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• Join WSU faculty experts including Dr. Susan Davis at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, for a virtual panel discussion on the potential implications of overturning Roe v. Wade
  August 11, 2022
  This online forum featuring WSU faculty experts discussing the potential implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson that overturned Roe v. Wade is sponsored by the Committee on Implications of Overturning Roe v. Wade created by President M. Roy Wilson. Associate Dean for Pharmacy and Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice Susan Davis will participate in the second panel: A discussion on the impact of the decision on women's health, health equity and possible curricular implications.
• WSU Applebaum spotlights community pharmacy rotation site Merriman Drugs on national stage
  August 4, 2022
  Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor Brittany Stewart and Associate Clinical Professor Aline Saad worked with Hanadi Thomas-Salamey '01, owner of Merriman Drugs, and student pharmacists to submit a detailed profile of the community pharmacy rotation site for the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative's 50 stories from 50 states multimedia library.
• CE opportunity for pharmacists: APhA MTM training at Wayne State Oct. 7
  July 21, 2022
  On Friday, Oct. 7, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will present American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services training.
• WSU Applebaum partners with School of Medicine for Interprofessional Prescription Writing Workshop
  July 19, 2022
  The event engaged medical students in various activities, allowing them to practice prescription writing both electronically and on prescription pads. Participating student pharmacists sharpened their educator skills by helping facilitate the workshop and instructing on the elements required for a prescription to be safely dispensed to patients.
• Dr. Christine Rabinak joins Wayne State's Science Policy Network-Detroit to advocate for health care issues in Washington, D.C.
  July 6, 2022
  “It’s so important because science really is a public good, and a lot of science is federally funded, so the public should, in turn, benefit from these taxpayer dollars,” said Hilary Marusak, SciPol-Detroit faculty advisor and SOM assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, adding that they created SciPol-Detroit to give members of Wayne State’s scientific community the opportunity to receive training and practice talking to lawmakers and the public about science, and to advocate for science-based policies.
• Dr. Francine Salinitri receives AACP Award of Excellence in Experiential Education
  July 6, 2022
  Dr. Francine Salinitri, a 2003 graduate of the WSU Applebaum Doctor of Pharmacy program, is responsible for organizing roughly 1,000 rotations annually for P2, P3 and P4 PharmD students, in collaboration with 26 faculty and 300 volunteer preceptors at more than 112 different practice sites across Michigan.
• Press & Guide: Rola Hariri, PharmD '22, discusses preparation, future as pharmacist
  June 15, 2022
  “Wayne State is a very reputable school. It’s a university with a diverse population of students. You really feel the culture there is welcoming, and everyone has something different to bring to the table. Another reason why I chose Wayne State was because it has one of the biggest medical campuses in Southeast Michigan. With the hospitals being within walking distance from the school, I was able to get real-life training in the hospital setting,” explained Hariri. “The faculty really strived to make the learning experience unique and interesting. Every lecture I attended, I felt like the faculty members really cared for our education and wanted to see us succeed. At the end of the four years, we became like a family. The connections I made during my four years in the program will be lifelong.”
• WDET: Dr. Paul Kilgore says people should still be cautious around COVID-19 virus
  June 10, 2022
  Although more than 1 million people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19, many are wondering what kind of precautions they should be taking around the virus, amid a simultaneous rise in transmission rates and drop in hospitalizations in Southeast Michigan. WSU Applebaum Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Paul Kilgore says people should still be cautious around the virus because it’s still quite transmissible. “Now we’re seeing COVID-19 being able to transmit in the summer,” Kilgore says. “The other thing that is really important to know is that as the virus has mutated it’s become much more efficient at causing infection.”
• WATCH: Hasan Khatib, PharmD '22, to speak at commencement Sunday
  May 6, 2022
  Hassan Khatib, PharmD Class of 2022, is the keynote speaker for Wayne State University's May 8, 2022, commencement ceremony.
• Dr. Susan L. Davis appointed permanent associate dean for pharmacy
  April 29, 2022
  The Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is thrilled to announce the permanent appointment of Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice Susan L. Davis, PharmD, to the position of Associate Dean for Pharmacy, effective May 1, 2022.
• Tickets now on sale for FAWN's 9th annual baseball fundraiser
  April 28, 2022
  For the ninth year in a row, the Fighting AIDS with Nutrition (FAWN) organization will host a much-anticipated baseball game fundraiser to support its philanthropic work. FAWN is dedicated to providing fortified liquid nutrition to support those living with HIV/AIDS and other catastrophic illnesses in the local community and around the world. 
• GALLERY: Rho Chi and Phi Lambda Sigma initiation ceremony
  April 21, 2022
  On April 21, 2022, Doctor of Pharmacy students in the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences were inducted into pharmacy honor societies Rho Chi and Phi Lambda Sigma.
• LKS raises over $3,000 for Project Hope with 5K, Hygeia Day
  April 21, 2022
  Last week, Wayne State University's Omicron Chapter of Lambda Kappa Sigma hosted two events in support of Project Hope, the pharmacy fraternity's national philanthropy, which works to empower health care workers facing the world’s greatest health crises to build resilient communities and a healthier, more equitable world.
• Pharmacy Practice seeking assistant/associate clinical professor in acute care pharmacotherapy
  April 15, 2022
  The Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Department of Pharmacy Practice is hiring an assistant/associate clinical professor in acute care pharmacotherapy.
• Jewel Konja and Paige Hanke earn national Lambda Kappa Sigma education grants
  April 12, 2022
  Doctor of Pharmacy candidates Jewel Konja and Paige Hanke have been awarded Cora E. Craven Educational Grants from the Lambda Kappa Sigma (LKS) Educational Trust. Students from 83 LKS chapters across the U.S. apply for these highly competitive scholarships, which reward leadership, scholarship, and dedication to the LKS fraternity and the profession of pharmacy.
• WSU represented at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2022 National Conference
  April 11, 2022
  Last week, Wayne State University sent its first delegation of student pharmacists to the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) annual national convention.
• APhA-ASP and Kappa Psi partner for WSU Sexual Health Fair
  April 8, 2022
  This annual APhA event took place in the Towers Residential Hall community room and focused on educating and informing undergraduate students on topics of sexual health including birth control options, how to protect oneself from STIs and where to find related local resources.
• LKS Hygeia Day presentation offers pharmacy CE credit, implicit bias training April 13
  March 31, 2022
  Join the Wayne State Omicron chapter of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity and Dr. Regina McClinton, PharmD, CSP, for the annual Hygeia Day presentation on April 13, which will explore the topics of health disparities and how pharmacy staff can address them in their practice.
• NPR: Interim Associate Dean for Pharmacy Susan Davis quoted in national radio report about the Biden administration's test-to-treat COVID plan
  March 8, 2022
  "Pharmacists are medication experts," Dr. Davis told NPR reporter Pien Huang. "We have been managing drug interactions and dose adjustments routinely for decades. We could handle this."
• WSU Student Senate partners with PharmD student orgs for COVID-19 protection PSA
  February 7, 2022
  As the university resumes in-person instruction, the Wayne State University Student Senate saw the importance of reminding the student body on how to keep themselves protected against COVID-19 with a public service announcement video. Student pharmacist and WSU Student Senator representing the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Obioma Opara led the project.
• Dr. Christine Rabinak appointed editor-in-chief of prestigious international neuroscience journal Behavioural Brain Research
  January 26, 2022
  On Jan. 1, 2022, WSU Applebaum Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Christine Rabinak assumed the role of co-editor-in-chief alongside Christian P. Müller. Behavioural Brain Research is an international, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of articles in the field of behavioral neuroscience, broadly defined. Contributions from the entire range of disciplines that comprise the neurosciences, behavioral sciences or cognitive sciences are appropriate, as long as the goal is to delineate the neural mechanisms underlying behavior.
• Opportunity for new community pharmacy site with Wayne State University
  January 7, 2022
  As part of our commitment to the city of Detroit, our community and our patients, the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (WSU Applebaum) and Wayne Health are seeking experienced and qualified community pharmacy partners to submit proposals to establish and manage comprehensive community pharmacy services at the Detroit Mack Health Center, located at 400 Mack Ave.  
• WATCH: Dean Cummings has a 30-second message for students about staying safe
  September 17, 2021
  In this quick video message, Dr. Brian Cummings urges everyone to remain vigilant about keeping each other – and our families – safe. Complete the Campus Daily Screener each day before coming to campus, and continue to wear your masks.
• WSU chapter of Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy to host local P&T competition
  September 1, 2021
  The Wayne State University student chapter of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) achieved an outstanding second-place national performance at the 21st annual P&T competition last April. Now, the group is excited to host a local P&T competition that will be held at the university from November 2021 through January 2022.
• Kappa Psi brothers win Outstanding Professional Program Award from Professional Fraternity Association
  September 1, 2021
  WSU’s Kappa Psi brothers have made an impact not only in the metro Detroit area; they have also garnered national attention, recently winning the prestigious 2021 Outstanding Professional Program Award from the Professional Fraternity Association (PFA), besting thousands of professional fraternities from all across the nation.