(BPRW) Howard University & Alto Pharmacy Announce “Alto Scholars” Scholarship Program
Three-year partnership will help training of future pharmacists
(Black PR Wire) SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Alto Pharmacy (“Alto”), a patient-centric telehealth pharmacy dedicated to well being and wellbeing, in the present day introduced a three-year partnership with the Howard University College of Pharmacy (“HUCOP”). Under this system, Alto will contribute $450,000 to help scholarships for roughly 5 college students every of the three years. This builds on an current partnership that established paid internships and cast a profession path to high quality everlasting pharmacist roles for aspiring HUCOP college students.
“At Alto, we are working every day to help people live healthier by transforming the pharmacy industry. We can only do that over the long-term if there is another generation of smart, committed, and diverse pharmacists to help continue to innovate, whether at Alto or elsewhere in the industry. This partnership is a small first step in supporting and empowering that generation,” stated Matt Gamache-Asselin, founding father of Alto Pharmacy.
Several “Alto Scholars” can be chosen by the College of Pharmacy’s scholarship committee annually. Alto’s 10-week immersive internship program empowers HUCOP college students to study aspect by aspect with Alto pharmacists at our achievement facilities, construct rapport with our senior administration, and hopefully be a part of Alto upon commencement.
“We are preparing students to be leaders in pharmacy practice, and the Alto Scholarship Fund will help us invest in our students,” stated Toyin Tofade, dean and professor at Howard University College of Pharmacy. “Our partnership with Alto Pharmacy provides scholarships that will enhance student education, expand networking opportunities and provide real-world experiences for Howard pharmacy students.”
“The Howard University College of Pharmacy is clearly a leader in educating and developing the next generation of pharmacists. It is an honor for Alto to be able to support and partner with them by making access to this world-class program possible for more students. We hope this is just the start of a long and impactful partnership,” stated Gamache-Asselin.
The partnership’s first interns, from Summer 2021, gave this system rave critiques for its hands-on studying alternatives. “I am grateful to have been afforded this opportunity and to collaborate with a team that is as passionate as I am. From helping develop new standard operating procedures to market research on how to better serve patients, it was an incredible growth experience,” stated HUCOP pupil Mesay Abomsa. “Alto gave me the opportunity to meet many new people and practice networking skills while also establishing a network of professional contacts, mentors, and references. I also learned more about fertility and the medications used to treat it. Knowing about fertility gave me an extra skill set because it is not typically taught in pharmacy school curriculums,” stated HUCOP pupil Benedicta Agbodza.
About Howard University
Founded in 1867, Howard University is a non-public, analysis college that’s comprised of 13 colleges and faculties. Students pursue greater than 140 applications of examine resulting in undergraduate, graduate {and professional} levels. The University operates with a dedication to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced one Schwarzman Scholar, three Marshall Scholars, 4 Rhodes Scholars, 12 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and greater than 165 Fulbright recipients. Howard additionally produces extra on-campus African-American Ph.D. recipients than some other college within the United States. For extra info on Howard University, go to www.howard.edu.
About Alto Pharmacy
After discovering that half of all prescriptions aren’t even picked up—leading to 125,000 avoidable deaths yearly—we got down to construct a brand new sort of pharmacy that focuses on the individual behind each prescription.
We’re reworking a $500 billion business by reinventing what a pharmacy can do—from hand-delivering drugs without cost to providing on-call assist by textual content or chat. Our clients are on the heart of all the pieces we do, and it exhibits. After delivering multiple million prescriptions, we’ve got an NPS rating of 86 and over a thousand five-star critiques on Yelp.
Source: Alto Pharmacy
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