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Temple Health’s Excellence in Health Equity: Dr. Van Hellerslia Speaks with WHYY About Project Which Aims to Equip, Empower Vietnamese-Speaking Pharmacists to Establish Community-Based Stroke Education

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Van Hellerslia, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Associate Professor at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the Temple University School of Pharmacy, spoke with WHYY for a feature story on Viet-Capacity, which aims to equip and empower Vietnamese-speaking pharmacists to establish community-based stroke education that is both linguistically and culturally tailored. Dr. Hellerslia and two of her colleagues were awarded a $231,000 Independent Medical Education grant sponsored by Genentech for the project. Other members involved in the project include:

  • Grace X. Ma, PhD, Associate Dean for Health Disparities, Director and Professor in the Center for Asian Health and Laura H. Carnell Professor and Interim Chair of Urban Health & Population Science at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

  • Michael Mullen, MD, Director of the Stroke Program at Temple University Hospital

  • Charles Ruchalski, PharmD, Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Temple University School of Pharmacy

  • Tina Tran, PharmD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Temple University School of Pharmacy

  • Van Tran, Public Health and Social Sciences Librarian at Temple University