New Location for BESt 2024 Summer Program

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New Location for the BESt Program!

Terrence Harris, 17, listened when his stepfather advised him to choose a career that would land him a job no matter where he lived. The Hazelwood Central senior, who excels in math and science, thought engineering was the answer.

BESt Healthcare Institute on St. Louis on the Air

On Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022, St. Louis on the Air talked with Dr. Steven Player, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at BJC Healthcare. Dr. Player is co-founder of the BESt Healthcare Institute. Joining Dr. Player on St. Louis on the Air was Dr. Mario Coronado, an inpatient pharmacy supervisor at Barnes Jewish Hospital and former participant in […]

Put Your Best Foot Forward

Alice Opoku is trying to put her best foot forward – “Well I just wanted an intro to the medical field,” says the Rockwood Summit sophomore. “It’ll look good on my college applications. And then I will have the introduction and I’ll do better at school with the courses I’m taking here.”

Post-Dispatch Features BESt Program

Two years ago, Mario Coronado was considering an engineering or pre-med major in college. Now at 18, Coronado has a full-tuition scholarship to St. Louis College of Pharmacy worth about $130,000, and he’s guaranteed a job at Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s pharmacy for six years after he graduates.

BESt Offers Pipeline To Pharmacy Careers

Thirty multicultural students from 16 area high schools are spending the next few weeks in hands-on, academic and college prep training in the BESt Summer Pharmacy Institute.

BESt Program Kicks Off Second Summer Institutue

Originally Published by Barnes-Jewish Hospital BJC Contact – JASON MERRIL – jmerrill@bjc.org – 314-286-0302 Along with a nursing shortage, the United States is also suffering a shortage of pharmacists. People are living longer and requiring more medications, which is increasing demands on the pharmacy industry. Steven Player and Isaac Butler are more aware of the […]

Summer Program Touts Merits Of A Career In Pharmacy

Terrence Harris, 17, listened when his stepfather advised him to choose a career that would land him a job no matter where he lived. The Hazelwood Central senior, who excels in math and science, thought engineering was the answer.