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involvement of the staff and faculty Edwards’ involvement includes being I need a translator, it makes me feel like
helped pave the way for Edwards to the National Community Pharmacists I’m missing out on an opportunity to
look beyond the classroom, which Association (NCPA) student chapter help them, and being proficient in
helped change his perspective from president, director of programs and Spanish will enable me to do my job
seeing pharmacy as a medication-based business plan team member for 3 years; better.”
industry to a people-based industry. Kappa Psi (Epsilon Gamma chapter) Jesse Martinez, PharmD, Vice Dean,
second vice-regent; Kappa Psi (Pacific
“My favorite professors were the most Academic Diversity and Development
involved,” Edwards said. “Having seen West Province) GCC delegate; College for the College of Pharmacy said it
their passion for pharmacy encouraged of Pharmacy Assessment Committee takes a students’ initiative to find out
me to take a page out of their book by student representative and the Phi the uniqueness of what the College has
seeing how their passion and happiness Lambda Sigma (Pharmacy Leadership to offer.
influences their joy of working in this Society) student member. “Corey stepped up and researched this
industry.” This past summer, Edwards went on an international rotation opportunity,”
international rotation to Costa Rica. He
Being involved in many organizations Martinez said. “He’s very adventurous
and clubs has helped facilitate Edwards’ chose this unique rotation to improve and has the capability of blazing a new
interest in going outside of the his Spanish and satisfy his elective trail in pharmacy. He’s an example of
classroom, where he looks to mirror the rotation requirement. uniqueness that’s offered at WesternU
way the organizations’ advisors tick and “My ultimate goal is to be able to see because he went to another country that
by seeing and experiencing how and every patient without having a language has a different sense of health care and
what they do. barrier,” he said. “I feel if there is even now he’s inspired to do unique things in
a handful of patients I can’t talk to and the practice of pharmacy.”
International rotation to Costa Rica, February – March, 2014
visit Corey’s blog: http://coreysstory.blogspot.com/
WesternU, College of Pharmacy 9
helped pave the way for Edwards to the National Community Pharmacists I’m missing out on an opportunity to
look beyond the classroom, which Association (NCPA) student chapter help them, and being proficient in
helped change his perspective from president, director of programs and Spanish will enable me to do my job
seeing pharmacy as a medication-based business plan team member for 3 years; better.”
industry to a people-based industry. Kappa Psi (Epsilon Gamma chapter) Jesse Martinez, PharmD, Vice Dean,
second vice-regent; Kappa Psi (Pacific
“My favorite professors were the most Academic Diversity and Development
involved,” Edwards said. “Having seen West Province) GCC delegate; College for the College of Pharmacy said it
their passion for pharmacy encouraged of Pharmacy Assessment Committee takes a students’ initiative to find out
me to take a page out of their book by student representative and the Phi the uniqueness of what the College has
seeing how their passion and happiness Lambda Sigma (Pharmacy Leadership to offer.
influences their joy of working in this Society) student member. “Corey stepped up and researched this
industry.” This past summer, Edwards went on an international rotation opportunity,”
international rotation to Costa Rica. He
Being involved in many organizations Martinez said. “He’s very adventurous
and clubs has helped facilitate Edwards’ chose this unique rotation to improve and has the capability of blazing a new
interest in going outside of the his Spanish and satisfy his elective trail in pharmacy. He’s an example of
classroom, where he looks to mirror the rotation requirement. uniqueness that’s offered at WesternU
way the organizations’ advisors tick and “My ultimate goal is to be able to see because he went to another country that
by seeing and experiencing how and every patient without having a language has a different sense of health care and
what they do. barrier,” he said. “I feel if there is even now he’s inspired to do unique things in
a handful of patients I can’t talk to and the practice of pharmacy.”
International rotation to Costa Rica, February – March, 2014
visit Corey’s blog: http://coreysstory.blogspot.com/
WesternU, College of Pharmacy 9
