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 2009:
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:Bowling and snacks at Goldy's Game room in Coffman!
December 2009:
December 3rd, 2009:Pharmaceutical sales specialist Kristyne Schlink from AstraZeneca will be speaking to the club about pharmaceutical sales and a representative from the Muscular Dystrophy Association will be speaking about the opportunity to be a summer camp volunteer.
January 2010:
January 28th, 2010: Nuclear Pharmacist for Siemans will be talking to us about what nuclear pharmacy is and what a nuclear pharmacist does. Also possible club volunteer opportunities will be talked about.
February 2010:
February 11th, 2010:The pre-pharmacy club will be hosting Steve Grapentine a pediatrics pharmacist at Children's Hospital of Minnesota.
February 25th, 2010:After last minute complications with our speaker this meeting will be a social meeting. We will be playing board games and getting to know other members. Club T-shirts are in! If you ordered one they will be at this meeting so bring your $10.
March 2010:
March 11th, 2010:Geriatrics Pharmacist will be speaking about how he got into geriatrics and what he daily responsiblities are.
March 25th, 2010:Cancelled
April 2010:
April 8th, 2010: Dr. Schommer will be talking about changes and trend in the pharmacy workforce. Following his presentation current pharmacy students will take us on a tour of the College of Pharmacy.
April 22nd, 2010: We will be holding elections for 2010-2011 board members at this meeting. Please contact current board members for more information about a position you are interested in running for. Email Tara if you would like to run for an officer position, and come vote for our next years board members!
May 2010:
May 6th, 2010: Annual end-of-the picnic in Van Cleve Park! We will barbecue hamburgers/hotdogs and have a chance to chat with other members and do some fun activities. Come enjoy an afternoon outside with us, hope to see you there!
*Note: Due to chance of Rain we will be having the meeting in Coffman 303 and ordering pizza and playing games
September 16th, 2010: First meeting of the year! Come and learn what the Pre-Pharmacy club is all about!
September 30th, 2010: At this meeting we will have Dr. Linda Strand come and talk to us about Pharmaceutical Care and the future of the pharmacy profession.
October 14th, 2010: We will have Sara Lofstrom talk with us about the admissions process. This is your chance to ask her all your questions!
October 28th, 2010: We will have Dianna and Jennifer who are pediatric pharmacy residents at Children's Hospital.
November 11th, 2010: We will have Dr. Robert Straka who is a Research Pharmacist.
December 9th, 2010: This will be our last meeting of fall semester.
January 27th, 2011: We will have a meeting about the admissions process and hear from Sarah Loftstrom and a panel of pharmacy students.
February 10th, 2011: We will have Dr. Amy Busker who is an MTM pharmacist at Fairview.
February 24th, 2011: We will welcome back Nabeel, a nuclear pharmacist for Siemans.
March 10th, 2011: We will have Dr. Shannon Reidt, one of the practicing faculty at the U of M College of Pharmacy, talk to us about her practice as a home care pharmacist and what it means to be a practicing faculty member.
March 24th, 2011:Instead of a traditional meeting, we will be going bowling at Goldy's Gameroom!
April 7th, 2011: We will have Dr. Laura Hubbard as our guest speaker!
April 21st, 2011: At this meeting we will hear from a panal of pharmacy students, and we will also hold board member elections for next year! So contact Emily if you are interested in running for a position on next year's board!
May 5th, 2011: Last meeting of the year! We will be having a bbq/picnic at Van Cleve park as long as the weather is nice. Otherwise our backup plan will be to still have a fun time at our usual room in Coffman.
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