SHARKS RX Spring 2016 Magazine

College of Pharmacy 29 The 220-member Pharm.D. class of 2015 participated in the annual commencement ceremony at NSU’s Fort Lau- derdale/Davie Campus on May 19, 2015. The event was held at the Arena at the Don Taft University Center and marked the first year commencement ceremonies were held on campus. Parents and guests were able to enjoy the beauty of the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus while celebrating their loved one’s achievements. Thirty-two class of 2015 students secured first-year post- graduate residencies in hospitals and health systems from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Medford, Oregon. Additionally, Kyati Desai, Pharm.D., received an industry fellowship at Rutgers/Bayer Consumer Care Product Development in Morristown, New Jersey, while Alexander Shaw, Pharm.D., received a critical care/nephrology research fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. On May 20, during the 2016 commencement ceremony, 231 Pharm.D. and 2 Ph.D. students will participate in commencement activities on campus. The class of 2016 represents the diversity of the college, with students from 15 U.S. states and 7 countries. We look forward to posting updates on them in our upcoming publications. Members of the class of 2015 prior to the commencement ceremony Commencement 2015 Overview