November 18, 2008
The North Carolina Association of Pharmacists has named Jennifer Askew, a preceptor for the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, the 2008 Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year in the state.
Askew has been working at New Hanover Regional Medical Center for five years. She received her doctor of pharmacy from the School in 2003 and has been a UNC pharmacy preceptor since 2006. She has precepted more than twenty UNC pharmacy students in introductory and advanced hospital, community, and practice management rotations. She was named the School’s Hospital Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year for 2008. Askew is also an active participant with the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at her institution and volunteers in the pharmacy at Tileston Outreach Health Center, a local free clinic where she also serves on the board of directors and maintains a clinical practice in mental health.
The Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year award is presented to a pharmacist in each state for individual excellence and outstanding contributions in state pharmacy association activities, community affairs, and professional practice.
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