Pharmacy students Bella Wolak (P3), Greg Correale (P3), and Steve Sullivan (P4) have been named 2016 recipients of Air Force pharmacist scholarships. This past year the Air Force awarded just ten pharmacist scholarships nationwide, so the fact that ACPHS students received three of those scholarships is an impressive accomplishment. Under the terms of the scholarship, the Air Force pays each student's P4 tuition, fees, supplies, books, and any special equipment that is required for their P4 year in addition to providing a monthly stipend of approximately $2,000. In exchange, students must commit to three years of service in the Air Force following graduation. For more information about the Air Force Scholarship program, please e-mail Assistant Dean for Experiential Education  Laurie Briceland.

Ken Kausch, a P4 student on the Vermont Campus, was part of a three person team selected for a Good Catch Award by the University of Vermont Medical Center's Patient Safety Department. The "good catch" began when one of the hospital's nurses did a bar code scan and noticed that the drug dispensing system had been loaded with the incorrect medication. The error was the result of two drugs having similar sounding names and spellings, despite being used for different indications. Ken, who was doing a Medication Safety Rotation at the time, worked with a pharmacy technician to review how all the medications are stored and labeled at the hospital in order to help avoid similar situations in the future. Ken and the technician compiled their findings and recommendations and presented them to the Medication Safety Committee for their review.