New and Improved Map

Here is the newest version of our map of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.

Here's a tip: If you're coming to Phoenix to visit the office, and want free parking, call ahead to (602) 293-3222. The staff will arrange for you to park in one of the free lots next to our office, and you can save a few dollars--an especially good thing now as gas prices are soaring.

One more tip: 5th Street is one-way, northbound, in this area. So don't plan to turn south onto 5th from Fillmore to get into the parking lots from 5th. Turn north from Van Buren to find us.

Here's a link to a larger version (pdf file) of the map.

City Council hears about UA COP in Phoenix

On June 3, the Phoenix City Council invited me to give a presentation about the activities of The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in Phoenix. This was part of a larger agenda to hear about the progress made with the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. There were also presentations from a consultant who has advised the City of Phoenix on this project, and Dr. Stuart Flynn, dean of the College of Medicine.

I highlighted the following in my presentation: the pharmacy day event at the Capitol on March 8; plans for outreach activities this summer at the Luke-Krohn Senior Center; recognition of the preceptor of the year, Denise Erickson, who is located in the Phoenix area; Health Disparities and Outreach initiatives with newly hired Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy; our current activities with 27 fourth-year students who have clerkship rotations in Phoenix (and 34 planned for next year); and our future plans to focus on pharmacogenomics to deliver individualized drug therapies to patients.

We had a follow-up meeting with one member of the council, Maria Barier, who is an advocate for the Phoenix Biomedical Campus and the pharmacy program here.

One interesting topic that came up at the council meeting was the issue of pharmaceutical waste and the quality of the city water supply. Representatives from the Department of Water assured the council members that the water quality in Phoenix was good, but several of us discussed the possibility of developing a program to improve the disposal of pharmaceuticals that are no longer needed so they are not simply flushed in the toilet.

As the new director of administrative and professional affairs in Phoenix, I am happy to be here and part of developing this exciting new program!