Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2013

16 | Cedarville Magazine International in the St. Elizabeth Province of Jamaica for a week each of the last three years. Three pharmacy students have been able to serve alongside her on the past two trips. “It’s so rewarding to see them grow in their profession as they serve abroad and provide medical care for the needy,” she said. “But the best parts are seeing them share the love of Christ as they are serving and seeing their spiritual growth throughout the trip.” Kelly Wright Honduras, Uganda, and Columbus, Ohio Dr. Kelly Wright has applied her pharmacy knowledge in the United States and abroad, and she encourages students to do both if possible. Like her students, she says God prepared her heart to work with underserved populations from the beginning of her pharmacy training. She has gone on several missions trips, including Habitat for Humanity spring break trips during college and medical missions trips to Honduras and several countries in Africa. Her trip with fellow pharmacy students to Uganda, Africa, was especially influential as her team hosted a medical clinic in a rural district with virtually no access to health care. It was her first experience in what pharmacists call “ambulatory” — or outpatient — care, and she was hooked. These experiences helped her realize she wanted to pursue a career in pharmacy education so she could facilitate similar experiences for her students. As a clinical faculty member, Wright manages both a smoking cessation and a diabetes management program at a federally qualified health center in Columbus, Ohio. She said while it’s rewarding to see patients accomplish their health goals, it is her greatest joy when she is able to share the Gospel with patients. Still, the biggest lesson she’s learned — and her strongest encouragement to students — has nothing to do with traveling around the globe. “I’ve been able to go around the world, but now I’m here at home in my clinic. What I want students to ask is: ‘How can I make this a mission in my full-time daily life?’ I want them to understand they can do it in both places.” In other words, Wright says, “I hope a lot of our students do long-term medical missions, but more than that, I hope they’re on mission in their everyday lives.” Aleda Chen is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice in Cedarville’s School of Pharmacy. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from Purdue University and her Pharm.D. from Ohio Northern University. Dr. Chen has served at Cedarville since 2011. You may contact her at amchen@cedarville.edu. Juanita Draime ’13, Pharm.D. ’16 is in her second year of Cedarville’s professional pharmacy program. You may contact her at juanitaadraime@cedarville.edu. Tracy Frame is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice in Cedarville’s School of Pharmacy. She received her Pharm.D. at Samford University. Dr. Frame has served at Cedarville since 2011. You may contact her at tracyframe@cedarville.edu. Melody Hartzler is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice in Cedarville’s School of Pharmacy. She received her Pharm.D. from Ohio Northern University. Dr. Hartzler has served at Cedarville since 2010. You may contact her at mhartzler@cedarville.edu. Kelly Wright is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice in Cedarville’s School of Pharmacy. She received her Pharm.D. at Ohio Northern University. Dr. Wright has served at Cedarville since 2011. You may contact her at kellywright@cedarville.edu. Nicole (Hanson) Russell ’04 is a Washington, D.C.-based freelance writer. She has written for Parents , The Atlantic , and Christianity Today . You may contact her at russell.nm@gmail.com. Seven Years to a Pharm.D. Compassionate care is built into Cedarville’s seven-year Pharm.D. program. Students spend the third year of the graduate program applying their pharmacy education with underserved populations. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Culminates in a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in pharmaceutical sciences 1 General education requirements 2 Bible minor 3 Prepharmacy courses PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM Culminates in a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)* 4 Practice sites: community pharmacies Classroom learning; average of five hours per week of introductory pharmacy practice experience 5 Practice sites: hospitals 6 Practice sites: service-learning, including mission contexts and/ or medically underserved areas 7 Practice sites: rotations in various pharmacy contexts Advanced pharmacy practice experience *Cedarville University’s Doctor of Pharmacy programhas been granted Candidate status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. “I hope a lot of our students do long-term medical missions, but more than that, I hope they’re on a mission in their everyday lives.”