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RxRecap: Stories from the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy


Student Pharmacist Dual Degree and Certification Recipients

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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

2015 PharmD Convocation Awards

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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

Class of 2015 PharmD Graduates and Hometowns

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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

Class of 2015 PharmD Graduates’ Career Plans

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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

Imhotep Student Pharmacist Inductees

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A new group of student pharmacists were inducted into the Imhotep Society in May. The Imhotep Society, named after the ancient Egyptian god of medicine, is a campus organization to recognize students who have significantly contributed to student life at UTHSC. While the principal objective of the Society is to reward and recognize student leadership on… Read More

White Coat Ceremony

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Friends, family and faculty came together on May 1, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Memphis to celebrate the completion of student pharmacists’ first year of the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy curriculum.  Dr. Ted Morton is Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Internal Medicine at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis. Student… Read More

International Advanced Practice Experiences 2014-2015

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Twenty-eight student pharmacists had the opportunity to take part in an international advanced practice experience this year, traveling to countries across the globe. Student pharmacists learned about pharmacy practice, culture and people of Clayton, Austraila; London, England; Lyon, France; Budapest, Hungary; Dublin, Ireland; Hiroshima, Japan; Auckland, New Zealand; Barcelona, Spain;Stockholm, Sweden; Istanbul, Turkey; Chiang Mai and Maharsakham,… Read More

Government Advanced Practice Experiences 2014-2015

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The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy began offering government advanced practice experiences for the first time in 2005, and the program has since expanded to include more sites. This year, 24 student pharmacists had the opportunity to participate in one of several different government rotations across the United States. Student pharmacists learn about government-based… Read More

SKYDIVE 2015

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“On May 3, 2015 University of Tennessee student pharmacists took to the skies once again to support children’s cancer research! “SKYDIVE 2015” was the second annual fundraiser groups at the College of Pharmacy have hosted to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Building from last year’s inaugural trip of twelve jumpers and a few hundred dollars raised via… Read More

Blaze Pizza Fundraiser

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One of our Knoxville Phi Delta Chi brothers, as she describes below, set up a dinner during the last week of the semester at a pizza restaurant where you can add a multitude of ingredients for a blanket price. Even better, some proceeds went to help others. It was a perfect time for food with friends. “Knoxville’s Phi Delta… Read More