USC Phi Lambda Sigma

Congratulations to our Mentor-Mentee of the month for this past December, Jafar Essayli (Mentor P3) and Heather Yen (Mentee P1). Thank you Heather for sharing your experience with our mentorship program and thank you Jafar for your dedication to your mentee. Heather: Jafar goes above and beyond to ensure my success as a P1. He is always so encouraging and motivates me to reach beyond my goals. Not only has he provided amazing advice on how to navigate my first year, he check...s up to see how my week has been and how classes are going. He is always so uplifting and positive, I'm so lucky to have such a caring mentor! Professionally, Jafar has told me all that I needed/wanted to know and more about how to succeed in my classes while balancing a leadership role. He was one of my biggest influences in pursuing a leadership position. Personally, Jafar has been very kind and genuine. I have more than a mentor now, I have a friend! :) See more

Congratulations to our Mentor-Mentee of the month for this past November: Vinny Truong (Mentor) and Lesley Chan (Mentee) Lesley: I was definitely feeling stressed during the APPE selection process as I'm sure a lot of my class also felt the same way. Vinny offered weeks in advance to look over all my APPE choices, told me to send him a list of my choices, what I was debating on, and gave me great feedback on every single one that I chose. I probably had him look it over about three times before I felt confident enough to submit it. During an important time such as our APPE selection process, I am very grateful that I had an amazing mentor like Vinny to talk me through it. Thank you, Vinny! You're the best! Thank you Lesley for sharing your experience with Vinny, and thank you Vinny for serving as a great mentor!

Interested in applying to be a member of our Phi Lambda Sigma Executive Board? Join us at our Information Session on Friday, December 4th to learn more! RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/PLSInfoSession2020 Deadline to RSVP is tonight (11/29) @ 11:59PM.

Congratulation to our Mentor-Mentee of the October Month: Kaycey Pearce (Mentor) and Michael Kim (Mentee) Michael: "Kaycey is one of a kind. She is caring, professional, and inspiring. Kaycey has given great insight into what it takes to be a competitive pharmacy student. She has shed tremendous insight about her path to oncology and her plan upon graduating. She periodically checks in on me to ensure that I am doing well with work, school, and anything else. Furthermore, she... organized a meet and greet with other PLS mentees/mentors over a dinner where we all got to learn more about each other, our goals, and aspirations." Thank you Michael Kim for sharing your experience with our mentorship program and thank you Kaycey Pearce for your dedication to your mentees.

PLS will be hosting our 14th annual Leadership Seminar on August 16, 2020 from 10am-3pm. Come join us to hear from faculty guest speakers, engage with current PLS Executive Board members, and interact with fellow classmates! We will have leadership development games and activities, as well as a Surviving Pharmacy School 101 workshop led by current students. Zoom link will be provided to those who RSVP: tinyurl.com/PLSSeminar2020. RSVP Deadline: Wed, 8/12 @ 11:59pm. We look forward to seeing you!