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Fall 2024 Kickoff, Associate Professor Karen Kopacek

Club Announcements


Objectives

  • Want to pursue a PharmD or PharmTox Undergrad curriculum (or just curious?)

  • Guest speakers - pharmacists, pharmacy students, admissions advisors, resume workshops etc.

  • Volunteer in the community and have club socials like our “Study Jams”

  • Meet other undergraduates interested in pharmacy!


Fall 2024-2025 Executive Board

  • President - Hannah Hart

  • Treasurer/Social Coordinator - Nikitha Ganesan

  • Secretary/Webmaster - Peter Kegley

  • Volunteer Coordinator - Ben Silber


Phi Lamba Sigma Mentorship Program

  • Build a one-on-one connection with a current Pharmacy student!

  • Undergrads will be matched with 2nd or 3rd year pharmacy students

  • Matched based on career interests

  • Sign up link - https://shorturl.at/jp77Z

  • Questions - contact PLS Mentorship Program Coordinator, María Moreno at morenosantia@wisc.edu


Membership Requirements

  • Must earn 4 points from any of the following methods

    • Specifics on how to earn the points are under the membership tab!

  • Dues

    • Full Year $15

    • Semester $10

    • Venmo: PrePharmUWMadison

    • Title it "Name, Fall Dues" OR "Name, Year Dues"


Next Events

  • Upcoming Volunteer Event - Help out during the Health Resources Fair with blood pressure screenings and "Get up and go" tests

    • Tuesday September 24th 9:30 am -12 pm

    • Madison Senior Center 330 W Mifflin St, Madison WI 53703

    • Must sign up to attend!

  • Upcoming Speaker - Andrew Wilcox, Chief of Pharmacy at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (Administrative Pharmacy)

    • Monday October 7th, 5:30 pm

    • Zoom link will be sent out in future emails

  • Upcoming Volunteer Event - Help prepare a meal for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House

    • Sunday October 20th 12-2 pm

    • Ronald McDonald House 2716 Marshall Ct, Madison WI 53705

    • Must sign up to attend!


Associate Professor Karen Kopacek


Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the School of Pharmacy, and a practicing pharmacist with extensive experience in hospital settings and the area of cardiology.

  • Faculty member at SOP

    • Associate Professor - Cardiology

      • Initially interested due to the adrenaline rush of working at a hospital

      • Emphasized that students entering pharmacy school are student pharmacists

      • There is a growing importance on clinical practice in pharmacy school

      • More responsibilities are given and expected of pharmacists in the workplace

      • Detailed wellness as a national push to lower burnout

        • Wellness can be achieved through connecting with peers, joining clubs, speaking with faculty, and more!

  • Pharmacy Practice & Translational Research Division


Clinical Practice

  • Cardiology (Hospital Care)

  • Telehealth (Ambulatory Care)


Contact: Karen J Kopacek, MS, BPharm


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