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For that reason, Palasik, who will graduate in May from the University of Maryland's School of Pharmacy with a doctor of pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.), after earning her undergraduate degree in biology at 蜜桃传媒 with a minor in chemistry, will head off to a two-year residency at West Virginia University.

鈥淚t's not mandatory, but it's recommended if you want to do hospital pharmacy,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 eventually want to become a clinical faculty member, so I will be splitting my time taking care of patients at the hospital, and the rest I will be teaching pharmacy students.鈥�

蜜桃传媒's dual-degree program in pharmacy has enabled Palasik to earn鈥攊n seven years鈥攁 bachelor of science degree and a doctor of pharmacy degree. The added benefit of the writing-intensive, liberal-arts-based undergraduate work at WAC put her one step ahead, she says, of students from other schools.

鈥溍厶掖�媒 prepares you in a more well-rounded fashion than other institutions, I think,鈥� she says. 鈥淵ou get all of those communications pieces, and other places don't necessarily do that. It's a huge benefit especially in health care. I was perfectly prepared for everything coming into UMD.鈥�

She's also counting on that background to help her take the pharmacy degree one step further so that she can teach. 鈥淚'm going to be in academia, so I'm going to have to write a lot publications. That will be a big part of my job as well, so it was important to have that foundation.鈥�

WAC's small classes and intensely engaged faculty were critical to her success, she says, especially because she had to manage her course load correctly to get her prerequisites for pharmacy school, as well as her undergraduate work, done in three years.

鈥淒r. Martin Connaughton [pre-pharmacy advisor and associate professor of biology] was the one who really got me on my feet to help me finish undergrad in three years. That was huge. The mentorship is such a big piece at 蜜桃传媒,鈥� she says. 鈥淗e was instrumental in getting me where I am today.鈥�