The College of Pharmacy recently completed the installation of two new features: a Donor Recognition display and an Alumni Recognition display. Both are showcased in the lobby of the Pharmacy building in Memphis. This 15 month project is the college’s way of thanking the donors and alumni who continue to give and serve the college every year.… Read More
Dr. J. Richard Brown Scholarship Endowment Richard Brown, BS, PharmD, FASHP will be retiring this academic year after a 40-year career with the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Memphis and the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. There is unlikely a clinical educator in Tennessee who has taught and mentored the number of students and residents as Dr.… Read More
Amanda Howard-Thompson, PharmD, BCPS, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy was appointed by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to the editorial advisory board of Pharmacy Today for a three-year term. Dr. Howard-Thompson initially discovered this interest through previous affiliations with the APhA Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs and AACP’s Self Care Therapeutics and Nonprescription Medications Special Interest Group. When… Read More
Nathan Cope, fourth year student pharmacist, was awarded the Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists (TSSP) Allegiance Award at the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) MidYear Meeting in Februrary. This award is given annually to a student showing dedication, dependability and commitment, along with spirit and loyalty to TSSP. Since entering pharmacy school in 2010, Nathan has played an… Read More
Chris Norris, PharmD, alumnus of UT College of Pharmacy, has been named the recipient of Covenant Health’s 2014 Buscetta Award, given to outstanding managers who personify leadership excellence. Norris is director of pharmacy at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, one of nine member hospitals of Covenant Health, a comprehensive not-for-profit health system headquartered in Knoxville.… Read More
Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is on a mission to “make a difference” in the lives and health of others through research, writing, clinical care and teaching. Her efforts have been recognized by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA),… Read More
The Student National Pharmacists Association (SNPhA) Regions I and II conference, hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, offered tremendous opportunities for 21 UTCOP members. The four-day meeting, from February 28 to March 2, invited student pharmacists from Massachusetts to Florida to Tennessee to participate in activities such as the Clinical Skills Competition, formulating regional resolutions and networking.… Read More
Each year The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, in association with the Tennessee Pharmacists Association and the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy, presents a Pharmacy Update Continuing Education (CE) Seminar. The 2013 Pharmacy Update CE, held February through April, was attended by over 1600 participants across the state of Tennessee. The update provided 15 hours of… Read More
