The UTHSC College of Pharmacy chapter of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) held its annual Patient Counseling Skills Competition in January. The goal of the competition is to encourage student pharmacists in their efforts towards becoming better educators. Fifteen students participated in this year’s competition, with Katelyn Wassell, Brandon Ladd, and Lauren Bode placing in… Read More
Remote Area Medical (RAM) is an organization that provides free medical, dental, and vision care to those who cannot afford it. Alissa Nathans, P2 member of the APhA-ASP Executive Council, has been a partner with RAM for several years. She explained some of the new initiatives of RAM and how student pharmacists are getting involved. According to… Read More
The American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists will be hosting the 2nd annual Knoxville “PARscription” Golf Tournament on Monday April, 20, 2015 at Green Meadow Country Club. The tournament is held to raise funds to assist APhA-ASP in continuing to serve the community throughout the upcoming year. If you would like to sponsor a hole,… Read More
Johnston CM, Dickerson RN, Brown RO. A Case of Intractable Diarrhea Associated with Enteral Nutrition in a Critically Ill Patient. ASPEN Clinical Nutrition Week 2015.
On Saturday February 21, student pharmacists from across the state attended the 7th annual Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists Meeting in Nashville. The focus of this year’s meeting was on leadership and innovation. The meeting commenced with a message from business motivational speaker, Sam Davidson, in which he emphasized servant leadership and community building. A panel consisting… Read More
As part of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) Midyear Meeting, UTHSC COP student pharmacists attended the annual student-organized legislative health fair alongside students from the other colleges of pharmacy across the state of Tennessee. The health fair was held at the Tennessee State Capitol on February 23rd and consisted of blood pressure screenings, discussing the importance of pharmacist integration… Read More
Congratulations to UTHSC College of Pharmacy students, Susan Dickey and Dagny Ulrich, for receiving Distinguished Poster Recognition. Pictured above (left to right): Susan Dickey, Jessica Smith, Maegan Rogers, and Hannah Eberle
Congratulations to Hospital Corporation of American and UTHSC College of Pharmacy resident, BJ Waters, for receiving Distinguished Poster Recognition. Pictured above (left to right): Sarah Cox, Thaddeus McGiness, and Emily Tabor
Special thanks to fourth year student pharmacists Toree Reynolds and Rebecca Shaffer for their contributions to this edition of the newsletter. Additional thanks to Alaine Knecht, Kaci Foster, Laken Bush, and Jeremiah Glass for their contributions to the stories on the TSSP Annual Meeting and Legislative Health Fair, and to Dr. Chasity Shelton for her contributions… Read More
Bradley A. Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, MCCM received the honorary title of Master of Critical Care Medicine (MCCM) at the American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) Convocation in January, 2015. MCCM candidates are selected among the current fellows of ACCM, and are elected by a majority vote of the ACCM Board of Regents with… Read More
