Manchester Magazine Spring 2017 | Page 7

MU| N e w s First pharmacy graduates report success Manchester’s inaugural pharmacy class reported a 98 percent success rate shortly after their graduation in May 2016. Forty-nine out of 50 graduates said they were working in community pharmacies and hospitals or completing additional post-graduate training. Sixty-five percent of the graduates entered the community pharmacy workforce and 8 percent said they were employed in the hospital setting. “We commend the Class of 2016 for again creating a strong foundation for all future classes,” said Tommy Smith, Pharm.D., J.D., who announced the results. He is assistant dean for assessment and accreditation of the Pharmacy Program. “Getting the first set of very competitive results in the record book is one of a number of important milestones our program has successfully achieved in 2016.” Even though they came to MU from all over the nation, half of the graduates remained in Indiana and 75 percent of those are in northeast Indiana. About a third of the graduates pursued residencies, and they achieved an 81 percent “match” rate with programs in 13 states. This is much higher than the national rate of 68 percent, according to data from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Residency Match Program. Residencies usually last a year and offer post-graduate training primarily at hospitals, community pharmacies and managed- care organizations. MU receives $300,000 grant from Justice Department Manchester is using a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to raise awareness about sexual violence and harassment and enhance victim support. The award over three years is one of 61 such grants nationwide totaling $25 million and the only award to an Indiana institution. MU’s proposal created the CARE (Creating a Respectful Environment) Initiative for the North Manchester and Fort Wayne campuses. CARE focuses on three areas: • Implementation of education programs designed to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. • Improved coordination among University administrators, security personnel and local law enforcement to reduce those problems. • Development of specific strategies for underserved populations. MU is partnering with four victim services providers as well as the police departments in North Manchester and Fort Wayne. Staff members who developed the proposal include Liz Bushnell, assistant vice president for institutional quality; Paige Krouse, director of grants; Allen Machielson, dean of student experience; Danette Norman ’85 Till, director of counseling services; and April White ’03, assistant director of counseling services. Manchester | 7