The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) celebrated 104 graduating Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on May 19.
The PharmD Class of 2023 experienced, accomplished, and persevered through enormous challenges during their four years in pharmacy school. They unexpectedly pivoted to all virtual school in March 2020 – the spring semester of their first year – when the COVID-19 pandemic began, and many served on the front lines of the country’s mass vaccination efforts in 2021, gaining real world public health experience. A handful augmented their PharmD studies through pathway curricula or dual degrees in law, business, and regulatory science. And many others participated in student organizations, research, and community pharmacy work or got married and started families.
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