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Finally, the event ended after a “Call to Action” panel moderated by Roshini Epasinghe, consisting of three student pharmacists from the UCSF School of Pharmacy: Serena Huntington, Megan McCurdy and Martha Prieto. Advocates for the cause, these three student pharmacists spoke to their experiences and involvements with serving the underserved. Huntington focused on her current Schweitzer Fellowship, which is aimed at improving health outcomes through preventative medicine.
McCurdy shared her experiences in serving the underserved internationally in Mexico this past summer, where she was able to shadow physicians and learn Spanish for a period of one month. Prieto spoke about her current involvement with telepharmacy and how her fluency in Spanish has helped her to serve the underserved Spanish-speaking populations of San Francisco.
The event concluded with a brief speech given by Epasinghe, advising fellow student pharmacists on career development and matters related to networking. The sponsoring organizations hope to make “Closing the Gap” an annual event, so be sure to support them in advocating for the underserved at next year’s event.
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