For Immediate Release

Contact: John M. Martino
Phone Number:  (215) 895-1186
Date: 09/22/03

More Than 60 Companies to Attend Career Exposition 

It may be early in the academic year, but students at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia will get an early opportunity to meet personally with numerous health and science employers at USP’s Annual Fall Career Exposition on Thursday, September 25, noon.

Inside USP’s new multi-million-dollar Athletic/Recreation Center, the career exposition, sponsored by the Career Services Department at USP, will welcome more than 60 companies who will be looking to recruit USP students from various disciplines of study.

The Career Exposition also provides students an opportunity to practice their professional demeanor and networking skills. Full-time, part-time and summer internships will be offered to students as well.

The following is a partial list of organizations who will be attending:

• Advanced Concepts USP
• Albert Einstein Medical Center
• Bayonne Medical Center
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• CVS Pharmacy
• Drug Emporium
• Eckerd Corporation
• Familymeds Phamacy
• Fox Chase Cancer Center
• Genesis Rehabilitation
• Magee Rehabilitation
• Medco Health Solutions
• Pharm Pro
• Prime Rehabilitation Services
• Rite Aid Corporation
• South Jersey Healthcare
• St. Joseph Medical Center
• Susquenna Health System
• Target Pharmacy
• The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• The Wistar Institute
• U.S. Air Force
• U.S. Army Health Recruitment Team
• U.S. Navy Officers Training & Health Recruitment
• U.S. Peace Corps
• University of Pennsylvania Health System
• University of Virginia Health System
• Walgreens Pharmacy
• Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
• Wegman's Pharmacy

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is a private, coeducational institution founded in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America. Now comprising four colleges across a broad range of majors, USP specializes in educating students for rewarding careers through its undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs in the health and related sciences.

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