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THE GIVING CENTER
News, notes and giving to the College of Pharmacy
McKesson RxOwnership Gives $15,000 for College of Pharmacy’s
Spanish Language Patient Counseling Elective
On April 3rd, the WesternU College of Pharmacy received a the course modules that address Spanish cultural competency
generous grant of $15,000 from McKesson RxOwnership in and a breadth of medical terminology. “Others tell me what
support of the Spanish Language Patient Counseling Elective. they’re planning to do,” said Bob Graul, McKesson
This elective was created in 2012 by a small committee of RxOwnership National Vice President, “but you all do it, and
student leaders in the College of Pharmacy with the guidance that’s why we support the WesternU College of Pharmacy.”
of faculty member, Dr. Jesse Martinez, with the goal of McKesson has a 178-year history of partnering with
improving a pharmacist’s ability to more effectively community pharmacy, and it supports the valuable role that
communicate medication information to the Hispanic patients pharmacists play in our communities. McKesson
in the Southern California communities.
RxOwnership works with independent community
“Competent communication in patient consultation is one of pharmacists, providing support through the buying or selling
the real-life skills associated with pharmacy practice,” said of a pharmacy, and they strive to motivate student
Martinez, “and throughout this elective, student pharmacists pharmacists to consider mapping strategies towards
practice their Spanish language skills relating to explaining independent ownership as well.
pharmacy and medical therapeutics in the patient consultation “We are responding to the needs of our community by
setting.” Developing this skill is a capstone of medication preparing pharmacy graduates with skills in Spanish that will
consultation for wellness and patient safety.
allow them to provide a higher level of care,” said Daniel
Dr. Martinez worked closely with McKesson RxOwnership Robinson, Dean of the College of Pharmacy. “This grant of
over the past year to develop this partnership opportunity, and support from McKesson RxOwnership will help continue to
the new funding provided by McKesson RxOwnership will be make that possible.”
used to enhance and expand the educational materials used in
24 WesternU, College of Pharmacy
News, notes and giving to the College of Pharmacy
McKesson RxOwnership Gives $15,000 for College of Pharmacy’s
Spanish Language Patient Counseling Elective
On April 3rd, the WesternU College of Pharmacy received a the course modules that address Spanish cultural competency
generous grant of $15,000 from McKesson RxOwnership in and a breadth of medical terminology. “Others tell me what
support of the Spanish Language Patient Counseling Elective. they’re planning to do,” said Bob Graul, McKesson
This elective was created in 2012 by a small committee of RxOwnership National Vice President, “but you all do it, and
student leaders in the College of Pharmacy with the guidance that’s why we support the WesternU College of Pharmacy.”
of faculty member, Dr. Jesse Martinez, with the goal of McKesson has a 178-year history of partnering with
improving a pharmacist’s ability to more effectively community pharmacy, and it supports the valuable role that
communicate medication information to the Hispanic patients pharmacists play in our communities. McKesson
in the Southern California communities.
RxOwnership works with independent community
“Competent communication in patient consultation is one of pharmacists, providing support through the buying or selling
the real-life skills associated with pharmacy practice,” said of a pharmacy, and they strive to motivate student
Martinez, “and throughout this elective, student pharmacists pharmacists to consider mapping strategies towards
practice their Spanish language skills relating to explaining independent ownership as well.
pharmacy and medical therapeutics in the patient consultation “We are responding to the needs of our community by
setting.” Developing this skill is a capstone of medication preparing pharmacy graduates with skills in Spanish that will
consultation for wellness and patient safety.
allow them to provide a higher level of care,” said Daniel
Dr. Martinez worked closely with McKesson RxOwnership Robinson, Dean of the College of Pharmacy. “This grant of
over the past year to develop this partnership opportunity, and support from McKesson RxOwnership will help continue to
the new funding provided by McKesson RxOwnership will be make that possible.”
used to enhance and expand the educational materials used in
24 WesternU, College of Pharmacy
