On Tuesday, October 27, 2015 the Generation Rx Committee held their first ever event at the East Tennessee Department of Child Services (DCS) to provide a continuing education presentation about prescription drug abuse. At the DCS main office in Knoxville, Jessica Walker (pictured) spoke to 17 social workers from all over East Tennessee about the warning signs… Read More
Dean Chisholm-Burns received four box tickets at the FedEx Forum for the October 28, 2015 Memphis Grizzlies vs. Cavaliers game from a silent auction. She had one extra ticket, and chose to have a drawing to select one lucky student to attend the game with her and her family. P1 student Chris Wilson won the… Read More
Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns hosted Rick Sain (‘89) at the UT vs. South Carolina game in the President’s Box at Neyland Stadium on November 7, 2015. In regard to how the game went, Chisholm-Burns had this to say, “We had a great time. It is always great to spend time with alumni, and we had a… Read More
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Event Date and Time Location Reception at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting December 8, 2015 from 5:30 to 7 pm New Orleans Downtown Marriott at the Convention Center Final Exams December 7-11, 2015 Winter Holidays December 21-25, 2015 New Year Holiday January 1, 2016 Spring Semester Begins January 4, 2016
Special thanks to fourth year student pharmacists, Kristin Summers and Derek Walker, for their invaluable contributions to this edition of the newsletter.
Roland N. Dickerson, PharmD, BCNSP, FCCP, FASHP, FCCM, FASPEN, was honored as this year’s recipient of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Clinical Practice Award. He received the award at the Annual ACCP Global Conference in October in San Francisco, CA. This award is given to an ACCP member described as having, “developed an… Read More
Junling Wang, MS, PhD, professor of Clinical Pharmacy, received a $987,562 grant. The grant was awarded by the National Institute on Aging, one of the National Institutes of Health, and will be funded over the next three years. The current criteria for Medicare medication therapy management (MTM) have shown to improve outcomes significantly but are… Read More
Shaun Rowe, PharmD, BCPS, assistant professor of Clinical Pharmacy, was honored with the Neurocritical Care Society (NCCS) Presidential Service Award. The award was presented at the 13th Annual NCCS meeting on October 6. Each recipient is selected by the president of the society for providing outstanding service. This distinction is held by only a few members of the… Read More
Andrea Franks, PharmD, BCPS, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy, is a co-investigator for the Recovery Based Interprofessional Distance Education (RIDE) program, supported by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The RIDE program is a collaboration among University of Tennessee graduate students in psychiatric mental health nursing, nutrition, exercise physiology and pharmacy in learning to provide… Read More
