Students gather in new office

The new COP offices in the TGen Building hosted their first event on Nov. 13 when Jamie Joy, experiential education director in Phoenix, held a Residency Planning seminar.

The two-hour seminar and dinner attracted 15 fourth-year PharmD students who were interested in information and tools to help them plan for residencies. The seminar provided information about the importance of a residency program, CV and resume tips, timelines and important deadlines regarding applying for residency programs, preparing for the ASHP midyear meeting and interviewing tips.

There were five guest speakers: Mitch Buckley, St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center; Hilary Davis, Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Jon Glover, Pfizer; Jennifer Retterer, Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center; and Karen Wright, Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center.

If you want to learn about future activities like this, contact Sue Johnston.

Pharmacy spots in Phoenix open

COP is looking for a few good people to develop and further programs in Phoenix. We are accepting applications for a director of administrative and professional affairs, a director of clinical and translational pharmacy research, and faculty in personalized medicine research.

The director of administrative and professional affairs will, among many duties, develop and administer education initiatives and participate in budgetary planning and management. Learn more by checking out Job 39627 on the UA Career Track web page.

The research director will develop and manage postgraduate education in clinical and translational research with partners in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area; for details see Job 39625.

Faculty are also needed to develop and manage postgraduate residency and fellowship programs in clinical and translational research specialties such as cardiovascular/diabetes, neurology, oncology and bioinformatics. Look for this posting on the UA job site in a few days.