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Hands-on simulation prepares URI pharmacy students to work in interdisciplinary teams to make healthcare more accessible

URI College of Pharmacy student Kai Reddie interviews a simulated patient portrayed by local actor Sue Hinckley about her medication use during the semiannual Interprofessional Education Day at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School Oct. 21.

Students collaborate with medical, nursing, social work students from multiple institutions during Interprofessional Education Day at Brown medical school University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy students joined medical, nursing, and social work students from other local institutions in multidisciplinary teams for a day of collaboration and patient simulation exercises during the biannual Rhode Island […]

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Evolution of women’s healthcare focus of URI’s annual Youngken Clinic

Transforming and expanding women’s health across the lifespan is the overall theme for the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy’s 69th annual Heber W. Youngken, Jr. “Last Chance” Pharmacy Clinic on Nov. 5.

Registration now open for URI College of Pharmacy’s 69th annual conference on Nov. 5, offering CE credit for pharmacists Women’s healthcare is evolving rapidly, and while greater emphasis has been placed on comprehensive care, women still face more barriers to healthcare than men, according to the National Institutes of Health. Pharmacists are key players in […]

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New audio tour highlights indigenous cultural significance of therapeutic plants in URI’s Youngken Medicinal Garden

Yvonne Wingard, a URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences graduate and communications fellow (right), is coordinating the Heber W. Youngken Jr. Medicinal Garden audio tour along with garden Coordinator Elizabeth Leibovitz.

Visitors also learn medicinal uses of therapeutic plants during immersive experience in the tranquil space The Heber W. Youngken Jr. Medicinal Garden at the University of Rhode Island offers visitors a quiet, tranquil environment within the bustling Kingston Campus, as well as an education in more than 300 species of medicinal plants used for both […]

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URI College of Pharmacy to train pharmacists, pharmacy techs to administer vaccines

URI College of Pharmacy faculty members will lead vaccination training for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the Kingston campus Aug. 24.

Programs designed to strengthen pharmacy teams’ role in immunization delivery University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy faculty and staff members are continuing their efforts to support public health and prevent communicable disease this summer by offering immunization training programs for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the Kingston Campus. The College will offer two American […]

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Pharmacy graduate combines passion for care with business acumen to provide total patient support

Alayna Bellavia

For Alayna Bellavia, who will graduate from the University of Rhode Island with two advanced degrees—including a Pharm.D. from the College of Pharmacy—some of the most meaningful lessons she learned about pharmacy, healthcare, and life in general happened far beyond the classroom. During two international medical missions in Ecuador with Clinical Professor Christine Eisenhower, Bellavia […]

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