Dr. Bernd Meibohm, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, gave the plenary lecture at the annual meeting of the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG) in Hamburg, Germany on October 3. The presentation was entitled “The Role of Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Evaluations in the Preclinical Development of Spectinamides, a Novel Class of Anti-Tuberculosis Agents.” The German Pharmaceutical Society… Read More
UTHSC College of Pharmacy welcomes Dr. Jianxiong Jiang, PhD, to the faculty as an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Jiang received his PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biosciences from Auburn University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Neuroscience and Pharmacology at Emory University. Since 2015, he has served as an Assistant… Read More
Chelsea Renfro, PharmD Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science Q: When did you join the faculty here at UTHSC? A: I joined the faculty in September of 2017. What drew me here was really the state of the art simulation center and the opportunity to work with students in a simulated environment… Read More
Dr. Roland Dickerson, Pharm.D., BCNSP, FCCP, FASHP, FCCM, FASPEN, gave multiple presentations at Ganepão 2018, an annual international nutritional conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Dickerson gave four talks titled “Role of Clinical Phamacists in Nutrition Support”, “Glycemic Control in the ICU”, “Indications for Parenteral Nutrition” and “When is Parenteral Nutrition Adequate”.
Chelsea Renfro, PharmD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, recently completed her Community Pharmacist Foundation Grant research. Renfro’s project was entitled “Integrating Community Pharmacists Into Team-Based Care”. The objective of the study was to explore successful collaborative practices between community pharmacists in the North Carolina enhanced services network and… Read More
Santosh Kumar, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was recently named a UT Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Recipient for 2018. Kumar was selected by the UTHSC Student Government Association (SGA) based on nominations from the student body. The UT Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes excellence in the classroom as part… Read More
Joanna Hudson, PharmD, BCPS, FASN, FCCP, FNKF, a professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was named as a recipient for the 2017-18 ASHP Pharmacy Practice Advancement Demonstration Grant on April 9. This research grant program supports demonstration projects related to practice advancement, consistent with the ASHP/ASHP Foundation Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI)… Read More
Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST, was the keynote speaker at this year’s Black Student Association (BSA) Annual Awards and Recognition Banquet held on the Memphis campus in the OD Larry Dining Hall in the Student Activities Center on Feb. 23. Dr. Chisholm-Burns spoke about the “Power of Possibilities, Real Magic and… Read More
Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCCCP, was inducted as a fellow of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) at the organization’s Annual Congress in San Antonio, Tex. Dr. Hamilton also presented a poster at the congress on the “Impact of the sequence of norepinephrine and vasopressin discontinuation in patients with septic shock.” Dr. Hamilton… Read More
Santosh Kumar, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Ryan Yates, PharmD, PhD, professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, were both honored by the local branch of the Phi Delta Chi Pharmaceutical Fraternity in February. Dr. Kumar was selected as the “Professor of the Year” by the P1 class while Dr.… Read More
