RxPLORE Summer Academy
Pre-PharmD Summer Boot Camp for First- and Second-Year College Students
Program Dates: Tuesday, May 27- Thursday, May 29, 2025
Experience Pharmacy Careers Firsthand: Are you a college freshman or a sophomore? Want to experience pharmacy careers firsthand and learn about different career pathways in pharmacy beyond the retail counter?
Are you interested or thinking about applying to pharmacy school?
The FREE Pharmacy Summer Boot Camp is a 3-day program designed to introduce students to the world of pharmacy. This informative program will allow you to explore the field of pharmacy to better consider if this is the career path you have been dreaming of so you can plan your future college studies and gear up to apply once you have completed our 67 pre-pharmacy college prerequisite credits.
Led by TCOP faculty and pharmacists working in the field, you will learn about:
- The 200+ career opportunities in pharmacy
- What it is like to be a pharmacist by experiencing hands-on pharmacy activities
- The admissions and application process
- Student life at TCOP and our 20+ vibrant student organizations
- Compounding medications in our state-of-the-art facilities including simulation rooms
- The patient care process, including how to take vital signs and you will receive CPR training and certification
TCOP will provide:
- All materials to be used for compounding, taking vital signs and CPR training/certification
- A light breakfast and lunch each day
Note: This is a commuter day program only and TCOP will not provide room, board or transportation.
To maintain an intimate class setting, the class size will be limited. All accepted students will need to submit proof of COVID vaccination and boosters.
How to apply:
- Submit a FREE online application
Application Deadline is December 20, 2024
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by March 15, 2025. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Program dates: May 27-29, 2025.
** Acceptance and participation in the Summer Boot Camp does not guarantee acceptance into the Touro College of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Please direct all questions and required documents to:
Glenn Davis, Program Manager
Phone: (646) 981-4709
The Rxplore Summer Academy is an initiative of the Touro College of Pharmacy Center of Excellence for Pharmacy Education & Pharmacist Care Services. The Center was established as the result of a Centers of Excellence award from the federal Health and Resources Administration (HRSA) -- D34HP45720.
A Glimpse into the Pre-PharmD Boot Camp
[TEXT] Michael Marin, Lehman College
[Michael Marin] I love pharmacy. I love helping people. And I think Touro College is the right school for me.
[MORTARS AND PESTLES BANGING]
[DESCRIPTION] Students sitting at compounding lab stations using mortars and pestles, following Dr. David Braverman's instruction.
[Dr. David Braverman] (inaudible) circle (inaudible) direction, whether it's clockwise or counterclockwise but not both. Then just keep grinding it, OK? Just keep grinding it clockwise or counterclockwise. The smaller the pieces are, the better they are for dissolving into the final product.
[DESCRIPTION] Dr. David Braverman checking in on students at their workstations.
[Dr. David Braverman] Where are we at here?
[Student] 0.604.
[Dr. David Braverman] That's beautiful.
[DESCRIPTION] Photo of Dr. Amy Wang showing one student how to take the blood pressure of another student using a blood pressure cuff.
[TEXT] Dr. Amy Wang
[DESCRIPTION] Dr, Keith Veltri presenting to students in a lecture setting.
[TEXT] Dr, Keith Veltri
[Dr, Keith Veltri] --because let's say, for example, you're delivering breaths, and all of a sudden, now they don't have a pulse. Now what do you do?
[Students] CPR.
[Dr, Keith Veltri] Now you do CPR.
[DESCRIPTION] Photo of adult and child CPR training manikins and oxygen masks set up on mats.
[DESCRIPTION] Associate Dean, Dr. Bupendra Shah, standing in front of a Touro College of Pharmacy sign talking to the camera.
[TEXT] Associate Dean, Dr. Bupendra Shah
[Dr. Bupendra Shah] A pharmacist is not just a drugstore, corner store pharmacist. There are so many things that pharmacists do and make a difference in patients' lives.
[DESCRIPTION] Michael Marin sitting in the Compounding Lab, while talking to the camera.
[Michael Marin] Helping people and being that bridge between the patient and the doctor, that's what really stands out to me the most.
