Pre-Pharmacy Scholars Program | 星空无限传媒Pharmacy School

星空无限传媒 Pre-Pharmacy Scholars Program

This year-long program exposes high school students in the Milwaukee area to pharmacy career opportunities. Beginning with a one-week boot camp on the 星空无限传媒 campus, students participate in real-world experiences focused on equity and inclusion, leadership skills and community engagement. Students will be matched with a pharmacist and student pharmacist who will serve as mentors over the course of the year. They will be immersed in pharmacy experiences at various retail chains and will develop collaborative patient care experience working with underserved communities.

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Program Eligibility

The application period for the 2024-2025 Pre-Pharmacy Scholars cohort has closed. Acceptance to the program is announced the first week of July.

To participate in the Pre-Pharmacy Scholars Program, scholars are required to attend a one-week summer boot camp in person at the 星空无限传媒 in Milwaukee. There is no cost to attend, and transportation assistance is available. Daily lunch is provided.

Pre-Pharmacy Scholars Boot Camp
Monday, August 5 - Friday, August 9, 2024
Daily Check-in at 8:30 a.m.
Programming from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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8701 Watertown Plank Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53226

Nineteen High Schoolers Complete MCW鈥檚 Pre-Pharmacy Scholars Boot Camp

The 2023 Pre-Pharmacy Scholars boot camp was a success! Students participated in informational sessions on inclusive leadership, how to write a college essay and innovation in pharmacy practice. They participated in engaging lab activities and tour MCW, Froedtert Hospital and Children’s Wisconsin.

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Program Highlights

The Pre-Pharmacy Scholars Program aligns with the four pillars of the 星空无限传媒: Education, Research, 星空无限传媒 and Community Engagement.

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Education

Scholars will learn about the role of pharmacists in improving health disparities. They will experience a 鈥渄ay in the life鈥� of a pharmacy student, explore career opportunities, participate in interactive activities, and hear advice on the pharmacy school application and interview process.

Through mentoring and networking over the course of one year, scholars will develop relationships with student pharmacists and pharmacists. Quarterly experiences may include a shadowing experience with the pharmacist at their practice site, attending a pharmacy school class, meeting with mentors to discuss career aspirations and other opportunities at the 星空无限传媒School of Pharmacy.

Research

Scholars will explore research areas with exposure to bench research, clinical research and community engaged research.

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Scholars will receive training on a new healthcare-related skill, including screenings/point-of-care testing for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, ASCVD risk, HIV, hepatitis C, influenza, strep throat, as well as naloxone administration.

Scholars will have shadowing experiences at community pharmacies.

Additionally, scholars will be exposed to at least one patient care experience with underserved communities. These experiences could take place at one of the following places:

Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured: A student-run, free clinic providing interdisciplinary care for uninsured patients

Bread of Healing Clinic: A free clinic serving uninsured patients

星空无限传媒Neighborhood Partners program: A health screening initiative at Next Door Milwaukee, which provides early childhood education to nearly 1,400 children annually, from birth to 5 years old

Community Engagement

Scholars will gain knowledge on community engaged principles and community engaged research.

Questions?

Contact Dr. Abir El-Alfy via email.

Abir T. El-Alfy, PhD, MS

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Professor Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

aelalfy@mcw.edu

Funding

We thank the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation for awarding scholarship funding for the Pre-Pharmacy Scholars Program. The NACDS Foundation Scholarship Program is designed to fund prospective projects that advance patient care by creating new learning opportunities for students and fostering diversity in pharmacy.