P3 Pinning Ceremony November 6, 2015 Memphis Clinical Pharmacy Grand Rounds Speakers: Rebecca Chhim, PharmD, BCPS and Chris Wood, PharmD, BCPS November 7, 2015 12:00 noon (CT)/1:00 PM (ET) Memphis: Rm 102 Nashville: Rm 213 Knoxville: Rm 309 MASPEN Fall Dinner November 11, 2015 6:30 PM (CT) Kindly RSVP… Read More
Special thanks to fourth year student pharmacist, Lauren Harris for her invaluable contributions to this edition of the newsletter. Additional thanks to Dr. Andrea Franks and third and fourth year student pharmacists, Anna Birg, Kimberly Keller, Daniel Jinks and Christina Randle for their contributions.
On September 24, 2015, President DiPietro and several members of his staff received influenza immunizations administered by third year student pharmacists, Amy Verraco, Courtney Manlove and Molly Hunt, and Dr. Leslie Hamilton, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy and UTHSC COP APhA-ASP advisor. Staff immunized included President DiPietro’s Executive Assistant Keith Carver and Administrative Assistant Jane… Read More
On September 4, 2015, John Autian, PhD passed away at the age of 91. Dr. Autian was a native of Philadelphia and earned a BS in Pharmacy at Temple University and a MS and PhD at the University of Maryland. He arrived at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Pharmacy in 1967… Read More
Brothers of the Omega chapter of Phi Delta Chi at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy attended the 70th Grand Council meeting from August 4-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fifteen collegiate chapter Brothers and three alumni Brothers traveled to represent the chapter. Josh Caballero, PharmD (’01) had the distinct honor of facilitating… Read More
Continuing education (CE) opportunities abound this fall with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy! Fall Therapeutics Seminars continue across the state with upcoming offerings in Nashville and Memphis in October, and in Knoxville in November. Two additional CE programs will be offered in Knoxville in October. For additional information, registration and more upcoming CE events go to… Read More
Dr. Minoli Perera (’01) was honored with the Leon I. Goldberg Early Investigator Award. The Goldberg Award was established by the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics in 1986 to honor a young scientist for accomplishments in the field of clinical pharmacology. The award is intended to foster the candidate’s potential for significant contributions to the future… Read More
APPE Preceptors of the Year: East Tennessee Dr. Camille Graves received her PharmD from Creighton University. During her student experiential learning, she completed four Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge (MMCOR). After graduation she was hired by MMCOR and currently coordinates the anticoagulation clinic there. She has been a… Read More
Dr. Justin Gatwood’s application to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program was recently approved for funding by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) were established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or… Read More
