Get a peek into what life is like as a student optometrist at SCCO ?️?! Learn about the profession of optometry, SCCO’s optometry program, and the admissions process ? Enjoy video presentations and Q&A sessions with faculty and students, all from the comfort of your own home. ?RSVP is required save your spot at the link in our bio!
Submissions for the MBKU Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Awards are open until Monday, April 12. Recognize an alumnus who has achieved professional prominence in their industry and is engaged in the community, furthering the goals of MBKU and their profession. We will celebrate Distinguished Alumni during the Virtual Alumni Recognition Program on September 18, 2021. Visit ketchum.edu/distinguishedalumnus to submit your nomination (link in bio)
Congratulations to Van Cathy Pham, a third-year student in the College of Pharmacy, on receiving the United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award! This award was established to recognize pharmacy students that make significant contributions to public health, which includes advancing the objectives of Healthy People 2030, the Surgeon General’s priorities, and the pharmacy profession. Her achievements supported public health and illustrated the importance of incorporating core public health principles into today’s pharmacy practice! #MBKUProud
Dr. Mark Nakano, Associate Dean for Clinics at Southern California College of Optometry and Co-Chair of the legislative committee for the California Optometric Association took his place as one of the first ODs to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in California this week, “People need this vaccine. If I can help and be part of the solution, just like other optometrists across the nation and across the world, we can spread our knowledge and our capabilities.
Check out these SPECtacular greeting cards made by our students from our Arts and Crafts Night hosted by University Student Affairs. ?❤️ Special thank you to SCCO student Caroline Quan for leading the paper quilling lesson! You can see more of Caroline's creative work at @onceupona_line ? This event was also a special welcome for our new Assistant Director for University Student Affairs, Ashley White, who helped facilitate the evening. Welcome to MBKU, Ashley! ? ?
#tbt from another round of administering COVID-19 vaccines a few weeks back. It's been amazing to see some of our student pharmacists and PAs teaming up together throughout this process! ??
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Group shot of the student volunteers from last weekend's Distribution Day event! A huge shout out to all the Class Presidents, Class Board Members, the Campus Store, and Student Association Leaders for making this event successful.
Yesterday's Drive-Thru Distribution day went successfully thanks to the help of our volunteers and the enthusiasm of students and faculty! Besides picking up supplies, students also received a special gift from the MBKU Student Association (@weareMBKU) with #MBKUStrong merchandise to commemorate the resilience of everyone this past year ???
These OD2's are feeling elated to be able to put their skills into practice with their first official patients! ? ?️ This moment was made all the more special thanks to the support of their family and friends who received a comprehensive eye exam from their student optometrist. ? As a clinical teaching facility of MBKU, current students can also receive complimentary eye exams which help to further the learning of these student optometrists!
P4 Sophia Chorbadjian shared with us her feature on the podcast, CorConsult Rx: Evidence-Based Medicine, all about Adaptogen Herbs (tap the link in the bio for the episode), "This was my first APPE rotation with Santa Monica Homeopathic Pharmacy where I learned about various areas of natural medicine and how to approach patients, gather information, when natural medicine can be effective and safe, how they work, when they have potential drug interactions and when referrals are needed.