Category: pharmd


Highlights from APhA Annual Meeting 2025: Networking and Awards

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We had a spectacular time in Nashville, Tennessee, at the APhA Annual Meeting from March 21-24, where student pharmacists and pharmacists gathered from across the country. It was an exciting weekend filled with opportunities to meet new people, reconnect with old friends, and learn about exciting advancements in the pharmacy profession. Our chapter excelled and… Read More

Kappa Psi and SCCP Bring Smiles at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital’s Easter celebration

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Our amazing Kappa Psi and SCCP members from UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy had the privilege of bringing smiles to patients and their families at the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital’s Easter celebration. Part of the fun was to fill and hand out goodie bags brimming with candies, stickers and coloring sheets, and to… Read More

PharmD Student Darcy Doran Wins Best Practices of Professionalism Award

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Congrats to Darcy Doran, who was awarded the College of Pharmacy’s Best Practices of Professionalism Award! Darcy exhibited professional presence, altruism, and respect while participating in a Mission of Mercy event, where she demonstrated her commitment by sacrificing her time to serve underserved patients in the Memphis area. She even stayed nearly two hours past… Read More

Meet the 2025 Pharmacy Graduating Student Award Winners

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Congrats to our 2025 College of Pharmacy Graduating Student Award winners! At a ceremony on May 12, our student award winners were honored for outstanding performance in scholarship, leadership, research, and service. Over the last 3-4 years, each of them put forth a tremendous amount of effort and we were excited to celebrate their academic… Read More

APhA-ASP Raises $5,500 for Alzheimer’s Research, Present Check to Pat Summitt Foundation at UT Basketball Game

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On January 16, at the UT Women’s Basketball game, UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy students presented a $5,500 check to the Pat Summitt Foundation from the funds raised at the Sept. 22 Race for the Summitt 5K! The college’s student organization, the American Pharmacist Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists, held the race… Read More

Students Champion Better Pharmacy Practices in Tenn. at TPA Day on the Hill

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On Tuesday, UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy students and faculty visited the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville to speak with legislature members about improving pharmacy care in the state. The group included Dean Reggie Frye, PharmD; Knoxville Associate Dean James Wheeler, PharmD; and students Amber Pagan, Darcy Doran, John Troy, Julie Burress, Erika Bates,… Read More

Class of 2026 Receive Pins at Pinning Ceremony Marking End of Didatic Studies and Begining of APPEs

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Congratulations to the third-year students who received their College of Pharmacy lapel pins during the P3 Pinning ceremony held across all three campuses on February 18! The ceremony signifies the successful completion of the didactic coursework for our student pharmacists and begins their transition to the advanced practice experience portion of their curriculum. Special thanks… Read More

PharmD Students Receive Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training

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The UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy is one of the few pharmacy schools nationwide that offers students the chance to complete an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course with AHA provider certification. Seven of our P3 students completed this elective course this year. It concludes with a Mega Code Skills Check-off, during which… Read More

Christina Pray Awarded the College’s Best Practices of Professionalism Award

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Congrats to P4 student Christina Pray, who was awarded the College’s Best Practices of Professionalism Award! Christina was nominated for going above and beyond to assist in transporting the college’s international student guests during her August and September APPE. The arrangement required students to pick up the guests before their scheduled start time and return… Read More

Rural Health Certificate Program Highlight: Jack Crider

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I was inspired to pursue the Rural Health Certificate because I am from a rural community where I would like to practice. So, I felt this certificate would help me gain extra knowledge for my future pharmacy practice. I enjoy learning about different cultures within rural populations in the Rural Health Certificate program. These cultures… Read More