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One who mixes ingredients, drugs or medications: a pharmacist
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The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Winter 2021 • Volume 13, Issue 1
Trained for
the Times
Trained for
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Alumni in the Public
Health
PG. 4-8
Alumni in the Public
Aiding
HealthHawai‘i
Service
COVID
PG. 04-08Response
PG. 10 - 11
Aiding Hawai‘i
Covid Response
PG. 10-11
Dean’s Message
Stand ready to do your part
Many of us in the healthcare professions have been doing all that we can
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to ease the burden caused by this pandemic by helping to control virus
spread through testing and promoting safe practices. In past crises, such as Ka
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H1N1 and locally in Hawaiʻi the hepatitis outbreak, pharmacy has proved
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an invaluable front-line healthcare profession, especially as vaccinators.
Volume 13, Issue 1
Beginning last spring, I was privileged to be included on several
working groups including the Federal Operation Warp Speed Hawaiʻi
ADMINISTRATION
Department of Health Core Planning team, UH Systems Health and Well-
being Work Group, UH Hilo’s Testing and Tracing Committee and our own Carolyn Ma
unit’s vaccine and safety group. This endless schedule of Zoom meetings Dean
has shown how pharmacy’s involvement spans from federal, state, county Lara Gomez
and campus to daily operational levels. I am honored to be in the company Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs
of those with public health expertise, talent and organization, and to be
part of the massive present day effort of ‘getting shots in arms’. Dianqing Sun
Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Fast becoming the most commonly used acronym for 2021, POD or ‘Point of Dispensing’ could also
stand for ‘People of Determination’. For those individuals queuing up for their vaccine shot, the POD Roy Goo
Chair, Pharmacy Practice
site may appear to be made up of folks working registration, checking temperatures, managing line flow, P4 Tiana L. Ramos and P1 Brennan Buccat were two DKICP students getting practical work experience while
vaccine fillers, vaccinators and post vaccination monitors. Unseen and not necessarily described in this Sheri Tokumaru volunteering recently to help with the state’s vaccination efforts on O‘ahu, Leeward Community College POD.
Director of Interprofessional
edition’s stories, are the countless people working behind the scenes to make sure the POD happens.
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They range from public health officials, senior administrators, attorneys, schedulers, national guard,
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city and county safety officials and so many others who work exhausting hours to ensure a safe and
Director of Ph.D. in
organized process. Pharmaceutical Sciences
Regardless of how we define a POD, our communities owe all planners and workers a great debt of Possibilities in the Public Health Service 4
Program
gratitude for their tireless efforts to get us back with our families and friends, to move us to a safe and Peg Zenk Bitter Seven questions for Rear Admiral Pamela Schweitzer 8
better new normal, and to stoke our economy. I commend our wonderful faculty and staff for the examples Editor, Kāwili Lā‘au
White Coat Ceremony held virtually 9
they have set for our students, but I also want to recognize our students for their selfless contributions to
helping preserve the health of all residents in our state. Our students truly fulfill the often-heard words PUBLISHED BY the Daniel K.
Vaccination Volunteers 10
of our namesake, Senator Inouye, “As always, I stand ready to do my part.” This commitment gives true Inouye College of Pharmacy
meaning to choosing pharmacy and healthcare for your career. University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
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Pharmacy@hawaii.edu Faculty Briefs 20
Kāwili Lā‘au is the magazine for the
only College of Pharmacy in the Champion of Pharmacy 21
Pacific region, at the University of
Carolyn Ma, PharmD. BCOP Hawai‘i at Hilo Dean’s List 22
Dean
ON THE COVER: DKICP P1 student Leila Chee prepares syringes of vaccine at a
large-scale inoculation POD held in Hilo, Hawai‘i, in February. She was one of
48 student pharmacists, along with several faculty and staff, who volunteered to
work at the day-long event. (Photo by Peg Zenk Bitter)
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Possibilities in the STEPHANIE OGLE
PHARM.D., CPH
hired by Southcentral Foundation there as a phar-
macist working with her Alaska intern license until
the state board approved her pharmacist license.
Public Health Service Lieutenant, USPHS
It wasn’t until 2016 that she decided to enlist in
the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
senior pharmacist
“The benefits were very attractive, including the
These DKICP alumni share their career stories. Alaska Native help with college loan repayment,” she says. “It also
Medical Center
provides good health insurance at no cost, and offers
by Peg Zenk Bitter ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
the option to retire from the Corps after 20 years.”
Salem
Ogle was also attracted to the idea she could
transfer to another location or different job, and
Nearly 7,000 public health professionals,
have the opportunity to be deployed for a two-
including physicians, nurses and nurse prac-
DKICP ALUMNA STEPHANIE OGLE MADE THE LEAP FROM week stint, if needed to respond to an emergency.
titioners, dentists, veterinarians and more
MICHIGAN TO HAWAI‘I to get her undergraduate and phar- “Originally, I thought I would be here for a few
than 1,300 pharmacists comprise the United
macy degrees at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. And she years, then maybe move somewhere else, but my
Stated Public Health Service Commissioned
didn’t hesitate to take advantage of a grant that provided family has come to be very happy here in Alas-
Corps. They work for a range of federal agen-
some financial incentive for P4 pharmacy students to do a ka,” she says. “The native population is so nice
cies, including the Indian Health Service (IHS),
rotation at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. to work with. They are welcoming and have a real
Food and Drug Administration, Centers for
Ogle enjoyed her ambulatory care work there with the sense of family. It reminds me a lot of the ohana
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Me-wuk native population and, after graduating with her Pharm.D. in feeling in Hawai‘i.”
Homeland Security, Environmental Protection tribal lands
2014, contacted her preceptor in Alaska about a job. She was For several years she worked as a pharmacy
Agency and Federal Bureau of Prisons.
analyst, primarily doing informatics, but recently
The Corps mission is to work on the front San Francisco
Mar˜nez started a new position as senior pharmacist working
lines of public health, fighting disease, con-
in the center’s detox/rehab facility, consulting with
ducting research and caring for patients in
customer-owners, and helping them manage their
underserved communities across the nation
machines. “We refer to patients as customer-own-
and throughout the world. In recent years,
ers because this medical complex is theirs, owned in
members of the Corps have provided disaster
part by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium,
response leadership and health services during
and also because we want to encourage them to take
natural disasters including Hurricane Katrina,
ownership of their own health,” she explains.
the Haiti earthquake and Ebola epidemic in
“The overall approach to healthcare is more
Africa. PHS Commissioned Corps officers from
diverse here and includes alternative medicines,
several agencies have been deployed to the
with the idea of treating the whole body,” Ogle
front line of the COVID-19 pandemic response,
says. “The quality of care is very good here. I
and many pharmacy officers are involved in Phoenix gave birth to my daughter at this facility and it
the vaccination efforts.
was a great experience.”
To enlist as a pharmacist in the PHS Com-
missioned Corps, U.S. citizenship is required, Ft. Worth
along with a Pharm.D. degree and a license
to practice in any U.S. state or territory. Ap-
plicants must be under 44 years of age and be
willing to make a minimum two-year com-
mitment. Benefits include help with college
loan repayment, career advancement oppor-
tunities, mobility to move between govern-
Anchorage
ment agencies, flexibility to work in a variety
of settings, low-cost health and dental
benefits, tax-free housing, and a retirement
Stephanie Ogle and Jill Gelviro (at left) both DKICP alumni, are
pension plan. members of a local women's leadership group within the USPHS
Those benefits and a strong desire to serve Commissioned Corps.
others are common reasons these DKICP
alumni cited for joining the USPHS Commis- Careers in the USPHS have allowed
these DKICP graduates to live and
sioned Corps or working at an IHS facility. work in a variety of locations around
Here, they share their stories. the country.
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Indian Health Service. “It’s really nice to have the
DAVIS HANAI ANGELINA LOVELL
flexibility to make geographic moves and moves within
PHARM.D. PHARM.D.
and between agencies, while maintaining your benefits
and retirements. And like the military, USPHS offers a
Lieutenant Commander, good retirement system. I could technically retire with out-patient pharmacist
USPHS
clinical pharmacist
a basic level of benefits after 20 years of service.”
With each position change, Hanai says he has been Alaska Native
Chemawa Indian Medical Center
Health Center able to expand his professional skills. “For the student
who is interested in many things, the framework of the ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
SALEM, OREGON
U.S. Public Health Service, and its many agencies, is a
real plus.”
The lower cost of living in many places on the
DAVIS HANAI SAW GOOD CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAIL- AS A RETURNING STUDENT WHEN SHE WENT THROUGH
continental United States was initially eye-opening
ABLE IN THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONED UHH PHARMACY COLLEGE, Angelina Lovell was not able
for the Oahu native. “It was so much more affordable
CORPS and applied at the beginning of his P3 year to to consider enlisting in the Public Health Service when
to live in Texas and now even Oregon than it would be
its early commissioning program. she graduated in 2012. “I was just beyond the age
on Oahu, and that’s made it financially easier for my
“I was guaranteed a job after graduation, and was cutoff, but I was definitely interested in living and
family, as well.”
even paid well during my P4 year. I just had to be will- working somewhere other than California, where I
ing to go to a high-need area of the country,” he recalls. grew up,” she says.
“I was given five location options that I could rank, and In her P4 year, she jumped at the chance to do her
I got my second choice, which was working as a staff rotations in Alaska, and was able to take advantage
RaeAnne Fuller and husband Anthony Thai, both DKICP
pharmacist for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at its Med- alumni, have enjoyed living in and visiting different parts of a stipend offered to attract more students there.
ical Center in Ft. Worth, Texas. There, I was focused on RAEANNE FULLER of the western United States. After graduation, she stayed in Alaska and made it her
the medical aspects of patient care.” PHARM.D. home, working in retail pharmacy for Walgreens for
After three years in Texas, Hanai took his next BOP at San Francisco General Hospital’s out-patient eight years.
position as chief of pharmacy at the Federal Correction- former Lieutenant, USPHS clinic, and married College of Pharmacy class- “That type of work is so fast paced and physically
al Institution in Sheridan, Oregon. “This was a smaller clinical pharmacist mate and Bay Area native Anthony Thai. After demanding,” she says. Looking for a change, she started
setting, similar to a community pharmacy, where we did Kaiser Permanente a year, Fuller was able to secure a position near to pick up additional part-time work at the Native Med-
more ambulatory care and I got managerial experience,” Clinic her tribe, at Adventist Health Sonora. “There ical Center in Anchorage, and really enjoyed it.
he says. “I was there for close to three years.” MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA I worked in out-patient care, managing long- The opportunity for full-time employment opened
He says his family enjoyed living in Oregon so term car patients’ medication lists and closely up there in 2019 and she was quick to accept the posi-
when he was ready for a work change, he was able monitoring their use of psychotropic medica- tion. “I really like working with the staff and patients
to move to a clinic in Salem, Ore., that’s part of the tions. I worked closely with nurses.” there, and feel like my quality of life has improved,
AS A NATIVE AMERICAN FROM THE TUOLUMNE BAND Eventually, her role grew and she became as well,” she says. “I work wherever they need me –
OF ME-WUK INDIANS, RaeAnne Fuller took advantage responsible for developing and overseeing all sometimes in out-patient pharmacy, other weeks in
of college scholarships in return for working to help medication safety for the hospital. She worked the ER overnight, and sometimes filling mail-order
Hanai and family enjoy Oregon's weather variations and lower cost of
living, compared to his native O‘ahu. underserved populations upon graduation. The U.S. for and directly reported to hospital adminis- prescriptions. I enjoy the variety.”
Public Health Service provided the ideal framework trators, while still working with the long-term Lovell spent much of her early years going to college
for meeting that obligation. care patients. “I felt like my residency at PIMC, part time and working in various positions at Kaiser
Fuller signed up after graduating from the UHH and the managerial training I got there, really Permanente in California, including several years as
Pharmacy College in 2012 and was able to do a resi- helped prepare me for that role,” says Fuller. a pharmacy clerk. “I was always impressed with the
dency through the Indian Health Service at Phoenix Almost two years ago, she and her husband kind of care and training KP provided. But the quality
Indian Medical Center (PIMC) in Arizona. Her year decided to settle in the East Bay and start a of patient care in the Indian Health Service system is
there provided experience in in-patient and out-pa- family. They now have twins – a girl named exceptional,” she notes. “Everyone goes to such lengths
tient care, pediatrics, pharmacy management and Riley and a boy named Ronan. She works for to ensure patients are well cared for.
pharmacy-run clinics for vaccine administration, Kaiser Permanente as an ambulatory care “Unlike in the retail setting, I’m now allowed to
smoking cessation, latent TB, cardiovascular risk pharmacist. “I manage patients started on take time with each patient,” Lovell adds. “That results
reduction, and anticoagulation management. She antidepressants to treat their depression, and in fewer errors, and makes for a much better patient
took a full-time position there after residency, and I find it really rewarding when patients feel experience and a more pleasant place to work.”
became a co-director of the anticoagulation clinic, significant improvements in their lives.
but was also rotated through other departments and “Even though I wasn’t able to continue in
enjoyed being a team player. the Public Health Service, I would definitely
After three years in Arizona, she wanted to be recommend considering it as a career option,”
closer to family in California and left the PHS to work she adds.
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SEVEN QUESTIONS FOR
Rear Admiral (ret) Pamela Schweitzer, Pharm.D.
When she completed her Pharm.D. degree in the There are now local support groups around
late-1980s, Pam Schweitzer intended to practice the country.
ambulatory care pharmacy, and she did for the first
10 years of her career. Her professional desire to Q: What do you see as pharmacy’s role in
work with underserved communities and a personal
the future of U.S. healthcare?
desire to see more of the country led her to join the
U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) and take her A: The scope of pharmacy practice has
first assignment with the Indian Health Service as a certainly expanded in the past decade, and
clinical pharmacist at the Pine Ridge Indian Hospital the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased
in South Dakota. opportunities for pharmacists. Reimburse-
Twenty years later, in 2014, she stepped into a ment for pharmacist services continues
four-year term as the country’s Assistant Surgeon to be challenging and complex, due to a
General and 10th Chief Pharmacist Officer of the
different set of rules for each payer. The
White Coat Ceremony
USPHS. As Chief Pharmacist Officer, and the first
insurance industry does not always rec-
female in that role, she provided leadership and
coordination of more than 1,300 PHS pharmacy ognize pharmacists as providers of clinical
held virtually
officers in 13 agencies, and worked with the Office services. However, there is definitely an
of the Surgeon General and the Department of Health and Human Services. opportunity with state Medicaid programs
Now retired from the Corps, Schweitzer recently talked about her continued to reimburse clinical and prevention ser-
enthusiasm for the work of the PHS and the significant role she sees pharmacists vices provided by pharmacists.
playing in improving healthcare delivery across the country. We need to be engaged in healthcare
reform and make sure we are included
in language or regulations that include
Q: Is there an early work experience that time I didn’t know much about IT. In both public health and multi-disciplinary
As always, first-year student pharmacists recited the The following students then received their
helped to impact your career? cases I had to jump in and learn about healthcare teams.
Oath of a Pharmacist as part of the Daniel K. Inouye white coats:
A: Six month into my first IHS assignment things, and get up to speed fairly quickly.
College of Pharmacy’s annual White Coat Ceremony, held
at the Pine Ridge Indian Hospital in South That’s been a common theme throughout Q: What’s one of the most important
Sunday, October 18, 2020. But this year’s ceremony took Meara Michi Abad Tomomi Kohno
Dakota, I was asked to head up health pro- my career. You have to be willing to learn skills you learned in Pharmacy school?
on a more subdued tone, with family and friends watch-
motion and disease prevention initiatives new things. A: I learned how to communicate and Ann-Janin Bacani Kauilani Lonzaga
ing the event on screens as it was livestreamed via the
for the local community. That experience connect with patients, caregivers and Crystal Beardsley Gladys Hope Lorenzo
Q: What was most rewarding about DKICP YouTube channel.
really helped to shape my views about how healthcare professionals. That has served
being Assistant Surgeon General and Because of COVID-19 protocols, only P1 students were Carly Bell Josephine Lui
to approach healthcare. I learned to lead me well throughout my career, whether
from behind, by listening to what local USPHS Chief Pharmacist Officer? working with students, patients, hospital in attendance in the large hall on the first floor of Hale Brennan Palani Buccat Jordan Millwood
leaders and residents said they needed, A: In that role I had the chance to work administrators or government regulators. Kiho‘iho‘i, along with Dean Carolyn Ma, Associate Dean for Kylie Bungcayao Chan Hong Min
then planting those ideas with key decision with several different government agen- Academic Affairs Lara Gomez and DKICP Director of Student
Tyler Justin Caliva Molly Moran
makers and getting other folks involved cies, national organizations, as well as Q: Do you have any advice for student Affairs Daryl Masanda, who served as master of ceremonies.
along the way. the Department of Health and Human pharmacists? Dean Ma explained that the induction ceremony sig- Judhea Mae Campollo Skye Pyo
Services. I was able to be involved in A: Be engaged in your profession. Join nifies the rite of passage for student pharmacists entering Leila Chee Jeff Michael Regalario
Q: What was one of your biggest pro- many healthcare initiatives then and was their first year in the professional program, and that it
professional associations to meet new Dyani Chock Nicole Regpala
fessional challenges? able to contribute ideas and help solve people and stay connected to your college affirms their commitment to uphold the values of their
problems that improved the end results. Kathy Dang Ryu Sakakura
A: Trying to solve problems in areas through alumni associations. Network- profession and dedication to serving their patients.
you’re not an expert in can be intimidating. While at the CMS, I helped to implement ing is not only important from a career Students were addressed via video by several speak- Devangi Dave Ruby Ann Sales
When I worked at Indian Health Service, the Affordable Care Act. standpoint but it can be very rewarding ers including Bonnie Irwin, University of Hawai‘i at Corey Duenas Jasmyne Sato
one of the projects I was working on was meeting others in your profession. Hilo chancellor; Hawai‘i County Mayor Harry Kim; and
Q: Is there a more personal career Cheyenne Garretson Dillon Solliday
pharmacy billing. That required working Upon graduating, you will have a keynote speaker Lucinda Maine, Ph.D., RPh, executive
with Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) achievement that you’re proud of? strong base of knowledge and skills. Olatunji Gbadebo Kailani Timmons
vice president and CEO of the American Association of
in Baltimore, MD, to make regulatory A: I’ve always tried to mentor junior offi- Challenge yourself to continuously be Tyler Godinet Hien Trang Tran
Colleges of Pharmacy.
changes, which was somewhat new to me. cers and help them advance their careers. learning throughout your career.
The ceremony also recognized PGY1 pharmacy resi- Chase Ibia Daniella Wallace
Later, I managed a national information I started a women’s leadership support Take the opportunity to move some-
where for residency or early in your career,
dent Thi Hong Vu, who is continuing his training with Kiera Javillonar Gabriel Won
technology (IT) project that dealt with group as a way for female Corps officers
transitioning from paper to electronic to find support as well as encouragement, if you can. You’ll have valuable experiences DKICP faculty on O‘ahu, and graduate student Emilio Teva Kealoha Meyer Megan Woolsey
medical records, and implementing the and to help them balance their careers as living and working somewhere different. Quarta, who is beginning his research journey in the
Erin Kim
Medicare Part D drug benefit, but at the officers with the needs of their families. And you can always go home later. Ph.D. program at DKICP.
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At a recent large-scale vaccination POD in Hilo,
student pharmacists Jeff Regalario and Dillon
Solliday prepare and reconstitute Pfizer vaccine by
diluting it with sodium chloride, mixing it and then
filling syringes.
storing the vaccine to transporting
and dispensing it.
DKICP Assistant Professor Nicole
Young has worked on the state team’s
Healthy Advisory subcommittee.
Dean Ma and Kalei Rapoza, Uni-
versity of Hawai‘i at Hilo interim
vice chancellor for administrative
affairs, have also participated in the Left: DKICP student Kailani Timmons inputs patient information into the national CDC website In January, pharmacy students volunteered at one of the
as the vaccine is given, while Tyler Caliva produces a time stamp to track the required 15-minute state’s vaccination PODs held at UH Mānoa on Oahu.
Hawai‘i County group Community post-vaccine wait period. Right: Students prepare vaccine syringes at a recent Hilo POD.
First, which includes officials from
county government, island hospitals
and clinics and retail community
pharmacies, and who is working to various vaccination PODs (point of “Many of our students, from P1s helping at vaccination sites in Hilo,
coordinate and improve communi- dispensing), starting over the winter to P4s, have been helping during including several recent large-scale
cation to the community about the break on Oahu, and also on Maui and breaks and on weekends, and many vaccination PODs, where 2,000 dos-
virus and vaccination rollout. Hawai‘i Islands beginning in the new P4s continue to volunteer during es were administered per event.
year. UH medical and nursing stu- their spring rotation blocks this
dents have also been active volunteers semester,” says Young. MORE HANDS-ON LEARNING
STUDENTS GET INVOLVED at these PODs, which are being hosted On Hawai‘i Island, 48 DKICP The pandemic has impacted
When COVID-19 testing clinics became at UH campuses on Oahu and Maui. student pharmacists have been the way most students are learn-
more accessible last summer and ing, but for those preparing for a
fall, Young and Jarred career in a healthcare profession,
Prudencio, anoth- it has changed where and how they
er DKICP experiential learn, notes Dean Ma. “It’s a time
coordinator, worked for more hands-on learning, and
with the Hawai‘i State we’re seeing that our students are
Vaccination Volunteers Department of Health
to schedule students
well-prepared to step up and con-
tribute to this nationwide effort.
to work at on-campus “The pandemic has created
DKICP faculty, staff and student pharmacists help in planning testing events. Student many challenges for our students
pharmacists assisted
and implementing Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 vaccination program. but these events have given them
with collecting screen- opportunities to be on the front
ing paperwork, checking lines in responding to it and serv-
by Peg Zenk Bitter
vital signs, managing ing their communities,” says Ma.
traffic flow and sanitiz- “They have an important role to
Immunizing the U.S. population the start of the state’s planning ing all resources between play in this unprecedented public
against COVID-19 is likely the largest efforts. Dean Carolyn Ma has served each person. health endeavor.”
vaccination campaign ever attempted. on the state’s Pandemic Response Once vaccines start-
Within the state of Hawai‘i, it has re- Core Planning Team, which includes ed to become available
quired planning and coordination by representatives from local, state and late last year, DKICP
state public health, emergency man- federal levels, as well as private sec- faculty and staff worked
with DOH and Univer- At COVID-19 testing conducted at the University
agement and healthcare providers. tor partners. The team has developed
of Hawaii at Hilo campus, pharmacy students,
Key faculty and administration a detailed operational plan that pro- sity of Hawai‘i officials including Tiana Enos-Dano, helped by collecting
from the Daniel K. Inouye College of vides statewide logistical guidance to coordinate student paperwork, checking vital signs and sanitizing
Pharmacy have been involved from on everything from securing and and faculty volunteers at equipment.
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Health Fair HSSHP & AMCP
ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR STUDENTS LEARN THROUGH
REACHES PUBLIC IN COMPETITIVE EVENTS
NEW WAYS
by Samantha Okubo
by Lina Nguyen and Jessica Song
Information on All but one of the events held by the
COVID-19 and vacci- Hawaii Student Society of Health
Due to the pandemic, the Daniel K. nations was posted on Systems Pharmacy & Academy of
Inouye College of Pharmacy postponed several social media
sites last semester. Managed Care Pharmacy last semes-
the annual October Health Fair event
ter were virtual. Here’s a recap of the
for the community. The committee
group’s activities:
decided to move the annual Octo- The patient simulator room provides students with hands-on experience.
ber event to March this school year,
INFORMAL SOAP SESSIONS
develop informative posts on several
Chi for this event. Using the Zoom their oral speech and a 30-min-
social media outlets, and use other HSSHP & AMCP partnered with Rho
meeting format, students presented ute break. Each team then has two
alternatives to reach out to the public. Chi to host Zoom meetings that cov-
their SOAP case professionally. Most minutes to present their plan to the
Throughout October, we post- ered what a SOAP is, explained each
were in teams of four people, and P1 judges, followed by eight minutes of
ed information about COVID-19, flu section’s elements, how to format the
students were encouraged to sign up question and answer time. Afterward,
vaccines and flu myths. More social SOAP and get pertinent information,
with a team of P2 and P3 students who there is individual and group feedback.
media posts about hypertension, and presentation techniques. After
could serve as mentors. The group scoring the highest wins
diabetes and asthma will be shared explaining all these components,
the local competition and goes on to
with the public throughout the month participants divided into two teams
CLINICAL SKILLS COMPETITION compete on the national level at ASHP
of March. We have also created videos and each team went through a practice
Midyear Meeting.
for the public regarding the change case where they quickly utilized all the For this competition, teams of two
of events and informative videos on elements they just learned. members have two hours to review
SIM MAN ACTIVITY
blood pressure and blood glucose. Formal SOAP sessions: Again, patient data and make recommenda-
HSSHP & AMCP partnered with Rho tions. Teams have one hour to prepare For this, participants went into the
In early January, a live webinar
patient simulator room where stu-
was held via Zoom about vaccines
dents read the patient’s case, asked
and treatments for the COVID-19
questions, assessed the patient, made
virus. It was created and presented
a diagnosis and determined the med-
by two student pharmacists, Debra
ication needed to treat the condition.
Towell (P2) and Olatunji Gbade-
Guest Speaker of the semester: Dr.
bo (P1), with support from Dr. Roy
Danita (Henley) Narciso gave students
Goo. They explained some basic
insight into pharmacy professions
information about coronaviruses,
outside of retail settings. Dr. Narciso is
the different types and how they’re
a DKICP inaugural class alumna now
identified, vaccine options and the
working as a clinical pharmacist at
drug approval process for current
Wilcox Medical Center on Kaua'i. She
vaccines. They also answered viewer
also regularly is a preceptor to DKICP
questions after their presentation.
students. Participants asked many
There was a huge online turnout
questions and learned a lot from her.
for the event, with participants asking The webinar can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/8fZzHyif4ig Students assess the patient (left), discuss SIM
a lot of questions. man's case and make a diagnosis (right).
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Kappa Psi IPhO
VARIETY OF TOPICS SPEAKERS SHARE CAREER
COVERED IN FALL EXPERIENCES AND INSIGHTS
SPEAKER SERIES
by Raul Flores by Yan Yee Ho
For many organizations across the To kick off a new semester, the
world, 2020 threw a curveball to daily Industry Pharmacists Organization
biopharmaceutical company focused
activities and operations, and also (IPhO) decided to switch gears and
on the discovery, development,
to any plans or traditional services. promote virtual events to give phar-
and commercialization of inno-
This past semester, Kappa Psi and macy students more exposure to the
vative medicines. This experience
University of Hawaii at Hilo Student field of industry. In Hawai’i, there
was eye-opening for students, who
Association (UHHSA) partnered in aren’t many industry opportunities
learned about the interprofessional
hosting a Fall Speaker Series to bring available so we wanted to make it
skills required to become a regu-
unique and qualified presentations to a priority to introduce students to
latory affairs pharmacist, as well
the College of Pharmacy and UH Hilo, pharmacists’ role in industry. We
as their responsibilities in the drug
in a virtual platform. Mercedes Dennis Graves and Raul Flores were featured in a national invited three speakers with careers
development process.
Presentations allow students to campaign video for The National Latino AIDS Awareness Coalition. in different branches of the indus-
Dr. Slusher, a recent graduate
learn more about topics that they are try field to share their journey and
and past President of IPhO, provided Top left: Dr. Elio Evangelista
passionate about, as well as things The organizations partnered to experiences with our students.
tips on how to prepare for APPEs, top right: Dr. Ethan Slusher
they may have never have consid- bring five events from October to The Director of Medical Affairs bottom: Dr. Nicholas Nguyen
and gave members a peek into his
ered or thought of. Due to physical December. These included: Program Elio Evangelista talked about
daily life working as an Associate
distancing and limited in-person
events, Zoom and GoToWebinar
• LGBTQ-101 for Healthcare
an enriching opportunity for students
to help them stand out among other
Consultant at Eli Lilly. His presen-
Professionals tation motivated the members when
became a space to network with pro- applicants and to expand on their pro-
fessionals across the United States. • Your Financial Pharmacist –
fessional development. He presented
he revealed that he was able to get a Both Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Slusher
shared their personal recommenda-
What to know when you graduate job offer from his APPE rotation and
The speaker series was led by information regarding the process to
Mercedes Dennis Graves (Kappa Psi • Zoom Fatigue & Burnout from earn a Medical Affairs Competency
encouraged students to do their re-
search and go the extra mile to learn
tions for students interested in this
field, while demonstrating the value
member and UHHSA Senator for the a TED Presentation Speaker and Certificate (MACC), which is a self-
about the different areas that indus- of discovering your passions before
College of Pharmacy), Raul Flores Clinical Psychologist paced course to help students develop
try pharmacy has to offer. choosing your career.
(Vice Regent for Kappa Psi) and • A discussion with The National critical and strategic thinking skills
Roanne Deabler (Graduate Senator at Latino AIDS Awareness Coalition for medical affairs operations in the
Large for the UH Hilo). (NLAAD) clinical and commercial fields. Some Students attend a virtual speaker event with Dr. Nicholas Nguyen.
• LGBTQ+ Adults & Health pharmacy schools have already im-
Disparities plemented this certificate program in
Our brothers, Mercedes and Raul, their curriculum.
were also featured in a national Students also got a glimpse of
campaign video for NLAAD! We were the field of regulatory affairs and
excited to bring these discussions marketing from DKICP alumni Dr.
and important topics to the students Nicholas Nguyen and Dr. Ethan
as a way to alleviate the stress from Slusher. Dr. Nguyen shared with us
school and adjusting to a virtual en- his journey from pharmacy student
vironment and look forward to more to his career as a Regulatory Affairs
Above left: Social media ads for three
endeavors in the Spring. of the five fall speaker series events. Manager at Gilead Sciences, a major
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
NCPA Phi Delta Chi
DRUG TAKE-BACK LED enhance student engagement and the time of the event. This opportu- COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS CONTINUE,
FALL EVENTS development. Events ranged from nity allowed us to connect with the DESPITE COVID-19
community drug take-back efforts to community and educate them on the
by Rebecca Wu engaging weekly student posts. importance of safe disposal practices.
Our first event was the Nation- Throughout the semester, several
Although COVID-19 unfortunately al Drug Take Back with DEA held guest speakers educated our members
prevented most community service October 24, 2020, at Hilo Medical on different aspects of pharmacy.
outreach activities, the National Center. We collected five boxes of They included Dr. Mark DeWoskin,
Community Pharmacists Asso- unused and expired medications – a McKesson’s vice president of phar-
ciation (NCPA) put on numerous total of 68 pounds. This was added macy retail operations, and Dr. Jake
events throughout the semester to to the state total of 1,026 pounds at Blechta, independent compounding
pharmacy owner. Both
speakers shared insightful
information about their
daily work and benefits of
their career pathways.
After listening to Dr.
DeWoskin’s presenta-
tion about independent
pharmacy ownership, one Phi Delta Chi members delivered holiday gift donations to a local church.
by Brandi Hughes & Cherry Ann Aki
student commented “The
presentation gave me
Since 2013, Phi Delta Chi has been With the help of both organizations, a month and hand out small bag of
new knowledge and in-
hosting Operation Christmas Child we were able to collect a total of 65 toiletries. Since we couldn’t go out to
sight about the different
(OCC) as part of one of the biggest shoe boxes, which dropped off at the distribute these, we held a donation
areas of financing and
Christmas projects in the world. Hilo Missionary Church to be shipped drive within our fraternity, collecting
things to consider when
This project consists of filling out across the globe. toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant,
opening up an indepen-
gift-wrapped shoeboxes (with toys, Another community service tradi- shampoo, conditioner, body wash,
dent pharmacy.”
toiletries, clothes, etc.) for children tion that had to be changed this year soap, lotion, razors, face masks,
We also hosted a
in need around the world, including due to COVID-19 was our outreach to hand sanitizers, blankets, jackets and
fundraising event that
in the Philippines, Peru, Rwanda, the homeless through the Hilo Mis- bottled water. These were then given
consisted of making
and Ukraine. sionary Church. We usually feed the to a local church for distribution to
Thanksgiving goodie
This event is usually held in homeless around Hilo Bayfront once the homeless.
bags that students of
person as a fun group activity, but
the college could buy
due to the pandemic, the event was
for fellow classmates to
held virtually through Zoom, with
NCPA members helped with a drug take-back event open to the community and held at show they were grateful
Hilo Medical Center last October. participants getting shoeboxes and
for each other.
wrapping paper beforehand via
a drive-thru pick up on campus.
During the Zoom event, participants
wrapped their shoeboxes and partic-
ipated in an ugly sweater contest and
various Christmas themed games.
This year members of UH Hilo’s
American Medical Student Association A total of 65 shoeboxes filled with toys, clothes and other gifts were
(AMSA) also participated in our event. collected for Operation Christmas Child.
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Rho Chi Phi Lambda Sheri Tokumaru, Pharm.D.,
BCCCP, provided an inspirational seg-
By Zhian ‘Andy’ Lin
Sigma ment on curling, where she encour-
aged student pharmacists to take the
initiative to step out of their comfort
and Viky Huang
FALL SYMPOSIUM zone and aspire to be proactive in
everything that they do.
FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP Gurinder Kaur, Pharm.D., past
JOURNAL CLUB POLISHES alumni and recent PGY1 resident at
By Ashley Fukuchi & Jessica Song
ANALYTICAL SKILLS Loma Linda Hospital, shared her own
Phi Lambda Sigma held its annual personal experiences in the residency
Fall Symposium on November 21, process and provided insight on her
In September, third-year pharmacy
2020, virtually for the first time typical day as a pharmacy resident.
students Samantha Okubo, Ashley
through the Zoom video conference Henry Quach and Karmen Wong,
Fukuchi and Andy Lin participat-
platform. This semester, we aimed current P4 students, were on APPE
ed in the first journal club of the
to bring a diversity of guest speak- rotations. Henry talked about his ro-
semester, which was hosted by Rho
ers to share their experiences and tation sites in both Hawaii and Cali-
Chi. Journal clubs allow students to
insight on healthcare, research and fornia, as well as his interest in doing
critically evaluate recently published
leadership through different lenses a residency at a hospital. Karmen
articles, apply the knowledge they
of the healthcare profession. shared her perspectives and passion
learned in the classroom to arrive
We were honored to be joined by for industry pharmacy, as well as
at a conclusion, and present their
five guest speakers: elaborated on her fellowship applica-
recommendations to their peers as
Devashri Prabhudesai, MSc, shared tion process with industry pharmacy
well as faculty members.
her unique experiences as a clinical leaders such as Eli Lilly.
Samantha analyzed an article
research coordinator and medical Attendees were able to gain diverse
that studied the association be-
Zoom-based mock inter- writer, explaining her daily duties and perspectives and appreciation of
tween administration of systemic
faculty members Dr. Wongwiwat- and, along with Rho Chi members views were developed to help healthcare leadership and innovation
corticosteroids and mortality among pre-pharmacy students prepare.
responsibilities in conducting large-
thananukit, Dr. Guendisch, Dr. Cao, Andy Lin and Melanie Sacros, de- scale Stage III and Stage IV clinical through these guest speakers.
critically ill patients with COVID-19.
and Dr. Dianqing Sun attended and livered a presentation with practice trials and medical writing.
Andy and Ashley looked at the
offered their insights. questions to more than thirty of the
effects of using dexamethasone
first-year pharmacy students. Three pre-pharmacy
to treat hospitalized patients with
students were given a short
COVID-19. DKICP faculty members
Dr. Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit,
QUIZ BOWL MAKES presentation containing tips
Dr Guendisch, Dr. Shugeng Cao, and STUDYING FUN MOCK INTERVIEWS HELP for a successful interview,
e-mail etiquette, and CV
Dr. Camlyn Masuda attended this PREP PRE-PHARMACY review. Rho Chi members
journal club session and were able Every semester, Rho Chi conducts
to provide their expertise. four Quiz Bowls for first-year
STUDENTS Thein Huynh, Angelyn Park,
Andy Lin, Viky Huang, Mel-
In October, second-year phar- pharmacy students. Subjects in-
Rho Chi’s Pre-Pharmacy Co-Chairs anie Sacros and Roanne De-
macy students Daijiro Oshitari, clude information from two of the
Thein Huynh and Angelyn Park abler, along with Phi Lamb-
Alyson Soranaka, Brandi Hughes Drug Action exams and two of the
collaborated with Phi Lambda Sigma da Sigma members Patricia
and Rosalie White participated in Self Care exams. Drug Action, which
to organize mock interviews for the Stevens, Jessica Song, Tiana
the second journal club of the se- introduces students to medicinal
University of Hawaii students who Enos-Dano, Ashley Fukuchi
mester. Daijiro and Alyson analyzed chemistry and pharmacology, is a
are enrolled in the pre-pharmacy and Paige Cajudoy facilitat-
an article that compared once-daily class that P1s take during the fall
program. The event provided these ed the mock interviews and
single inhaler triple and dual thera- and spring semester.
students with an opportunity to famil- provided feedback to the
py, while Brandi and Rosalie looked Quiz Bowl Co-Chairs Viky
iarize themselves with the interview pre-pharmacy students.
at the effects of remdesivir in the Huang, Kara Tsuzaki and Yan Yee
process at DKICP.
treatment for COVID-19. DKICP Ho hosted a lecture-style review
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a‘au 19FACULTY BRIEFS WINTER 2021 CHAMPION OF PHARMACY
MIA TAYLOR
Julie Adrian, DVM, associate professor Planning Grant with Co-PIs and Co-Investigators Shihwu
in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, Sung, Mazen Hamad, Ryan Perroy, Travis Mandel, Matt
was invited to present “How Are Veteri- Platz, Sue Jarvi, Daniela Guendisch, Tracy Wiegner, and
narians Contributing to the Opioid Crisis in Grady Weyenberg. Through advocacy of team-based care, she has helped to expand the practice of
America?" during the 2020 UC Davis Pre- She is also co-author of the peer-reviewed publication
pharmacy at the Queen’s Clinically Integrated Physician Network.
Health Conference, October 2020. “Understanding the Socioeconomic and Geographical
Characteristics of Beneficiaries Receiving a Compre-
Early in her nursing career, Hermina services for The Queen’s Health
Shugeng Cao, Ph.D. and associate hensive Medication Review” in the Journal of Managed
Taylor, known as Mia to friends and Systems. In that role, she has been
professor, Department of Pharmaceuti- Care and Specialty Pharmacy. 2020 Oct;26(10):1276-81.
colleagues, began working with infec- helping to develop a system-wide
cal Sciences, co-authored an article that Co-authors were J Chou, CE Cooke, B Zarowitz, A Hanlon,
tious disease treatment and preven- continuum of care for patients, and
appeared in the October 2020 issue of A Lozano, and NJ Brandt.
tion. Her efforts regularly focused on developing community partner-
Nature 586(7827):64-69, entitled “Dis-
the most vulnerable populations that ships to improve patient access to
covery of enzymatic Alder-ene reaction Dianqing Sun, professor and chair of
often are more susceptible to them. high-quality care and resources.
and origins of catalytic selectivity”. the Department of Pharmaceutical Sci-
During the late 1980s and early “Here at Queen’s we’re transi-
He was also co-author with F Wang, AM Sarotti, G Jiang, ences, has received a Department of De-
1990s, the HIV/AIDS crisis highlight- tioning to multidisciplinary, team-
JC Huguet-Tapia, SL Zheng, X Wu, C Li, Y Ding, a paper fense (DoD) grant subaward (~$376,000)
ed the barriers that many people had based care, and pharmacy is a huge
entitled “Waikikiamides A-C: Complex Diketopiperazine from the University of Tennessee Health
to getting high-quality healthcare, part of that,” says Taylor. “Our
Dimer and Diketopiperazine-Polyketide Hybrids from a Science Center (UTHSC). This 3-year
she recalls. “I was asked to help healthcare teams now regularly
Hawaiian Marine Fungal Strain Aspergillus sp. FM242”, DoD grant, entitled “Development and Evaluation of
start up an HIV/AIDS clinic in Grand include social workers, psychologist
published in Org Lett. 2020, 22, 4408-4412. Inhibitors of the C. difficile Enzyme, FabK, as Microbi-
Rapids, Mich., and it was baptism by and pharmacists, working with doc-
ome-Sparing Antibacterials”, is funded through June 30,
fire. But we quickly learned that the tors and nurses.”
Abhijit Date, Ph.D., M.Pharm. and 2023, and is in collaboration with Dr. Kirk Hevener (the
disease required a multi-disciplinary She’s been an important advocate
assistant professor, co-authored a paper PI) at the College of Pharmacy at UTHSC and Dr. Julian EDUCATION &
approach. Doctors and nurses had to for pharmacy, encouraging physicians
with postdoctoral research associate Hurdle at the Center for Infectious and Inflammatory CERTIFICATIONS
work with social workers and phar- to fully utilize other teammates and,
Sudipta Mallick and former postdoctoral Diseases at Texas A&M Health Science Center.
macists to help properly manage care in doing so, make better use of their
research associate Pratikkumar Patel Dr. Sun was also invited to serve on two NIAID/NIH
grant review panels to review NIAID Emergency Awards
for HIV/AIDS patients.” own time. Relying on pharmacists to • RN diploma, 1986, Mercy
that was featured on the cover of the Central School of Nursing,
Taylor went on to work as an help patients learn about and monitor
October 2020 issue of the publication ACS Infectious Dis- (R01/R21) grant applications for Rapid Investigation Grand Rapids, Mich.
infectious disease nurse practitioner, their medications is a great example,
eases. Their paper was titled “Pharmaceutically accept-
able carboxylic acid-terminated polymers show activity
of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
providing inpatient and outpatient she notes. • B.A., Psychology and
care for a large health system and Taylor has welcomed P4 student Sociology, 1994, Aquinas
and selectivity against HSV-1 and HSV-2 and synergy in 2020. He also served as a panelist for the National
contracted care in the public health pharmacists from the Daniel K. College, Grand Rapids, Mich.
with antiviral drugs.” Science Foundation (NSF) in January 2021.
sector, addressing treatment of Inouye College of Pharmacy on their • M.S. in Nursing, 2001,
diseases including hepatitis C and rotations. Each semester, students Michigan State University,
Ingo Ko‘omoa-Lange, Ph.D. and Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit,
tuberculosis. To deliver the best care gain valuable experiences in the East Lansing, Mich.
assistant professor, received the Hawai‘i professor in the Department of Phar-
Community Foundation Medical Research macy Practice, was a primary and
for patients, healthcare professionals
were developing team-based models.
team-based settings at the hospital
and its affiliated clinics.
• RN and APRN Licensure
Program grant from the Victoria S. and corresponding author on a publication in Hawai‘i and Michigan
Since relocating to Hawai‘i in “We want to recognize Mia for
Bradley L. Geist Foundation. The $50,000 entitled “Effects of compulsory versus
2013, implementing those types of all that she’s done to expand the
grant will be used in his research, which voluntary methods for youth offenders
models has been a major focus of practice of pharmacy at The Queen’s
is focused on examining novel roles of the immune in a pharmacist-based smoking cessation program”
her work at both St. Francis Hos- Health Systems and for allowing the
system to influence the progression of Neuroblastoma, a published in Interprof J Health Sci (IJHS), with coauthors S
pice, were she worked in palliative regular participation of our student
solid tumor that occurs mainly in infants and children. Dumrongpiwat, N Wongwiwatthananukit, M Khlaisang,
care, and at The Queen’s Medical pharmacists at The Queen’s Clinically
S Suwanmajo, S Krittiyanunt, T Songsak and T Aoki.
Center on Oahu, were she managed Integrated Physician Network,” says
Karen Pellegrin, Ph.D., MBA, and He also served as a co-author on the research project
the transitional case management Roy Goo, Pharm.D., DKICP associ-
director of continuing education, strategic entitled “Development and validation of a life satis-
program and developed clinical ate professor and pharmacy practice
planning and the Center for Rural Health faction instrument in human resource practitioners”
programs for The Queen’s Clinically department chair. “She is wonderful
Science, is PI on a grant award ($149,961) published in J Open Innov Technol Mark Complex, with
Integrated Physician Network. to work with, and she truly has been
from the National Science Foundation, coauthor K Na-Nan.
Since 2018, she has been director a champion of pharmacy.”
Smart and Connected Communities
of community and post-acute care
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a‘au 21Fall 2020 Dean’s List Name a brick, inspire a legacy
The Legacy Path provides alumni, family • The Legacy Path is located at the UH Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of
The following students from the Daniel K. Inouye College of and friends of the The Daniel K. Inouye Pharmacy, and begins at the entry garden and extends up the walkway
Pharmacy at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo have been named College of Pharmacy the chance to show to the main entrance.
to the Dean’s List for the 2020 Fall semester: their support for the college and the • Bricks are installed in Spring and Fall. We will let you know when your
pharmacy profession. brick is installed.
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