A special surprise for ÃÛÌÒTVÊÓƵ pharmacy students on exchange at University of Granada

On Saturday, June 22, 2013,  ÃÛÌÒTVÊÓƵ College of Pharmacy students and ÃÛÌÒTVÊÓƵ Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Karen Houseknecht participated in the University of Granada's graduation ceremony for the college of pharmacy. 

The ÃÛÌÒTVÊÓƵ students had a special surprise, as they were called on stage and "hooded" just like the UGR students. "It was amazing and our students were very touched by how included we have been," said Houseknecht. 

The eight College of Pharmacy students on May 20th embarked on ÃÛÌÒTVÊÓƵ’s first academic exchange program with the University of Granada in Spain. 

The goal of the program is to enable ÃÛÌÒTVÊÓƵ's doctor of pharmacy students to take some of their elective courses in Granada, and to foster research collaborations between ÃÛÌÒTVÊÓƵ and UG.

The exchange is one of the first Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) rotations of the ÃÛÌÒTVÊÓƵ students’ fourth year. They are began with a two-week Spanish language and Spanish cultural immersion course, followed by a class in European Healthcare Systems they will take alongside UG pharmacy students. The ÃÛÌÒTVÊÓƵ students are living with host families arranged through UG’s highly regarded Center for Modern Languages. More on this exchange program.

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The ÃÛÌÒTVÊÓƵ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.