The event drew a record number of 96 Pharmacy Schools that entered teams. Each two-member team spent Saturday morning analyzing and writing up a complex clinical case involving an ICU patient who developed ventilator associated sepsis and associated low blood pressure after suffering a subdural hematoma from a fall.
A 3 judge panel reviewed all written pharmacotherapy plans and selected the finalists for Sunday afternoon oral presentations, where each team was questioned by the judges. The top 10 teams were honored at a ceremony during the opening reception for the meeting on Sunday evening.
Before entering the MCV/VCU School of Pharmacy in 2005, Melissa received a B.S. degree in Biology from the University of Virginia in 2003.
MW is unique in that the student population comes from Richmond and all the surrounding counties. That, along with the freedom that MW offers its students, really sets it apart from other high schools. The dress code is minimal, we can eat in class, every classroom has a sign-out book that allows us to sign out and leave class as needed, and we can eat lunch anywhere on school grounds. I can’t imagine a more welcoming, more accepting environment than MW. Because there is no pressure to conform, there are no cliques, cattiness, or drama. That is actually one of my favorite things about MW.
Jonathan, a freshman at Brown University, has been an active supporter of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation since the summer of 2007, when he participated in a student leadership experience with the group. At the Governor's School, Jonathan was involved with 
