2024 Summary Program Schedule

Day One - Tuesday, May 28 (Cross River Campus)
8:30-9:25 am

Camp Registration & Light Breakfast

9:30-10:15 am

Welcome to TCOP and the COE Pharmacy Summer Camp for College Students 2024

Henry Cohen, Pharm.D., M.Sc., FCCM, Dean

Bupendra Shah, Ph.D., M.S., Associate Dean of Assessment & Associate Professor, Social, Behavioral and Administrative Sciences, and COE Project Director

Heidi Fuchs, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management, and COE Recruitment Director

10:20-11:15 am

This is me! – Camp Participant Self-Introductions
[Interactive Session]

Elizabeth Unni, Ph.D., M.B.A., Chair & Associate Professor, Social, Behavioral and Administrative Sciences, Founding Director, PharmD/MBA Collaborative Program in Healthcare Management (Touro Graduate School of Business), and COE Associate Project Director

11:20-11:30 am Break
11:35 am-12:15 pm

How Do I Get into Pharmacy School?
[Presentation]

Heidi Fuchs, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management, and COE Recruitment Director

12:20-1:00 pm

Lunch

1:05-1:45 pm

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Do I Need Antibiotics at All?
[Interactive Session]

Tyler Maxwell, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Justin Andrade, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

1:50-2:35 pm

Jeopardy: Self-Care Edition
[Interactive Session]

Hui Lin, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Amanda Phoenix, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

2:40–2:50 pm

Break

2:55–3:40 pm

What Do Pharmacists Do and Where?
[Interactive Session]

Sharon Blum, Pharm.D., Chair & Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Fraidy Maltz, Pharm.D., Director of Student Engagement, Developmental Portfolios, & Co-Curricular Learning, and Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Scott Miele, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

2:30–2:55 pm

Meet and Greet TCOP Alumni & Faculty
[Presentation & Mixer]

Bupendra Shah, Ph.D., M.S., Associate Dean of Assessment & Associate Professor, Social, Behavioral and Administrative Sciences, and COE Project Director

Day Two - Wednesday, May 29 (Cross River Campus)

8:30-9:15 am

Check-In & Light Breakfast

9:20-10:30 am

Modern Alchemy: The Making of a Compound
[Interactive Session]

David Braverman, Pharm.D., RPh, Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Jaclyn Novatt, Ph.D., M.S., Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Administration, and Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Dipan Ray, Ph.D., M.S., Senior Director Practice Experience & Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, and COE Experiential Training Activities Director

10:35-10:45 am

Break

10:50am-11:50 am

Your Time with a Patient:  What to Look For, What to Listen For, What to Say
[Interactive Session]

Roman Fazylov, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Amy Wang, Pharm.D., M.B.A., Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Tamara Hernandez, Pharm.D., M.B.A., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

11:55-12:35 pm

Lunch

12:40-4:25 pm

How to Save a Life: CPR Training
[Interactive Session]

Keith Veltri, Pharm.D., Interim Vice Chair & Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Dipan Ray, Ph.D., M.S., Senior Director Practice Experience & Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, and COE Experiential Training Activities Director

4:30-5:00 pm

Meet and Greet Our Student Organizations
[Mixer]

Jaclyn Novatt, Ph.D., M.S., Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Administration, and Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Day Three - Thursday, May 30 (Cross River Campus)

8:30-9:00 am

Check-In & Light Breakfast

9:05-9:45 am

Pharmacists in the Lab – Cutting Edge Science
[Presentation]

Zvi Loewy, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Research, Immediate Past Dean, and Professor, Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Raj Kumar, Ph.D., M.S., Chair & Professor, Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

9:50-10:30 am

ID'ing with DI (Drug Information)
[Interactive Session]

Anastasiya Shor, Director, Drug Information Center, Director, Drug Information Fellowship Program, and Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Emmanuel Damanakis, Pharm.D., Drug Information Fellow, Pharmacy Practice

10:35-11:35 am

Public Health and Pharmacy:  Connecting the Dots
[Interactive Session]

Joyce Addo-Atuah, Ph.D., M.Sc., Associate Professor, Social, Behavioral and Administrative Sciences

Batoul Senhaji-Tomza, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Associate Dean of Curriculum & Associate Professor, Social, Behavioral and Administrative Sciences, and Founding Director, PharmD/MPH Collaborative Program (New York Medical College)

11:40 am-11:55 am

Break

12:00-12:40 pm

What is it like to Apply, be Interviewed, and Enter Pharmacy School
[Presentation]       

Heidi Fuchs, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management, and COE Recruitment Director

COE Scholars/Admissions Student Ambassadors:
Joel Ayeni (P2/Class of 2026), Nia Lowe (P1/Class of 2027), Firdaus Mohammed (P2/Class of 2026), Mohammed Umar (P2/Class of 2026 )

12:45-2:15 pm

Closing Ceremony and Buffet Luncheon
[Family members of Camp participants are invited to attend]

Henry Cohen, Pharm.D., M.Sc., FCCM, Dean

Bupendra Shah, Ph.D., M.S., Associate Dean of Assessment & Associate Professor, Social, Behavioral and Administrative Sciences, and COE Project Director

Elizabeth Unni, Ph.D., M.B.A., Chair & Associate Professor, Social, Behavioral and Administrative Sciences, Founding Director, PharmD/MBA Collaborative Program in Healthcare Management (Touro Graduate School of Business), and COE Associate Project Director

2:20-2:50 pm

Tour of Touro College of Pharmacy Cross River Campus Facilities (Optional)
[Family members of Camp participants are invited to attend]