Rosie Ann Riley graduated on May 15th from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree. This achievement marks the beginning of her third career. Dr. Riley, a former marine and professional wallpaper hanger, plans to practice as an oncology pharmacist. Pictured left with her is Dr. Riley’s daughter Ivy, who graduated Magna… Read More
The Student Government Association Executive Council (SGAEC) chose UTHSC Department of Communication and Marketing’s editorial and design specialist, Jane Pate, as this year’s recipient of the Imhotep Award. The Imhotep Award is given by the student led organization to a faculty or staff member who has gone above and beyond to serve the student community.… Read More
Dr. Debbie Byrd (’94), professor of Clinical Pharmacy and associate dean for Professional Affairs, earned her MBA from Tennessee Technological University in May 2015. Dr. Byrd earned a 4.0 GPA in the program and was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma international honor society. Dr. Byrd is pictured left with her son, Nathan. Dr. Robert… Read More
Dr. Jonathan Bain (’11), is a Critical Care pharmacy specialist at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Bain was recognized for his outstanding work in critical care pharmacy in the May 2016 Member Spotlight report of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). Upon recognition, Dr. Bain credited his initial decision to… Read More
Med Communications, Inc. recently announced the promotion of Dr. Beth Miller (‘97) to vice president of Medical Communications. Beth has been employed with Med Communications for the past 10 years. Dr. Miller began her work as a medical information specialist and medical writer. She was promoted to director, Medical Information in 2010, and has served… Read More
Dr. Grishma Desai (’11), assistant professor of Clinical Pharmacy, is now a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS). CPHIMS is a professional certification demonstrating that an individual meets the international standard of professional knowledge and competence in healthcare information and management systems. Dr. Desai completed a PGY-1 residency at the Grady Health… Read More
PRECEPTOR DEVELOPMENT UTCOP-Knoxville Tuesday, August 11, 2015 1:00pm to 4:00pm UTCOP-Memphis Wednesday, August 19, 2015 1:00pm to 4:00pm ROTATION/RESIDENCY DAY UTCOP-Knoxville Wednesday, August 12, 2015 9:00am to 3:00pm UTCOP-Memphis Thursday, August 20, 2015 9:00am to 3:00pm CLINICAL PHARMACY GRAND ROUNDS Dr. Tim Self and Dr. Junling Wang August 27, 2015 – Memphis Room 102
Special thanks to student pharmacists, Chantler Jones, Cara Lankford, and Dina Ali (P4s) for their invaluable contributions to this edition of the newsletter.
The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy now offers three campuses across the state in Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville. The College earned official campus status for Nashville from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) in January. Recent years have been eventful for the College of Pharmacy, as our statewide presence has grown. Student pharmacists are thrilled with their… Read More
The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy held the first graduation ceremony exclusively for pharmacy graduates on May 15, 2015. Graduates, faculty, family and friends came together at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis for the Honors and Awards Convocation followed by the presentation of diplomas to 175 PharmD graduates and four PhD graduates. Bradley Boucher,… Read More
