The JP Prescription Drug Awareness Foundation Scholarship
About the Foundation:
On September 25th 2012, our loving son, brother and friend passed away in his sleep because of the
mixture of prescribed medications he was taking. The dosage of both individual medications was
not lethal. What was lethal was the combination of Opiates and Benzodiazepines (anti-anxiety)
medications. It was an accident; but, more importantly it was pointless and very avoidable. We are
a family that has lost one of their own and now wants to do something about it. We want to help
other families avoid what we have gone through. We want to help our community, city, state and
nation become more aware and responsible about prescription drugs. Some basic education and
awareness about the mixture of certain prescription drugs could have prevented this death. For this
reason, this foundation wants to create educational programs and awareness campaigns to help
reduce and even eliminate accidental deaths from prescription drugs. We also want to help improve
the requirements and legislation that govern the prescription drug process. We believe that doctors
should be required to disclose all possible dangers of mixing prescription drugs before prescribing
them. We believe doctors should be better educated in this matter and be held more accountable.
Our foundation will work to help influence political and legislative decisions regarding the rigor
around the prescription drug process. Lastly, we would like to assist in the research of potentially
finding safer prescription drugs that will not interact with other drugs in such a dangerous manner.
This foundation has been established in JP’s name because he will constantly personify our cause.
He is our driving force to make the world a safer place. This foundation is exclusively for charitable
and educational purposes.
Purpose:
The purpose of this organization is threefold:
1) To raise awareness and education of the dangers of prescription drugs when they interact with
other substances. It is our desire to educate and raise awareness with children, parents and the
medical community. Accidental prescription drug interactions are creating an epidemic not
widely known about. By raising awareness, we believe we can help prevent unnecessary
deaths from prescription drugs.
2) To help create more rigor in the medical community as it pertains to how prescription drugs
get prescribed. We want to see more legislation created to protect the consumers when being
treated and prescribed drugs.
3) Research: to identify which substances that are causing the deadly interactions and how to
medicate people differently to avoid a deadly dose of any prescription drug.
Mission Statement:
It is our mission to raise awareness and education in regards to the dangers of prescription drugs
when they interact with other substances. We want to help reduce and eliminate accidental
overdoses by creating educational and awareness programs and by improving the laws that
regulate the prescription drug process, and by furthering research for safer prescription drugs. We
want to make our community and world a safer place to live.
You can learn more about our foundation on at www.jpawarenessfoundation.org
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The JP Prescription Drug Awareness Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship Information:
This scholarship will be awarded to one student in the amount of $5000 to be split in one academic
year: $2500 in the fall semester of 2014 and $2500 in the spring semester of 2015. This amount will
be applied directly to your tuition bill from the SSPPS.
The top candidates will be selected to be interviewed for the scholarship, whereas one will be
chosen to be awarded the scholarship. We will contact the students selected by email to set up a
time to interview, which will take place on campus prior to April 15, 2014.
If for any reason the winning student has to leave the University or fails to maintain the
requirements of the scholarship (as listed above), an alternate will be selected to receive the
remainder of the award in his/her place.
Application Instructions
Applicants are asked to submit the application and all supporting documents email to
Cecilia.Romero@ucdenver.edu. Please carefully review the instructions below to ensure that your
application is processed without delay.
APPLICATION DUE DATE: March 24, 2014
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Completed Application Form
2. Two Letters of Recommendation: at least one letter of recommendation must be
from the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences (SSPPS) Faculty/Advisor/Staff.
3. Statement of Intent (See detailed instructions below)
4. Resume or CV
5. SSPPS Transcript (unofficial transcript is accepted)
APPLICATION FORM:
Student Name:
Phone Number:
Mailing Address:
Email Address:
Cumulative Professional GPA: __
__________
Year of Graduation: ____
______
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Requirements of the Recipient:
The following are the minimum requirements for the recipient to receive and maintain this
awarded scholarship:
1. Must be a full-time student
2. Maintain a 3.0 GPA through the scholarship semester(s).
3. Maintain a “good academic standing” with no sanctions for professional or ethical
conduct with the SSPPS.
4. Donate 20 hours per semester to the JP Prescription Drug Awareness Foundation
Statement of Intent
The Scholarship Committee considers your Statement of Intent to be an essential part of your
application. Please use the pages following to respond to each of the statements. Other factors
such as cumulative grade point average and pharmacy related experience are also important, but
who you are, why you wish to enter the pharmaceutical profession, and how you write and think
critically are major factors that committee members consider when reviewing your application.
Respond openly and honestly to each section. The average statement length is approximately three
to five pages; submissions exceeding seven pages are discouraged. Please number your pages and
put your name in the upper right corner of each page.
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Name:
A. Rationale
Discuss the primary reasons for your desire to pursue your Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
Also, discuss your primary reasons for specifically applying for this scholarship. How do you plan to be
a champion for the Foundation’s cause?
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B. Attributes and Liabilities
Please identify your strengths, and briefly discuss any knowledge and/or skills that you might need to
improve in order to successfully complete the requirements of your PharmD program.
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C. Employment and Volunteer Experience
Please identify and briefly discuss the relationship between your previous employment and/or
volunteer experiences and your decision to pursue a PharmD.
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D. Education
Please discuss the relationship between your undergraduate education and your preparedness to
complete the PharmD program.
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E. Life Experiences
Discuss how your personal experiences have led you to a career in pharmacy
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F. Ethical Standards and Values
Discuss how your personal values and experiences have prepared you to meet the ethical obligation of
pharmacists. How do your personal values relate to the ethical obligation? What are some
experiences you have had that demonstrate your willingness to fulfill this ethical obligation?
Please submit your application (including all attachments) by: March 24, 2014 electronically to
Cecilia.Romero@ucdenver.edu.
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