CHSU Students to Compete at SNPhA National Conference
January 1, 2017
Congratulations to CHSU’s SNPhA Team CampRx!
After submitting an entry for SNPhA’s 2016-2017 Walmart/Sam’s Club Prescription for Service video competition, Team CampRx recently learned their video, “CampRx: A Prescription for Success,” was selected as the Region V finalist. Comprised of five passionate students who are dedicated to helping underserved students pursue a career in pharmacy, Team CampRX members Jessica Chan (P3), Chapter President, Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) at CHSU; Faith Olivares (P3), SNPhA’s Scholarship and Competition Chair at CHSU; Cecilia Kieu (P3); Madison Fesperman (P1), SNPhA’s Secretary at CHSU; and Kenya Covarrubias (P1); created a video to showcase their idea and were led by their faculty co-advisor, Dr. William Ofstad, Associate Dean for Education, faculty co-advisor Dr. Nathan goldfarb and assisted by Richele Kleiser, Vice President for Marketing and Communications at CHSU.
The Team CampRx will be awarded a $2,500 grant for project implementation. The team is working to create an impactful camp experience to introduce pharmacy and health care to underserved students in the Migrant Education program within the Fresno County Office of Education. These high school students will have the opportunity to attend the camp to experience engaging hands-on activities and education. The program is free of charge and includes transportation, two of the primary program barriers for most Migrant Education students. The camp will be offered this spring or early summer, so check back for the official camp offering date.
Special thank you to the following:
| • Francisco Fregoso, Director, Fresno Unified School District Migrant Education Program |
| • Dr. Kelly Eichmann, Medical Careers teacher at Clovis East High School, and her medical careers students who participated in the video creation. |
We look forward to seeing the CampRx: A Prescription for Success program develop and wish Team CampRx best of luck as they prepare to compete in SNPhA’s national conference in July 2017!
Click here to view the “CampRx: A Prescription for Success” video submission for the 2016-2017 Walmart/Sam’s Club Prescription for Service video competition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-KJOO2bXJw