At the Honors and Awards Convocation and Commencement Ceremony on May 15, Class Presidents Drs. Amy Sparkman (Nashville), Erica Schumacher (Knoxville) and Nathan Owen (Memphis) presented Dean Chisholm-Burns with a check for $3,410 on behalf of the Class of 2015. Over 85% of the class contributed to the gift. Students who donated received an orange lapel pen to… Read More
Andy Nishimoto, PharmD, BCPS and Jeff Rybak, PharmD, BCPS both received competitive travel awards and presented their research at the recent MAD-ID conference in Orlando, FL. MAD-ID is a non-profit entity which provides continuing professional education in the area of infectious diseases pharmacotherapy and antimicrobial stewardship.
Residency match data for Class of 2015 have been released. Once again, UTCOP shows its dedication to producing well-qualified residency candidates. For PGY1 residencies, UT was in the top 3% of all colleges in the nation for number of students who initially matched, with 58 graduates matching across the country. Only 3 colleges of pharmacy… Read More
The following are our December 2014 and May 2015 PhD graduates, along with their research area and advisor: Bret Alan Koertge “Functional Pharmacology of Novel Cannabinergic Ligands” Advisor: Dr. Bob Moore Bivash Mandal “Design, Development and Evaluation of Erlotinib-Loaded Hybrid Nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery to Non-Small Cell lung Cancer” Advisor: Dr. George Wood Nivesh… Read More
Kayihura Manigaba, a Class of 2016 student pharmacist, was selected as the 2015 recipient of the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy PharmD/PhD Scholarship. This iss the third consecutive year that Kayihura has received the $6,000 award. Kayihura expressed his gratitude by responding with “I am very honored and happy to be this year’s recipient… Read More
Each spring UTHSC College of Graduate Health Sciences students have the opportunity present at Graduate Research Day. Students presented posters of their research to faculty members who served as judges for the competition, generating considerable interest and discussion. All students who participated showcased excellent presentations. Special congratulations to Saini Setua and Aditya Ganju for their… Read More
All UT PharmD students graduate with American Pharmacist Association Immunization and Medication Therapy Management Certifications. Additionally, students have the opportunity to earn Nuclear Pharmacy or Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) certification. The two Dual Degree programs UT College of Pharmacy offers are the PharmD/MBA and PharmD/PhD. The following Class of 2015 graduates earned an additional certification or degree: MBA Ryan Fowler… Read More
Valedictorian Award – Rebecca Anne Shaffer Salutatorian Award – Susan Elizabeth Dickey Outstanding Student Pharmacist Award – Nicholas A. Capote Tom C. Sharp Leadership Award – Nicholas A. Capote Clinical Pharmacy Award – Samantha Caprise Adams Patient Care Award – Chelsey Morgan McPheeters Excellence in Scholarship and Research Award – Nicholas Randall Lockhart Academia Award… Read More
Graduate Hometown Samantha Adams Southaven, MS Brooke Allen Germantown Clark Allen Trenton Lyndsey Almon Brentwood Jason Anders Corbin, KY Margaret Arnold Madison, AL Likeselam Bantu Memphis Ellawyn Baker Bullard, TX Yousef Behbahani Clarksville Irina Beregovsky Whitten Cleveland Sean-Paul Bergeron Cleveland Scott Berry Lakeland Cortney Billingsley Brugal Bartlett Lindsey Blankenship Cardosi Martin Katherine Bobbitt Habkouk Bartlett… Read More
The Class of 2015 is excited to take the next step in their careers. The following chart details individual students’ specific plans shared at the time of graduation: Last Name First Name Practice Position Location Adams Samantha Walgreens Staff Pharmacist Nashville Allen Brooke Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center PGY-1 Memphis Allen Clark Regional One Health… Read More
