Pharmacy G R A D UAT I O N 2 0 1 7 P E R S P E C T I V E S By the Numbers: The University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy will confer 195 degrees. Graduates include those who are receiving doctor of pharmacy degrees in both the entry level and distance degree programs, and doctor of philosophy degrees in pharmaceutical sciences and toxicology. DOCTOR OF PHARMACY 188 DEGREES CONFERRED: 154 in the traditional entry level program, and 34 through the distance degree program DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 7 DEGREES CONFERRED: 1 - August 2016 3 - December 2016 3 - May 2017 In This Issue 3 Miracle Ear 10 Brotherly Love 4 11 8 12 Horse Sense Facing Challenges Head On All in the Family Gap Year Proves Invaluable G R A D U A T I O N 2 017 You've done it! Armed with your PhD or PharmD you've earned the right to be called "doctor." Revel in it. Learn more about your fellow classmates and their stories - where they've come from, what they've already accomplished and where they are going - in this special edition of Pharmacy Perspectives. L-R Jillian Bishop and Chelsea Mitchell winners of the 2016 ASHP Clinical Skills Competition