Meet Zade Hikmat, a third-year PharmD student who co-founded a platform to support healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, he shares about an impactful summer fellowship and where he hopes his career in pharmacy will take him.
Michelle Kalu is pursuing a PharmD and a PhD in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics. Here, the Northridge, Calif. native reflects on what sparked her interest in pharmacy and how COVID-19 solidified her desire to go into infectious disease research.
Meet MS in Healthcare Decision Analysis student Nikitha Kolapalli, PharmD. Here, she shares how her personal experience with illness motivated her to pursue a career in health care, why she moved across the world to attend the USC School of Pharmacy and what she’s working on at a company pioneering AI in health care.
Meet Doreen Nilo, a third-year PharmD student and cofounder of Parmasya, the Filipino affinity group at USC Mann. Here, the Lakewood, Calif. native shares how a medical volunteer trip to Mexico solidified her desire to pursue a pharmacy career and how she hopes Parmasya will be an inclusive and educational platform.
Meet Noam Morningstar-Kywi, a third-year PharmD student who has leveraged 10 years of experience as a veterinary technician to excel in pharmacy school.
Meet second-year PharmD student Michael Hsiao, a father who helped start the first student-parent support group on campus. He shares why he decided to transition from a career in art to one in pharmacy and gives advice on how to balance school, work and family.