Community Pharmacy Ownership Business Plan Competition

To promote entrepreneurism and interest in independent community pharmacy ownership the Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center (KPIC) has established the Community Pharmacy Business Plan Competition. The 2013 competition is now at an end. Students are encouraged to begin preparation for next years competition.

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Atmosphere for Innovation

By creating an environment for innovation, the University’s pre-pharmacy and professional pharmacy students will be offered advisement and outreach to identify talents and instincts for entrepreneurial ventures.

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Education, Enrichment and Discovery

As healthcare delivery strategies and methods change, pharmacists must be prepared to meet new challenges with solutions that maximize the quality of service.

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The Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center

The center is a home for collaborative research and education that combines the nation's top minds in entrepreneurship, health sciences, communications and other disciplines with leading pharmacy practice faculty to transform the field of pharmacy.

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SCCP Team Finalists in the Target ...

The Student National Pharmacy Association (SNPhA) chapter on the USC Campus of the South Carolina College of Pharmacy (SCCP) has been selected as a national finalist for the Target Business Plan Competition. The student team is developing a business plan focused on a health and wellness strategy that showcases all of the ways Target is committed to healthy lifestyles. Read more

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Finalists Chosen for the Business Plan ...

The competitors in the Business Plan Competition have been narrowed down to Team Coastal Wellness Pharmacy, Team Hirsch Pharmacy, and Team MyPharmacy. The teams will present their business plan's to a panel of judges pulled from the financial and community pharmacy industries. Read more

The Conversation

“The key ingredients to the success of the Kennedy Center are: first and foremost the people, attracting the best students and faculty, second, having opportunities – to learn and create the future of the profession, and third, the resources – to make it all possible.”
Joe DiPiro, Executive Dean

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Harris Pastides, President of the University of South Carolina

“[The Kennedy Center] will be a place for creativity and research and discovery, and tap into the entrepreneurial and intellectual resources of the Moore School and the scientists associated with the Centers of Economic Excellence.”
Harris Pastides, President of the University of South Carolina

Kristen Ammay, 3rd Year Pharmacy Student

"The Kennedy center acts as a source as well as a tool for…[research] projects, and facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration."
Kristen Ammay, 3rd Year Pharmacy Student

Bryan Ziegler, Executive Director of KPIC

“The KPIC is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for students to enhance their pharmacy education and prepare for a successful career in the profession."
Bryan Ziegler, Executive Director of KPIC

Success Story

My name is Dakota McMurray. I am currently a P4 student at the University of South Carolina Campus of ... Read more Read more success stories

Hello. My name is Dakota McMurray. I am currently a P4 student at the University of South Carolina Campus of the South Carolina College of Pharmacy. I am also one of the first students to participate in the new PharmD/MPH dual degree program. This dual degree program is helping me to become an Indian Health Services pharmacist. During P1 year, CDR Rosalind Chorak came to speak to our Introduction to Pharmacy Practice class. She spoke about IHS and all that pharmacists were able to do with ...

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