Pharmacy students complete project for Guatemalan Hospital

June 2014 Mission team: Front row (l-r): Kristen Conrad, Chelsey Manire; Middle Row: Candice Beam, Mary Alice Hobson, Alex Ernst, Kandice Squires; Back row: Meredith Erivin, Dr. Eric Hobson, Garrett Hobson, Will Hobson, Scott Hobson, Kyla Cunico

June 2014 Mission team: Front row (l-r): Kristen Conrad, Chelsey Manire; Middle Row: Candice Beam, Mary Alice Hobson, Alex Ernst, Kandice Squires; Back row: Meredith Erivin, Dr. Eric Hobson, Garrett Hobson, Will Hobson, Scott Hobson, Kyla Cunico

Students and faculty from Belmont University’s College of Pharmacy recently completed a year-long project to create an inventory system at the Moore Pediatric Surgery Center in Guatemala City, Guatemala.  The project started last July and included four separate mission trips from the College with a total of 23 students and faculty contributing.  The most recent team finished the expansive project to catalog the contents of the surgery center which includes three operating rooms and 21 beds.  The inventory system was built from scratch, tested, launched and, during this last visit, turned over to the surgery center’s local management. Continue reading