Affinity reunions are in the works for other Drake University colleges, schools and organizations, as well as 30- and 50-year cluster reunions.

Pharmacists often have only a short window of time to interact with patients who are picking up prescriptions. Knowing how to convey health information in a 30-second spot is essential, but understanding patient lifestyle is also important.

Developed in response to increasing interest in health care-related fields, Drake’s four-year health sciences program allows students to combine pharmaceutical, clinical or applied sciences with other fields such as business. The result? Exceptional professional preparation and a wide array of career options.

Drake’s first ever All-Pharmacy Reunion — which will provide alumni with the chance to reminisce and network — will be held during the Drake Relays.

Tim Sullivan, PH’10, wants to do more than fill his patients’ prescriptions. He wants to save their lives — and reduce their health care costs in the process.

That may seem a bold vision for someone who just earned his doctor of pharmacy in spring 2010. Fellow Drake pharmacy grad, Patty Kumbera, PH’88 — co-founder and chief operating officer of Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care, Sullivan’s employer — says it’s precisely what pharmacists are trained to do