First USC Pharmacy Student Gets Schweitzer Fellowship
- Stephanie Liang considers community service to be an integral part of her experience at the School of Pharmacy.
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By Gabrielle Olya on May 25, 2010 7:42 AM
For the first time, a USC School of Pharmacy student has been awarded a Schweitzer Fellowship given to students in medicine, public health and pharmacy who are dedicated to serving their local community. Stephanie Liang will work with associate professor Steven Chen to incorporate student pharmacists into the newest safety net clinic associated with the School of Pharmacy, the Community Health Alliance of Pasadena, for her fellowship project. The clinic provides services to the uninsured and medically underserved in the area. “By providing manpower and clinical skills, student pharmacists can contribute to extending quality years of life and reducing health disparities,” said Liang, who considers community service to be an integral part of her experience at the School of Pharmacy. “The students at the school are very involved with the community through health fairs, tutoring programs and local clinic screenings,” she said. “When I read about the Schweitzer program in December, I learned that this fellowship was a great opportunity to work across disciplines and promote continued service in the community.” Liang believes her upcoming project will be beneficial for both patients and students. “I hope that through my project and presentations about the program, a greater number of fellows will come from the USC School of Pharmacy in the future. I have high hopes that this will be the first step toward a great partnership,” she said. The nationwide Schweitzer Fellowship is given to 12 to 16 students in the Los Angeles area every year. The 2010-11 recipients include four fellows from the Keck School of Medicine of USC: Ali Arastu, Andrea Lu, Julia Pratt and Shannon Snook.TAGS: honors and awards, pharmacy
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