Day One - Tuesday, May 27 (Cross River Campus)
8:30-9:25 am

Camp Registration & Light Breakfast

9:30-10:00 am

Welcome to TCOP and the COE RxPLORE Summer Academy for College Students 2025

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

10:05-11:05 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

11:10-11:20 am Break
11:25 am-12:05 pm

How Do I Get into Pharmacy School?
[Presentation]

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

12:10-1:10 pm

Lunch & Alumni Panel

Nino Barayev, Pharm.D. (Class of 2020), Medical Senior Manager, Global Medical Migraine Team, Pfizer

Zokha Butt, Pharm.D. (Class of 2024), Post-Doctoral Medical Affairs Fellow, Intercept Pharmaceuticals

Negin Alizadeh Shaygh, Pharm.D. (Class of 2017), Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences

Talia Wall, Pharm.D. (Class of 2021), Assistant Director of Practice Experience, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

1:15-1:55 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

2:00-2:40 pm

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

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

Connor Orlowski, Pharm.D., Drug Information Fellow, Pharmacy Practice

2:45–2:55 pm

Break

3:00–4:30 pm

Walgreen’s NYC Headquarters Visit – The World of Retail Pharmacy
[Presentation]

Yekaterina Markova, Pharm.D., Healthcare Supervisor Area 74

Dana Johnson, Pharm.D., Healthcare Supervisor

Day Two - Wednesday, May 28 (Cross River Campus)

8:30-9:15 am

Check-In & Light Breakfast

9:20-10:30 am

Modern Alchemy: The Making of Sterile & Non-Sterile Compounds
[Interactive Session]

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

Edwin Burd, BS, Laboratory Technician II

10:35-10:45 am

Break

10:50 -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 & Meet and Greet Our Student Organizations

Fraidy Maltz, B.S., Pharm.D., Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Administration, and Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Breanna Backus (Class of 2027), Student Government Association, President

Valeria Correa Gomez (Class of 2027), National Hispanic Pharmacists Association, Vice President

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

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

Jenna Goins, Pharm.D., Health Disparities and Outcomes Research Fellow

4:30-5:00 pm

Narcan Training

Eliot Thompson, Outreach Coordinator, Alliance for Positive Change

Day Three - Thursday, May 29 (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

Beyond the Counter: Be the Patient!
[Interactive Session]

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

Joanne Son, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

10:35-11:35 am

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

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)

Pharm.D./MPH Students: Reanne Bernstein (Class of 2027) & Nadia Malik (Class of 2026)

11:40-11:55 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: Nia Lowe (Class of 2027), Firdaus Mohammed (Class of 2026), Mohammed Umar (Class of 2026)

12:45-2:15 pm

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