Justin Gatwood, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of Clinical Pharmacy, has been selected as one of two recipients of a UTHSC Translational Research Award funded by Institute for Research Innovation, Synergy, and Health Equity (iRISE) and UTHSC. A total of four faculty in the department of clinical pharmacy applied for the award including Drs. Gatwood, Theodore… Read More
Technologies invented at the University of Tennessee, like the majority of university discoveries, typically require additional development to attract commercial interest. University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) awards grants each year through its annual maturation funding program to help researchers advance new technologies on the path to market. This year, UTRF was fortunate to receive… Read More
At the annual UTHSC Innovation Awards Ceremony on Dec 9, 2014, UTCOP Pharmaceutical Science faculty members Wei Li, PhD, Tao Lowe, PhD, Bernd Meibohm, PhD, Duane Miller, PhD, Bob Moore, PhD, and Charles R. Yates, PharmD, PhD, were honored with plaques recognizing their research resulting in patents. Dr. Li received 3 plaques and Dr. Miller received… Read More
Lichterman Award Finalist Rhonda Green, CPS, MS, senior administrative services assistant on the Knoxville campus, was selected as one of the 2014 Lichterman Award Finalists. Each year, a non-exempt employee with at least three years of service can be nominated for the Lichterman Award by a supervisor, co-worker or other UT or UT Medical Group employee.… Read More
Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Michigan’s 25th Annual Health Sciences Martin Luther King Day Lecture. Dr. Chisolm-Burns presented “Unity not Uniformity: A Spotlight on Health Disparities“ sharing her insight and perspectives on issues of health care access and the disparities that exist within our… Read More
Carol L. White, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, CPHIMS (’09) assistant professor of Clinical Pharmacy is now a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS). CPHIMS is a professional certification program for healthcare information and management systems professionals. As of December 2014, 5,528 people had applied to take the CPHIMS exam and only 3,650 people… Read More
David K. Solomon, PharmD, FASHP, professor of Clinical Pharmacy, former associate dean for VA and Hospital Affairs, and chief of Pharmacy Services at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, retired December 31, 2014. At a recent College of Pharmacy reception celebrating his 24 years of service, Dr. Solomon mentioned his best career move was to return to… Read More
Glen Palmer, PhD, has joined the faculty of the Division of Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the UT College of Pharmacy. Dr. Palmer earned a BSc in Genetics at the University of Sheffield and a PhD in Genetics at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. He subsequently… Read More
Dickerson RN, Kumpf VJ, Rollins CJ, Frankel EH, Kraft MD, Canada TW, Crill CM. Significant publications for pharmacy nutrition support practice in 2013. Hospital Pharmacy 2014;49:717-730. Dickerson RN. Hypocaloric, high protein nutrition therapy for critically ill patients with obesity. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2014;29:786-791. Self TH, Oliphant CS, Reaves AB, Richardson AM, Sands CW. Fever as a risk… Read More
Franks and ACCP Offer TBL Webinar Andrea Franks, PharmD, BCPS, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, presented a webinar on team-based learning (TBL), on January 21, 2015. This webinar highlighted the benefits of integrating TBL into the pharmacy curriculum and a brief overview of… Read More
