UNE alumna Brooke Cowles joins the College of Pharmacy’s PGY-1 program

Brooke Cowles, Pharm.D. ’16, has joined UNE’s College of Pharmacy as a PGY-1 resident.  

Cowles matriculated into UNE’s pre-pharmacy program and graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in May, 2016. At UNE, she was named to the Dean’s list from 2012 to 2016 and was inducted into the Rho Chi Academic Honor Society.

As a student, Cowles had leadership roles in student professional organizations serving as treasurer and philanthropic chair of the college’s Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity chapter and patient care vice president of the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists chapter. These accomplishments were recognized through induction into the National Pharmacy Leadership Society, Phi Lambda Sigma, in 2014.  

Cowles also brings extensive pharmacy work experience to the residency program. She worked for Holland's Variety Drug in Skowhegan, Maine, as a pharmacy technician from 2009 to 2012 and then at Rite Aid Pharmacy in both Gardiner and Gray, Maine, from 2012 to 2016.  

“Brooke has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to balance academics, service leadership and work responsibilities,” said Kenneth McCall, B.S.Pharm, Pharm.D., CGP, associate professor and residency director in the College of Pharmacy. “We are very fortunate to have her join us in the residency program.”

To learn more about the University of New England’s College of Pharmacy, visit www.une.edu/pharmacy 

To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions