Articles from April 2022
![Jose Rodriguez](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-04/Jose%20Rodriguez%204_0.jpeg?h=b321f22d&itok=braLXjBd)
First-Generation Student Brings a Passion For Change
Friday, April 22, 2022
First-Generation Student Jose Rodriguez is passionate about how association work can help pharmacists have a strong collective voice. It is a lesson he learned from his father, who has spent his career as a union worker in Chicago.
![Erika Ernst](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-02/160329_Pharmacy_Profile_Erika_Ernst_jatorner-004-Edit.jpg?h=5ca2f0e6&itok=9QQXcBly)
Ernst Named Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director
Monday, April 18, 2022
Associate Professor Erika Ernst has been named the inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.
![Michels-Cordao, Milagro](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-04/2021_09_24-Michels-Cordao%2C%20Milagro%20jatorner%20-0113.jpg?h=eb04a794&itok=39lVUtDm)
PharmD Student Recognized For Going Above and Beyond
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Doctor of Pharmacy student Milagro Michels-Cordao is being honored this spring with a 2022 Diversity Catalyst Award.
![Jim Hoehns works on a study with a colleague](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-04/DSC_5593-Hoehns-at-MercyOne.jpg?h=7320fbfd&itok=a_XJuMWT)
Hoehns Practices Pharmacy and Improves Patient Care
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Jim Hoehns cares for patients and conducts research in his role at the UI College of Pharmacy, and brings learners along with him.