FAMU pharmacy making international impact

FAMU's College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty, Henry Lewis III, PharmD, professor and dean of the College along with Hong Xiao, Ph.D., associate professor and director, economic, social and administrative pharmacy, housed in the College, recently traveled to Beijing, China to participate in the 2009 China-Japan Pharmacist International Forum. The China-Japan pharmacists’ international forum (CJPIF), sponsored by China-Japan Medical Science and Technology Exchanges Association, Chinese Pharmaceutical Association, and Japanese Society of Hospital Pharmacists.

CJPIF's mission is to promote the international exchange and cooperation of Chinese and Japanese pharmacists, as well as, other pharmacists from other parts of the world. It attracted more than 1,400 pharmacists from all over Asia, the US, UK, Australia, Germany, and South Africa. Both Lewis and Xaio made presentations at the CJPIF. Lewis’ presentation was entitled “Drug Policy in the United States.” Xaio’s presentation title was “Pharmacy Administration in the United States.”

Lewis and Xiao also had an opportunity to visit the Peking University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Beijing, where Xiao attended pharmacy school and met with members of the faculty where they discussed pharmacy education and pharmacists’ responsibilities in China and the United States.

Lewis said, “Participation in the 2009 China–Japan Pharmacist International Forum and the developing collaboration with Peking University for the research and intellectual exchange is directly related to FAMU’s goal of becoming a Global University. Reaching out across continents spreads the FAMU message and positions in to be a major player in international education, economic development and partnerships.”