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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
Juanita Draime ’13, Pharm.D. ’16
is in her second year of
Cedarville’s professional pharmacy program. You may contact her
at
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
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
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
.
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
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.”
