Dileep Janagam, a PhD candidate in Dr. Tao Lowe’s research lab in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received a travel award for his research abstract titled “Injectable in situ forming depot systems for long acting contraception” from the Formulation Design and Development (FDD) Section of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) to attend the 2015… Read More
On August 7, 2015, over 60 participants were present for the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy’s 2015 Post-Doctoral Resident and Fellow Symposium held on the Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville campuses focusing on Teaching Effectiveness. The symposium is the “kick-off” event for the year-long UTCOP Teaching and Learning Program (TLP) for residents and fellows. Topics… Read More
The college of pharmacy welcomed 197 new student pharmacists on August 17, 2015. The majority (57.4%) are female, with 71.1% white, 8.6% Black/African-American, 14.2% Asian and 2.5% being two or more races. Tennessee residents compromise 68% of the class. In-state students hail from West (53), Middle (42), and East (39) Tennessee. Our non-Tennessean student pharmacists… Read More
Carleton Maxwell, PharmD (’06) is the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA) President for 2014-16. He is the youngest President in the history of the organization and the second person to serve as National President of both NPhA and the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA). Dr. Maxwell will serve as the Class of 2016 UTHSC College of… Read More
David K. Solomon, PharmD, FASHP presented the keynote lecture to the statewide pharmacy PGY1 and PGY2 residents at the Nebraska Pharmacy Residency Annual Awards Banquet on Thursday, June, 25, 2015, hosted by Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Solomon’s presentation title was “Your Journey in Pharmacy Leadership: What’s Next?”. His focused remarks challenged the residents with… Read More
Begin making preparations now as the 2015 College of Pharmacy Alumni Weekend is fast approaching! Alumni Weekend is scheduled for November 12-14 at the Hilton in Knoxville. The College of Pharmacy Alumni Awards Dinner will be held on Thursday, November 12, at The Foundry. Class Reunion dinners for the classes of `75, `85, `90, `95… Read More
ASP FALL PICNIC September 21, 2015 M: Health Sciences Park, 11:00 am-2:00 pm (CT) N: COP campus, 11:00 am-2:00 pm (CT) K: Tyson Park, 12:00-2:00 pm (ET) CLINICAL PHARMACY GRAND ROUNDS September 17, 2015 Speakers: Amanda Howard-Thompson, PharmD, BCPS and Shelley White-Means, PhD, MA 12:00 noon (CT)/1:00 pm (ET) M: Rm 102, N: Rm 213, K:… Read More
Special thanks to student pharmacist, R. Tyler Wilson (P4), for his contribution to this edition of the newsletter. Additional thanks to Drs. Angela Finerson, Tao Lowe, Shaunta’ Ray, David Solomon and student pharmacists Dina Ali, Alaina Darby, Dileep Janagam, Amber McCaleb-Williams for their contributions.
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) selected Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, as this year’s recipient of the Paul R. Dawson Award. She received this award during July’s AACP annual meeting in National Harbor, MD. The Paul R. Dawson award is gifted by Amgen each year in honor of their… Read More
