Student pharmacists provide medication during the point of dispensing drill.

Third-year student pharmacists at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) participated in a public health exercise with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy’s Emergency Preparedness Task Force (EPTF) on March 6.

The event, known as a point of dispensing (POD) drill, simulated a crisis scenario of quickly distributing medication to the public following a widespread disease outbreak or release of a bioterrorism agent.

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