Once known for dispensing prescriptions and warning doctors of potentially dangerous drug interactions, today\u2019s pharmacists now have the ability in certain situations to prescribe medicines and order labs.<\/div>\n
Rocking Horse, a federally qualified healthcare center that provides care to underserved populations, is Straw\u2019s clinic site. Rocking Horse acts as a homebase for a new pharmacy residency program location. Straw spends part of each week practicing pharmacy at the center and oversees the new residency program as its director.<\/p>\n
Serving the Underserved, Training Students<\/h2>\n
For Straw, developing a pharmacy residency program at the site was a natural step forward in providing better service at Rocking Horse and more opportunities for students, from Cedarville or any other school of pharmacy, to learn from the work being done at the center.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was looking for a way to expand the services at Rocking Horse and also provide opportunities for postgraduate training, so a residency really made the most sense,\u201d said Straw. \u201cGiven all the services available, the population and the variety of disease states and medications that are available, it makes a great place for a student to receive that intense additional training.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the healthcare profession has changed through the years, so has the role and opportunity for pharmacists to influence healthcare. Once known for dispensing prescriptions and warning doctors of potentially dangerous drug interactions, today\u2019s pharmacists now have the ability in certain situations to prescribe medicines and order labs. 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