“The research that happens in the College of Pharmacy at URI makes nationwide news for their successes, and being able to work as an undergraduate in that field is a really unique opportunity”
“My favorite thing about the BSPS program was the flexibility that it offered to students to tailor their curriculum in a direction that they wanted to go in”
This year, the Rhode Island State Senate approved legalization of recreational use of cannabis in the state, but the issue continues to be debated in the state House of Representatives. Should the General Assembly end the state prohibition and legalize adult use of cannabis as 19 other states — including nearby Massachusetts — have already […]
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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 […]
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Register today for the latest expert panel discussion on the response to COVID-19 on Nov. 3, 6 p.m.
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Rhode Island Foundation provides $250,000 to College of Pharmacy program The URI College of Pharmacy’s Community First Responder Program (CFRP) will be able to buy thousands more Narcan opioid overdose prevention kits to distribute across Rhode Island, thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation. The CFRP provides free Narcan and educational training […]
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Professor of Pharmacy Robert Dufresne has won the Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award A University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy professor and alumnus has won the Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award, a lifetime achievement award presented by the national College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists, which is among the most prestigious in the psychiatric […]
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The virtual panel discussion is scheduled for Oct. 20, 6 p.m.
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More than 120 new University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy students officially entered into the field of pharmacy Oct. 1 as they donned their white coats for the first time.
Continue reading "Pharmacy Class of 2025 welcomed to profession during White Coat Ceremony"Hosted by the URI Office of Continuing Professional Development, pharmacy clinic offers credit for pharmacists, pharmacy techs The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy will present its Heber W. Youngken, Jr. Pharmacy Clinic on Nov. 4, offering pharmacists and pharmacy technicians one last chance to secure valuable continuing education credits before the end of […]
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