Tag Archives: Global Pharmacy Education

A Pharmaceutical Care Presentation

18 September 2015: When I come to Uganda I never can anticipate exactly what I activities I will participate in here. Of course, I have planned ahead for my main tasks, and this time, that was the teaching of the … Continue reading

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A Meeting with the Infectious Diseases Institute and A New Principle Pharmacist at Mulago Hospital

16 September 2015: My week has been productive with lot of very interesting meetings. Today I’ll talk about my Monday meetings. In the morning I had a chance to sit down and talk with one of the Pharmacists at the … Continue reading

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Weekend Activities: Doing Laundry the Ugandan Way & A Lively Worship Experience

13 September 2015:  With this blog I’ll tell you about some of my usual activities on the Weekends while in Kampala, Uganda beginning with Sunday and working backwards. I usually try to attend worship services on Sunday mornings, if at … Continue reading

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A New Experience for 3rd Year Makerere Pharmacy Students + A Presentation to the Pharmacy Interns

10 September 2015: The 3rd Year Makerere University Pharmacy Students started a new chapter of their training today at Mulago National Referral Hospital. It was their first day on the patient wards as active participants and not just observers. Their … Continue reading

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Experiential Learning at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

9 September 2015: Today I helped to precept the 4th Year Pharmacy Students during their experiential learning time at Mulago National Referral Hospital. It has been a regular part of the BPharm curriculum to have the students go to the … Continue reading

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A Great Day in the Classroom!

8 September 2015: Today was the first Pharmaceutical Care Skills Lab (PCSL) for both the new 3rd year and 4th year Pharmacy Students.  In Uganda, the basic pharmacy degree required for practice is a Bachelors of Pharmacy (BPharm) and it … Continue reading

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A Busy Day with the Makerere University Pharmacy Students & Meeting Up With Old Friends

6 September 2015:  Today I had the awesome experience of explaining the Role of the Pharmacist in Academia and encouraging students to envision their future careers as a way to stay motivated to learn in Pharmacy School.  The Makerere University … Continue reading

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First Day Back in the Classroom at Makerere University School of Pharmacy

5 September 2015: It certainly was great to be back in the classroom today working with the 4th year Pharmacy Students that I got to know last year.  Today they presented the patient case reports from their visits with patients … Continue reading

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Safe and Sound in Uganda: My Home Away From Home

3 September 2015:  Greetings from sunny and warm Uganda!  Despite my intial abrupt change in travel plans (see prior post), it all turned out to be an even bigger blessing in disquise than I had thought last night.  It turns … Continue reading

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Welcoming Another Ugandan Pharmacist to the USA

On July 7, 2015 the Wilkes University Community welcomed another Ugandan Pharmacist, Pamela Blessed.  Pamela was the first pharmacy faculty member I met, aside from Professor Richard Odoi, when I arrived in Kampala at Makerere University in summer 2011.  She … Continue reading

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