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ACP White Coat Ceremony

54 Students Recognized in ACP White Coat Ceremony

OAKWOOD, VA (FEBRUARY 9, 2021) –  Fifty-four first year students at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP) formally received their white coats signifying their entrance into the profession of pharmacy during a recent ceremony held on campus and recorded to allow family members and friends to take part in the ceremony virtually. Traditionally, students receive…Keep Reading 54 Students Recognized in ACP White Coat Ceremony

BGH Vaccine Clinic

ACP Faculty, Students, Alumni on the Frontlines Helping to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine

OAKWOOD, VA (JANUARY 26, 2021) –  Appalachian College of Pharmacy faculty, student pharmacists and alumni members have been on the front lines in recent weeks helping to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at various clinics in the region and in other states — from Virginia, to Maryland, to Idaho and to other points in between. On…Keep Reading ACP Faculty, Students, Alumni on the Frontlines Helping to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine

Crystal Perkins

ACP Names Perkins as New Fellow

OAKWOOD, VA (JANUARY 12, 2021) –  Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP) Alumna, Dr. Crystal Perkins, has been named ACP’s new Fellow. Perkins, a native of Honaker, Va., who graduated with her doctor of pharmacy degree from ACP in 2019, will focus her pharmacy practice and research activities on implementing Chronic Care Management initiatives in Buchanan…Keep Reading ACP Names Perkins as New Fellow

ACP Volunteer Caterina Hernandez

ACP Professor Named CASA Volunteer of the Year

OAKWOOD, VA (OCTOBER 27, 2020) – Appalachian College of Pharmacy Professor Caterina Hernandez was named the 29th Judicial Circuit Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program Volunteer of the Year. Hernandez was recognized October 23 at the 2019-2020 Volunteer Appreciation “Drop In” which was held in lieu of CASA’s annual banquet due to COVID-19 precautions. “We are…Keep Reading ACP Professor Named CASA Volunteer of the Year

ACP Records Lowest National and State Student Loan Default Rate at 0.00 Percent

OAKWOOD, VA (OCTOBER 27, 2020) –  The Appalachian College of Pharmacy has been recognized in LendEDU’s second annual report on student loans showing ACP students had a 0.00 percent student loan default rate, ranking it as number one in the state of Virginia and in the country. A total of 137 institutions of 4,398 examined…Keep Reading ACP Records Lowest National and State Student Loan Default Rate at 0.00 Percent

ACP to Offer Free Flu Shot Clinic October 31

OAKWOOD, VA (OCTOBER 27, 2020) –  The Appalachian College of Pharmacy will offer a free Flu Shot Clinic, Saturday, October 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The clinic will be offered at the ACP trailer in the college parking lot. Appalachian College of Pharmacy’s student chapters of the National Community Pharmacy Association (NCPA) and…Keep Reading ACP to Offer Free Flu Shot Clinic October 31

VCOM and ACP Sister institutions

ACP and VCOM to Become Sister Institutions

Oakwood, VA (June 30, 2020) – Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP) signed an agreement with Harvey W. Peters Research Foundation (the foundation), of Roanoke, the single member of Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), of Blacksburg, Virginia, which will make ACP a sister institution with VCOM in a new educational consortium upon approval by…Keep Reading ACP and VCOM to Become Sister Institutions