ACPHS In The News

Welcome to our series on the plethora of careers in pharmacy. Dr. Christina Lombardi ’17 is a clinical oncology hematology pharmacist at St. Peter’s Health Partners.   How did you get into oncology pharmacy?  I did a rotation during my P4 year of pharmacy school

 

Pharmacist and state Assemblyman John T. McDonald III '85 joined campus on Oct. 22, 2024 in celebration of National Pharmacy Week with a proclamation extolling the values of pharmacists. Read the proclamation below.  Proclamation Whereas, pharmacists are experts in the successful use of today’s complex medications, and Whereas, patients in hospitals and outpatient clinics receive better care when pharmacists are directly involved in medication management decisions, and Whereas, pharmacists’ direct involvement in patient care helps reduce unnecessary costs and burden on the health system, and Whereas, the pharmacists and pharmacy technicians practicing in the acute and ambulatory care settings of the Capital Region contribute to the health and well-being of our citizens, and Whereas,  ASHP and the New York State Assembly have declared October 20-26, 2024 as Pharmacy Week

It’s been a busy month for the ACPHS chapter of Colleges Against Cancer, as the club works to raise awareness about the disease’s many forms and raise funds to support research and treatment.   Just in October, CAC has already coordinated a Bark for Life event celebrating survivors and caregivers with costumed pets; decorated the Student Center atrium in pink for breast cancer awareness; brought together dozens of Panthers to participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Washington Park; and hosted a post-walk popcorn-decorating celebration

On Thursday, Capital Region business leaders from Albany Med, Center for Economic Growth, Hudson Valley Community College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University at Albany and LifeSciencesNY partnered with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for the 3rd annual BioInnovation Forum

Welcome to our series on the plethora of careers in pharmacy. Dr. Quinn Kelly ’18 is owner and pharmacist of Kelly's Pharmacy, which has locations south of Albany in Delmar, Greenville and Coxsackie. You chose a career in community pharmacy, running an independent retail operation

Nearly a century ago, Albany College of Pharmacy students learned to make fizzy beverages — an egg cream, say, or a cherry phosphate — as preparation for work in drugstores. A soda fountain was part of the ultramodern Union Pharmacy, part of the state-of-the-art school built in 1927

The Albert M. White Gymnasium was abuzz with activity Friday, as more than 100 students attended the annual Career Fair hosted by the Center for Student Success.  Students from a variety of degree programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels attended the fair, to gather information from more than two dozen employers, graduate schools and residency programs, representing community pharmacy, inpatient and outpatient care, testing services and more

An aerial image of campus looking down from the heavens followed a blessing in a language no longer spoken here.  The language was Mohawk, and the videotaped message was one of meticulous thanksgiving — a naming of nature’s gifts that started with grass and medicinal plants and ended with the “grandfather sun,” “grandmother moon,” the stars and the creator

Dr. Ross Krawczyk is a professor of clinical psychology whose area of expertise include eating disorders and anxiety. In observance of World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2024, he answered five questions about these issues, how they affect college students and how to get help or help a friend who appears to be struggling