On Friday, April 15, 2016, Kenneth Sykes, PharmD/MHIIM candidate, represented The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy at a career fair hosted by Grandview Heights Middle School. The career fair was held for 8th grade students. Kenneth described the field of pharmacy for the students and answered their questions. He also spoke on requirements for admission to… Read More
Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, was selected as a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST). The FAST designation recognizes American Society of Transplantation members who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to the field of transplantation as well as outstanding service to the AST. Dr. Chisholm-Burns will be inducted on June… Read More
Dr. Debbie C. Byrd has been named the new dean of the Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University. She succeeds the founding dean, Dr. Larry Calhoun (’73), who announced he will retire from the role on June 30 after serving as dean of pharmacy since 2005. The soon-to-be Dean Byrd will begin her… Read More
Six faculty members at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) were honored recently by the University of Tennessee Alumni Association (UTAA). The awards were presented during the annual banquet of the Student Government Association Executive Council on May 3rd at the Student Activity Center. One of the six was UTCOP’s own Stephanie J.… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Student Government Association Executive Committee (SGAEC) presented its annual Excellence in Teaching Awards on May 3, 2016. Recipients selected by students in the College of Pharmacy included Dr. Cathy Crill, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pediatrics and Dr. Jonathan Hoover, clinical pharmacy specialist in Internal Medicine at… Read More
Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS, professor and associate dean for Research and Graduate Programs and interim chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, served as faculty instructor for an International Certificate Course on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. The course was sponsored by the South Asian Chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology. The certificate course was held at the Bombay… Read More
Roland N. Dickerson, PharmD, BCNSP was recently appointed associate editor of the journal Nutrition. The journal offers readers articles focusing on advances in nutrition research and science, presents new and advancing technologies in clinical nutrition practice, uses clinical data of outcomes research and meta-analyses applied in patient-related nutrition, and lastly, seeks to establish research, policy and… Read More
The College of Pharmacy said “see you later” to one of our smiling faces this May. Stephanie Weathers served as a student service coordinator on the Knoxville campus since November 2006. She was an integral part of the original staff who were recruited to begin the campus in Knoxville. She also played an important role in student recruitment… Read More
The Fall 2015 issue of the University of Tennessee Health and Science Center College of Pharmacy Magazine was recognized as a Gold Winner of the Hermes Creative Award for the Publications/Magazine Category for the second year in a row. The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and… Read More
Dickerson RN. Nitrogen balance and protein requirements for critically ill older patients. Nutrients 2016;8(4):226.
