Pharmasave Community Service Award
Pharmasave provides one award in the amount of $1250. This award is provided to a student entering the 2nd year of the pharmacy program who has made outstanding contributions to his or her community through volunteer service. Students must be in clear academic standing and be actively involved in volunteer work which has an impact on community life. Students will be eligible to win this award only once during his/her tenure at the School. They will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards based on the recommendation of the Dean, School of Pharmacy.
Pharmasave Pharmacy Innovation in Patient Care Award
Pharmasave provides two awards in the amount of $1250 each. These awards are provided to students in clear academic standing who are entering the 3rd or 4th year of the pharmacy program who show leadership in the development and implementation of a “non- dispensing” patient care program/service offered by a community pharmacy. They will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards based on the recommendation of the Dean, School of Pharmacy.
James C. Quick Professional Practice Award
This award was established by a donation from Mr. Jim Quick and Ms. Diane McMartin, in memory of Mr. Quick’s father – Mr. James C. Quick. James C. Quick was an award-winning pharmacist who believed that healthy and vibrant communities are created through entrepreneurship and fostered by leaders who have a strong sense of civic responsibility and commitment. Valued at a portion of the income on the endowment, it will be granted annually to a Memorial University of Newfoundland School of Pharmacy student who completed their advanced professional practice experience in rural Newfoundland and Labrador and participated in a community service activity while on their professional practice. Preference will be given to a student who has demonstrated financial need. The student must meet the minimum requirements for an award as defined by the University. This award will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean, School of Pharmacy.
John J. and John P. Rahal Memorial Bursary
This bursary was established by a generous donation form the Rahal Family. The bursary honours the memory of the prominent pharmacists John J. Rahal and John P. Rahal. John J. Rahal was one of the thirty-one charter members of the Newfoundland Pharmaceutical Society in 1910. His son, John P. Rahal served as the Registrar and Auditor of Newfoundland Pharmaceutical Society from 1943 to 1952. Both father and son were included on a listing of the hundred most notable pharmacists in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1910-1920. Valued at a portion of the income from the endowment, it will be awarded annually to a student entering the third year of the undergraduate pharmacy program at Memorial University of Newfoundland who has shown outstanding skills in communicating with patients and the potential for becoming an excellent pharmacist. The recipient must have demonstrated financial need as well as meet the minimum academic requirements for a bursary as defined by Memorial University of Newfoundland. The bursary will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean of the School of Pharmacy.
Thomas (Tommy) Ricketts Award in Pharmacy Education