{"id":44857,"date":"2020-11-20T15:43:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T20:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/?p=44857"},"modified":"2020-11-20T15:43:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T20:43:48","slug":"prospective-students-virtually-tour-college-of-pharmacy-during-high-school-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2020\/11\/20\/prospective-students-virtually-tour-college-of-pharmacy-during-high-school-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective students virtually tour College of Pharmacy during High School Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The annual event gives high school students the chance to learn what the College has to offer before they apply<\/h3>\n

More than 50 high school students descended on Avedisian Hall \u2014 virtually, of course \u2014 Nov. 20 to learn about the College of Pharmacy and the opportunities it offers during the College\u2019s annual High School Day.<\/p>\n

Ordinarily, high school students with an interest in a career in pharmacy and their families and teachers are welcome to tour the building, and interact with faculty members and URI students about the College and the pharmacy profession in general. This year, the students from all over the region logged into a Zoom meeting to learn the information they need to help them decide to apply to URI.<\/p>\n

After an initial introduction, students broke into separate virtual rooms for presentations by Senior Lecturer Amanda Chichester in the Patient Simulation Laboratory she directs; Lecturer Saleh Allababidi, who led them through the creation of topical medications and lotions; and Clinical Professor Anita Jacobson, who demonstrated injection techniques. Finally, a handful of pharmacy students led the high school visitors through a virtual tour of the building.<\/p>\n

High School Day aims to give students the opportunity to:<\/p>\n