College of Pharmacy gets foundation grant for health literacy

“font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;”>St. Louis College of

Pharmacy has received a $199,382 grant from the Missouri Foundation

for Health to strengthen the curricular components related to

health literacy as well as student and pharmacist impact on patient

health literacy in the community. The goal is to enhance

pharmacist-patient interactions, such as oral and written

communications with patients. It is designed to assist students in

the professional portion of the six-year program (years three

through six). Student learning will occur through hands-on practice

in lab settings, with real patients, and via community outreach

activities with Health Literacy Missouri, a local non-profit

organization.