{"id":1841,"date":"2023-12-14T19:04:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.pharmacy.umaryland.edu\/insidesop\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2023-12-14T19:04:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:04:29","slug":"he-trumpets-joy-of-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pharmacy.umaryland.edu\/insidesop\/2023\/12\/14\/he-trumpets-joy-of-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"He Trumpets Joy of Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written By:<\/strong> Gwen Fariss Newman<\/p>\n

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On Friday nights, you might find him playing trumpet with a local band. On Saturdays, woodworking. On Sundays, biking up the Sibillini Mountains and \u2014 three times weekly \u2014 hitting the gym.<\/p>\n

These are the personal pursuits of Carlo Polidori, PhD<\/strong>, an associate professor of pharmacology at the University of Camerino (UNICAM) School of Pharmacy in Italy and one of nearly 900 University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) preceptors, who generously give of their time and expertise to help train \u201cthe next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of the many hats that Polidori wears professionally \u2014 scientist, researcher, published author, associate editor for the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy<\/em>, invited speaker at prestigious events like the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy, and member of numerous committees \u2014 Polidori says it\u2019s his role as teacher and mentor that he relishes most.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love to be a professor, in touch with the students,\u201d he says. \u201cThat\u2019s my first love.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the UNICAM campus, Polidori serves as a preceptor in its International Pharmacy Practice Administration course. Since 2018 he\u2019s enjoyed a partnership with UMSOP where its preceptors \u2014 practicing pharmacists and other professionals who oversee students on offsite rotations \u2014 provide more than 30 percent of the School\u2019s PharmD curriculum.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince 2018, UMSOP has sent 10 students for five-week advanced practice rotations to hospitals all over Italy, including Rome at Agostino Gemelli, where the Pope is cared for,\u201d says Agnes Ann Feemster, PharmD, BCPS<\/strong><\/a>, assistant dean for experiential learning at UMSOP and associate professor of practice, sciences, and health outcomes research. UMSOP also has hosted a student from UNICAM.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot surprisingly,\u201d says Feemster, \u201cwe often receive more interest in the Italian training experiences than we have availability. Each time, Dr. Polidori has arranged for additional opportunities to accommodate our students. He is an extraordinary host, often taking the students out for dinners and sightseeing, always having their best interests at heart and looking for opportunities for them to grow professionally and personally.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause he has connections all over Italy, Europe, and the world and through his work with the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists,\u201d Feemster adds, \u201cDr. Polidori has been instrumental in making connections for the School of Pharmacy that, hopefully, will result in additional training sites across Europe and perhaps expand our partnership with UNICAM beyond the School of Pharmacy to the University of Maryland, Baltimore at large.\u201d<\/p>\n

Polidori insists that the partnership benefits his Italian-based students as much as their Maryland-based peers. \u201cThey each learn from the other.\u201d<\/p>\n

UMSOP students have nothing but praise for their experiences in Italy.<\/p>\n

Rose Prizzi<\/strong>, a student pharmacist who visited Polidori before graduating in May, saw operations of the famed Loccioni facility, a large manufacturer with a health care arm that focuses on intravenous medication compounding technology. \u201cIt\u2019s technology that\u2019s delivered robotically and used by the University of Maryland Medical System as well as hospitals around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adds 2023 graduate Amanda Summers<\/strong>: \u201cApart from experiencing the amazing clinical aspect of this rotation, we experienced Italian culture, traveled to Rome, saw ancient architecture, and ate authentic Italian cuisine. I am extremely grateful to everyone I met in Italy,\u201d she says, \u201cespecially Dr. Polidori. This rotation was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I highly recommend it to all student pharmacists who want to gain insight into international health practices.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, Polidori awaits his next cohort of UMSOP students in October.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he plays his trumpet daily, in the past 15 years has crafted 40 custom windows and 15 doors for his \u201ccountry house,\u201d and will \u2014 most likely \u2014 break a sweat often.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always push my students,\u201d he says, \u201cand myself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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