Student Spotlight – Kaitlyn Bradley

Name/Class: Kaitlyn Bradley, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2021  Hometown: Arlington, Texas Kaitlyn has been a pharmacy intern at a local CVS pharmacy for the past three years. When she started pharmacy school, she quickly learned how beneficial hands-on experience was to succeed in the classroom. Kaitlyn has recently accepted a job offer with CVS pharmacy to begin upon graduation.  How has COVID-19 affected…

Student Spotlight – Katy Muilenburg

Name/Class: Katy Muilenburg, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2021 Hometown: Houston, Texas  Nothing could prepare you more for working in emergency medicine than training during a pandemic. Katy has received a unique opportunity to experience this firsthand during her APPE rotations. She plans to work as an Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist after completing a PGY1 and PGY2 residency.   How has COVID-19 affected your position in…

Student Spotlight – Abriana Palumbo

Name/Class: Abriana Palumbo, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2023  Hometown: Bedford, TX  Abriana Palumbo is a pharmacy technician at a hospital where she is helping administer COVID-19 vaccines. After gaining over four years of hospital experience, she has decided to take the clinical pharmacy route after completing the PharmD program. She is excited to learn more in upcoming rotations the…

Student Spotlight – Noreen Ohye

Name/Class: Noreen Ohye, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2023  Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas Noreen has a drive for helping animals in need and has her eye on a career as a veterinary compounding pharmacist. Working for the Safeway system since 2014, she was promoted to an intern after her first year of pharmacy school.  How has COVID-19 affected your position in the pharmacy?  Due to…

Five Tips to Manage Diabetes

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney disease, about 34.2 million Americans have diabetes and more than 84 percent of Americans are living with prediabetes without knowing it.  Pharmacists help patients with diabetes by providing customized plans, individual counseling, and prescribed medications. Here are five tips from HSC College of Pharmacy and HSC Health Clinical Pharmacists Dr. Adenike Atanda and Dr. Megan Wesling on how to manage diabetes:  Set…

Student Spotlight – Andre Castaneda

Name/Class: Andre Castaneda, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2022  Hometown: Keller, TX  Andre Castaneda, a third-year student pharmacist, has a passion for helping children. As a pharmacy intern at Cook Children’s pediatric hospital, he discusses treatment plans with families and counsels them at discharge. His mentor, Dr. Hae Jin Cho, shares his passion for pediatric pharmacy and helped him discover this internship opportunity. Andre, Rho Chi Fraternity President, hopes to…

Student Spotlight – Mayela Warner

Name/Class: Mayela Warner, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2022 Hometown: Dublin, Texas  Mayela is a pharmacy intern in a retail setting and a pharmacy technician in an in-patient and out-patient environment. She was motivated by upperclassmen to get this current position at a local hospital and works alongside three of her classmates. Her professional goal is to complete a PGY1…

National DE&I Speakers Address The Elephant in the Room, March 3, 10 and 31

HSC College of Pharmacy PEACE Task Force is hosting a DE&I Speaker Series this March. The Elephant in the Room: A Speaker Series Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Topics features presentations by three distinguished DE&I leaders in healthcare and academia on March 3, 10 and 31. Register now to reserve your space! Thank you…

Staff Spotlight – Austin and Casandra Luna

HSC couple follows student journey, from applicant to alumni Who has a guaranteed commute buddy, daily lunch date, and a built-in best friend at work? That would be one of our College of Pharmacy couples, Austin and Casandra Luna, who have worked together for the past six years at HSC. As Recruitment and Admissions Associate,…

Student Spotlight – Jennifer Ra

Name/Class: Jennifer Ra, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2022 Hometown: Frisco, Texas Jennifer is an Emergency Department Pharmacy Intern in an in-patient environment where she recently got the COVID-19 vaccine. When she was a P1, she was eager to meet new people and met upperclassmen who connected her to this internship. Her career goal is…