Kaylee Clark has limited free time. As a third-year PharmD candidate at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, she has to allocate a great deal of her time to classwork, studying and her internship at Ohio State Hospital East.
After the medicine has been delivered and the IVs have been compounded, Clark dedicates what little time she has left to her dogs.
Since 2020, Clark has trained service dogs as a member of 4 Paws for Ability. The Xenia, Ohio-based organization places around 50 dogs per semester with current Ohio State students for training.
Since joining 4 Paws for Ability as a Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) student, Clark has trained six dogs, three of which she cared for from puppy to adulthood. The pups are typically paired with young children and veterans after training is completed.
As someone entering the medical field, Clark noted how training these dogs for medical assistance has changed her perspective on what intervention can look like.
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