Campbell to offer summer science pharmacy camp

      A nationally recognized program and academic outreach opportunities are making Campbell University’s School of Pharmacy a sought after destination for high school students and graduates this summer and throughout the year. SciPharm, “The Science behind the Pharmacist,” summer day camp is being offered June 25-29 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the Campbell University campus. The theme of this years’ camp is “From the Field to the Pharmacy,” which introduces students to the study of pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy research and development through hands-on lab activities, workshops and field trips.

     According to Emily Bloom, associate director of Education Outreach for the Campbell School of Pharmacy, SciPharm is just one of the activities made possible through a Burroughs Wellcome Student Science Enrichment Program grant and funding from the Campbell School of Pharmacy. SciPharm is now in its fifth year.

      “SciPharm is a great way for high school students to come and experience a taste of what pharmacy can offer them as a career option,” Bloom said. “We will be visiting Biogenldec in RTP this year and learning about the career of Percy Julian, a groundbreaking black chemist who started his work in the early part of the 20th century.”

     SciPharm is open to any high school age student able to get to the university each day. The cost is $10 per student. For more information can be found on the Science Education Outreach Web site at SciPharm at www.campbell.edu/faculty/ebloom or by calling Emily Bloom at 910.893.1842.

     Only 20 students will be admitted to this year’s camp and there are still a few remaining spaces.

     Photo Copy: Students from last year’s SciPharm session visited the Carolina Compounding Pharmacy and Health Center in Cary, N.C.