AACP is pleased to announce that the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) of will continue its support of the Social and Administrative Sciences (SAS) Section Summer Research Exchange Mentorship Program awards for summer 2024. As in past years, five highly meritorious program participants were further selected to receive $2,500 stipends from AFPE. The Research Exchange Mentorship program supports student pharmacists as they pursue research with host mentors outside of their home institutions. The scholarship recipients for 2024 are:
- Angela Abraham, Western New England University – host mentor Abby A. Kahaleh, South University School of Pharmacy
- Caitlyn Johnson, South University School of Pharmacy – host mentor Lindsay Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Macie Kirkby, University of Texas at Tyler Fisch College of Pharmacy – host mentor Meagen Rosenthal, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
- Angeles Morales Olivieri, University of Florida College of Pharmacy – host mentor Nate Rickles, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
- Gabriela Rajic, Midwestern University at Glendale College of Pharmacy – host mentor Lindsay Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
The SAS Research Exchange Mentorship Program is intended to foster interest in research and SAS-related graduate education among student pharmacists. The program is open to P1-P3 students, who complete a research experience with a SAS faculty member outside their home institution, building their professional network and skills for residency, fellowship, and further graduate studies.
Over the past seven years, the program has recruited student pharmacists to participate in summer research projects with mentors outside their home school. Through a competitive selection process, more than 100 students have been paired with mentors to engage in research projects and communicate their research results. Participants have presented their work at conferences and published journal articles based on their projects. The 2023 cohort of 23 student pharmacists from 19 pharmacy schools will work with 9 mentors at 7 pharmacy schools.
A full list of Summer 2024 Mentored Students and Research Project Mentors follows:
- Angela Abraham, Western New England University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences – host mentor Abby A. Kahaleh, South University School of Pharmacy
- Caitlyn Johnson, South University School of Pharmacy – host mentor Lindsay Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Macie Kirkby, University of Texas at Tyler Fisch College of Pharmacy – host mentor Meagen Rosenthal, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
- Angeles Morales Olivieri, University of Florida College of Pharmacy – host mentor Nate Rickles, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
- Gabriela Rajic, Midwestern University at Glendale College of Pharmacy – host mentor Lindsay Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Madelynn Aeilts, Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences – host mentor Lindsey Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Faryaal Alam, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy – host mentor Qian Ding, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy
- Abdalla Ali, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy – host mentor Prashant Sakharkar, Larkin University College of Pharmacy
- Chloe Anderson, University of Charleston School of Pharmacy – host mentor Natalie Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Chloe Benedict Auburn Harrison College of Pharmacy – host mentor Jagdish C Joshi, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Minhwan Cho, Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy – host mentor Qian Ding, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy
- Hailey Joo, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy – host mentor Prashant Sakharkar, Larkin University College of Pharmacy
- Julia Mikhail, Wingate University School of Pharmacy – host mentor, Natalie Hohmann Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Fanesse Muyah, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy – host mentor Jagdish C. Joshi, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Brianna Noska, University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Pharmacy – host mentor Meagen Rosenthal, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
- Vishwanauth Persaud, Touro College of Pharmacy New York – host mentor Abby A. Kahaleh, South University School of Pharmacy
- Freshta Popal, University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy – host mentor Fatimah Sherbeny, Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Abigail Ratliff, University of Charleston School of Pharmacy – host mentor Jagdish C Joshi, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Melissa Sanders, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy – host mentor Nate Rickles, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
- Annarose Sorvillo, Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – host mentor Lindsey Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Kennedy Steele, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Pharmacy – host mentor Fatimah Sherbeny, Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Hanna Stirn, South University School of Pharmacy – host mentor Natalie Hohmann Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Tam Tran, University of Findlay College of Pharmacy – host mentor Fatimah Sherbeny, Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
The SAS Section intends to run the Research Exchange Mentorship Program in summer 2025 and anticipates AFPE will offer an award to one highly meritorious applicant. applicants. Additional information and application instructions will be available in early 2025.