NCPA Students Named in Top Ten Finalists

NCPA members who submitted a winning business plan are pictured (L to R) Jared Underdahl, Cory Officer, Morganne Smyth, Kendra Van Grinsven, Joseph Poling, project advisor Kem Krueger, and Mark Harmon. Not pictured: Elizabeth Higdon.

Kendra Van Grinsven, Elizabeth Higdon, Cory Officer, Joseph Poling, Mark Harmon, Morganne Smyth, and Jared Underdahl were among the top ten finalists in the 2009 NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition.

The students are members of the UW School of Pharmacy chapter of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). Their winning business plan was titled "Stone Drug: Pharmaceutical Care ‘At Its Peak'" and described a five year plan for purchasing Stone Drug in Jackson, Wyoming. The business plan also described adding a pain management clinic, a veterinary medication compounding and flavoring service, and a medication adherence program featuring Medicine-On-Time® convenience packaging.

The students along with their project advisor, Dr. Kem Krueger, will receive $300 and be recognized at the NCPA Foundation Awards Ceremony held during the NCPA Annual Meeting in New Orleans on September 18, 2009.
 

Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009