Sunday, October 31, 2010

To ALL ASHP members

Just a reminder:
Every Monday from 11am - 1pm
M618 is reserved for meetings and/or study sessions

If you would like to become more active in this club,
meet new people or want to help any of the officers,
come join us every Monday.

Attention:
Our next meeting will be on Monday 11/8 at 12 noon.
Refreshments will be served
since we know this is your lunch hour =]
We will be informing you about our upcoming events.
Hope to see you there!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Congratulations to the winners of the LIU Clinical Skills Competition

First Place: Saju Varughese and Noor Fattouh

Second Place: Antonios Sadrak and Morcos Sorial

WE WILL SEE THE 1ST PLACE WINNERS AT THE MIDYEAR CONFERENCE FOR THE NATIONAL CLINICAL SKILLS COMPETITION ROUND!

Good Luck to Saju and Noor & Good Work Everyone! 

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Dear Students,

On behalf of ASHP, I would like to thank you for participating in the 2010 ASHP School-Level Clinical Skills Competition on October 22, 2010.

The winning team of this college-level competition will represent AMSCOP-LIU at the national-level competition, which will take place on December 4-5, 2010 at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. Complimentary registration for the meeting is provided by ASHP, while travel and accomodation expenses are funded by the college. Second prize winners will receive Lexi-Comp Drug Information Handbooks.  It is, therefore, my pleasure to announce the winning team to be:  Saju Varughese and Noor Fattouh.  The second prize winners are: Antonios Sadrak and Morcos Sorial.

I would like to commend each and everyone of you for taking on this challenge with your time and efforts greatly appreciated. Thank you once again for your participation.

Best regards,
Dr. Wong
Elaine Wong, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Long Island University
Clinical Pharmacist
Maimonides Medical Center

Friday, October 22, 2010

To ALL ASHP members

Every Monday from 11am - 1pm
M618 is reserved for meetings and/or study sessions

If you would like to become more active in this club,
meet new people or want to help any of the officers,
come join us every Monday

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The LIU chapter of ASHP presents

Clinical Skills Competition

WHO: Pharmacy Year 6 Students

DATE: October 22, 2010 at 9:00 AM (Tentative)
LOCATION: Health Sciences Building 5th or 6th Floor (TBD)

Self selected teams of TWO will be given a patient case and they will utilize their clinical skill and team work to:
  • Identify acute and chronic medical problems and
  • Develop a pharmaceutical care plan in two hours.
[References to drug information can be used]

The winners of the school competition MUST compete in the national round which is taking place in Anaheim, California this year. They will receive a complementary ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Registration ($300 value).

To register your team, please email liuASHP@gmail.com


Monday, October 18, 2010

ASHP presents

“Why Do a Residency?”

Considering doing a residency after pharmacy school?
Have questions or concerns about residency?
Undecided or want to learn more about it?
Get all of your answers at our Dean’s Hour with guest speakers

Dr. Henry Cohen, BS, MS, PharmD, FFCM, BCPP, CGP
Chief Pharmacotherapy Officer
Director of Pharmacy Residency Programs (PGY-1 & PGY-2)
Departments of Pharmacy and Medicine
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences of Long Island University

&

Dr. Sweta Chawla, Pharm.D
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences of Long Island University

Dr. Cohen will discuss the benefits of doing a general and specialty hospital-based residency programs and Dr. Chawla will discuss community residency programs.

Tuesday, October 19
12pm - 1 pm
HS 119

Food and refreshments will be served!

Friday, October 8, 2010

Residency & Fellowship Showcase

Considering a Post-Graduate Program?
Come to the Showcase on Tues, Oct 12 from 10 - 2 pm
in the Lobby of the Humanities Building.

If you're not going to the ASHP Midyear Meeting,
it's the next best thing!

Residency, Fellowship & Graduate Programs Showcase Program Attendees
RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Beth Israel Medical Center - Petrie Division
Beth Israel Medical Center – Kings Highway Div.
Bronx Lebanon Hospital
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
James J Peters VAMC – Bronx
Kings Pharmacy
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Maimonides Medical Center
Mount Sinai Medical Center
NY Harbor Healthcare System – Brooklyn Campus
New York Methodist Hospital
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
St. Luke’s / Roosevelt Hospital
Saint Michael’s Medical Center, Newark
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
The Valley Hospital
Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Northport, LI
Yale-New Haven Hospital

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
Forest Research Institute/ St. John’s University
Rutgers University – Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program
St. John’s University – American Regent Pharmacy Industry Fellowship
Tuesday October 12
Humanities Lobby 10-2pm