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September 09, 2008: CLA Health and Natural Science (HNS) student advising office will be holding a pre-health profession open house on the 9th from 2 to 4:00 p.m. One of the objectives for this open house is to enable students to make connections within the university. Students can stop by the office for prizes, free food, etc.

September 11, 2008: The Pre-Pharmacy Club will have its first meeting of the fall semester on Thursday the 11th in Coffman Memorial Union in room 323 at 4:00 p.m. This meeting will consist of getting to know about the club and new members. We will be playing icebreakers.

September 25, 2008: Peter Haeg (our faculty advisor) will be speaking to the club about the University of Minnesota's admissions. We highly recommend everyone attend this extremely helpful and informational meeting!

October 09, 2008: Want to know what it's like to be a pharmacy student? We will be having a student panel of current students in the College of Pharmacy. Come to this meeting and have all of your questions answered from a student's perspective.

October 23, 2008: Do you know what a nuclear pharmacist does? If your answer is no, then come to this meeting as the Pre-Pharmacy Club will be having one as the guest speaker of the day. Come with questions and be ready to learn about one of the specialty area of pharmacy practice.

November 06, 2008: Ever been in an inpatient pharmacy before? Hospitals often have both an inpatient and an outpatient pharmacy. Inpatient specializes in providing the necessary medications for patients who are residing in the hospital, whereas outpatient pharmacies specialize in providing prescriptions for patients to take home when they are done with their stay at the hospital. We will be touring the University of Minnesota Fairview Hospital's Inpatient Pharmacy. Come and see what it's like to work in an inpatient pharmacy and determine for youself how alike and different it is compared to a retail pharmacy.

November 20, 2008: Pharmaceutical Care. Do you know what these two words mean? Come to this meeting and have all your questions answered about this type of pharmacy practice. We are very fortunate to have Dr. Linda Strand, a pioneer and best known for having developed the concept and practice of pharmaceutical care. (Note: If you have already taken Phar 1001, you will notice that Dr. Strand gave a number of lectures about pharmaceutical care. So come and meet her in person).

February 12, 2009: Ever thought about conducting your own research? How about doing research in the College of Pharmacy? Not a lot of people are aware that individuals who conduct research in the field of pharmacy are often times Pharmacists themselves. The Pre-Pharmacy Club is very fortunate to have Dr. Robert J. Straka, Pharm.D., FCCP Professor to come speak about his research and interests. Come and learn about the many different fields of research in the Pharmacy industry.

February 26, 2009: When you think of torture, how would you define it? There are many ways a human being may be tortured. Come to this weeks meeting to learn about the process of recovery from being a tortured victim. A guest speaker from the Center of Victims of Torture will be speaking to the club regarding their organization.

March 12, 2009: Kaplan will be giving a mini practice PCAT exam at the beginning of today's meeting. Come and see where you are and what tactics you may learn from Kaplan. They will be answering any questions you may have regarding the PCAT.

March 26, 2009: Do you know how many different fields of pharmacy are available out there today? Can you name six? Well, today's guest speaker will be Shin, a poison control pharmacist. Shin works at the Hennipen County Medical Center (HCMC) as a poison control pharmacist as well as an outpatient pharmacist at HCMC's Outpatient Pharmacy. Come and listen to her speak about the concept of toxicology.

April 09, 2009: The meeting on February 26, 2009 was cancelled due to the winter storm, hence the guest speaker from the Center for Victims of Torture has been rescheduled for today's meeting. Come and learn all about their organization and what you can do to help.

April 23, 2009: It's that time of the year. Time for new faces to lead the Pre-Pharmacy Club and to make it even better than the previous year! Do you have ideas that you believe will make our club more effective to students and to encourage prospective members to join and learn about the pharmacy profession? Well, if your answer is "YES!" come and run for an executive position and join the board to help make decisions about this club. The positions available are: President, Vice President, Secretary/Webmaster, Treasurer, Advertising/Social Chair, Volunteer Coordinator, and Fundraising Coordinator. If you have any questions regarding any of these positions, please feel free to contact any of the current position holder and ask them questions. They would love to help you! Good luck!

The contact info of current board members:

Laura (President) kloe0042@umn.edu
Larren (Vice President) colli459@umn.edu
Jesse (Secretary/Webmaster) pete6186@umn.edu
Quang (Secretary/Webmaster) caoxx048@umn.edu
Brittany (Treasurer) hogan117@umn.edu
Pete (Advertising/Social Chair) invee001@umn.edu
Awale (Volunteer Coordinator) moham228@umn.edu
Chris (Fundraising Coordinator) bore0043@umn.edu

May 07, 2009: The Pre-Pharmacy Club will be holding their end of the year picnic at Van Cleve Park. Come join us for food and fun activities and say farewell to your current executive board members and meet the newly elected 2009-2010 executive board! We hope to see you all there! We will be meeting at in Coffman and walking there together. If you know the way, then feel free to meet us there. Stay tune for an updated email from the listserv regarding this last meeting.

GOOD LUCK with finals! Study hard and study well!

September 10, 2009: The Pre-Pharmacy Club will be holding their first meeting of the new school year. Come join us for food and fun activities and meet the new 2009-2010 executive board! The Pre-Pharmacy Club advisors Peter Haeg and Sara Loftstrom will be speaking about the application process for pharmacy school. Kaplan representative Lindsey Katka will be talking about Kaplan PCAT prep courses availiable and Brittney Alms the student liaison for MPSA will be speaking about joining the Minnesota Pharmacy Student Alliance.

September 24, 2009: Interested in volunteering in a pharmacy setting that is also in a different country? During this meeting the students who went on the Nicaragua Trip this past July will be sharing their experiences along with photos from the trip. Peter Haeg and Sara Lofstrom will be also speaking to the club.

October 8, 2009:There will be a student panel of current pharmacy students representing different years in the Pharmacy program at the University of Minnesota. We will have a chance to hear about their experiences and be able to ask our undying questions about life as a pharmacy student. This is a great time to hear about a typical day in pharmacy school and get current students opinions/advice.

October 22, 2009:Pharmacist Christina Cipolle from the Community University Health Care Center will be our guest speaker. She is a Medication Therapy Management pharmcist and will tell us about what she does on a daily basis.

November 5th, 2009: The University of Minnesota's Dr. Linda Strand will be speaking to the club about Patient Care and Medication Management. She helped develop this type of pharmacy practice which is becoming a huge part of pharmacy profession and is really passionate about what she does.

November 19th, 2009:Pharmaceutical sales specialist Kristyne Schlink from AstraZeneca will be speaking to the club about pharmaceutical sales and what it's all about.