Pharm.D. students from OSU College of Pharmacy provided 20 blood pressure and 32 blood glucose screenings at the Tet Festival on Saturday, February 1 at the Holiday Inn – Portland Airport. Student volunteers included: Thuy Nguyen, Alice Nguyen, Xoan Nguyen, Julianne Nguyen, Thu Mi Do, Sadie Mackin, Sanh Dang, Randy Lui, Baylee Mayfield, and Carly […]
Category: outreaches: volunteers needed
On May 3, students braved the rain to attend Oregon State University’s annual Pet Day sponsored by OSU College of Veterinary Medicine. Pharmacy students provided diabetes screenings, immunization information, blood pressure screenings, and other medication information and counseling to pet owners attending the event.
In April, OSU College of Pharmacy students partnered with students from OHSU, Western University of Health Sciences, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, and the National College of Natural Medicine to provide free health screenings, personal hygiene items, flu shots, and dental, vision, and hearing exams for the uninsured and underserved populations of Portland. The College […]
January 31 marked the 3rd annual Breakin’ Down the MU. Sponsored by the College of Pharmacy’s Entrepreneurial Academy, students provide a health fair for attendees followed be a breakdance competition. The event continues to grow as break dancers from all over the northwest and California travel to Corvallis to compete at this event. The event […]
Third-year pharmacy students performing clinical rotations in Portland, or fourth-year students on rural rotation near Medford, will have the opportunity to participate in an innovative new interprofessional project. The Interprofessional Care Access Network (I-CAN) is a 3-year grant project funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The purpose of I-CAN is to create a […]
Each year, the OHSU/OSU educational programs organize an annual Health Care Equality Week fair. The week long fair is designed to raise awareness about disparities in the U.S. health care system and provide services to homeless and uninsured populations. This year’s event will take place in April 2014, where students will offer services to people attending. […]