A PhaB Way to Make More Health
volunteer event: a University
of Pittsburgh School of
Pharmacy student (l) with our
Boehringer Ingelheim
pharmacist volunteer (r).
It stands for Pharmacists across BI. It’s pronounced fab – quite fitting for a group of Boehringer Ingelheim pharmacists who have banded together to apply their knowledge and experience to make more health.
During American Pharmacists Month in October, these PhaB volunteers worked with students of UConn’s medical, pharmacy, dental and nursing schools and Quinnipiac University’s physician assistance program at health events across Connecticut.
The employees also spent time counseling patients on the proper use and safe disposal of medicines. One of them had the opportunity to counsel a senior who had just turned 100. Members of the team also met with students to share firsthand information about career opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry.
The results were nothing short of Phab-ulous. The combined state-wide effort delivered 435 hours of experiential learning to students and served over 300 clients. “It was a great experience,” said one of the pharmacist volunteers. “I was able to counsel several seniors on their medications and discuss the expanding role of the pharmacist in healthcare delivery to patients and to pharmacy and physician assistant students.”