University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy PGY2 Pharmacotherapy resident Thaddeus McGiness was selected as one of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Walmart Scholars. Dr. McGiness is pictured with his faculty mentor, Andrea Franks, PharmD. Walmart Scholars are chosen for their desire and commitment to a career in academic pharmacy. Both the student… Read More
The Cardinal Health Independent Pharmacy Best Practices Guide is an annual compilation of innovative programs that improve patient outcomes, drive business results and promote community involvement. Pharmacies were selected for implementing creative methods to improve patient care in a ever-changing healthcare setting. They excelled in three categories that are vital to the success of independent… Read More
Dr. Susan Vos, PharmD, BCPS, was named the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Collegiate Teacher of the Year for the 2013-2014 academic year. Dr. Vos received her PharmD at the University of Tennessee, and then went on to complete a Pharmacy Practice Residency in Memphis and a Pediatric Specialty Residency in Charleston, SC. It was… Read More
The Department of Pharmacy at Baptist Memorial hospital in Memphis was presented with the “Innovative Health-System Pharmacy Practice Award” by the Tennessee Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP) in a ceremony held on July 24, 2014 at its annual meeting in Hilton Head, SC. This award is given annually to a pharmacy department staff in a… Read More
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David Rogers, PharmD, PhD, presented a lecture entitled “The Genetic Basis for Azole Antifungal Resistance in Candida Species” at the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Drug Resistance at the Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine. The Gordon Research Conference are conferences of the highest scientific caliber. Per the GRC website, “The Gordon Research Conferences provide an international… Read More
Dickerson, RN, Maish GO 3rd, Minard G, Brown RO. Nutrition support team-led glycemic control program for critically ill patients. Nutr in Clinl Prac 2014; 29(4): 534-541. Dickerson, RN. Obesity. In: Davis KA, Rosenbaum SH (eds). Surgical Metabolism: The Metabolic Care of the Surgical Patient. Haddonfield: Springer, 2014; 127-146. Oliphant CS, Twilla JD. Impact of a… Read More
Each year, the college of pharmacy brings together preceptors and residency directors from across the area with student pharmacists. It is a unique experience for rising P3s to speak with preceptors to learn more about rotation sites offered across the state. Rising P4s are able to meet with current residents and program directors to discuss available residency programs. The showcase… Read More
Pharmaceutical industry giant Cardinal Health has generously given a collective scholarship to UTCOP students completing the college’s nuclear pharmacy programs during the 2013-2014 school year. The Nuclear Pharmacy Program consists of three electives for a total of nine credit hours. Students in the program successfully complete the Nuclear Pharmacy Program in addition to their PharmD coursework. Cardinal Health… Read More
