Claudia Valle Carranza, a third-year student pharmacist at the College of Pharmacy’s Nashville campus, has been promoted to First Lieutenant in the Army National Guard. She has been serving in the National Guard since 2013 and has recently served to support health care workers in Middle Tennessee during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are so very… Read More
The UTHSC chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) won the Overall Chapter of the Year Award and the Chauncey I. Cooper Excellence Award for the Large Chapter of the Year during the SNPhA virtual national convention in November. “I am extremely proud of this group of students,” Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns said. “They worked… Read More
Four UTHSC College of Pharmacy graduates spoke to more than 350 Girl Scouts in the U.S. and Canada on Women Pharmacist Day, October 12. The program, which was about opportunities for women in pharmacy, was part of the Girls Scouts’ STEM Career Exploration Badge, where girls explore careers in science and technology. The panel was… Read More
Kenneth Hohmeier, PharmD, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, and Danya Wilson, PharmD, a PGY-1 pharmacy resident, received a grant from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to study the impact of intervention in primary medication non-adherence. “Primary medication non-adherence, or prescription abandonment, occurs when patients are prescribed a new medication… Read More
The UTHSC chapter of the American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) received two awards at the APhA-ASP annual regional meeting for Region 3, the organization’s largest region. The chapter received the Region 3 award for Generation Rx and the Region 3 award for Operation Heart. The awards reflect the work the chapter… Read More
Brian Winbigler, PharmD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, assisted in administering a trial COVID-19 vaccine for a newscast on Knoxville’s WBIR news station. Dr. Winbigler administered the two-dose trial vaccine for Robin Wilhoit, WBIR anchor, as part of a news package on the vaccine trials. Watch the videos below:… Read More
Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was elected as chair-elect for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s (ACCP) Critical Care Practice and Research Network (PRN). The PRN optimizes drug therapy outcomes by promoting excellence and innovation in clinical pharmacy practice, research and education.… Read More
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy Office of Admissions and Student Affairs has begun a series titled “Tennessee Tuesdays” for the college’s Instagram page. Each Tuesday, the college will share a video with tips for prospective student pharmacists to help them along in the admissions process. Follow us on Instagram to see the posts each week.
A team of UTHSC researchers led by Dr. Justin Gatwood and Dr. Kenneth Hohmeier was awarded funding by the Tennessee Department of Health to improve how COVID-19 vaccines will reach Tennesseans in all corners of the state. Dr. Gatwood and Dr. Hohmeier serve as associate professors in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science on… Read More
Dr. Christopher Finch, chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, has been selected as the inaugural Achievement Award recipient for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s (ACCP) Clinical Administration Practice and Research Network (PRN). “It was a complete surprise to be recognized as the inaugural ACCP Clinical Administration PRN Achievement Award recipient,”… Read More
