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ACPHS Clinical Psychologist Available to Address World Mental Health Day on Thursday, October 10

Thursday, October 10, 2024, has been declared World Mental Health Day by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

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Panther Profile: Ejoraa Ninche

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.

Plan Ahead for a Summer at the Bench

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.

Alumni Extol Value of Close-Knit Campus with Big Opportunities

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. 28, during Reunion Weekend 2024.

Class of 2028 Turns Pro

The Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2028 was cloaked in pharmacy white coats, marking their completion of purely didactic learning and their advancement to professional training.

ACPHS Cloaks 106 Students at the 2024 Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) ushered approximately 106 students along their academic journeys to become pharmacists at the September 27 White Coat Ceremony -- an increase of just over 40 percent from last year’s pharmacy class.

Media Advisory: ACPHS to Cloak Newest Pharmacy Students at White Coat Ceremony

On Friday, September 27, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) will recognize its newest pharmacy students at its time-honored annual tradition, the White Coat Ceremony. During the ceremony, Doctor of Pharmacy students will be presented with their white coats by faculty and take their oath to the field.  It is a symbolic transition in their journeys to become pharmacists.

Experts Advisory: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Identified in New York State

On Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul's office reported that Eastern Equine Encephalitis - or EEE - had caused the death of an Ulster County, New York resident prompting the state health commissioner to declare it as an imminent threat to public health until the end of November.

2024 Alumni Award Honorees Announced

On Saturday, September 28, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will honor its 2024 Alumni Award winners. The annual recognition dinner will be held at 5:30 pm at the Crowne Plaza Albany – The Desmond Hotel as part of Reunion 2024 Weekend.

A Saved Life, and a Changed One

The call from the ambulance dispatcher came around 1 p.m. A patient in her 50s was on the…

Tomorrow’s Health Professionals Learn to Collaborate

As ACPHS and Albany Medical College students learned during one of their first interprofessional educational (IPE) collaborations on Sept. 9, when they considered such a case study, their role was to contribute advice from their own areas of knowledge – and to rely on each other and other health professionals’ expertise.