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Harrisburg, PA --- A student team from Duquesne University placed second in the third annual Self Care Championship held on February 7, 2009, during the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association’s Mid Year Conference at the Harrisburg Holiday Inn and Conference Center in New Cumberland, PA.
The team of three students from Duquesne – John Leffler, Aaron Bagnola, and Bryan Kudlawiec – demonstrated a high level of knowledge throughout the entire competition, and achieved the second place position after an exciting tie breaker round against the University of Pittsburgh. Students, faculty, and alumni from Duquesne were present in the audience, helping to cheer the team on to the runner up position.
Presented by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association and endowed by Proctor and Gamble, the Self Care Championship is the nation-wide competition among pharmacy students designed to test knowledge of over the counter products and home remedies. Team members are selected by the individual schools of pharmacy within Pennsylvania. This year six schools competed.
The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association is a statewide professional organization representing pharmacy students and pharmacists in all practice settings united for the purpose of assuring a high quality of professional practice, through the establishment and maintenance of high standards of professional ethics and education, promoting patient pharmacy care which is concerned with preserving and protecting public health, and protecting the professional integrity and economic security of our members.
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