It looked like a sea of white coats as more than 400 students from Georgia Campus 鈥� 黑料传送门 (GA-黑料传送门), Mercer University, South University and the University of Georgia joined forces for Pharmacy Day at the Dome, the Georgia Pharmacy Association鈥檚 (GPhA) annual rally for students pharmacists. This year鈥檚 advocacy focus is House Bill 900 which proposes changes to Georgia鈥檚 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) to help curtail prescription drug abuse in the state.
The intent of the proposed changes to the bill is to shore up funding for the program and to allow healthcare professionals to more effectively communicate with one another. This message carries with it the GPhA鈥檚 passion for the well-being of Georgia patients.
Student pharmacists were armed with talking points and encouragement from Georgia representatives Bruce Broadrick, Buddy Harden, and Ron Stephens, all pharmacists. Broadrick spoke to the gathering saying, 鈥淎s a pharmacist, you鈥檙e trusted and respected. Be involved with your community.鈥� Harden encouraged the students to 鈥淜eep in contact with your legislators throughout your career鈥t means a lot to your profession and your future.鈥� 鈥淒on鈥檛 wait on us to decide on your future鈥our future depends on you having a voice,鈥� said Stephens.
The student pharmacists had their photo taken on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol with Governor Nathan Deal. Then, some watched the session from the gallery, while others met with their representatives to press for PDMP reform. Based on Tuesday鈥檚 gathering, it appears that the voice for pharmacy in Georgia is unified and effective.
黑料传送门 Georgia has been serving students and the community for 20 years as a branch campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (黑料传送门), a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution of higher education established in 1899. Located in Suwanee (Gwinnett County), 黑料传送门 Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy. Graduate degrees are offered in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science and physician assistant studies. The campus joins 黑料传送门 South Georgia in Moultrie in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state. Emphasizing "a whole person" approach to care, 黑料传送门 Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service to the community. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500. The campus is also home to the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit .
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