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Landon Bordner, a Wilkes University PharmD/MBA student from Williamstown, Pennsylvania, was elected Region 2 Delegate for the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) in January 2021. Region 2 of the APhA-ASP covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. As the delegate, Bordner will …

Members of Lambda Kappa Sigma (LKS) professional pharmacy fraternity at Wilkes University volunteered their time on a recent Saturday afternoon to help Girl Scouts from the Wyoming Valley earn their first aid badges.  The Wilkes LKS chapter has hosted this event annually since 2015, though last spring’s session was cancelled …

The Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy has been awarded a full, eight-year continued accreditation by the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The continued accreditation term extends through June 30, 2029.  This significant accomplishment is an expression of confidence in the Nesbitt School’s faculty and staff, student-pharmacists and alumni; …

The Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy was awarded the 2019-20 Generation Rx Regional Award from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Academy of Student Pharmacists. The award recognizes a student chapter of Generation Rx that increases public awareness of prescription-medication misuse, a key factor in the opioid epidemic. It encourages …

Wilkes University, in conjunction with the Luzerne County Medical Society, has announced a new continuing education certificate program, “Interprofessional Approach to Substance Use Disorder.” The fully online, 15-week program will provide 15 continuing education hours to medical professionals and attorneys. It is offered at a discounted rate of $130. The …

The Wilkes student chapter was chosen for the top prize out of 85 national chapters. The Wilkes University student chapter of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) was named the 2020 Chapter of the Year during the organization’s national Nexus meeting held virtually from Oct. 20 to 23. The …

The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association honored students and alumni from Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy with two awards at its recent conference. The conference was held virtually via a live broadcast on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Wilkes University was awarded the Membership Student Award. Michael Gionfriddo, a 2011 Nesbitt School …

As a global pandemic has made telehealth more important in handling routine medical issues, a group of students in Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy are leveraging technology to pilot a virtual patient education program. Under the mentorship of Nicole Pezzino, assistant professor of pharmacy practice and director of community …

The results include a 100 percent pass rate for Wilkes pharmacy grads taking the Pennsylvania Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination. Graduates from the Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy achieved a pass rate that exceeds the national average on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence …

Wilkes University has announced faculty who have earned promotion and been awarded tenure.  The faculty member receiving promotion is: Donald Mencer was promoted to professor of chemistry. Mencer joined Wilkes University in 2001 and was tenured in 2005.  During his time at the University, Mencer has served as chair and co-chair of the Chemistry and …