Welcome to Rx Project HOPE. This blog is to share the experiences of 3 fourth year pharmacy students of Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy who will be partaking in the inaugural experiential rotations with Project HOPE (www.projecthope.org).

Elizabeth Johnson will be going to Latin America from 6/22 to 8/28 on board the USNS Comfort. Benedict Baidoo, Pharm.D. will serve as her pharmacy preceptor. Her experience will include the following nations: Columbia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panama.

John Hammill will be going to the Pacific from 6/24 to 7/3 on board the USNS Richard Byrd. John Nett, BS Pharm, MBA will serve as his pharmacy preceptor.

Stephen Creasy will also be going to the Pacific from 7/30 to 9/18 on board the USNS Richard Byrd. His preceptor has not been named yet.

The Pacific trip with the USNS Richard Byrd will visit the following nations: Samoa, Tonga, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, and Kiribati.

This unique experience has been made possible by many individuals. On behalf of Project Hope, many thanks go to Matthew Peterson, Program Manager, Special Projects; Dana Fitzsimmons, Team Leader, Medical Outcomes Specialists, Pfizer Global Medical; and the Project Hope staff for their hard work and dedication in making this possible. On behalf of Shenandoah University, much gratitude goes to Dr. Alan McKay, Dean, School of Pharmacy; Dr. Bryon Grigsby, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Senior Vice President; Dr. Tracy Fitzsimmons, President, Shenandoah University; Ms. Wanda Coffey, Experiential Coordinator, School of Pharmacy; and the School of Pharmacy staff for their assistance and support in making the experience a reality.

Please visit the blog often to learn of the experiences of the pharmacy students as they partake in this adventure.