Meet our Students

Read profiles of students and recent graduates to find out what it's like to be a PharmD student at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. Their profiles highlight unique leadership and educational opportunities, as well as their commitment to improving their communities.

Atuobi Nana Yiadom Headshot

Atuobi Nana Yiadom is the first pharmacy student to participate in Mayo Clinic’s summer graduate training program in pharmacokinetics. He took Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics courses at the college and discovered that he really enjoyed precision medicine and the ability to tailor a patient’s treatment.

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Hannah Berg, a native of Mound, Minnesota, started her pharmacy journey at Ohio State University, where she earned a bachelor’s in pharmaceutical sciences. Before attending Ohio State, Berg wasn’t interested in pharmacy. She was just a girl who enjoyed growing up on a lake. The coursework of her degree intrigued her, though, and she decided to pursue pharmacy. 

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Leah Cashman describes herself as always asking “why” and “how,” and a lifelong learner.  Her senior year of undergrad she was working as an equine vet tech and became curious of how TPNs work, which sent her on a quest for answers at the on-site compounding pharmacy. She was blown away with the pharmacy profession.

Ariel Clark Headshot

Born in Long Beach, California, Ariel Clark, is the daughter of a military family and a PharmD student at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth. Clark is currently working on a suicide prevention program for her leadership emphasis area project, with the hope that it will help everyone including veterans.

Patty Maglalang Headshot

Patty Maglalang, a graduate in the Class of 2021 talks about her experience at the College of Pharmacy and what's next for her.

Elizabeth Nguyen Headshot

As a pharmacy student, Elizabeth Nguyen's goal is to bridge the cultural gap between health care professionals and patients. She was drawn to the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy because of its involvement with the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) and World Health Organization.

Lauren Ostlung Headshot

"I am extremely honored to have received the Deborah A. Kasper Memorial Award, which is given to someone who contributes most to everyday esprit de corps. I have the award hanging above my desk as a reminder of the importance of leadership by showing we are all working together to achieve our goals. It is also a reminder to make sure that I share my appreciation of others - a simple act of appreciation may end up being someone’s proudest accomplishment."

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Julia Rumley, a graduate of the Class of 2021 talks about her experience at the College of Pharmacy and several activities and initiatives that had an impact. 

Cassandra Saunders Headshot

As a self-described problem solver with a desire to learn new things daily, Cassandra Saunders says her love of talking to people and interest in how medications interact with and affect the body led her to pursue a career in pharmacy.

Cameron Wing Headshot

Having spent the majority of his childhood in nearby Hudson, Wisc., Cameron Wing was always drawn to Minnesota and the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He attended the University of Minnesota where he earned a degree in biochemistry along with a minor in public health before attending the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy.

Josiah Allen Headshot

Managing life as a student can be difficult. If you add being a husband, father and business owner on top of the demands of being a student, it wouldn’t be surprising if one found that overwhelming. Not Josiah Allen, though. As a class of 2022 student at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Allen is thriving with this exact scenario.

Chelsea Bolier Headshot

Chelsea Bolier chose pharmacy very early on, when she was in high school. She knew she wanted to do something in healthcare and pharmacy really stood out to her as an opportunity to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships with patients while also working alongside other professionals.

Eva Carlson Headshot

Eva Carlson has a passion for advocacy and legislative work which has been stimulated through her experience with the medication repository at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Twin Cities. Now in her third year at the college, this native of Burnsville, Minnesota, has had a winding path to pharmacy.

Anthony Culbertson

Anthony Culbertson,’22, who attended the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth, found the Leadership Emphasis Area (LEA) program to be an indispensable part of his education.

Erin Host Headshot

A native of Aitkin, MN, Erin Host became interested in healthcare at a young age. Her uncle had lifelong and complicated health conditions. As a member of her uncle’s support system, Host experienced a lot of the healthcare system from the patient perspective.  It was this experience, and a conversation she had with her uncle that shaped Host’s career intentions.

Jenna Puttkammer

Jenna Putkammer is in the fourth year of her PharmD program at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth, and is completing a five month rotation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Emily Tran

Originally from Orange County, California, Emily Tran is a fourth-year PharmD student at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth. Before pharmacy school, Tran completed her undergraduate program at the University of California, Irvine, with a double major in biological studies and Spanish.

Tianna Perosino Headshot

Motivated by the experience of watching her late father struggle with the medications he had to take for his chronic pain, Tianna Perosino is working toward a career where she can help people like her dad

Ayan Mohamed, Shukri Mohamed and Idil Ibrahim Mohamed

For first-year students Ayan Mohamed, Shukri Mohamed and Idil Ibrahim Mohamed, the College of Pharmacy's Drugs of Abuse course allowed them to use those tools to pursue multiple areas of interest.