Rite Aid donates teaching pharmacy

Drug Store News, March 15, 1999

CAMP HILL, Pa. -- In a major outreach to pharmacy education, Rite Aid Corp. has built a model pharmacy on the campus of West Virginia University's Center for Pharmaceutical Care Education to provide pharmacy students with a hands-on learning experience in community retail pharmacy practice. Up to 250 students a year will utilize the center, which will be dedicated April 24, according to a company spokesperson.

Rite Aid provided a crew to transform an ordinary room at the school into what it dubbed a state-of-the-art model pharmacy. The 3,900store chain also provided carpeting, shelving, tiling and furniture for the pharmacy setting, which includes a consultation room. Students began using the new practice setting Jan. 11.

The model pharmacy is valued at nearly $116,000.

"Rite Aid is proud to help prepare students for a pharmacy career through this unique and innovative learning environment," said chain president and chief operating officer Tim Noonan.

Added school of pharmacy dean George Spratto, "West Virginia University is grateful for Rite Aid's commitment to our pharmacy program. This state-of-the-art facility will be a significant and valuable resource for the university's pharmacy students."