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<\/a>Beran<\/p><\/div>\n
That\u2019s one of the big reasons the northeast Ohio native chose The University of Toledo: its accelerated, six-year Pharm.D. program.<\/p>\n
Pharmacy allowed her to combine interests in healthcare and science while helping others by guiding the medication decisions that allow them to feel better quicker.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did not realize how important helping others was to me until I started working in healthcare,\u201d Beran said. \u201cHaving opportunities to improve the lives of others is a constant motivator to pursue excellence.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven when the hours are long or the work is tenuous, there is constantly a reminder that the work I am doing will directly improve the life of another.\u201d<\/p>\n
UToledo also offers students opportunities starting their first year to work alongside faculty and fellow students in the research lab, helping to improve medications or even find the next ground-breaking treatment. Beran completed research on whether medications nafcillin and ondansetron can be administered through the IV line to a patient. She also is starting a new research project related to bloodstream infections in patients with renal transplants.<\/p>\n
Michelle Seegert, Pharm.D. and clinical associate professor, praises Beran for her leadership in not only the pharmacy profession but the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the University as a whole.<\/p>\n
\u201cChristina entered the college already very involved in the University and has since worked to incorporate her energy for pharmacy practice into her advocacy,\u201d Seegert said. \u201cShe is always looking for opportunities to be involved in assisting with promoting all UToledo and pharmacy has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Outside of the lecture hall and the lab, Beran has asserted herself as a student leader in the College of Pharmacy and the greater UToledo campus community through numerous student organizations.<\/p>\n
Beran serves as a pharmacy ambassador and is a member of Blue Key National Honor Society, Levis Leadership, Klar Leadership Academy and many other honor societies. She also works in UToledo\u2019s Community Care clinic, a free clinic run by UToledo students that provides free healthcare to the uninsured and underinsured in the Toledo area.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of my favorite memories during my involvement included planning and leading the Homecoming parade last fall and attending the American Pharmacists Association national conference in San Antonio last spring,\u201d Beran said. \u201cMy involvement allowed me to grow as an individual and is certainly preparing me for my future.\u201d<\/p>\n
She is wrapping up an internship with Cleveland Clinic\u2019s Main Campus Inpatient Pharmacy, the third internship of her college career. She also has interned at CVS Pharmacy and UTMC\u2019s inpatient pharmacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the Cleveland Clinic, I\u2019m learning how a large-scale, academic medical center functions and really putting my skills from pharmacy school into practice, as well as defining what area of pharmacy I would like to practice in in the future,\u201d Beran said.<\/p>\n
Beran stays busy during the school year, but the harmony she maintains between her student work and student involvement is something that she takes considerable pride.<\/p>\n
\u201cFind balance in everything you do,\u201d Beran said. \u201cFinding a balance between academics, friends, involvement, work and rest \u2014 especially sleep \u2014 is crucial to your success and ensuring you enjoy your entire college experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
After Beran graduates in 2024, she said she hopes to work as a clinical pharmacist who provides medication recommendations directly to physicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pharmacy allowed Christina Beran to combine her interests in healthcare and science while helping others by guiding the medication decisions that allow them to feel better quicker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":883,"featured_media":75140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,1,42,71,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75136"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/883"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75136"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75139,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75136\/revisions\/75139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>