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Wilkes University Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Thomas Franko, has been installed as the 2020-21 president-elect of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. He was named during the organization’s annual conference held virtually on Oct. 1. During the meeting, pharmacy student Landon Bordner was installed as the 2020-21 Student Director East, one…

Elena Patestos created the ideal solution for her educational goals as a pharmacy student and found a home at Wilkes. Second-year pharmacy student Elena Patestos is in her fourth year at Wilkes. Then she has two years left to complete the doctor of pharmacy program. The pre-pharmacy program allowed her…

Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy will provide high school juniors and seniors with a prescription for a successful career during this summer’s virtual Discover Pharmacy camp. The two-day camp runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and Wednesday, Aug. 19. The fee is $40 per…

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…

Thomas Franko, Wilkes University assistant professor of pharmacy practice, says his teaching philosophy has always been to present material in a way that is both entertaining and engaging. Maintaining that philosophy has been put to the test as University classes moved to a remote learning format in response to the…

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…

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…

Wilkes University fourth-year student pharmacist Alexis Nicholson of Breinigsville, Pa., was accepted in the national Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and CVS Health Foundation scholars program. Nicholson is one of just 15 student pharmacists across the nation to be accepted into the program based upon their research proposal. Mentored by Nicole…