Future leaders in pharmacy innovation took center stage at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) on April 29, when second- and third-year student pharmacists presented entrepreneurial ventures during the annual Dolphin Tank event—an academic take on the popular Shark Tank TV show.
“Pharmapreneurship is about empowering our students to think like innovators and problem-solvers,” said Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, MS, FAPhA, FNAP, professor of practice, sciences, and health outcomes research, associate dean for clinical services and practice transformation, executive director of the Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions, and coordinator of the Pharmapreneurship Pathway in UMSOP’s Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. “This event gives them a platform to take real-world problems and pitch viable, patient-centered solutions.”
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