VCU Pharmacy graduate returns home to help her twin sister and veterans
By Greg WeatherfordSchool of Pharmacy Lebanon, Virginia, is a small town nestled in the mountains of Appalachia, where Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky come together. It’s a region built on coal mining. As that industry dwindled and jobs have grown scarce, the town and the region have struggled. This is where Anesa Hughes, Pharm.D., grew up. […]
Be bold, Class of 2023 is urged at White Coat Ceremony
Greg WeatherfordVCU School of Pharmacy Be fearless. That’s the message keynote speaker Michelle Thomas, Pharm.D., gave the VCU School of Pharmacy Class of 2023 and assembled friends, family and fellow classmates. They gathered Saturday, Sept. 28, at St. Paul’s Baptist in Henrico County to celebrate the White Coat Ceremony for VCU School of Pharmacy’s latest […]
Living with little-known disorder Ehlers-Danlos sparked Miss Virginia’s love of science
By Emiley BagalawisVCU School of Pharmacy News Camille Schrier won the title of Miss Virginia in June with the help of her science-related talent exhibition — a demonstration of the catalytic conversion of hydrogen peroxide that created a dramatic burst of colored foam on the pageant stage. That win and the video of her demonstration […]
‘I’m trying to be like Bill Nye’: How Camille Schrier’s interest in science helped her become Miss Virginia
By Emiley Bagalawis School of Pharmacy News Camille Schrier’s science and medical education led her to stop taking part in pageants. That same education helped her become Miss Virginia 2019. Schrier, 23, a doctor of pharmacy student at Virginia Commonwealth University, was awarded the statewide title in Lynchburg on June 22. She was one of […]
High school students get a closer look at pharmacy as a career
Emiley Bagalawis VCU School of Pharmacy News On the tables of a gray classroom sit red buckets with hazard signs, latex gloves, cotton balls and black zippered bags. Twelve students, all teenagers, are seated at the tables. The scent of alcohol rises from opened packets as they nervously wipe their fingertips, trying to be brave. […]
Archambault Scholarship recipient Hess on public health: “You just feel so welcome at VCU”
Danielle Hess, a third-year Pharm.D. student at VCU School of Pharmacy, received the prestigious George Archambault Scholarship at APhA’s annual meeting in Seattle earlier this year. The scholarship is awarded to a student who demonstrates leadership and professional experiences that align with the United States Public Health Service core values of service to the underserved, […]
Auxiliary Label: Meat juice, the cure-all that built a Richmond fortune
Victoria HammondAuxiliary Label Staff Richmond, home of VCU, is known for its excellent pharmacy and medical programs. But the city holds another legacy in health care: as the birthplace of a product that once was famous around the world as a source of health and nutrition. That would be Valentine’s Meat Juice. Meat juice was […]
How to Be an Entrepreneur, Lesson 3: Go Where You are Needed
By Nicole Carter Auxiliary Label Staff Hope Pharmacy is a new independent pharmacy inside a new independent grocery store, The Market @25th, that is projected to open March 28 in the Church Hill neighborhood of Richmond. Shantelle Brown, Pharm.D., is Hope’s owner and operator. The 2003 graduate of Howard University College of Pharmacy believes she […]
P-3 David Doan inaugurates an inspiring new Aux Label series
By Christian Ruiz Auxiliary Label Staff From the author: Each person in my class is remarkable in his or her own way, especially to have come this far in pharmacy school. However, a dozen of them have inspired me in one way or another, and I wanted to share their secrets to success because I […]
Auxiliary Label: The ancient, mysterious history of pharmacy show globes
By Victoria Hammond Auxiliary Label Staff Unless you have been to an apothecary museum or know someone who is a pharmacist, you probably have not heard of a show globe, but you may have seen one. Show globes are pieces of glassware that are often vase shaped and filled with colorful liquid, often seen in […]