The College of Pharmacy recently held its 2024 Alumni Weekend on Thursday. April 4- Sunday, April 7, which brought together former classmates and celebrated the prestigious alumni of the institution at the annual awards ceremony. In addition to the Award Ceremony, the college held its Annual spring board meeting where they, among other matters, commemorated… Read More
Kassidy Kirkman, a fourth-year Pharmacy student, grew up in a small town in western Arkansas, where she saw firsthand the crucial role pharmacists play in rural communities. In May 2024, Kirkman will be among the first students to graduate having completed the Rural Health Certificate program offered by UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. The Rural Health… Read More
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy was strongly represented among the individuals inducted as Distinguished Practitioner Fellows at the National Academies of Practice (NAP) Annual Meeting in March 2024. Four alumni from the members from the College of Pharmacy were inducted. To become a Distinguished Fellow, individuals need to have a minimum… Read More
Kenneth C. Hohmeier, PharmD (Professor & Director of Community Affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy) was recently named as Vice-Chair for Education in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science. As Vice-Chair for Education, Hohmeier will be responsible for directing educational initiatives of the department, including promoting excellence… Read More
Dr. Christopher R McCurdy, PhD, F.A.A.P.S., has been named as the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery Center (DDC) 2024 Duane D. Miller Lecturer in Drug Discovery. McCurdy will deliver the lectureship on June 3rd, 2024, in the morning. The DDC and the Duane D. Miller Endowment Fund support this lectureship. More… Read More
Dear students, staff, faculty, and friends, I am delighted to announce that the College of Pharmacy has moved up to the 19th rank in the country and has retained its number one spot in Tennessee, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of 141 pharmacy colleges. I am grateful for the continued… Read More
The 30 year reunion of the class of 1994 was hosted by the College of Pharmacy on alumni weekend, from April 4th to 8th. The class was given a catered dinner where Dean Reginald Frye spoke. One of the graduates from the class of ’94, Kelly Rogers, now a professor in the Department of Clinical… Read More
Congratulations to Lee Weaver, who was awarded the quarterly You’re Pharm-tastic award for December 2023 for exemplary performance in the areas of service, relationships, decision-making, and problem solving. Lee “works tirelesslyto ensure classroom meetings are set up with the room’s AV equipment,demonstrating his unwavering commitment to the College and its community” notedone faculty member. Lee… Read More
The APhA-ASP chapter at UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy received multiple awards at the annual meeting held in Orlando from March 22-25. Congratulations! The chapter won the APhA-ASP Annual – Outstanding International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation Activity Award. PharmD Student Danielle Morris accepted the IPSF activity award. The chapter also received second-runner-up in the… Read More
Dean’s Message: January 2024 Happy New Year to UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Faculty, Staff, Students, and Friends. In 2023, the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center achieved several significant milestones. We celebrated our 125th year of excellence in pharmacy education, research, and practice. College of Pharmacy faculty… Read More
