Meet Jasmine Freemon, a third-year student at the UMKC School of Pharmacy who wants to one day work with cancer patients.
Why did you select UMKC School of Pharmacy?
I chose to come to UMKC School of Pharmacy because I liked the sense of community it provided. I have always felt like the faculty are truly invested in the students’ success. The rates of success for past classes in the pharmacy school were also a contributing factor that showed me the program was more than capable of helping me to achieve my career goals.
How have UMKC and UMKC School of Pharmacy embraced and supported you as a Black student on the UMKC campus and in SOP program?
UMKC offered me a scholarship as a minority that helped me to pay for pharmacy school and covered my out-of-state tuition. The School of Pharmacy also has an organization called the Black Student Pharmacist Organization that I became a member of. Through this organization I gained a network and support system of other Black students in the program.
What do you hope to do in pharmacy when you graduate and how do you feel the School of Pharmacy is helping prepare you for that?
I hope to be a clinical pharmacist with a focus in oncology. The School of Pharmacy offers clinical training throughout the entire curriculum and also offers an oncology elective that I am taking in order to increase my knowledge in this particular topic.