Pharmacy Practice Research and Impact

Learn more about our research, service, and dedication to patient care.

The Department of Pharmacy Practice is deeply committed to fostering community engagement and collaboration. Through innovative initiatives and dedicated outreach efforts, we are actively partnering with our local community to enhance healthcare access and promote wellness.

Research and Impact Areas

Three students volunteering at the Jackson Free Clinic

The Jackson Free Clinic

The Jackson Free Clinic is a student-run non-profit organization offering medical, dental, psychiatric services, physical therapy, and occupational therapy to uninsured patients in the Jackson metropolitan area. The School of Pharmacy faculty, residents, and students run a charity pharmacy at JFC, providing important medications, vaccines, and patient education to improve patient health.

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Students holding signs for the Operation Immunization flu shot clinic

Operation Immunization

In conjunction with a national campaign driven by the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists, the UM chapter of the organization annually coordinates multiple opportunities for faculty, staff, students, and community members to get flu shots. Operation Immunization’s goal is to increase the public’s knowledge of immunizations while also increasing the number of adults receiving immunizations. 

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Pharmacy Student in Costa Rica

Impacting Our World!

I spent a month participating in APhA's Student exchange program in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Costa Rica. I worked with the Centro de Desarrollo de Análisis y Asesoría para la Industria (CEDAAI) on a project to innovate the current system of pharmaceutical medication management, knowledge, and storage within federal prisons. Additionally, I joined pharmacy students at the Universidad de Ciencias Medicinas in industrial pharmacy classes and labs, creating pills and capsules, analyzing compounds, and unraveling the processes and equipment used to create and test medicine. I was exposed to pharmacists in the hospital, industry, and community settings and the varying clinical simulations used for learning by the students at the university.

Madison Bonn

Pharmacy Student