Eight URI College of Pharmacy students were awarded scholarships Thursday during the college’s 63rd annual Heber W. Youngken Jr. Pharmacy Clinic.
The conference, named for the inaugural dean of the URI College of Pharmacy, brought together practicing pharmacists and pharmacy educators for a continuing education summit hosted by the College of Pharmacy and Academic Health Collaborative’s Office of Continuing Education for the Health Professions.
Presenters include some of the leading local voices in the pharmaceutical sciences industry, including URI College of Pharmacy professors; pharmacy and medical experts from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Women & Infants Hospital, and more; and officials from the state Department of Health. Featured speakers include Dr. Philip Chan, Brown University professor and medical director with the state Department of Health; Catherine Li, co-director of antimicrobial stewardship at Women & Infants; and Dr. Amanda Baker, Harvard professor and clinical director of the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital, among others.
College of Pharmacy Dean Paul Larrat presented the scholarship awards to the students during a lunchtime ceremony. Scroll down for photos of each scholarship winner. The URI Pharm.D student winners include:
Heber W. Youngken, Jr. Scholarship Endowment for Pharmacy
- Matthew Campion, 2023
Arnold M. Sidel Memorial Scholarship in Pharmacy
- Thomas Shugart, 2023
- Jessica Samuel, 2024
Rhode Island Pharmacy Foundation Scholarships
- Claire Burbridge, 2024
- Stephanie Dowling, 2023
- Matthew Campion, 2023
- Kaitlin Pothier, 2022
Spaziano Scholarship Award
- Jaidyn DeJesus, 2023
Mario Casinelli Scholarship
- Emma Camara, 2022
