Public Health Professor Earns Fulbright
Moved by the plight of those most in need both locally and globally, Preety Gadhoke, Ph.D., M.P.H., St. John’s University Associate Professor of Public Health, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences...
Pharmacy Student and Soldier, William Hong Fights Pandemic on Front Lines
William Hong will always remember the moment he got the call. “I was sitting in a café studying for my pharmacy midterms when my phone rang,” said William, a fourth-year student in the Doctor of...
St. John’s Alumnus Serves the Community in Dual Role
For more than 40 years, Ralph Ekstrand ’78P has served the Village of Farmingdale, NY, a community he has grown to love. In 2012, he was elected mayor of the Long Island hamlet, a position he holds to...
Physician Assistant Student Treats COVID Patients like Family
Shielded from head to toe in personal protective gear whenever she is in contact with COVID-19 patients at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, NY, Ashley Marx remains resolute as she tends to those...
CPHS Student Joins Front Line of Health Workers to Defeat Pandemic
As he helps patients stricken with COVID-19 while working part-time as an Emergency Department Technician at NYU Winthrop Hospital, in Mineola, NY, St. John’s student Nicholas Baumann foresees a...
St. John’s University Celebrates Class of 2020 with Virtual Recognition Ceremonies
A resilient and hopeful spirit permeated the Virtual Recognition Ceremonies held online by St. John’s University to celebrate the Class of 2020. While not meant to replace the Commencement ceremonies...
Collaborating from a Distance, Students Gain Real-World Experience
Doctor of Pharmacy and Physician Assistant students from St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences participated in a virtual interprofessional education activity with medical...
Focused on a Future in Pharmaceuticals
Originally from Manalapan, NJ, Andrew Kwong took his first steps toward a career in the pharmaceutical industry, working as a pharmacy intern at his local CVS Pharmacy. Today, he prepares to embark on...
Frank A. Barile ’77P, ’80GP, ’82Ph.D.: Service Is in His DNA
It is no surprise that Frank A. Barile, Ph.D., Professor of Applied and Clinical Toxicology in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health...
St. John’s Launches Survey to Assess Pandemic Impacts on Food Access and Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit New York harder than any other city in the world, and the overall impact this crisis is having on the state’s health-care system and economy is abundantly clear. Preety...