Pharmacy Shadowing Program -A program designed by PILLS to help broaden your horizons about the field of pharmacy. -Every month there will be opportunities.

Pharmacy Shadowing ProgramPharmacy Shadowing Program

-A program designed by PILLS to help broaden your horizons about the field of pharmacy.

-Every month there will be opportunities for you to shadow a pharmacist around the Bay Area.

ADVANTAGES:

1. Work alongside a skilled pharmacist.2. Ask questions and seek answers.

3. Get hands-on experience!

-And see if pharmacy is the right career choice for you!

-All you have to do is come to our meetings and sign-up.

And it is that easy!!

PILLS Shadowing ProgramPILLS Shadowing Program Cardinal Nuclear PharmacyCardinal Nuclear Pharmacy

Nuclear PharmacyNuclear Pharmacy Nuclear Nuclear

pharmacists pharmacists specialize in specialize in making diagnostic making diagnostic radioactive drugs radioactive drugs used in hospitalsused in hospitals

Drugs must be Drugs must be made with higher made with higher radioactivity than radioactivity than when administered when administered and the night and the night before.before.

ShadowingShadowing A Tour of the A Tour of the

Production Production ProcessProcess

Use of EquipmentUse of Equipment A brief lecture on A brief lecture on

Nuclear PharmacyNuclear Pharmacy 6:30 – 8:00 AM6:30 – 8:00 AM Sign up! Sign up!

Mental Health Clinic Mental Health Clinic ShadowingShadowingDr. Herb Leung is a mental health pharmacist who Dr. Herb Leung is a mental health pharmacist who

has been with the SF Department of Health for has been with the SF Department of Health for nearly 30 years.nearly 30 years.

Shadowing experience includes:Shadowing experience includes:-Sit down discussions with the mental health -Sit down discussions with the mental health patientspatients-Enrichment activities-Enrichment activities-Brief physical-Brief physical-Prescription of medications-Prescription of medications

Two different clinics, so two different shadowing Two different clinics, so two different shadowing opportunities!opportunities!1. Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm — Mission Clinic 1. Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm — Mission Clinic (Hispanic patients)(Hispanic patients)2. Fridays 2:00-5:00pm — Chinatown/North Beach 2. Fridays 2:00-5:00pm — Chinatown/North Beach Clinic (mainly Chinese/Cantonese speaking Clinic (mainly Chinese/Cantonese speaking patients)patients)

BECOME A PHREND!

HOW TO BE A PHREND? Fill out application

Pick up hard copy or via website: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pills/index.html

Due date: 9/24/08 (Wednesday) Turn in by 2pm at our table on Upper Sproul Email attachment by 11:59pm to: [email protected]

Subject: PHREND APPS

Attend our first PHREND social on 9/26 Time and location: TBA Please wear comfortable shoes to

participate in our EXCITING event.

PILLS MembershipPILLS Membership

Requirements for Requirements for Fall 2008 active Fall 2008 active membership:membership:

2 general meetings2 general meetings 1 social1 social 4 hours of community 4 hours of community

serviceservice membership duesmembership dues

Membership duesMembership dues $10 dollars for the 08-09’ $10 dollars for the 08-09’

school yearschool year Special offerSpecial offer: Only $8 for : Only $8 for

08-09’ school year 08-09’ school year (until 9/26/08)(until 9/26/08)

Community Volunteer Community Volunteer RequirementRequirement

Members are required to volunteer a Members are required to volunteer a minimum of minimum of 44 hours to achieve active status hours to achieve active status PILLS will have volunteering opportunities PILLS will have volunteering opportunities

that members may sign up forthat members may sign up for In the event that a member cannot make a In the event that a member cannot make a volunteer event, a member may volunteer on volunteer event, a member may volunteer on his/her own time but must be able to provide his/her own time but must be able to provide proof of volunteering by filling out application proof of volunteering by filling out application

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PILLS 1PILLS 1stst Volunteering Event Volunteering Event

Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer is a Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer is a national family-oriented, non-competitive national family-oriented, non-competitive walk that raises funds to support breast walk that raises funds to support breast cancer research, treatment and education cancer research, treatment and education programs at City of Hope. programs at City of Hope.

When: Saturday Oct. 4, 2008

8AM-12PM

Where: Justin Herman Plaza, at Embarcadero San Francisco

How: We will take BART together

*Will fulfill this semester’s volunteer requirement

PILLS CPR & 1PILLS CPR & 1stst Aid Training Aid Training Be certified for CPR and First Aid from the Be certified for CPR and First Aid from the

American Red CrossAmerican Red Cross Programs are designed to give you the Programs are designed to give you the

confidence to respond in an emergency situation confidence to respond in an emergency situation with skills that can save a life. with skills that can save a life.

• When: Saturday, October 18, 2008

9AM-5PM

• Discounted at $40 per person

• Bring check next general meeting on Oct. 7

• Make checks out to American Red Cross at Cal Club

• Will NOT fulfill volunteer requirement

33rdrd Annual NCPPS Annual NCPPS (Northern CA (Northern CA Pre-Pharmacy Symposium)Pre-Pharmacy Symposium)

Connecting Pharmacy schools with the potential Connecting Pharmacy schools with the potential pharmacists of Northern CA. pharmacists of Northern CA. Hear stories from Pharmacy student.Hear stories from Pharmacy student. Find a school that fits your personality. Find a school that fits your personality.

Learn about the various fields of Pharmacy.Learn about the various fields of Pharmacy. Hear more about the future of Pharmacy from Hear more about the future of Pharmacy from

the professionals themselves. the professionals themselves.

Interested in being behind the scenes of Interested in being behind the scenes of NCPPS? NCPPS? JOIN STAFF! Application online. Due October 2!JOIN STAFF! Application online. Due October 2!

Must be a current memberMust be a current member

NCPPS CommitteesNCPPS Committees

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