High School Juniors, Seniors Can "Discover Pharmacy" at Wilkes University During Two-Day Camp, August 13-14
Wilkes-Barre, PA (07/11/2019) — Wilkes University's Nesbitt School of Pharmacy will provide high school juniors and seniors with a prescription for a successful career during the Discover Pharmacy Day Camp this summer. The two-day camp begins Aug. 13 at 8:30 a.m. and concludes Aug.14 at 5 p.m. Overnight accommodations are not available. The fee is $50 per student. Deadline to apply is Aug. 1.
Discover Pharmacy gives high school students an opportunity to talk with current pharmacy students, faculty, deans and working pharmacists while combining hands-on activities to introduce them to pharmacy's dynamic blend of science and patient care.
Attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes look at pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences through lab activities, including:
- Extracting DNA from strawberries
- Training to use life-saving naloxone
- Creating aromatherapy-infused lip balm
- Using stress management techniques
- Making bath bombs
- Using technology to manage diabetes
- Getting out of a pharmacy escape room
- Tips and tricks for surviving college and the pharmacy application process
Students will also learn how to prepare for and apply to the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, get a glimpse at life as a student pharmacist at Wilkes and hear about the variety of rewarding career paths available to pharmacists.
To register for the two-day event, visit https://www.wilkes.edu/admissions/visit/discover-pharmacy-camp.aspx After completing all forms sent via confirmation email, return them with a $50 check or money order (payable to Wilkes University) to: Bernadette Frail
Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, SLC 115, Wilkes University 84 West South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 18766.
For more information contact Bernadette Frail at bernadette.frail@wilkes.edu or 570-408-4280.
For more stories about Wilkes University and its students, faculty and staff, please visit News@Wilkes.
About Wilkes University:
Wilkes University is a private, independent, non-sectarian institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded in 1933, Wilkes is on a mission to create one of the nation's finest doctoral universities, offering all of the programs, activities and opportunities of a large university in the intimate, caring and mentoring environment of a small college, open to all who show promise. The Economist named Wilkes 25th in the nation for the value of its education for graduates. In addition to 46 majors, Wilkes offers 24 master's degree programs and five doctoral/terminal degree programs, including the doctor of philosophy in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education, doctor of pharmacy, and master of fine arts in creative writing. Learn more at www.wilkes.edu.
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