Category: Students


2024 Dual Degree PharmD Students Rachael Baggett and Seth Manion Graduate with an MS-ICL

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Congrats to P4 Students Rachael Baggett and Seth Manion, who graduated from the University of Memphis with their Master’s degree in Instruction and Curricular Leadership in December of 2023. This degree was obtained as part of the dual degree program offered by the College of Pharmacy, enabling pharmacy students to pursue a second degree while… Read More

P3 Student Anita Baluch Top Performer in Local Counseling Competition

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We want to congratulate Anita Baluch, a P3 student from Nashville, on securing the top position in the annual Local Patient Counseling Competition hosted by the APhA-ASP chapter of the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. The competition was held across our three campuses, where students interacted with a standardized patient and demonstrated their… Read More

1st year Pharmacy Students Complete Check Offs

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On February 1, first-year pharmacy students at UT Health Science Center completed their injection immunization checkoffs with the help of second-year students. Congratulations to our P1 students who successfully administered their first injection on a live patient.

Kappa Psi Regional Meeting Recognizes Outstanding Students

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On January 27, the Psi chapter of the Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity at UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy organized a regional meeting that brought together more than 75 student members, faculty, and alumni from different states. During the meeting, the fraternity recognized the successful terms of two P4s, Seth Manion and Matthew Davis,… Read More

Knoxville APhA-ASP presents a $7,400 check to the Pat Summit Foundation

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On January 21, at the Lady Vols We Back Pat Game, the Knoxville Chapter of APhA-ASP presented a check of $7,400 earned from last year’s Race for the Summit 5K on October 1 to the Pat Summit Foundation. The Race for the Summitt 5K, organized by the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy students,… Read More

Student Pharmacists Mentor Young Students on Careers in Pharmacy at Memphis-Shelby County Schools OFIN Program

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University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy P3 students Kolayah Shelton and Jaden Black participated in the UTHSC/Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) Our Future is Now (OFIN) event on Saturday, February 3. At the event, Kolayah and Jaden worked with over 40 MSCS students to teach them about exciting opportunities in pharmacy. Dr. Katherine… Read More

P3 Pinning Ceremony Marks Beginning of APPEs for Third-Year College of Pharmacy Students

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On February 16, the P3 Pinning ceremony was held to celebrate the successful completion of didactic coursework by the third-year students at UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. The ceremony marked the start of their advanced practice experience portion of the curriculum. We want to express our gratitude to Dr. Ken Hohmeier and Dr.… Read More

PhD Candidate Kumar Kulldeep Niloy Receives Coveted Trainee Award for Groundbreaking Cancer Research 

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Ph.D. candidate Kumar Kulldeep Niloy was awarded one of the three coveted trainee awards at the Fourteenth American Conference on Pharmacometrics (ACoP14) held from November 5-8 in National Harbor, Maryland. Kumar was honored for his groundbreaking work on preclinical tumor growth inhibition modeling, conducted under Dr. Markos Leggas’s guidance at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  … Read More

Jahlyn Hayes Awarded 2023 CVS Health Minority Scholarship 

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Jahlyn Hayes, a second-year pharmacy student, was awarded one of five 2023 CVS Health Minority Scholarships from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). This prestigious scholarship recognizes the recipients’ outstanding leadership, academic success, and commitment to advancing the profession of pharmacy and patient care.  “This scholarship provides me the opportunity to focus solely… Read More

UTHSC Named Rho Cho Society Achievement Finalist

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The UTHSC College of Pharmacy chapter of the Rho Chi Society was named one of 12 finalists for the Chapter Achievement Award. The Alpha Nu chapter was selected as a finalists from among 128 chapters nationwide. The winning chapter will be announced at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Rho Chi Society in Seattle this… Read More