An e-letter for ISU College of Pharmacy Alumni and Friends

July 2014

921 S. 8th Ave, Stop 8288 Pocatello, Idaho 83209-8288

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;OL�9LÄSSBengal Pharmacy Opens in Arco, Idaho

Nearly 200 people attended the event.

The College of Pharmacy celebrated the opening of the Bengal Pharmacy at Lost Rivers in Arco, Idaho on June 20. The Pharmacy is a partnership with Lost Riv-ers Hospital and will help provide pharma-ceutical care to the community of Arco and the Lost Rivers region. When Steve Streeper, the owner of Lost Rivers’ Drug announced his retirement this year, meetings between ISU and Lost Rivers’ Hospital began. With the nearest pharmacy nearly 60 miles away, some-thing had tto bee donne to help ensure that the community would receive critical medication services. The Bengal Pharmacy, LLC, which opened in Pocatello in 2013 now provides

this service via a full-service telepharmacy. The pharmacy in Arco will staff a phar-macy tech and a rural-pharmacy resident, but will have video supervision and con-sultation with the licensed pharmacists in Bengal Pharmacy, Pocatello. “The creation of the Bengal Pharmacy at Lost Rivers will not only advance the College’s research opportunities but has also helped implement our rural phar-macy residency program,” said Dean Paul Cady. “It’s an innovative and cost-effective approach, offering critical pharmaceutical care to the community.”�����Dz�������������ϐ�������������������������health care in the Lost Rivers Valley. The care provided by Lost Rivers Hospital is

enhanced through this partnership,” said Brad Huerta, CEO of Lost Rivers Medical Center. Nationally since 2006, nearly 300 rural communities have lost their phar-macy, including four in Idaho. Nearly 200 people attended the event, including ISU President Arthur Vailas, ISU Foundation President Arlo Luke, and many others involved in making the project a reality. Attendees included Lost Rivers Hospital CEO, Brad Huerta, Associate Dean of Research Rex Force and Associate Professor at the College of Pharmacy Kerry Casperson.

Ribbon Cutting with Brad Huerta, Kerry Casper-son and members of the Butte County Chamber of Commerce

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Lost Rivers Hospital CEO Brad Huerta and ISU Presdent Arthur Vailas

Dean Paul Cady

Bengal Pharmacy at Lost Rivers (cont.)

ISU Associate Dean of Research Rex Force

Arlo Luke, President of the ISU Foundation

ISU President Arthur Vailas

Arco’s local band, The VoltzJessica Vickers, ISU rural pharmacy resi-dent for 2014-2015, and Autumn Hayes, rural pharmacy resident for 2013-2014

In the recent Bulletin magazine we made an error. On the “In Memoriam” page we listed that Mr. Robert Noble Berntson from Idaho Falls, ID died November 11, 2013. He graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 1943 not in 1973. Our condolences go out to his family.

Lorna, Mike, and Merriann Cady

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Since becoming a pharmacist, Kathleen Payne has always worked with students and wouldn’t know what to do without them. “Students are my left-hand,” she said. “They keep me on my toes.” As one of ISU College of Phar-macy’s dedicated preceptors, Payne has two to three P4 students work-ing with her at any given time at the Not-Tsoo Gah-Nee Indian Health Service in Fort Hall, Idaho. Many students are from ISU, but there are also some who come from other pharmacy schools. Originally from North Carolina, she enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a pharmacy technician. She had a desire to go to medical school, but instead decided to pur-sue her pharmacy degree. It was in the U.S. Army she learned of the ISU College of Pharmacy. She graduated from the ISU Col-lege of Pharmacy with her bach-elor’s degree in 1982 and began working at Bannock Regional Medi-cal Center. When the College began offering a Non-traditional PharmD program, Payne went back to school. In 1994 she received her PharmD,

and in 1999 Payne joined the Indian Health Service (IHS) in Fort Hall as a United States Public Health Service ���������������ϐ����Ǣ��������������there ever since. The students enjoy the unique en-vironment that the IHS offers. There they have the opportunity to gain experience that they might not get from a community pharmacy. Since billing is taken care of by a business ��ϐ���ǡ���������������������������������IHS. Four different clinics are offered: Anti-Coagulation, Immunization, Hypertension and Hyperthyroid. “There’s more of an opportunity to practice clinical pharmacy be-cause you have more time to work directly with the providers and the ��������Ǣ�������������������������-plain things to them,” said Michelle Wilkin, a 2014 ISU College of Phar-macy graduate who was placed at the IHS for one of her rotations. This wasn’t always the case. According to Payne, although the IHS has always been clinic-driven, there wasn’t a lot of time to do much besides provide medications. Dz�������ϐ��������������ǡ������������

was paperwork. We would review a patient’s entire chart before we dispensed a medication,” she said. Now, with two other pharmacists LCDR Mark Brown and James Jepson ���������ϐ������������������������Truchot, the Fort Hall IHS Pharmacy is able to offer hands-on clinical experience for the students, with the typical pharmaceutical setup �����������������ǡ�������ϐ������������������������ǡ��������Ǧ�ϐ�����������verifying stations, three dispensing stations, and soon-to-be an addi-tional pharmacy technician. As a preceptor, Payne will con-tinue to take pharmacy students and enjoys her relationship with the College. “ISU is like my next-door-neighbor,” said Payne. “I like the camaraderie and com-munity that they have here. They have the ability to practice phar-macy as they were taught.” Students ���������������������ϐ������������IHS clinical model as Payne and her staff continue to make a meaningful contribution to their education.

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Preceptors make up a large part of a pharmacy students education. This story is the ϔ������������������������������������������������give their time and talents to the ISU College of Pharmacy. To explore the possibility of becoming ���������������������������������������������ϔ����of Experiential Education. (208) 282-5012

Kathleen Payne, PharmD, NCPS

CDR Kathleen Payne, Zachary Ivie P-4 Regis University, Christel Truchot, James Jepson, Michelle Misko P-4 Idaho State University, LCD Mark Black

A great friend to the College of Pharmacy passed away on Wednesday July 2nd, 2014. Ralph Merrill “Moon” Wheeler Jr. graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 1954. He was born and raised in American Falls, Idaho and after his eduction returned to take over Rockland Pharmacy from his father. He built the business, moving to larger locations twice before he sold it in 1988 to fellow ISU alumnus Rod Tucker, who runs it today. He spent years doing relief work at the pharmacy . Wheeler was a community-minded individual from the beginning. He served as a city councilman and mayor of American Falls, as a member of the Idaho State House of Representatives, Commissioner for Power County, and as

an Idaho State Senator. He had 39 years �������������ϐ���ǡ�������������ͳͻͷ�����ending in 2002, with one-six year gap. Moon was an avid Idaho State Uni-versity supporter. He gave regularly to Bengal Athletics and the College of Pharmacy, where a scholarship endow-ment has been created in his name. He was on the Dean’s Advisory Board for the College of Pharmacy for many years, and was given the College of Pharmacy’s Professional Achievement Award in 1999. “Moon Wheeler will be missed. He was an example of what a pharma-cist can be,” said Dean Paul Cady. “He did a great deal to advance the profes-sion of pharmacy in Idaho,”

RememberingRalph “Moon” Wheeler

A new academic year for our Pharm.D. students is about to begin. We are excited to

welcome the class of 2018 with our 13th annual White Coat Ceremony. On behalf of

Dean Paul Cady we thank you for your past support in this important rite of passage

for our incoming students. Our objective is to provide the best services available to

all of our students as they pursue a career in pharmacy.

There are two different ways that you can contribute to help incoming pharmacy

students:

1. Sponsor a white coat(s) or provide a scholarship for a

new P1 student during our upcoming ceremony.

2. Make a donation to the Deans Excellence Fund, which

�������������ϐ�������������������������������������������and presentations at regional and national conferences.

In addition, a donation to this fund will help purchase

testing computers that will greatly help save time and

provide students with valuable feedback.

Any donation that you choose is greatly appreciated. Please submit your donation

to 970 So 5th Ave. Stop 8288, Pocatello, ID 83209-8288 or contact Phil Yankovich

at (208) 339-4770 or p.yankovich@pharmacy.isu.edu

The support that we receive from our alumni is greatly appreciated by the College

and our students! Thank you.

White Coat Ceremony Class of 2018

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Dr. Gina Davis has left the ISU College of Pharmacy after years of being a valued part of the team. Dr. Davis graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. She went on to complete a general practice residency at Spectrum Health Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. Gina worked at Covenant Health System in Lubbock, Texas as a clinical pharmacist and served as a clinical site preceptor for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy. And then moved to Nashville, Tennessee and worked as a hospital pharmacist at St. Thomas Hospital. Dr. Davis joined the faculty at Idaho State University College of Pharmacy where she served as a clinical assistant professor. Dr. Davis precepted stu-dents at the Bengal Pharmacy and at the ISU Student Health Clinic. She and her husband are moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Dr. Gina Davis Leaves College of Pharmacy

Two College of Pharmacy stu-dents were recently recognized with Student of the Year Awards from the Idaho State Pharmacy Association’s meeting in Coeur d’Alene. Lindsey Hunt and Andrea Winter-swyk were surprised to receive the award that is traditionally given to one person and has not been given by ISPA in a few years. “Lindsey and Andrea were equally responsible for all the new programs and helping revive the wonderful partnership ISPA and the ISU College of Pharmacy have,” said Pam Eaton, who is the Executive Director of the ISPA. Eaton worked closely with Hunt and Winterswyk who spent the last year and a half implementing various programs to promote the profession of pharmacy in Idaho. One of the initiatives that they worked on was Pharmacy Day at the Capitol where students met with leg-

islators to educate them on the role of a pharmacist in health care. They were also responsible for a coffee sleeve program where thousands of coffee sleeves were distributed to coffee shops all over Idaho with phrases to familiarize the public on the role of a pharmacist. “It is truly one of the greatest feelings to have the respect and gratitude of your peers,” said Win-terswyk, “and it was an honor to share the award with Lindsey. She is the most dedicated and persistent student I have ever met, and she has incredible work ethic. Together we were able to accomplish many goals this past year, but we could not have succeeded in our ambitions without the help of Pam Eaton. She served as an excellent resource for each of our projects, with her knowledge and experience both at the Capitol and within ISPA.” “I am honored to get to share this

award with Andrea, Hunt said, “Our teamwork has been essential to the success of each project, and I am incredibly thankful for Andrea’s hard ��������������������ϐ����������������been poured into all of our projects.”

Pharmacy Students Awarded ISPA Student of the Year

Lindsey Hunt and Andrea Winterswyk

You are Invited... Consider joining us for one of our upcoming alumni events. These events are held to give you the opportunity to meet with fellow alumni and reaquaint yourself with the College and University. We hope you will join us!

September 13 - Football Pregame celebration, Pocatello, ID 20 - Division of Health Sciences Alumni Barbeque in Coeur D-Alene, Idaho

October 4 - San Diego Alumni event at the home of David and Nepton Mashayeken

...for a special evening.in beautiful La Jolla, California.

We are grateful to David Mashayekan, ’81and his wife, Nepton, for opening their home for an

elegant evening with fellow alumni and sharing a spectacular ocean view sunset.

Date: Saturday, October 4, 2014Time: 5 p.m.

Save the Date...

To RSVP or for more information please contactCarla Jensen at (208) 282-4787 or

jenscarl@isu.edu

To RSVP or for more information please contactPhil Yankovich at (208)339-4770 or

p.yankovich@pharmacy.isu. edu