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PORTLAND, Maine

Stephanie Lewis joins the UNE College of Pharmacy as a PGY1 resident and clinical instructor

The UNE College of Pharmacy welcomes Stephanie Lewis as a Post-Graduate Year One (PGY1) resident and clinical instructor as part of a UNE-Hannaford Pharmacy-Martin's Point Healthcare Community Residency Program.  

Lewis is a Class of 2015 graduate from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Doctor of Pharmacy (MCPHS) program. Her outstanding academic record at MCPHS included being a member of the Rho Chi honor society, taking classes in the Doctor of Pharmacy Honors Program and making the dean’s list for 10 semesters.

While at MCPHS, Lewis’ leadership was exemplary. She was the 2012–2014 chapter president of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), Rho Chi chapter secretary 2013–2014, inducted into Phi Lambda Sigma in 2013 and served as part of the Boston Medical Reserve Corps.  

Lewis has received several awards recognizing her professional contributions including:

  • Univiversity Citizenship Award — MCPHS
  • Massachusetts Pharmacists Association Foundation Scholarship
  • National Association of Chain Drug Stores Scholarship and Emerging Leader Award— MCPHS

The Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Program is funded by a grant from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. It provides opportunities for residents to continue their education and develop their clinical and pharmacy administration skills through direct patient care. 

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.