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Nesbitt School of Pharmacy Continues to Match Graduates and Alumni at Rate Above National Average Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy continues to match student pharmacists seeking post-graduate residency training at a rate above the national average – with a match rate 11 percentage points higher than the national average …

Harrison Ferro of Berwick, Pa., a student in Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, is the recipient of a United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award. Ferro received an additional recognition for being among the top ten students nationally who received the award, which was given …

The Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy was awarded the 2018-2019 Generation Rx National 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 health …

Cody Morcom  Doctor of Pharmacy Hometown: Scott Township, Pa. Activities and achievements: As a student pharmacist in the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, Morcom excelled, taking on a variety of leadership roles and garnering accolades. In 2017-2018, he was one of 20 students nationally to participate in the CVS Health Foundation Scholars Program, presented …

Harrison Ferro, a student in Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, was the 2020 winner of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association “Know Pain Know Gain” competition. Ferro, a resident of Berwick, Pa., is in his third professional year in pharmacy school. The competition took place at the association’s annual conference in …

Maverick Reed says his biggest personal goal is to “always keep moving, and never cheat the day away.” One of the ways he’s been able to do that at Wilkes University has been through the Wilkes Adventure Education (WAE), which has helped him transition from a follower to a leader.  …

Matt Dacey, a resident of Mountain Top, Pa., had two goals when he came to Wilkes: play baseball and earn his doctor of pharmacy degree. During his first two years on campus, he played first base for the Colonels, fulfilling his dream of playing ball on the college level. “It …

Student pharmacists from the Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy will participate in the National Day of Service on Nov. 9 by offering patient care services to members of the community.  The pharmacists and students will be offering free blood pressure screenings as well as free medication and immunization reviews …

Student pharmacists in the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University celebrated National Pharmacy Week through the Colonels ConnectRx initiative. Colonels ConnectRx places Wilkes student pharmacists in community centers to educate the elderly about medication safety and disposal as well as to provide blood pressure screenings. Students visited 17 centers …

Graduates from the Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy achieved a pass rate that exceeds the national and state averages on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE). Wilkes Pharm.D. graduates who took the NAPLEX for the first time earned a 95.52 percent …