AACP is pleased to announce that the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) will continue its support of the Social and Administrative Sciences (SAS) Section Summer Research Exchange Mentorship Program awards for summer 2023 and increase the number of awards to five. These awards of $2,500 each will support student pharmacists as they pursue research with host mentors outside of their home institutions. The scholarship recipients for 2023 are:
- Ange Lu, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy – host mentor Ruth Jeminiwa, Thomas Jefferson University
- Erin Blythe, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy – host mentor Delesha Carpenter, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
- Daija Drain, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy – host mentor Fatimah Sakharkar, Florida A&M University
- Cassidy Evans, University of Rhode Island – host mentor Natalie Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Mason Reed, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy – host mentor Qian Ding, Ferris State University
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.
This is the program’s seventh year. It has been successful in recruiting student pharmacists to participate in summer research projects outside their home school, and more than 85 students have been paired with mentors following a rigorous and competitive selection process. Participating students have spoken of the program’s value in building research skills, developing experience in scientific writing and networking. Participants have presented their work at conferences and published journal articles based on their projects. The 2023 cohort of 28 student pharmacists from 15 pharmacy schools will work with mentors at 13 pharmacy schools.
A full list of Summer 2023 Mentored Students and Research Project Mentors follows:
- Ange Lu, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy – host mentor Ruth Jeminiwa, Thomas Jefferson University
- Erin Blythe, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy – host mentor Delesha Carpenter, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
- Daija Drain, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy – host mentor Fatimah Sakharkar, Florida A&M University
- Cassidy Evans, University of Rhode Island – host mentor Natalie Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Mason Reed, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy – host mentor Qian Ding, Ferris State University
- Allison Given, University of Charleston School of Pharmacy – host mentor Lindsey Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Lila Parrish, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy – host mentor Gladys Ekong, Western New England University
- Jean Alvarez Torres, University of Puerto Rico School of Pharmacy – host mentor Nate Rickles, University of Connecticut
- Kayla Harrell, University of Charleston – host mentor Prashant Sakharkar, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
- Josephine Ariella Lovings, Wingate University – host mentor Gladys Ekong, Western New England University
- Isabella Tobin, Purdue University – host mentor Hoai-An Truong, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Christopher Allen, University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy – host mentor Abby Kahaleh, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
- Boyang Dong, Purdue University – host mentor Qian Ding, Ferris State University
- Hanna Houck, University of North Carolina – Eshelman School of Pharmacy – host mentor Robert Haight, University of North Texas Health Science Center
- Joyance Liao Mendoza, the University of Texas at Austin – host mentor Abby Kahaleh, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
- Chiamaka Osuji, Purdue University – host mentor Edward Chiyaka, Wingate University
- Angela Abraham, Western New England College of Pharmacy – host mentor Natalie Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Cameron Carter, Wingate University School of Pharmacy – host mentor Lindsey Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Xinyu (Rhea) Jia, Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences – host mentor Gladys Ekong, Western New England University
- Kristin Bush, Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences – host mentor Natalia Shcherbakova, Western New England University
- Amelia Unione Contreras, University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy – host mentor Rafia Rasu, University of North Texas Health Science Center
- SeoJeong Kim, Purdue University – host mentor Nate Rickles, University of Connecticut
- Erick Miró Rivera, School of Pharmacy – University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus – host mentor Motolani Ogunsanya, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Brenda Rodriguez, Wingate University – host mentor Rafia Rasu, University of North Texas Health Science Center
- Colin Aspelund, University of Rhode Island – host mentor Prashant Sakharkar, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
- Alex Rodriguez-Ramos, School of Pharmacy – University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus – host mentor Lindsey Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
- Maura Hensel, Wilkes University – host mentor Motolani Ogunsanya, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Kaitlin Roberts, Wingate University – host mentor Motolani Ogunsanya, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
The SAS Section intends to run the Research Exchange Mentorship Program in summer 2024, with AFPE again offering awards to highly meritorious applicants. Additional information and application instructions will be available in early 2024.