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My UMSOP Story: Alaa Ibrahim, MS ‘26
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Considering a Career in Regulatory Affairs? How RAPS Convergence Pushed Me Out of My Comfort Zone
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Bringing Home More Than Awards: Celebrating Our SNPhA Chapter at National Conference
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Serving Baltimore, Saving Lives: One Naloxone Kit at a Time
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Giving Back in Various Ways
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Doing a Number While Finding Joy
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A Passion for Solving Problems
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UMSOP Highlights the Growing Role of HEOR at ISPOR 2026
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Promoting Health Care as a Human Right
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Siam University Leadership Visits the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

My UMSOP Story: Alaa Ibrahim, MS ‘26

I am a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy’s (UMSOP) Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences program at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG). Originally from Sudan in North Africa, I have had a longstanding passion for pharmaceutical sciences and a desire to strengthen my professional skills. My passion began while I was earning[…]

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Considering a Career in Regulatory Affairs? How RAPS Convergence Pushed Me Out of My Comfort Zone

A second-year PharmD student reflects on her experience at RAPS Convergence, exploring regulatory affairs, building professional connections, and discovering how stepping outside her comfort zone can unexpectedly open many doors. By Brianna Sloan, a second-year student pharmacist As a second-year PharmD student at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP), I’ve been exploring career[…]

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Giving Back in Various Ways

By Christianna McCausland, as published in Capsule, Spring 2026 Cynthia J. Boyle, PharmD ’96, FAPhA, FNAP, FASCP, remembers the early days of pharmacy preceptor training in the late 1990s. “Our national organization had four videotapes on how to be a preceptor,” she recalls. “Some of the information is probably still valid today, but it wasn’t[…]

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Doing a Number While Finding Joy

By Gwen Farris Newman, as published in Capsule, Spring 2026 Janet Edwards, BSP, MS ’21, is a talker — by her own admission — and loves people. These traits have served her well both personally and professionally. Edwards, an alumna of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy’s (UMSOP) Master of Science (MS) in Regulatory[…]

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A Passion for Solving Problems

By Meredith Lidard Kleeman, as published in Capsule, Spring 2026 Yogitha Pazhani, PharmD ’19, a clinical pharmacy specialist at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital (MGSH) and a preceptor for the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP), is an innovative problem-solver. She sharpened those skills as a student at UMSOP. In her first year of pharmacy[…]

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