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PORTLAND, Maine

Jessica Dizon and Andrew Sedano to participate in 2015 National Association of Chain Drug Stores RxImpact Day

Jessica Dizon, College of Pharmacy ’15, and Andres Sedano, College of Pharmacy ’17, have been selected to participate in the 2015 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) RxImpact Day in Washington, DC.  This event aims to train the next generation of pharmacy leaders and advocates.

Dizon and Sedano will be advocating for two congressional bills: one that would increase access to Medication Therapy Management for Medicare beneficiaries, and another that would amend the Social Security Act to include pharmacists as providers, enabling patients to access and pay for pharmacist services. 

“The application process was very competitive, and only 60 students were selected for this opportunity nationwide,” said Kenneth McCall, B.S.Pharm, Pharm.D., Chair of UNE’s Department of Pharmacy. “We are very fortunate to have two outstanding pharmacy students from the University of New England participating in this event.”

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.