Dr. Catherine Lewis Wente, director of Built-in Pharmacotherapy and scientific assistant professor of Pharmacy Apply, has been named the Faculty of Pharmacy & Well being Sciences (CPHS) Educator of the Yr. This award acknowledges distinguished educators who encourage college students, make studying a stimulating expertise, and interact college students in collaborative actions.
Wente joined the Campbell College household in 2008. She presently teaches P1-P3 programs within the Pharmacy curriculum and in addition teaches within the Doctor Assistant program. She is the course grasp for the Neurology elective and the Multicultural Well being Practices and Well being Disparities elective that are open to Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Public Well being college students.
“I’m a college advisor for the Dedication to Illustration and PRIDE in Healthcare scholar organizations and am energetic on a number of committees at CPHS. I’m additionally co-chair of the College Multicultural council,” Wente famous. She gives “drop-in advising” for CPHS college students in her workplace and precepts P4 college students in Inner Medication at Central Harnett Hospital. One P4 scholar shared, “I aspire to be such as you once I develop up.”
“Receiving this award means a lot! I come from a household of academics. My dad taught highschool historical past and coached basketball. My mother ran a non-profit Christian daycare middle for greater than 30 years and now teaches Head Begin. My nice aunt taught highschool historical past and was advisor for a scholar group known as the Specific Your self Membership which was similar to the teams that I counsel in the present day. I obtained this award simply earlier than my dad handed away, and he was SO happy with me! The dialog that we had about it’s one thing that I cherish,” Wente shared.
Wente was nominated for the award as a result of she demonstrated a powerful dedication to instructing, service, {and professional} growth actions throughout the previous 12 months. She facilitated quite a few Persevering with Schooling (CE) actions and taught in quite a few electives and required programs. Wente was a preceptor for quite a few college students and residents and in addition served on a number of committees each in and out of doors of Campbell College.
Chair of Pharmacy Apply, Dr. Beth Mills, shared, “We’re very happy with Dr. Wente for receiving this award in recognition of her artistic and modern instructing methods and her dedication to the success of her learners.”
“Catherine is an asset to quite a few applications inside the Faculty. She reveals concern for her college students and their training, as is clear by means of her accomplishments and involvements as an educator,” CPHS Dean Michael L. Adams famous.
