Month: December 2017

NEW! Pharmacy-Based Care for Underserved Populations Training Program

This innovative and interactive training program will enable pharmacists to provide the highest level of care to meet the needs of underserved populations in Ohio and beyond. This practice-based training will provide knowledge, resources and ideas to provide direct patient care to underserved populations. Participants will also hear from experts in the field and create an action plan to develop and implement innovative services.

This 15-hour CE certificate program (10.5 hours of self-study and 4.5 hours of a live seminar) is offered at a special introductory rate of $100 for pharmacists and $50 for residents and students.

For complete information and topic details, view the event webpage here.

Live session dates:

  • January 26, 2018
    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
  • February 20, 2018
    Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH
  • March 2, 2018
    NEOMED, Rootstown, OH
  • May 17, 2018
    Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
  • June 2018
    Ohio University, Athens, OH

This training program was supported by the Cooperative Agreement number, NU58DP004820, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.
The College of Pharmacy at The Ohio State University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Questions about pharmacists’ participation in the program and continuing education credit should be addressed to Ashley Knackstedt at cop-cpd@osu.edu or (614)-688-4420.

Schweitzer Fellowship Details

Thank you to everyone who came to informational session about the Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows Program, a chapter of the national Schweitzer Fellowship. The program was recorded and can be viewed at this link.

The Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows Program seeks to build leaders in service who are dedicated to working with the underserved.  From May 2018 until April 2019 Schweitzer Fellows will design and implement 200-hour community service projects that address local unmet health-related needs and participate in other Fellowship activities.

  • 12-18 graduate and professional students will be selected from OSU, Ohio University, and other Columbus-area colleges
  • Fellows can be from a broad range of disciplines including the health sciences, social work, divinity studies, law, education, engineering, and others
  • Open to students enrolled full or part-time in a graduate and professional degree program
  • Fellows receive a $3,000 stipend in two installments
  • Applications are due February 13, 2018

Press releases about past pharmacy projects:

New Schweitzer Fellows To Expand Blood Pressure Management Services to the Underserved

Pharmacy Celebrates Its Schweitzer Fellows

Future Pharmacist Named Schweitzer Fellow


Feel free to contact pharmacy faculty who have been mentors for past students projects:
Dr. Anna Haas-Gehres 
Dr. Deb Barnette
Dr. Jen Rodis 

For more information from the Schweitzer Program directors:
Maria F. Gallo, PhD – mgallo@cph.osu.edu
Elizabeth M. Fitzgerald, EdD, RN, PMHCNS-BC – Fitzgerald.118@osu.edu


http://www.schweitzerfellowship.org/chapters/columbus/