Sharks RX Spring 2015 Magazine

22 r NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Pharmacy News COLLEGE OF PHARMACY ASSISTANT DEAN APPOINTED TO FLORIDA BOARD Goar Alvarez, Pharm.D., C.Ph. , FASCP, assistant dean of NSU’s College of Pharmacy (above, left), is serving on the Florida Board of Pharmacy, having been appointed by Governor Rick Scott. Alvarez’s term ends on October 31, 2017. Alvarez is past speaker of the House of Delegates of the Florida Pharmacy Association and its past president. He is also the 2002 recipient of the James H. Beal Pharmacist of the Year award. He joined NSU in 1999 and has served as director of pharmacy services and assistant professor of pharmacy administration. “We are proud of Dr. Alvarez for his work on behalf of the students, faculty, and patients at Nova Southeastern University and know he will be of great service to the pharmacy community and the citizens of Florida as a member of the Florida Board of Pharmacy,” said Lisa Deziel, Pharm.D., Ph.D., dean of the NSU College of Pharmacy. Alvarez received his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Florida A&M University and his Doctor of Pharmacy from Nova Southeastern University. n DONOR’S CONTRIBUTION WILL HELP DEVELOP COMPOUNDING PROGRAM Raul Rodriguez, president of Drogueria Betances, Inc., in Puerto Rico, and a member of the College of Pharmacy Dean’s Advisory Board, has donated $50,000 to the COP Dean’s Excellence Fund. Rodriguez’s contribution will help to develop a collaborative compounding program to assist practicing pharmacists in Puerto Rico and further the education of pharmacy students at NSU’s Puerto Rico Regional Campus. The donation represents the first research collaboration between a private company and the COP department at the Puerto Rico Regional Campus. “This new research partnership will allow for exciting, new collaborative opportunities that focus on educating pharmacists and pharmacy students on strategies related to improved phar- maceutical formulation development resulting in improved patient care and outcomes in Puerto Rico,” said Lisa Deziel, Pharm.D., Ph.D., dean of the College of Pharmacy. In addition, Rodriguez has been inducted into the Fellows Society, NSU’s prestigious donor recognition society. Fellows Society members receive a plaque on the commemorative Fellows Society monument located on Fellows Way on NSU’s main campus and are invited to many NSU events throughout the year. For more information on supporting the College of Pharmacy or the Puerto Rico Regional Campus, contact Terry Mularkey, executive director of development, at tmularky@nova.edu . For more information about the Fellows Society, contact fellows@nova.edu . n PHARMACY DOCTORAL CANDIDATE ATTENDS GROUNDBREAKING EVENT Yamel Yanez, doctoral candidate at NSU’s College of Phar- macy, was selected to attend the 2015 National Association of Chain Drug Stores groundbreaking event on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., which included more than 300 advocates from across the nation. The purpose of the program is to educate members of Congress about pro-patient, pro-pharmacy policy and key issues related to health care reform. At the event held in March, participants discussed the importance of how an “issue of the day” impacts the pharmacy community. While meeting with members of Congress, students discussed issues advancing pharmacy and quality patient services. n