Two Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) students spent part of their summer forming a team for the Eli Lilly Business Case Competition. The Student National Pharmacists Association (SNPhA) National Convention was recently held in New Orleans, LA and after succeeding through two preliminary rounds, the McLamb-Siddique team SkinCARE pitched their product to a panel of Eli Lilly judges.
Sherri McLamb, along with teammate Aisha Siddique, were awarded second place in the National competition. Sherri McLamb of Rock Hill, SC, is the daughter of the Presiding Elder of the Columbia-Camden District, Reverend Dr. Alvin, and Lady Vanessa McLamb. Sherri attends New Vison A.M.E. Zion Church of Charleston, SC.
“It’s a tremendous accomplishment and a testament to the hard work and commitment of the students and their faculty advisors,” said Phillip D. Hall, the dean of MUSC College of Pharmacy. “It is quite a recognition when your business case impresses a panel of business people. It shows the students put together a very sophisticated and compelling case.”
SkinCARE (which stands for community advancement for racial equality) created a service integrating pharmacy and biotechnology in order to leverage pharmacists and increase patient access to specialty medications in dermatology and beyond.
The students were an excellent team for this achievement. McLamb is a third-year pharmacy student and she is also the president of the MUSC College of Pharmacy SNPhA chapter. Siddique is a second-year pharmacy student and serves as president-elect of the college’s chapter Industry Pharmacists Organization.
As a student pharmacist, McLamb has the opportunity to apply her clinical knowledge, clinical experience, and problem-solving skills to address real-world business challenges faced by the pharmaceutical industry.
The Columbia-Camden District is extremely proud of Sherri and to this, we say, “To God Be the Glory.”
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