The types of activities generally offered during Pharmacy Summer Camp include the following:
Career Speaker: Pharmacy is a career full of promise and opportunity. The speaker will share personal experiences and observations of the profession. Question and answer time to follow.
Compounding Lab: Compounding is a science and an art. In this lab, you will compound a dosage form that meets the individual needs of a patient. This lab introduces the compounding course required of all Doctor of Pharmacy students at The University of Toledo.
UT Health Sciences Campus tour: A short bus trip takes us to The University of Toledo’s Health Sciences Campus, home of UT Medical Center and future site of the College of Pharmacy upper division programs.
Diabetes Workshop: Students will learn about the future of pharmacists in managing diabetes. While learning the causes, symptoms and treatments for diabetes and participating in a blood glucose testing lab, students will learn about the role pharmacists can play in Medication Therapy Management.
Pharmacy Math Mystery: Use mathematic skills to solve a pharmacy mystery. This presentation introduces the field of pharmacokinetics, a subject of study within the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program. Bring a scientific calculator.
Student Shadowing: Students will spend the morning independently or in groups of two at a Toledo-area pharmacy to observe first-hand the work of pharmacists in retail, hospital and institutional care settings. Following the shadowing, students will meet in small groups for a discussion of their observations. Professional dress required – see packing list.
Benzocaine Lab: Students will begin to explore the field of drug development by synthesizing benzocaine, a medication applied topically to treat sunburn. This organic chemistry lab is similar to one offered in a pre-pharmacy student’s second-year curriculum. For lab safety, students must wear jeans, tennis shoes and t-shirts or polo shirts (no tank tops) and have hair pulled back. Please bring your chemistry safety goggles if you have them; some will be available to borrow as well.
Drug Development: From Idea to Marketplace: Using current examples of drugs in development at The University of Toledo, we will discuss the path that potential new drugs take from concept, through development and and testing before perhaps reaching the marketplace. Career possibilities, and corresponding degree programs, along this continuum also will be discussed.
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