ACPHS In The News

Dr. Ross Krawczyk is a professor of clinical psychology whose area of expertise include eating disorders and anxiety. In observance of World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2024, he answered five questions about these issues, how they affect college students and how to get help or help a friend who appears to be struggling

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Ejoraa Ninche has long had her sights set on a career in emergency medicine. A  microbiology major with a minor in public health, the Long Island native enrolled in an ACPHS program that will facilitate her transfer to medical school. Once here, she realized the College had much to offer beyond being a stepping stone, including a close-knit community, likeminded classmates and an athletics department that encourages leadership while recognizing that academics come first

Just as Summer 2024 is fading into memory, it’s already time to consider how you might spend Summer 2025, especially if you’re interested in research experience.   Several microbiology students who completed internships last summer, as well as their faculty advisors, suggest looking for summer research opportunities in the fall

Will Miller, 20, may have summed up the sentiment after the White Coat Ceremony as well as anyone else:   “It feels like I’ve moved up a step in the world,” Miller said with a broad smile.   During the ceremony held Friday, Sept

Take risks.   Redefine “failure” as an opportunity to learn about yourself.   Know that you can lead from any position.   Those were among the key takeaways from a panel of alumni who spoke at the ACPHS Gozzo Student Center on Saturday, Sept

Imagine, for a moment, that you are a pharmacist or a physician assistant, and you’re just starting your career.   You are part of a team treating a 64-year-old patient who has come to your hospital following an apparent stroke, with slurred speech and weakness on one side

The call from the ambulance dispatcher came around 1 p.m. A patient in her 50s was on the way in. She’d been in cardiac arrest for 40 minutes.  Code blue.  Dr. Kevin Frevele ’21 (pictured above, far left), an emergency department pharmacist at Samaritan Hospital, turned to Rafael Diaz Melendez (third from left), a P4 pharmacy student on rotation: did he want to help resuscitate the patient? Diaz Melendez had earlier told Dr

In 2019, when Caroline Ras heard the goal of the professional fraternity Lambda Kappa Sigma was to elevate women in pharmacy, “something just clicked,” she said. She knew she wanted to start a chapter at ACPHS. Actually, what she did, along with five other students, was bring the professional organization back to campus