Leslie A. Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the Knoxville campus, has been selected as the Secretary/Treasurer for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s Critical Care Practice and Research Network (PRN). Her responsibilities in this role include chairing the newsletter/web page committee, recording… Read More
Brian Winbigler, PharmD, MBA, is part of a team led by Dr. Stephanie Jonas-Fields, UTK, that has secured a grant of $1 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide training related to addiction. Winbigler serves as assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the Knoxville campus. He… Read More
The 2019 UTCOP Teaching and Learning Symposium was delivered statewide on Friday, July 26, kicking off the 2019-2020 Teaching and Learning Program (TLP). The statewide TLP was launched in 2010 and is offered annually. This year, a total of 81 participants attended the symposium. The TLP is offered through the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and… Read More
The 4th Annual UT Fungal Pathogens Group Research Conference and Retreat was held July 15-17 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Mountain Brook, Alabama. This event brings together the four antifungal therapeutics and pathogenesis laboratories from the Experimental Therapeutics group in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science (David Rogers, Glen Palmer, Brian Peters,… Read More
The College of Pharmacy’s Office of Experiential Learning and International Program (OELIP) honored five preceptors with the distinction Preceptor of the Year. Each year, the OELIP hosts Preceptor Development Conferences at each of the College’s three campuses, and it is during those conferences that the individuals selected as Preceptor of the Year receive their plaques.… Read More
Rich Helms, PharmD, retired August 1, 2019, after 40 years of service to the College of Pharmacy. To honor his significant contributions to the College of Pharmacy and to the practice of pharmacy, a scholarship endowment has been created in his honor. The focus for the Helms scholarship is to support one or more pharmacy… Read More
Christopher K. Finch, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, professor and chair for the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was recognized by the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) as the 2019 Tom C. Sharp Pharmacist of the Year for his distinguished work in the profession of pharmacy and excellence in the areas of teaching, patient care, leadership,… Read More
More than 20 faculty members, students, and fellows from the College participated in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 2019 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Minghui “Sam” Li, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, won the New Investigator Award for his poster on “Effects of the First U.S. Biosimilar… Read More
Students from the Shelby County Schools (SCS) MPLOY program learned about career paths in pharmacy and health care on a visit to the College of Pharmacy July 3. The MPLOY program is a locally funded initiative that provides Memphis youth opportunities to explore career paths based on their strengths and interests. Eight students from the… Read More
Michael Christensen, PharmD, BCNSP, FPPAG, professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, gave an invited lecture on pediatric parenteral nutrition at the 2019 Korean Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition International Meeting in Seoul, Korea. He represented the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and was joined by the presidents of the European… Read More
