Pharmacy Student Claims National Kudo
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Nominations for the national competition are based on a pharmacy student’s dedication to community service. A panel of judges chose Hui as a 2008 winner for her demonstration of “commendable conduct and potential as a community pharmacist.”
Hui coordinates and participates in numerous health fairs throughout the Los Angeles area, including the St. Francis Back to School Health Fair, the L.A. Tofu Festival Health Fair and the El Monte Health Fair. Along with fellow USC Pharmacy students, Hui performs diabetes, cholesterol and osteoporosis screenings and immunizations. She also educates local communities about important health issues.
Last summer, Hui volunteered at a rural hospital in Ghana as part of the International Pharmaceutical Students Federation Exchange Program. Participating in the Ghana Drug Safety Outreach Campaign, she helped educate residents about common diseases and the proper use of drugs.
“My volunteer experience widened my scope of pharmacy,” Hui said. “It helped me learn how to serve others first. I am honored to receive the RESPy award because it motivates pharmacy students to look beyond the classroom and textbooks.”
Hui uses media as a tool to promote the pharmacy profession and explain the expanding scope of its practice. She produced two short films for this purpose. The first, which won top honors at the Pharmacy Foundation of California Pharmacy Film Festival, demonstrates how medication errors can be prevented by checking labels.
She also produced a short commercial aimed at educating the public on proposed 2008 California budget cuts. The project won first place in a contest sponsored by the California Democratic Party and was shown on television throughout California last summer.
Hui is co-president of the American Pharmacy Student Alliance. She also has leadership positions in several other professional pharmacy organizations, including the American Pharmaceutical Association, California Pharmaceutical Association, American Society of Health System Pharmacists, California Society of Health System Pharmacists and the International Pharmacy Students’ Federation.
After graduation, Hui plans to obtain a residency in community pharmacy or ambulatory care. She also is interested in international health care and continuing to advance the pharmacy profession through media.
As part of the award, Hui was featured in the December issue of Pharmacy Times.
The article can be viewed at http://www.pharmacytimes.com/issues/articles/2008-12_018.asp
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