News Phlash acronyms - CPP = (UNM/NMSU) Cooperative Pharmacy Program; PPS = (NMSU) Pre-Pharmacy Society; SPUDS = Safe Prescription Use, Disposal & Storage; VOL = Vial of Life; APPE = Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience; IPPE = Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience; UNM COP = University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy; DACC = Doña Ana Community College; DEA = Drug Enforcement Administration; ASHP = American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, MSC 3AF, Las Cruces, NM 88003, 575-646-7529, cpp.nmsu.edu

CPP LARGEST GRADUATING CLASS!

Convocation 2018 was very exciting as this was the most CPP graduates that started at NMSU! After seven years of education, fourteen CPP students (and eight additional PPS members) finished pharmacy school and proudly received their PharmD. A few received a business degree, too! Learn more of what they will be up to on the pages to follow. From top to bottom, left to right: Ian Taylor, Connor Doolittle, Jaron Cadena, Alejan-dra Chavez, Jeffrey Stewart, Joaquin Acosta, Dayna Fletcher, Lindsey Pearce, Nikki Wagner, Danielle Schavz, Daniel Goldberg, Colton Dant, Brittany Haggard and Kayla Newell.

Amy Buesing presented twice at the DACC Sum-mer Academy. The UNM College of Pharmacy was a sponsor of the Summer Academy, a five-week pro-gram designed for college-bound high school students to prepare for the ACT and also provide some basic career exploration. The first presentation was about the Role of the Phar-

macist and How to Become a Pharmacist. The second block was more of a hands-on workshop which included Genera-tion Rx information for teens, Vial of Life and SPUDS infor-mation and a case study involving acetaminophen dosing for an infant and counseling the mother how to administer the dose. Catherine “Cat” Smith (P4 student) assisted with the planning and execution of the workshop and her input and participation was invaluable. Deb Franzoy distributed a SPUDs brochure and a Vial of Life for each student to take home. The students were strongly encouraged to share their new knowledge with family and friends.

DACC SUMMER ACADEMY

The CPP class of 2022 is headed to Albuquerque to start their professional training to become a pharmacist. They are: L to R: Zoe Jo Kasten, Derek Nunez, Jada Gooden, Arianna Sanchez, Brooke Johnson and Miguel Hernandez. CPP students preparing to transfer to the College of Pharmacy are provided with a program evaluation survey. Questions are designed to gain feedback about their experi-ence at NMSU. One of the fun sections of the survey is a group of questions about their classmates. Here are the most popular answers to the question: Among your classmates, who do you feel is most likely to do each of the following?

• Pharmacy owner – Brooke• Manager of chain pharmacy - Jada• Pharmacy academia – Miguel• Pharmacy research – Arianna• Pharmacist Clinician – Brooke• Hospital pharmacy – Zoe Jo• Radiopharmacist – Derek• Run for mayor – Zoe Jo• Move out of state - Derek• Apply for a post graduate residency – Zoe Jo• Keep in touch with classmates – Arianna

And finally, the students were asked to circle the most ap-propriate response about themselves. Bolded are the win-ning answers:a. Red or GREEN?b. LEADER or Follower?c. AGGIE or Lobo?d. Mountain or BEACH?e. Biology or CHEMISTRY?f. Morning or NIGHT?

We attended their White Coat Ceremony on August 2, at the College of Pharmacy. Best wishes to all of you. You will be missed!!

HEADED TO PHARMACY SCHOOL!!

Thank you to Bridgette W. Jones, UNM College of Pharmacy Communications & Graphic Designer, for sharing many of her pictures and articles/information from the UNM College of Pharmacy newsletter, Lobo Script, with us for this issue of CPP News Phlash.

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Amy Buesing attended the Career Day for grades 10-12 at Silver City High School and approximately 450 students visited booths from various colleges, schools, and career tracks. Several students showed interest in pharma-cy. Thank you to Trent Kasten (Zoe’s brother) for his help carrying boxes to the gymnasium!

2018 CAREER DAY

2018 CAREER DAY

Arianna Sanchez (Class of 2022) was selected to receive the Ralph J. Gutierrez Endowed Scholarship during her last year at NMSU. This scholarship was established by Joni Marie Gutierrez and family to honor the memory of her father who was a local Las Cruces pharmacist and second generation pharmacy owner/businessman. Ralph shared his love for pharmacy, community, faith and family with the people of Las Cru-ces and surrounding areas while teaching his children the importance of relationships and family values. Ralph was a friend and avid supporter of establishing the UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program. Ralph’s daughter, Joni Gutierrez, was a NM State Representative in 2007 and successfully secured legislative support and initial funding for the UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program. Additionally, Arianna received the NMSU Biology Department Scholarship and Honors Excell Scholarship. Arianna was the president of Students for Life of NMSU, a member of NMSU Pre-Pharmacy Society and involved in Cru Campus Ministry.

RALPH J. GUTIERREZ ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

The votes are in and we have a new set of PPS Officers: • Outgoing President Emily Riggs –

Incoming President Vanisha Sam• Outgoing Vice President Xochitl

Benitez – Incoming Vice President Jannica Granger

• Outgoing Secretary – Reelected Brandy Hernandez• Outgoing Media Officer Alexandra Diharce – Incoming

Media Officer Makaela Jones• Outgoing Community Chairperson – Reselected Tessa

GrahamFairwell to the 2017-18 officers and WELCOME new officers of 2018-2019!!

Back row: Tessa Graham, Xochitl Benitez, Emily Riggs, Alexandra Diharce, Brandy Hernandez. Front row: Jannica Granger, Vanisha Sam and Makaela Jones.

ELECTION NEWS

4TH ANNUAL MMC SWEETHEART EXPO

Brandy Hernandez, Xochitl Benitez, Bria Sanderson, Feliz Plaza and Alyssa Barnes, distribute Vials of Life at the annual event which is open to the public to learn about the latest in heart care.

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Left, CPP Class of 2022, Zoe Jo Kasten, represented Arts & Science at the 2018 NMSU Career Connec-tions. Employers attending this career fair interact with student candidates who would like to learn more about their career field or obtain a position as an intern, co-op, summer, or regular employee. Zoe was also a New Mexico State University Ambassador.

The students of AS 200 Intro to Pharmacy class, got to enjoy learn-ing about various aspects of pharmacy, preparing for their PTCB, doing some hands-on experiments and touring two different kinds of pharmacy. Fun was had by all!

AS 200 NEWS STEAM 2018 CPP and PPS students always enjoy joining Traci White in attending STEAM events at lo-cal elementary schools, educating younger students about the field of pharmacy. They get to play with var-ious pharmacy tools, “compound-ing” ingredients to make a pretend medicine, play the Medicine or Candy? game, and learn about the dangers of medicine misuse and abuse, and how not to share or take anyone else’s medicine. Yes, pharmacy students even learn the anatomy of the human body. I wonder if Zoe Jo (left of skeleton) can name all those bones!! STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics to guide student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.

PPS members went to the Sagecrest Nursing Home to visit with senior residents and to distribute Vials of Life. The residents were so excited about their coming that they created a “Welcome” poster for the students. The students reported back that the visiting was fun for both them and the residents.

SAGECREST NURSING HOME

2018 VOL, SPUDS AND POISON PREVENTION DAY

Each Spring, PPS members set up a booth at the Las Cruces Farmer’s and Craft Market to distribute helpful information about prescription drug safety, preventing poisonings in the home, and to give away Vials of Life, teaching the recipient how to use it to save theirs, or a loved ones life. They distributed almost 70 vials and as many SPUDS brochures at this early morning event.

Freshmen Jade Denninger, Alyssa Barnes, Bria Sanderson, Heather Cabos, Patrick Gavin & Angelina Romero learn the art of counting and preparing Rx blister packs.

Heather & Jade practice together.

CPP/UNM COP Class of 2018, Lindsey Pearce (above), instructs Tessa Graham and Lori Baca the correct technique of drawing saline properly into a syringe.

Clinical Director, Lynn Van Pelt Fletcher, proudly shows students the new State-of-the-Art Technology to treat cancer at Memorial Medical Center Cancer Program.

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A G B O HAPPENINGS!

NEW UNM COP DEAN SELECTED!

Longtime friend and cham-pion of the UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program, Donald Godwin, PhD, has been named Dean of the UNM College of Pharmacy! We look forward to working with Dean Godwin as he leads the CPP and the College of Pharmacy to greater heights!

2018 CPP/UNM COP PharmD graduate, Lindsey Pearce, says, “I am excited to announce I am a part of the UNM College of Pharmacy Graduat-ing Class of 2018. I will be returning to my hometown of Roswell, NM where I will be working as a registered pharmacist at Primm Drug/Profes-sional Compounding of Roswell. I am beyond excited to start my dream job and begin my journey as a pharma-cist.” Best wishes and congratulations Lindsey!!

2018 CPP/UNM COP PharmD graduate, Jaron Cadena and was born and raised in Las Cruces, NM. As a young boy with Type I Diabetes since middle school, he gained interest in healthcare and discovered the CPP program. Through the pro-gram, Jareon learned the tools to make a positive impact in someone’s life through safe and effec-tive practice of pharmacy while also helping and advocating for fellow diabetics in New Mexico. “I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to be involved in this wonderful program to better the lives of our patients that live in our community. My post graduation plans will allow me to begin as a floater pharmacist with Walgreens mainly in Las

Cruces, NM and El Paso, TX.” He eventually would like to have the opportunity to manage chronic disease states such as diabetes and hypertension working as a pharmacist clinician in an ambulatory (clinic) care setting. As of this writing, Jaron has become a staff pharmacist at Walgreens in Las Cruces. Congratula-tions Jaron!!

2018 CPP/UNM COP PharmD grad-uate, Brittany Haggard, was working at Smith’s Pharmacy in ABQ, but has recently accepted a position at Memo-rial Medical Center as a Clinical Staff Pharmacist! She and her boyfriend, Kevin Collier, PharmD, also Class of 2018, moved to Las Cruces to finally practice pharmacy and “to live the life we’ve always dreamed of!” Kevin is going to work for Rx Innovations. Congratulations Brittany and Kevin! We look forward to watching your career flourish!!

LOOK WHO MS. BUESING RAN INTO!

Amy visited with Carlos Mar-quez, CPP/UNM COP Class of 2021, Mercedes and baby Sebastian, who is not much of a baby anymore!! Carlos just finished his first year of pharmacy school & Mercedes will finish nursing school next May! Things are going well for this sweet couple!

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO?

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Good turn out at the NMSU’s Big Event this spring. PPS is a very active group of young people who care about their community and prove it by volunteering to even “clean up” the NMSU campus. Way to go, PPS!!!

THE BIG EVENT

CPP/UNM COP Class of 2021 students, Merissa Begay, Savannah Tor-res and Meera Shah, hamming it up as they finish their first year of pharmacy school! Still smiling! Meera was awarded a Summer Research Fellow for research. She will investigate the ability of oxidative stress indices to predict vascular dysfunction in nonsmokers to secondhand smoke, while helping her to develop basic sci-ence and clinical research skills. Best wishes for Meera on her research!

Teo Borunda (right), UNM COP Class 2018, past president of the NMSU Pre-Pharmacy and friend of CPP, made history as he became the first person in the 75-year history of the College of Pharmacy to graduate from the PharmD/MS in pharmaceutical sciences dual degree program! Not only did he go through the challenges of pharmacy school, but Teo also excelled in a demanding research-focused Master of Science curriculum. Teo also earned recognition as the recipient of the 2018 pharma-ceutical sciences PharmD research award and led the College’s chapter of the Academy of Student Pharmacists PRISM initiative which established a relationship with the Mexican Consulate and reached out to provide care to over 300,000 individuals. We are so proud of you, Teo!!

Class of 2018 CPP/UNM COP PharmD/MBA recipients Joaquin Acosta and Jeffrey Stewart (with COP student Robert “Trey” Howard, far left) won the $25,000 First Place prize in the Entrepreneurial Ventures Track of the UNM Business Plan Competition, hosted by UNM’s Anderson School of Management! Their project is a long-term care pharmacy startup in Las Cruces – The Mesilla Valley Pharmacy. We look forward to seeing their work come to fruition here in Las Cruces. Congratulations and best wishes on your venture!!

Amy Buesing, along with a panel of pharmacists from Memo-rial Medical Center presented about their experiences in residency training describing to the PPS members what a residency means, the application pro-cess, how to get started, the difference

between a residency and a fellowship, and a typical day for a pharmacy resident. The students were very interested and asked their most burning questions about considering a residency program after pharmacy school.Pictured: Amy Buesing, BS-Pharm, Lance Trujillo, PharmD, Davena Norris, PharmD, David Lee, PharmD, and Jennifer Rose, PharmD.

PHARMACY RESIDENT PANEL AT PPS MEETING

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS!

P1 & STILL SMILING! MAKING HISTORY!

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CPP/UNM COP Class of 2020, Joseph Luna (R), participated in St. Baldrick’s Day to raise funds and awareness about childhood cancer. The “brave the shave” slogan enticed par-ticipants to shave their heads to raise more than funds and awareness — it shows kids who lost their hair during treatment that they are supported and it brings hope to their families and friends.

CPP/UNM COP 4th year stu-dent pharmacist, Chelsea Rodriguez, recently accepted a position on the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ pharmacy student forum

for career development and educa-tion (CDEAG). This forum, “serves to help prepare ASHP student members for successful careers in hospital and health-system practice and equip them with the skills to lead our profession into the future.” Additionally, she, with fellow team members, Cat Smith and Lyndsay Ryan, competed in the annual ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge. Teams from other schools and colleges of pharmacy, faced off in a quiz bowl–type format, answering questions in three distinct categories—Trivia/Light-ning, Clinical Case, and Jeopardy-style. An expert panel of clinical pharmacy practitioners and educators developed and reviewed the item content used in each segment. Congratulations Chel-sea!!

What a pleasant surprise to get a visit at the CPP office of CPP/UNM COP Class of 2016, Saquib Moham-med, PharmD RN. After he finished pharmacy school, he secured a prn position with Walmart and at the same time started nursing school and re-cently graduated. He took the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examina-tion) a nationwide examination for the licensing of nurses in the United States and Canada, passed it, and is now a Registered Nurse (RN). Saquib plans to continue working as both a nurse and a phar-macist! He enjoys working in different capacities and in different settings pro-viding patient care. We are so proud of you, Saquib!!

Look at all those happy faces!! Pharmacists and (at the time) 4th year pharmacy students, were in Las Cruces this Spring doing their APPEs in their last year of pharmacy school at Ad-vanced Care Hospital of Southern NM and Memorial Medical Center. Above: NMSU PPS member & UNM COP Class of 2018 David Johnson; COP Hal Clark; CPP/UNM COP Class of 2018 Dayna Fletcher, Ian Taylor and Jaron Cadena. They all re-

THE APPES OF SPRING

APPE JOURNAL CLUB APPE students also attend a journal club once a month under the direction of Traci White. P4 students are assigned a pharmacy-related article to discuss. They meet either at the Mesilla Valley Hospice or Memorial Medical Center.

ceived their PharmD on May 10, 2018. Above: Tyler Short, PharmD, Class of 2017; CPP/UNM COP Class of 2018 (now graduate pharmacists as of this writing): Ian Taylor, Lindsey Pearce and Jeffrey Stewart; David Co, PharmD.

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Amy Buesing, Director, abuesing@nmsu.edu Deb Franzoy, Program Specialist, debfranzoy@nmsu.eduTraci White, Regional Coordinator for Experiential Ed, tmwhite@nmsu.edu

UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program

INTERPROFESSIONAL IMMERSION COURSE

The 2018 NMSU Inter-professional Immersion Course in July had all levels of COP students represented (P2, P3, P4) as well as the PGY-1 resident, Jessica McKinney (not pictured). This 2 credit, 4-day elective course (PHRM 798) held in Las Cruces is designed to provide an inter-professional approach to learn-ing from and with each other to enable effective teamwork and communication. Its goal is to improve health outcomes through the education of a collaborative practice-ready workforce that is prepared to respond to local health needs. Students work in small teams throughout the week with representation from medicine (Southern NM Family Medicine Residency Program), pharmacy (UNM College of Pharmacy), psy-chology (NMSU Counseling and Educational Psychology Doctoral Program), nursing (NMSU Doctor

All levels of pharmacy school were rep-resented. CPP students include: Carlos Marquez, Bella Chairez, Meera Shah and An Vu. COP students Cynthia Gomez, Lindsey Ryan and Carolina Pedraza also attended.

of Nursing Practice Program), and social work (NMSU Social Work Program). This year they participated in activities such as interprofes-sional pictionary, teamwork and communication building skills, mindfulness practice and patient simulations. The curriculum is supported by faculty from each of the programs who design and incorporate activities and learn-ing experiences based on the core competencies from the Interpro-fessional Education Collaborative (IPEC).

The UNM/NMSU Coopera-tive Pharmacy Program reached an important milestone at the end of the 2018 spring semester. The program has now been in existence for 10 years! I enjoy reflecting on these past 10 years because it reminds me how much has been accomplished since 2008! I’m very proud to announce that a grand total of 35 licensed pharmacists (many practicing in New Mexico) started as CPP students on the NMSU main campus and later earned their PharmD from the UNM College of Pharmacy. And last May, the NMSU-based CPP team celebrated the largest graduating class EVER! (see cover story) Earlier this month, we hosted the 11th Annual Welcome Reception for new and returning CPP students. I was reminded that at the 2017 Wel-come Reception, I challenged everyone within earshot to contribute to the scholarship fund designated for CPP students during their UNM phase. I tried to generate enthusiasm for this fund raising initiative by announcing that I would match all donations up to a designated amount. In less than 4 months, we raised over $20K! Thank you from the bottom of my heart to

FROM THE DIRECTOR

Cooperating together! UNM President Gar-nett S. Stokes, CPP Director Amy S. Buesing, and NMSU President John D. Floros.

everyone that contributed! I have pledged to continue raising money for this student need. If you would like to join me, please go to www.unmfund.org and search for Pharmacy. The UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program is at the very end of the Pharmacy list. Let me know if you know any potential corpo-rate sponsors, need donation assistance or have questions. Finally, I hope you noticed the photo above of me with UNM President Stokes and NMSU Chancellor Arvizu that was taken when President Stokes was in Las Cruces as part of her statewide listening tour. I requested the photo op and both were more than willing to pose with me. In fact, Chancellor Arvizu insisted on standing next to me on the “NMSU side” of my shirt. It is gratifying to know that the top leaders of both universities are aware, supportive and proud of this unique collaboration. Together, our students are making great strides! Go Aggies!! Go Lobos!!