The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy held its graduation ceremony on May 7, 2019 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis. Dean Marie A. Chisolm-Burns presided over the ceremony, and the commencement address was given by Dr. Victoria Roche, Professor of Pharmacy Sciences and Special Assistant to the Dean at Creighton University… Read More
Written by Jackie Denton, UTHSC Communications and Marketing Department Ask Benjamin Wilson which is more difficult, pharmacy school or being a ninja and he will tell you – both are challenging in their own right. Wilson, who graduated from the College of Pharmacy in May, was recently selected to compete in the regional competition of… Read More
Dr. Bernd Meibohm, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, is a member of a team that has been awarded a U19 Center of Excellence grant by the National Institute of Health (NIH). The Center of Excellence for Encephalitic Alphavirus Therapeutics, under the lead of Dr. Colleen Johnson, is a collaborative effort between the University… Read More
Rebecca Wahrmund (P2) has been selected as a recipient of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education’s (AFPE) Gateway Award. According to AFPE, the Gateway Award supports PharmD and undergraduate students who are considering a career in research, and enables them to work with a faculty mentor on that mentor’s research project. Wahrmund currently works in… Read More
How long have you worked for UTHSC and the College of Pharmacy? I have been employed with UTHSC College of Pharmacy since June 7, 2007. I will celebrate 12 years of employment very soon. How many departments have you worked in the College? I have only served the College of Pharmacy but in diverse departments… Read More
Written by Jackie Denton, UTHSC Office of Marketing and Communications The American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) Chapter in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was awarded Chapter of the Year during the organization’s 50th anniversary and annual meeting in Seattle. “The UTHSC College of Pharmacy… Read More
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy recently worked with Dr. Cyril Chang, from the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics, to study the economic impact of the College. In Fiscal Year 2018, the statewide economic impact for the UTHSC College of Pharmacy totaled $106.1 million. The total number of dollars spent by the… Read More
Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, has been appointed as Honorary Regent of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP). Regents form the Board of Regents of ACCP, which is the governing body of the organization (equivalent to a board of directors). Honorary Regents are non-voting members… Read More
Kenneth Hohmeier, PharmD, Associate Professor and Director of Community Affairs, was interviewed for a feature article in PharmacyToday focused on the expansion of point-of-care testing (POCT) in community pharmacies in Tennessee. In the article, Dr. Hohmeier highlighted the College’s new curricular integration of the POCT certificate in reference to how one of our recent graduates, and… Read More
On Saturday, April 13, 2019, Lt. Governor Randy McNally surprised Glen Farr, PharmD, Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, with Tennessee State Senate Resolution 0325 in honor of his upcoming retirement. McNally was attending the 2019 Pharmacy Update in Knoxville to obtain his CE credits (Governor McNally graduated from UT College… Read More
