| Day One - Tuesday, May 26 | |
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| 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 2026 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 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? Heidi Fuchs, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management, and COE Recruitment Director |
| 12:10-1:10 pm |
Lunch & Alumni Panel Moderator: Bupendra Shah, Ph.D., M.S., Associate Dean of Assessment & Associate Professor, Social, Behavioral and Administrative Sciences, and COE Project Director Class of 2025 Panelists: Ali Al Ali, Pharm.D., PGY1 Resident, SBH Health system. Weiqi (Ricky) Li, Pharm.D., Pharmacy Coordinator, Mt. Sinai Health System Cara Milch, Pharm.D./MPH/RPh, Clinical Pharmacist / PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Healthfirst Monica Ramos, Pharm.D., PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident, South Shore University Hospital |
| 1:15-1:55 pm |
Beyond the Counter: Be the Patient! Joanne Son, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice Pauletta Lazarevskiy, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice |
| 2:00-2:40 pm |
ID'ing with DI (Drug Information) Anastasiya Shor, Director, Drug Information Center, Director, Drug Information Fellowship Program, and Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice Irene Cokro Pharm.D., Drug Information Fellow, Pharmacy Practice |
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2:45–2:55 pm |
Break |
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3:00–4:30 pm |
Walgreen’s NYC Headquarters Visit – The World of Retail Pharmacy Yekaterina Markova, Pharm.D., Healthcare Supervisor Area 74 Alina Shames, Pharm.D., Senior District Pharmacy Supervisor |
| Day Two - Wednesday, May 27 | |
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8:30-9:15 am |
Check-In & Light Breakfast |
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9:20-10:30 am |
Modern Alchemy: The Making of Sterile & Non-Sterile Compounds 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 |
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Do I Need Antibiotics at All? Tyler Maxwell, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice Eris Cani, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice |
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11:55-12:55 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, Class Representative and Former President Manel Matias (Class of 2028), National Hispanic Pharmacist Association, President-Elect |
|
12:55-1:10 pm |
Break |
|
1:10-5:00 pm |
How to Save a Life: CPR Training Keith Veltri, Pharm.D., Vice Chair & Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice Sharon Blum, Pharm.D., Chair & Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice Tyler Maxwell, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice |
| Day Three - Thursday, May 28 | |
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8:30-9:00 am |
Check-In & Light Breakfast |
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9:05-9:45 am |
Pharmacists in the Lab – Cutting Edge Science as a TCOP Student Zvi Loewy, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Research, Immediate Past Dean, and Professor, Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences Pharm.D. Students: Tzivia Elias (Class of 2027) & Pessa Steinberg (Class of 2027) |
|
9:50-10:30 am |
Your Time with a Patient: What to Look For, What to Listen For, What to Say Roman Fazylov, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice Amy Wang, Pharm.D., M.B.A., Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice Tamara Oz, Pharm.D., M.B.A., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice |
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10:35-11:35 am |
Public Health and Pharmacy: Connecting the Dots 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) & Ali Kone (Class of 2028) |
|
11:40-11:55 am |
Break |
|
12:00-12:40 pm |
What is it like to Apply, be Interviewed, and Enter Pharmacy School Heidi Fuchs, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management, and COE Recruitment Director Coralys Valenzuela Caraballo (Class of 2028) Amanda Rosa (Class of 2028) Ian Gray (Class of 2029) Lining (Lisa) Liang He (Class of 2029) Samantha Lowy (Class of 2029) Kaitlin McNeely (Class of 2029) |
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12:45-2:15 pm |
Closing Ceremony and Buffet Luncheon 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 |
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2:20-2:50 pm |
Tour of Touro College of Pharmacy Cross River Campus Facilities (Optional) |