Amber M. Hobaugh Age: 22 Residence: Butler Family: Parents, Dale and Bev Hobaugh; brother, Aaron, 17 Education: Fifth-year pharmacy student at Duquesne University Background: Organized Operation Residency, which reaches out to underclassmen to increase their knowledge about how to prepare for and obtain a residency; organized an ask-the-pharmacist event at St. Barnabas Retirement Village, Richland; certified in smoking cessation counseling; has given presentations on drug abuse to local high school students. Noteworthy: Recipient of this year’s Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists Student Award, to be presented during the group’s 38th annual assembly, Oct. 11-13. Quote: “I have a great passion for pharmacy, as well as patient care. My determination has gotten me to where I am today and helped me to make a difference in the field of pharmacy.”

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