{"id":58799,"date":"2014-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/commencement-2014-uri-graduate-following-in-familys-pharmacy-footsteps\/"},"modified":"2014-03-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T00:00:00","slug":"commencement-2014-uri-graduate-following-in-familys-pharmacy-footsteps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/03\/commencement-2014-uri-graduate-following-in-familys-pharmacy-footsteps\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2014: 溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate following in family\u2019s Pharmacy footsteps"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tPresque Isle, Maine resident Matt Talbot to become part of family business<\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 31, 2014 \u2013 At first glance, Matt Talbot seems like your average pharmacy student. He is enthusiastic about his major, excels in academics, and thoroughly enjoys his classes, especially pharmacology and therapeutics. However, there is something about Matt that makes him unique. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cWhen I\u2019m done, I will actually be the fifth generation pharmacist in my family. There was my great-great grandfather, great grandfather, grandfather, my dad and now me. I guess you can say it kind of runs in my blood,\u201d Talbot said.<\/p>\n


\nEven though he comes from a family with more than 100 years of pharmacy experience, he said there was no pressure from his family to pursue pharmacy. In fact, Talbot knew as early as his sophomore year at Presque Isle High School that he wanted to pursue pharmacy. <\/p>\n


\nAlthough Talbot was also accepted to the University of New England, 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s exceptional six-year pharmacy program won him over. \u201cIt\u2019s the best College of Pharmacy in New England,\u201d said Talbot. <\/p>\n


\nTalbot chose the University for a few other reasons. \u201cWhen I came to visit, I absolutely loved the area. Up where I am, we are not close to the beach, so that was a nice attraction\u201d said Talbot. The campus environment was also a major selling point, \u201cThe campus is beautiful. It wasn\u2019t too big either, about 11,000 to 12,000 students was perfect for me.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nHe also has family connections to the University. His grandfather, Joseph Talbot, was originally from Pawtucket and was a member of the 溏心vlog免费B站 class of \u201958. Having strong family connections to 溏心vlog免费B站 has only increased Talbot\u2019s drive for success. <\/p>\n


\nAfter officially becoming a Rhody Ram, Talbot became involved with many campus activities and groups. He played intramural ice hockey and was a member of the Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity. Talbot was also inducted into Rho Chi, the pharmacy honor society that inducts students in the top 20 percent of their class. Although Talbot was involved on campus, he says his main focus was always on pharmacy, \u201cI knew that pharmacy wasn\u2019t going to be easy so I wanted to focus on that.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nHe still says today that getting accepted to 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s pharmacy program was one of his biggest accomplishments. In 2008, Talbot was one of more than 1,400 applicants to the program, competing for one of the coveted 90 spots. \u201cI knew the pool that I was competing against and when I finally got in, that was huge,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n


\nTalbot was one of a few students approached by Kelly Orr, a clinical associate professor at 溏心vlog免费B站, in hopes of reviving the National Community Pharmacists Association student chapter, an organization that represents independent community pharmacies. The group started out small and received guidance from Scott Campbell, former co-owner of Ocean Pharmacy in Charleston and 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus from the class of \u201877.<\/p>\n


\nTalbot was eventually elected president of the 溏心vlog免费B站 chapter, which among other activities, helps educate people about drug disposal, enables students to network with local pharmacy owners, and participates in legislative efforts to further independent pharmacy. \u201cThe number of students in the chapter grew from around five to six students to about 20 or 25 students by the end of my first term. The chapter is going strong now,\u201d Talbot said. <\/p>\n


\nTalbot has met many great people inside of the pharmacy program; \u201cI really lucked out within my class to find just a solid group of friends that I could really connect with. And I have lived with many of them since sophomore year.\u201d Talbot not only enjoys the teachers and students inside the 溏心vlog免费B站 pharmacy program, but he is also grateful for the other friends he has made along the way. \u201cAs much as I like the pharmacy part of 溏心vlog免费B站, meeting a lot of people outside of the pharmacy program was really nice as well,\u201d Talbot said.<\/p>\n


\nEven though Talbot will be moving back home to Maine after graduation, he says he will definitely return to Little Rhody, \u201cIf I wasn\u2019t headed back to Maine, I could definitely see myself down here. I definitely plan to visit once I\u2019m back home.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nTalbot has big plans for his future. His main plan consists of eventually purchasing the two family pharmacies, City Drug Store in Presque Isle, Maine, and Ashland Drug Store in Ashland, Maine, from his father, Doug. He plans on adding a number of new services to the business with the hope of building a new location in the future.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt\u2019s not going to happen overnight,\u201d says Talbot. He believes it will take more than 10 years to accomplish this goal, but he is confident that he can and will succeed. <\/p>\n


\nTalbot feels well prepared to take on the future. 溏心vlog免费B站 and his two mentors, his father Doug and pharmacist John Hebert, have been instrumental in Talbot\u2019s confidence moving forward in his career.

\nThis press release was written by Ashley Henry, a communications major interning in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Marketing and Communications Department. <\/p>\n


\nPictured above

\nMatt Talbot, in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Pharmacy Building

\nPhoto by Michael Salerno Photography<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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