Tag Archives: Makerere University Department of Pharmacy

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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Pharmacy Interns at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda Learn About Palliative Care

Gonsha, one of the Ugandan Pharmacists working with me for 8 weeks at my practice site, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, as part of an Advanced Pharmaceutical Care Training Program, is an educator herself when in Uganda, in addition to running 2 … Continue reading

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Attending the AACP Annual Conference near Washington D.C.

Last week Cathy, Gonsha and I attended the annual American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Meeting in National Harbor, MD, near Washington D.C.  I was so happy to be able to present a talk on the work I’ve been … Continue reading

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Participating in an International Health Professions Student Conference: A Really Unique Opportunity

First Joint International Scientific Students’ Conference:  A Post by Lizzie Cook On Wednesday and Thursday we attended the First Joint International Scientific Students’ Conference (JISSC) hosted by the Makerere University Pharmacy Student Association and other health professions’ student organizations. This event … Continue reading

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Successful OSCE’s & Time To Say Goodbye

This in not an official U.S. Department of State (DOS) blog and the views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Fulbright Program or the DOS. The OSCE Assessment event (Objective Standardized Clinical Examination) on Thursday … Continue reading

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Ready, Set, Go- OSCE’s Today & Tomorrow!

This in not an official U.S. Department of State (DOS) blog and the views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Fulbright Program or the DOS. My time in Uganda is quickly coming to an end. … Continue reading

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The Grasshoppers are Here and Guess What I did?

This in not an official U.S. Department of State (DOS) blog and the views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Fulbright Program or the DOS. Yes, I actually ate one and I have survived! OK, … Continue reading

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Planning the Next Steps for Advancing Pharmacy Practicein Uganda: Part 1

This in not an official U.S. Department of State (DOS) blog and the views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Fulbright Program or the DOS. I spent yesterday working on planning the next steps in … Continue reading

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