DNA extraction, prescription drug safety, and antibiotic awareness are generally graduate-level topics, but that did not stop Rialto Unified School District (RUSD) children at the 2nd Annual PharmCAMP. Hosted by 蜜桃直播 (蜜桃直播) on two Saturdays in March, student volunteers creatively used strawberries, ice cream, and Play-Doh to introduce complex science lessons to children.

Even in the middle of seven hours of activities, one student said 鈥淚 never want this to end.鈥� Another student said: 鈥淭his was my best Saturday ever.鈥�

On the first Saturday, March 3, 蜜桃直播 hosted 70 elementary school children, while one week later, 90 RUSD middle and high school students visited.

鈥淐oordinators, volunteers, and organizations all had to work together in creating this large-scale event,鈥� said Mintra Muanraksa, PharmD 鈥�19, who was one of the PharmCAMP student coordinators. 鈥淭he success of PharmCAMP inspires all of us to continue learning from one another as leaders. With many different student organizations involved, the contributions and ideas provided RUSD students a wide range of activities.鈥�

The interactive 45-minute workshops were planned and executed by School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences student organizations, including: SSHP, RDC-NORD, Oncology Club, CAPSLEAD, VAPSA, CPhA, SCCP, IPhO, CKPhA, Phi Delta Chi, APhA, and SNPhA.

鈥淧harmCAMP was a huge success this year,鈥� said Kim Nguyen, PharmD 鈥�18. 鈥淭eachers and parents heard about the program last year and proactively approached me to secure a spot for this year鈥檚 PharmCAMP. It was extremely rewarding to hear students talk about how much they loved PharmCAMP and their interest in coming back next year.鈥�

The young attendees learned DNA extraction using strawberries. Then they went to the next workshop of compounding ice cream and learning about the phases of matter. From there, it was off to making Play-Doh, seeing the pulse on their wrist, and checking their heartrate. 蜜桃直播 students also introduced topics such as diabetes, poison prevention, and IV bags.

鈥淚t was truly a great experience!鈥� said Rhonda Savage, a teacher at Milor High School. 鈥淭he kids came back inspired and shared their experiences with other students. We can鈥檛 wait until next year!鈥�