's the response. new ones based on market provide finandal support for glucose monitoring, which is One study showed the analysis and state educational outstanding doctoral students important for patients with United States spends $1 EXTENDED UNIVERSITY needs. across the university. The Second diabetes. Some diabetics have treating problems associated SERVICES "On the noncredit side, Century Fellowship will help to test their blood sugar four with medications for every $1 "Extended University Services is . Conferences and Professional make our recruitment packages times a day or more, the country spends on responsible for leading the Programs is moving rapidly into more competitive. Schmittgen says. medications, Fassett says. academic outreach initiatives for the development and delivery of 2. Summer research support. The reason pharmacists are Pharmacists are professionals the university," said dean Muriel online certificate programs using We have redesigned the Summer doing more and need more who can help reduce the Oaks. "Our budget focus for the a cost-recovery model," Oaks RA program to focus on recruit­ training, according to William amount spent on the prob­ biennium will help us meet this added. "Such programs are much ment of high-quality graduate E. Fassett, WSU College of lems associated with drug responsibility, providing the best in demand for various corporate students. Under this new pro­ Pharmacy dean, "is because of therapy, and they can help possible support for distance­ and professional audiences and gram, the Graduate School will the rapid growth of chronic patients get the most out of degree programs already under­ are proving to be a natural providesummerfundingto illness that accompanies the way and resources to help develop integration with WSU's distance­ new initiatives. degree programs, as many of (See "Reallocation," page 3) welcome at WSU and in the activities. Contact is informal Min Huang, contact Human Resource Pullman community. and offers international <[email protected]>. Services, 335-4521, or send in CAMPUS Hosts share family activi­ participants an opportunity to a shared-leave donation form ties, U.S.