Students
from four Tucson middle schools are getting a hands-on look
at pharmacy careers through PharmCamp at the University of
Arizona College of Pharmacy.
During the free program faculty and students at the college are giving the
students a look at pharmacy through interactive exercises, labs, workshops,
projects and activities designed to teach the many aspects of pharmacy.
Students will take a tour of the University of Arizona campus and visit a community
pharmacy and health-care clinic and a local pharmaceutical manufacturer, learning
about research into new medicines and how medicines are made.
Two individuals from the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center-Ms.
Gevirtzman, Instructional Specialist and Mrs. Penrod, CATTS Fellow-conducted
hands-on experiments for the visiting students. “Alcohol
and Blackworms”, “Race for the Cure”, and “Lemons and
Onions” were the experiments Ms. Gevirtzman and Mrs. Penrod conducted. “Alcohol
and Blackworms” serves to illustrate the dangers associated with the
consumtion of alcohol, “Race for the Cure” involves students working
in groups racing to find a “cure” for cancer, while “Lemons
and Onions” shows the relationship between health problems and environmental
hazards.
PharmCamp
is sponsored by the UA College of Pharmacy, the University
of Arizona Health Sciences Office of Multicultural Affairs,
UA Hispanic Alumni Association, UA Office of Early Academic
Outreach, Tucson Unified School District, Basha's Community
Gift Program and Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Southwest
Environmental Health Sciences Center
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Room 244
PO Box 210207, Tucson, AZ, USA 85721-0207 swehsc-info@pharmacy.arizona.edu
520-626-5594
520-626-6944(FAX)