Two deans and 16 students from KU’s School of Pharmacy will spend time Thursday at Greenhaw Pharmacy in Hillsboro as part of three days of visits to 15 independent pharmacies statewide.

The trip is designed to encourage students to consider working as independent practitioners rather than for large chains.

The group will visit pharmacies in Atchison, Beloit, Clay Center, Concordia, Emporia, Holton, Manhattan, Osborne, Phillipsburg, Russell, Salina, Smith Center, Stockton, and Topeka to discuss business management, customer relations, community service,