Zara Risoldi Cochrane ' 08 received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from 澳门线上赌博平台大学. “To me, Shenandoah was the perfect fit,里索尔迪说. “Shenandoah is a supportive atmosphere, it provides close personal relationships with faculty, and has a beautiful location that allows access to big city amenities while retaining a small town feel.” Risoldi also chose Shenandoah because of the university’s pre-admission program at the 伯纳德J. 邓恩药学院, allowing her access pharmacy school immediately after her undergraduate studies. During her time at Shenandoah, Risoldi was part of the honors program as a freshman, studied abroad in Ireland and Argentina with 全球体验式学习 courses, traveled to the United Arab Emirates with the 全球公民计划, served as a resident assistant in Parker Hall, led the Campus Activities Network as president and was a member of Harambee Gospel Choir. “这些经历, as well as the insight and compassion of the faculty at Shenandoah, undoubtedly shaped my worldview,里索尔迪说. “It is because of this unique perspective that I am inspired to serve others and to think about my impact on the world around me.”
Risoldi is the assistant director of student affairs for Shenandoah’s 伯纳德J. 邓恩药学院. Before this position, she was director of distance pharmacy education at 克莱顿大学 内布拉斯加州奥马哈市. Established at 克莱顿大学 in 2001, the distance pharmacy education program gives pharmacy students the distance pathway to completing the majority of their coursework online, returning to campus every summer to complete labs and hands-on activities. “The program has graduated over 700 pharmacists, with alumni working in every state in the nation and has another 300 students currently enrolled,里索尔迪说. She is also an associate professor at the 克莱顿大学 药学院 and 健康 Professions as well as the associate director of the 药物信息中心 & 循证实践, in which she maintains a clinical practice site. “在这个角色中, I help healthcare practitioners from across the nation make sound, evidence-based decisions about the medications they use and the care they provide to their patients,里索迪继续说道.
In both Risoldi’s career and in school, she obtained an incredible amount of global experiences. “I was part of a disaster relief team following the Haiti earthquake in 2010, working alongside doctors and nurses to care for trauma patients in a makeshift hospital,里索尔迪说. “I also spent three weeks in the rural mountains of the Dominican Republic as the pharmacist caring for hundreds of medical and dental patients, many of whom traveled hours or days to reach our clinic.” She also spent six weeks on a U.S. Navy hospital ship as part of the Pacific Partnership medical mission to Indonesia and the Philippines. “This experience was particularly rewarding because I was sent there to mentor two Shenandoah pharmacy students who were onboard completing a clinical experience as part of their training,里索迪继续说道.
Risoldi has received multiple awards for her outstanding service and experience, including the Spirit of Philanthropy Award from the 美国红十字会 in 2010, the SU Distinguished Alumna Award for Service to the Community in 2010, and the Presidential Volunteer Service Award – Gold Level in 2013. She most recently received the 2018 Faculty Service Award from 克莱顿大学 药学院 and 健康 Professions. 里索迪还曾担任美国海军少将.S. delegate at the World Conference on Online 学习. She currently serves on Board of Directors for the Nebraska Distance 学习 Association.
Risoldi’s advice to students is: “Take advantage of your time in pharmacy school to gain experience in new practice settings, try out new skills and stretch your own limits. Choose a clinical rotation in a specialty you never thought you’d try. Complete your volunteer service hours at a place you’ve never been. 做一些让你害怕的事情! There are many unique and innovative opportunities available for pharmacy practice, and your time as a student is your ‘free pass’ to try as many of them out as possible.”