The Office of International Affairs is seeking applications for its Academic Enrichment Grants, which supports activities with lasting impact across the globe. The grant competition is open to faculty, graduate and undergraduates whose applications focus on research projects that address global issues, connect discipline-specific research to programs in diverse cultural settings, explores the languages, cultures, arts, social sciences and area studies and/or promotes active collaborations with institutional partners. Apply by Monday (2/6).
Students
Next Generation Pharmacist Award Nominations Open
Are you ready?
The time has come. You know that pharmacy team members have the trust of their patients and community, a direct impact on patients’ health and outcomes, and a strategic role in the healthcare system.
That’s why we want to make certain pharmacy’s leaders are honored for their vision and contributions. The Next-Generation Pharmacist® awards program was founded on this idea, and now is your opportunity to nominate an exceptional pharmacist, technician, or pharmacy student.
Nominations in 10 categories are open today and are free, fast, and easy to submit online.
Start Your Nomination
Those who submitted nominations for 2016 will recognize our user-friendly nomination portal. There is no need to create a new account for 2017. Nominations will be open until March 31, 2017, and your nominee could be recognized at the awards gala in San Diego, California.
For all the specifics, read the official rules.
Good luck,
The Next-Generation Pharmacist team
Nominations being accepted for USPHS Award
The U.S. Public Health Service is seeking student nominations PDF for the 2017 USPHS Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award, for projects that advance the aims of Healthy People 2020.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, Feb. 24.
New Courses offered at OSUWMC
CARING FOR DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATIONS’ COURSES LISTED
Interpreter Services and the Diversity Council at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center will offer the following classes:
The Refugee’s Journey: Implications for Care
Participants will learn: the difference between a refugee and an immigrant; the demographics of refugees around Ohio, the nation and the world; the steps of a refugee’s journey; the role of the resettlement agency; community resources. This course will be presented by Nadia Kasvin, MA, co-founder and co-director at US Together resettlement agency.
June 22, 2017 at 1pm-3pm
Basic Communication Needs of the Deaf Patient
Participants will learn about: deaf culture and its impact on communication in the medical setting; the deaf community in central Ohio; the use of American Sign Language (ASL) and its impact on conveying information; and the best use of ASL interpreter services in the clinical setting. This course will be presented by Michelle McCullough, BA Psychology, teacher/mentor for ASL practicum program with Columbus State, ASL staff interpreter at OSUWMC; and Scott Lissner, MA Counseling, ADA coordinator for The Ohio State University.
March 7 at 9am-11am
June 28 at 10am-12pm
Caring for Our Hispanic Latino Patients — Sponsored by Hispanic Latino Network
Participants will learn about: issues impacting the health care of Hispanic-Latino patients; resources available for interpreter services; and healthcare issues among the Hispanic-Latino population that impact care delivery. This course will be presented by Alejandro Diez, MD, assistant professor-clinical in the Division of Nephrology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, or Glenn Martinez, PhD, chair of the College of Spanish and Portuguese at The Ohio State University.
April 17 at 12pm-1pm
July 10 at 12pm-1pm
Survivors of Torture and Trauma
Nadia Kasvin, MA, co-founder and co-director at US Together Resettlement Agency, will present. Participants will increase their awareness about torture, gain information that will help them identify torture survivors, learn appropriate techniques to work with torture survivors, and learn to identify the physical and psychological consequences of torture.
January 31, 2017 at 9am-11am
For more information or to register contact Milly.Valverde@osumc.edu.
Connect and Collaborate Grant Proposals Due February 1
Funding available for faculty, staff and student engagement
The Connect and Collaborate Grants Program incentivizes faculty, staff, students and their public/private sector community partners to submit pre-proposals which have the potential to catalyze engaged, collaborative teaching and research activities benefiting the community and university. Grants up to $70,000 are available. Pre-proposals are due Wednesday, Feb. 1. An information session will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 11:30 a.m. in the Research Commons and can also be viewed online athttps://carmenconnect.osu.edu/jan17ccgrants.
Read more at https://oaa.osu.edu/ccgrants.html
Contact: engage@osu.edu
Call for Proposals – ESC Conference
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This is Engagement: Best Practices in Community-Engaged Scholarship
Conference: September 26-27, 2017
Hosted by Auburn University with the ESC Southern Region, Birmingham, Alabama
The Call for Proposals for the 2017 Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) conference is now open.
Proposals are sought for presentations and posters that will inform or advance the scholarship and practice of engaged scholarship and university-community partnerships through research findings, innovative program design and partnership models, proven community/institutional impacts, effective curriculum or service-learning models, collaborative policy development and integration, or successful civic engagement practices.
The online submission deadline for proposal submissions is March 15th, 2017.
Link here for the full ESC Call for Proposals and online submission link.
The 2017 conference will take place in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 26th-27th, with the pre-conference workshops taking place on September 24th-25th.
Visit the official conference website for more information about ESC and the conference.
We are very excited for you to be a part of the ESC 2017 conference!
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The ESC Program Committee
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Taiwan Video Conference Another Success
Students from The Ohio State University, Taipei Medical University and China Medical University held a video conference as part of a class. Students from each school created presentations to show the other students.
The Group on Health Equity
The Group on Health Equity has a meeting coming up on November 1st, 2016 from 6-8p at the BRT. This group meets quarterly to bring health care professionals and health care students together to network, meet each other, and learn about a topic related to Health Equity.
This quarter’s meeting will be from a representative of Equitas Health, speaking on HIV’s disproportionate impact and new methods of prevention.
Please see below for the details.
You may register here: http://go.osu.edu/healthequity.
Ohio State’s own Phil Anderson highlighted for work with Narcan
10TV aired a segment on a new program that pharmacy student, Kelsey Shmuhl, is spearheading in collaboration with the Student Health Center through Partner for Promotion to promote Naloxone distribution at Student Health. The pharmacist, Phil Anderson, is her preceptor and the person in the video.
Watch the segment here: http://player.ooyala.com/static/v4/stable/4.6.9/skin-plugin/iframe.html?ec=pwZnVtNjE6JNzAUEH3NTNA1u7L7md2cF&pbid=ccdf4aa69cc94dccad30ecfba4e5415f&pcode=1wcWUyOlvso8s-6Sv3px87bq9DPB
The APhA-ASP/IPSF Student Exchange Programme Pre-Application is now open
2015-2016 was yet another successful year for the Student Exchange Program (SEP). This summer we hosted 36 students from different countries and sent 40 student pharmacists from various US schools of pharmacy to experience pharmacy practice in different countries Europe, Asia, and Africa. YOU can also experience pharmacy practice in a different country next year.
Pre-application for summer the 2017 SEP cycle opened on Thursday, September 15th and closes at midnight on Tuesday, November 1st. Please visit the Application Page, and don’t forget about the Chapter Advisor Form! Don’t miss out on the opportunity; be sure to submit an application this year. If you have any questions, please email your Student Exchange Officer at usaipsfseo@gmail.com. We look forward to receiving your applications. Viva la pharmacie!
Check out these awesome stories from members who participated in SEP last year. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! Apply today!