The College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center excelled in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) residency match for PGY1 (Postgraduate Year 1) and PGY2 (Postgraduate Year 2) pharmacy students, achieving 66 PGY1 and 28 PGY2 matches for the 2025 cycle, totaling 94 matches from both 2024 and 2025 graduates.… Read More
Huge Congratulations to the Class of 2025! On May 12, we celebrated a night filled with joy, nostalgia, heartfelt hugs, and a few happy tears as the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy proudly graduated 124 new pharmacists! A special shoutout to our inspiring featured speaker, Shanea A. McKinney, PharmD (Trustee for The University… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
