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Ghana Rotation Connects Pharmacy Student With Homeland, Mark D. Weinstein

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Growing up, Cedarville University student Karley Amelemah witnessed how pharmacists in her home nation of Ghana improved her grandmother’s quality of life. Their example spurred her to become a pharmacist too, a decision that led her from west Africa to southwest Ohio and back.

Creating Pharmacy Rotations In Ghana, Mark D. Weinstein

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Cedarville University's School of Pharmacy is exploring an international advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation in Ghana for professional pharmacy students.

Pharmacy Students Creating Formularies For Ghana Villages, Mark D. Weinstein

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Over the past two years, students from the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy have worked closely with Cedar Medical Clinic in Ghana, where they help a local physician make a difference and spread the Gospel to the African nation.

Phillip Thornton, Ph.D., vice chair and associate professor of pharmacy practice, will travel to Ghana on Thursday, Feb. 11on a 10-day missions trip. Thornton will travel with Phil Black, a retired pharmacist from Beavercreek and advisory council member for Cedarville's School of Pharmacy.

Cedarville's pharmacy students created formularies, which are detailed lists of prescribed medications for Cedar Medical Clinic. Thornton and …