Steve Erickson was selected as Member of the Month for April because of his contributions to UPPOW over the school year. Most notably Steve put together a submission for APhA's Project CHANCE on very short notice and won a $10,000 award to implement the project. Way to go Steve!
Here's what Steve had to say about himself.
"My name is Steve Erickson, and I’m proud to be a member of the class of 2014! I was born and raised in Vancouver, Washington, which is where my family has lived since my great-great grandparents established a farm there in 1898. I grew up working on my family’s farm, where I helped customers in the market store, hand-picked strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries during the summers, and got to do many assorted tasks like laying out irrigation pipes and cleaning barns. Prior to coming to UW, I graduated from WSU Vancouver with a B.S. in Biology. While I was an undergraduate, I volunteered weekly for three and a half years at Southwest Medical Center, where I got my first introduction to pharmacy practice in the anticoagulation clinic and central pharmacy. I want to become a pharmacist because I enjoy helping everybody in need, especially those who are living with chronic medical conditions, and I also like all of the pharmacology and physiology knowledge that pharmacists get to learn and translate into easy-to-understand language for patients. Out of all the different healthcare professionals, pharmacists are able to focus the most on treatments, and this is my favorite aspect of healthcare because it’s what helps patients to get better. I currently volunteer weekly in the pharmacy at the Pioneer Square Clinic, where I enjoy helping patients at the front window and learning more and more each day about how to provide the best care for them. I would be really, really happy to specialize in ambulatory care. In my free time, I like to party it up whenever possible and explore this amazing city called Seattle! I have a pet kitty cat named Jasmine, and she makes my life even more enjoyable with her extraordinary fluffiness, incredible cuteness, and soul-soothing purring."
Here's what Steve had to say about himself.
"My name is Steve Erickson, and I’m proud to be a member of the class of 2014! I was born and raised in Vancouver, Washington, which is where my family has lived since my great-great grandparents established a farm there in 1898. I grew up working on my family’s farm, where I helped customers in the market store, hand-picked strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries during the summers, and got to do many assorted tasks like laying out irrigation pipes and cleaning barns. Prior to coming to UW, I graduated from WSU Vancouver with a B.S. in Biology. While I was an undergraduate, I volunteered weekly for three and a half years at Southwest Medical Center, where I got my first introduction to pharmacy practice in the anticoagulation clinic and central pharmacy. I want to become a pharmacist because I enjoy helping everybody in need, especially those who are living with chronic medical conditions, and I also like all of the pharmacology and physiology knowledge that pharmacists get to learn and translate into easy-to-understand language for patients. Out of all the different healthcare professionals, pharmacists are able to focus the most on treatments, and this is my favorite aspect of healthcare because it’s what helps patients to get better. I currently volunteer weekly in the pharmacy at the Pioneer Square Clinic, where I enjoy helping patients at the front window and learning more and more each day about how to provide the best care for them. I would be really, really happy to specialize in ambulatory care. In my free time, I like to party it up whenever possible and explore this amazing city called Seattle! I have a pet kitty cat named Jasmine, and she makes my life even more enjoyable with her extraordinary fluffiness, incredible cuteness, and soul-soothing purring."
