Sit with Senate
Sit with Senate is a multimedia initiative curated by members of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Student Senate. Our mission is to showcase student accomplishments, school organizations, research endeavors, faculty achievements and much more, through the perspective of current students. We hope to document the best of the student pharmacist experience through an inside look into our Eshelman School of Pharmacy (ESOP) community.
Senate Spotlight: Libby Powell
Libby Powell is a current PY2 (Class of 2023) on our Chapel Hill campus. She is from Gaithersburg, MD and completed her B.S. in Immunology and Infectious Disease at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). She has served as the … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: Dean Angela Kashuba
Dean Angela Kashuba, B.Sc.Phm., Pharm.D., DABCP, FCP, is the first female dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Dean Kashuba first joined the UNC-Chapel Hill faculty in 1997, went on to be named the John and Deborah McNeill, Jr. … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Robert Shrewsbury
Dr. Robert Shrewsbury (RS), Ph.D., provided us some of his time to be interviewed by Sit with Senate’s committee member Megan Tran. Dr. Shrewsbury is an associate professor in the Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE) department. He is one … Read more
Senate Spotlight: Jenna Caldwell
Jenna Caldwell is a current PY3 (c/o 2021) on our Asheville campus. She attended UNC-Charlotte for her undergraduate studies and earned her BA in chemistry with two minors in Biology and Psychology. Interestingly enough, she knew Peter Thao (https://faopharmacy.unc.edu/student-spotlight-peter-thao/) before … Read more
Senate Spotlight: Rachel Gilmore
Rachel Gilmore is a current PY3 (c/o 2021) on our Chapel Hill campus. From Princeton, NJ she completed her undergraduate studies at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and earned her BS in Chemistry. If you have ever wondered about … Read more
Student Spotlight: Megan Tran
Megan Tran is a current PY3 on our Chapel Hill Campus. She is currently living at home in Greensboro, NC for her 3rd-year immersion experience. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2016 and earned her BA in Biology. She took a … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Greene Shepherd
Dr. Greene Shepherd Pharm. D. is a Clinical Professor here at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (ESOP) and is based on the Asheville Campus. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Applied Toxicology and a fellow of … Read more
Student Spotlight: Audrey Wong
Audrey Wong is a current PY2 (c/o 2022) on our Chapel Hill campus. From Saint Cloud, MN she completed her undergraduate studies in 2018 at College of Saint Benedict and earned her BA in Biochemistry. She enjoys traveling to different … Read more
Meet Our Alumni: Dr. Corey Cicci
Dr. Corey Cicci is a current PGY-2 pharmacy resident in Emergency Medicine at Froedtert Health in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (try to say that five times fast!!). He graduated from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (ESOP) in 2018 and completed his … Read more
Student Spotlight: Lee Arphai
Lee Arphai is a current PY3 (c/o 2021) from our Asheville campus. Lee completed her undergraduate studies at UNC-Chapel Hill where she received her B.S. in biology. Prior to pharmacy school, Lee worked with child psychiatry for 8 years at … Read more
Student Spotlight: Nicolas Palacios
Nicolas Palacios completed his second year of pharmacy school at our Chapel Hill campus and is now going to take classes at the business school for a whole year as part of his MBA. From Thousand Oaks, CA, he completed … Read more
Meet Our Alumni: Dr. Evan Colmenares
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to pursue a Ph.D. program upon graduating pharmacy school? For this week’s Sit with Senate Alumni Feature, Jessie Kim interviewed Dr. Evan Colmenares, the pharmacist analyst and doctoral student currently working … Read more
Student Spotlight: Michelle Ton
Meet Michelle Ton, Class of 2020, from Nokesville, VA! Michelle is easily described by her peers as one of the most positive, cheerful, and warm classmates who always knows how to have fun – give her a date and location, … Read more
Student Spotlight: Akshara Kumar
Akshara Kumar is a current PY2 (Class of 2021) on our Chapel Hill campus. From Reading, PA, she completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh in PA where she earned her BS in Molecular Biology. She was co-captain … Read more
Student Spotlight: Anna Brown
Anna Brown (Class of 2021) from a small town called China Grove, North Carolina. Anna makes sure she takes care of herself and spend time outside of pharmacy school. Anna loves to run outside, take exercise classes, and meal-prep during … Read more
Organization Spotlight: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
At UNC-ESOP, AMCP has become the pre-eminent student organization for pharmacy students interested in careers in managed care pharmacy, the biopharmaceutical industry, and system-level healthcare decision making. Interest in this area of pharmacy practice in the student body has grown … Read more
Event Highlight: St. Thomas More Latino Health Fair
Last October, two CAPS committees, Spanish Rx and Operation Diabetes, volunteered at St. Thomas More Latino Health Fair. At the health fair, all students measured the blood pressure and blood glucose of attendees; in addition, Spanish-speaking students educated them on … Read more
Student Spotlight: Vincent Harris
Vincent Harris is a current PY2 (c/o 2021) on from our Chapel Hill campus. From Vero Beach, FL, he completed his undergraduate studies at Erskine College in SC where he earned his BS in Biochemistry. Vince was also a collegiate … Read more
Event Highlight: Scholarship Luncheon
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy attracts top students from all across the nation every year. However, the cost of education is a concern for many, and of the students who decline admission, 47% cite better aid packages from other schools … Read more
Meet Our Alumni: Dr. Hijrah El-Sabae
Meet Dr. El-Sabae (aka super woman), a current Medical Affairs Associate at Chiesi USA, Inc, who was not only able to manage having her first daughter while attending ESOP but also able to manage having a job, internship and being … Read more
Student Spotlight: Shuyan Huang
Shuyan Huang is a current PY2 (Class of 2021) on the Chapel Hill campus, from Jiangsu Province, China. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biology from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2017. For today’s student feature, Sit with Senate’s Jisun Ban sat … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ben Urick
Finding time between research and personal projects, Dr. Ben Urick, PharmD, PhD, was interviewed by the Sit with Senate Committee, Emily Meggs. Dr. Urick is research assistant professor at the Center for Medication Optimization in the Division of Practice … Read more
Student Spotlight: Kelsey Fletcher Dobbins
Autumn is a favorite season for many of us , bringing fall decorations, football games, and pumpkin spice candles. These are actually favorite parts of fall for Kelsey Fletcher Dobbins, a current PY4 (Class of 2019) completing her APPE immersions … Read more
Student Spotlight: Peter Thao
Peter Thao is a current PY2 (c/o 2021) from our Asheville Campus. From Albemarle, NC, he completed his undergraduate studies at UNC-Charlotte. Peter enjoys fishing, learning to play sports, ALL things Taylor Swift, and Disney World (which he visited for … Read more
Meet Our Alumni: Dr. David Singer
Dr. David Singer is a HEOR value demonstration manager at Boehringer Ingelheim who graduated from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in 2016. Before continuing his postgraduate education through a fellowship from Thomas Jefferson University and Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: Dean Carla White
Carla White is the Associate Dean of the Organizational Diversity and Inclusion at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Beyond her title and position, Dean White is a driven leader in various programs at ESOP, pioneering the Recruitment Ambassadors program … Read more
Student Spotlight: Yimo Wang
Meet Yimo Wang, the PY3 (Class of 2020) Class President on the Chapel Hill campus. She grew up in Zhengzhou, China – a town known for the Shaolin Temple, where monks do martial arts. Outside of school, she hosts dinner … Read more
Student Spotlight: Jeffery Seals
Jeffery Seals is a current PY2 (Class of 2021) and a class president for 2018-2019 year attending the Chapel Hill Campus. Jeffery is from Bedford, VA, and he completed his undergraduate in Microbiology and Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech. … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jo Ellen Rodgers
On a cold day in February, the Sit with Senate Committee, Jessie Kim, had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Jo Ellen Rodgers, Pharm.D. Dr. Rodgers is not only known as a clinical professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental … Read more
Student Spotlight: Diana Lee
She is a full-time PharmD Student, co-owner of a coffee shop located in Durham, Head of Operations at a consulting firm and a former English teacher. For today’s student spotlight, Sit with Senate’s Jessie Kim interviewed Diana Lee (Class of … Read more
Organization Spotlight: Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)
SNPhA is an educational service association of pharmacy students who are concerned about the profession of pharmacy, healthcare issues, and the poor minority representation in these areas. The purpose of SNPhA is to plan, organize, coordinate, and execute programs … Read more
Student Spotlight: Aliyah Cruz
Aliyah Patricia Cruz (c/o 2022) started her journey at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy a month ago. Born at a military base in Japan, she grew up in the small military town of Havelock-Cherry Point, NC. She used to play … Read more
Student Spotlight: David Taska
David Taska is a current PY2 (Class of 2021) attending Asheville Campus, from Phoenix, AZ. After going through several career changes from wanting to become a dinosaur, marine biologist, to physician, David found his calling in pharmacy, specifically clinical toxicology. … Read more
Organization Spotlight: Global Engagement Organization
Global Engagement Organization (GEO) is the newest student organization at Eshelman School of Pharmacy. GEO was created by students who are passionate about personal and professional development of students as globally minded health professionals to equip them with the … Read more
Student Spotlight: Liza Schimmelfing
How many hats do Eshelman School of Pharmacy students wear? For Liza Schimmelfing, it’s four. Outside of school, Liza works at an independent pharmacy in Carrboro, works part-time at Loft as a sales associate, and coaches volleyball to middle-school girls. … Read more
Meet our Alumni: Dr. Jenny Dezubay
Dr. Jenny Dezubay is a clinical pharmacist who graduated from UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in 2016. Upon graduating, she completed a PGY1 ambulatory care residency at Campbell University/Wilson Community Health Center and Benson Area Medical Center. She is currently … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: Dean Pamela Joyner
“I was the first pharmacist making rounds at Wake Med. I was always there for morning work rounds and attending rounds. I was dedicated in responding to questions from physicians and other health professionals. If I didn’t have an answer, … Read more