Dr. Kelsey Frederick joined the College of Pharmacy as an Assistant Professor within the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science and will also assist the Office of Continuing Education with programming. She recently served as Academic Community Pharmacy Fellow at UTHSC College of Pharmacy. She completed an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 community-based pharmacy residency with Kroger… Read More
UTHSC student pharmacist John Proctor, immediate past policy vice president for the UTHSC chapter of the American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), has been appointed to serve on the APhA House of Delegates New Business Review Committee for 2020-2021. The committee reviews proposed policies submitted by delegates and recommends action on those… Read More
Kayihura Manigaba, a 2016 UTHSC College of Pharmacy graduate, and his brother, Mukundwa K. Gael, recently had an article published in the HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine. Manigaba is the Clinical Pharmacy Manager at North Florida Regional Medical Center, and Gael is a current fourth year pharmacy student. The article discusses resilience and lessons to… Read More
The College of Pharmacy held the first of four fall social sessions addressing cultural differences via Zoom Aug. 21. The session, titled “Social Interactions: Exploring Cultural Differences,” was led by Nikki Dyer, EdD, NCC, assistant professor in Pediatric Dentistry and member of UTHSC Student Academic Support Services and Inclusion (SASSI). More than 150 students, faculty… Read More
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy donated face coverings made by college administrators, faculty, staff, and students to be given to the homeless. The face coverings were donated to CLEATS, a nonprofit organization in Memphis. Denise Linebarier, director of CLEATS, accepted the donation on behalf of the organization. “It all has the same goal,” Linebarier said.… Read More
Thank you to all of our alumni, faculty members, and friends who supported our students in the college’s first-ever White Coat Campaign! Because of generous donors like you, each student in the class of 2023 will receive a white coat, along with a note of congratulations and encouragement. Receiving a white coat is a rite… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy will offer a new online pharmacy technician training program in partnership with the Therapeutic Research Center. James Wheeler, PharmD, BCPS, director of the Continuing Professional Development program at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, said the program will be available exclusively online, can be completed in… Read More
Last week, the College of Pharmacy welcomed the Class of 2024. During orientation week, first-year students were able to come to campus to pick up all supplies they will be using this year. They also had a social outing to explore Memphis and get to know their Pharmilies while maintaining social distancing. The students learned… Read More
Hassan Almoazen, PhD, and Kirk Hevener, PhD, PharmD, received Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2020 from the UTHSC Student Government Association Executive Council (SGAEC). Dr. Almoazen serves as associate professor and director of Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD and Dual Degree PharmD/PhD Programs. Dr. Hevener, PhD, PharmD, serves as assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.… Read More
Chelsea Renfro, PharmD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, completed the “Leading for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in High Education” program this month. The course was offered through Coursera and covered topics related to equity, diversity, and inclusion, such as leadership, bias of consciousness, contested discourse, and strategic diversity planning.… Read More
