A Year of Growth, Faith, and Service with UMSOP CPFI
“This journey reminded me that pharmacy is more than a profession—it’s a calling.”
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My UMSOP Story – Liz Brockman, MS ‘24
Liz Brockman is a 2024 graduate of the MS in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics Program (MCST). She is the inaugural Tea Pad Foundation Fellow and social media manager for CannabizMD. She is also affiliated with Forest/Standard Wellness Maryland, the first female Black/Latina vertically integrated cannabis business in the country, located in Baltimore.
Read MoreUniversity of Maryland Medical System Making Strides in Meeting Age-Friendly Measure
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services measure requires hospitals to implement age-friendly strategies in inpatient, emergency, and surgical services.
Read MoreMy UMSOP Story: Kadi Nail, MS ’22
Nurse practitioner, medical cannabis consultant, and member of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Advisory Board reaching her goals within the cannabis community through her UMSOP experience.
Read MoreSaluting Single Parents from Past, Present
“I preach caring,” says Kimberly Barnett, BSP ’86. “It is imperative that you build relationships. It’s part of your life, from birth to death.”
Read MoreInspiring Students to Reach Potential
As a preceptor, Tuan Huynh was and remains deeply committed in his new ELP role to providing students with professional development opportunities as they explore career options that align with their passions.
Read MoreShe’s a Force, Whatever the Role
Lisa Calvert Chalk, MS, PMP, recalls watching her brothers take karate lessons when she was barely 5 years old. She desperately wanted to join in. “You can’t, you’re a girl,” said her parents. Fast forward 23 years later, Calvert Chalk enrolled her 6-year-old son in martial arts. She enrolled a year later.
Today this fourth-degree black belt and master instructor of mixed martial arts says her years of training and teaching furnished her with strengths in “organization and discipline.” These two attributes have helped propel her, for the last 32 years, through multiple positions within the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP).
Read MoreShe Thrives in A Variety of Ways
The scope of Lauren Hynicka’s professional activities can hardly be contained in a single title.
Read MoreMy UMSOP Story: Alexis Muller, MS ’22, public health educator for the Hawaii Department of Health
Alexis Muller is a 2022 graduate of the MS in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics (MCST) program. She is the public health educator for the Hawaii Department of Health, Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation. What led you to pursue the MS in MCST? Growing up on Northern California, I have always been motivated[…]
Read MoreMeet Our Experts: Melinda
One of the goals of our eAntidote blog is to introduce you to the real poison experts who answer the phones at the Maryland Poison Center (MPC), as well as our staff members. In addition to being nurses and pharmacists, they are parents, grandparents, artists, athletes, sports fans, and more! Read the Q&A below to[…]
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