Poverty, homelessness, cultural taboos and poor English-speaking skills often prevent individuals from receiving the care that is their right as human beings. “As the nation’s only Vincentian College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,” says Dean Robert Mangione, “we seek to discover improved ways to treat and prevent disease and focus our efforts as patientcare providers and biomedical researchers on ending health disparities and improving the public health.” The School’s curriculum offers an array of service learning opportunities. Under the supervision of Professor John Conry, pharmacy students serve as members of a medical team aboard the MedVan, a mobile outreach clinic sponsored by Project Renewal, an organization dedicated to working with New York City’s homeless. Other students complete rotations in such varied settings as the New York City Poison Control Center, working with Professor Mary Ann Howland, or the geriatric long-term care facility of North Shore-University Hospital. Through these experiences, students reinforce their classroom training and, more importantly, begin to comprehend the value of the human connection in providing care. In an effort to improve the delivery of healthcare services to culturally and ethnically diverse New Yorkers, this year the College of Pharmacy collaborated with the New York Academy of Medicine to produce a multi-lingual instruction manual for pharmacists. Improved communication with patients will result in better adherence to medication regimens and, thereby, better patient outcomes.