At the Honors & Awards Convocation on May 29, Class of 2014 Class President Phillip Wilkins presented Dean Chisholm-Burns with a check for $2,291 on behalf of the Class of 2014. Over 80% of the class contributed to the gift. Students who donated received an orange lapel pen to wear at convocation as a thank… Read More
Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns and Dr. Rex Brown visited 13 different sites in Nashville and the surrounding area including Dickson, Murfreesboro and Franklin. From June 9-11, 2014 the Dean and Dr. Brown visited Goodlark Pharmacy in Dickson; Williamson Medical Center in Franklin; Reeves Sain Pharmacy, St. Thomas Rutherford, Tennessee Valley VA in Murfreesboro; Aegis, Clinical Solutions,… Read More
Dr. Cindy Smith from Reeves-Sain Pharmacy in Murfreesboro presented to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee in Washington, DC on June 11, 2014. This committee is advisory to the Assistant Secretary of Health of the US Public Service to assist in making decisions about the government’s role concerning vaccines. Currently, Mitch Rothholz from APhA is a member… Read More
Members of the newly formed College of Graduate Health Sciences Outstanding Mentor Academy were honored at the College of Graduate Health Sciences luncheon prior to graduation on Friday, May 30, 2014. Three of the five members are from the College of Pharmacy: Drs. Subhash Chauhan, Bernd Meibohm and George Wood. The other two members are… Read More
DePriest A, Puet B, Heltsley R, Robert T, Black D. Uncertainty in assessing impact of drug-drug interactions on oxycodone metabolite patterns. J Anal Toxicol. 2014. In press. Schwope D, DePriest A, Black D, Caplan Y, Cone E, Heltsley R. Determining zolpidem compliance: urinary metabolite detection and prevalence in chronic pain patients. J Anal Toxicol. 2014.… Read More
Dean Chisholm-Burns was the keynote speaker at the White Station Elementary School 5th Grade Graduation on May 23, 2014. She was invited by a teacher at the school, Mrs. Alisha Ford and Principal, Tracie Thomas. The Dean’s motivational speech was about the theme of “Onward and Upward: A Prescription of Success” and… Read More
Special thanks to student pharmacist, Fern Lawson (P4), for her invaluable contribution to this edition of the newsletter.
Farr G. 2014 Pharmacology and Therapeutics Update. 2014 Annual Convention of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association. Fayetteville, AR. June 13, 2014. Miller K. Clinical pearls of drug testing interpretation. Pain, Addiction, and the Law; UNC School of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, The Pain Society of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, May 4, 2014.… Read More
As part of the diverse pharmacy practice experiences offered by UTCOP, 27 students had the opportunity to participate in one of several different government rotations. The program began in 2005 and has since expanded to include more sites. Student pharmacists travel across the United States to provide patient care as part of the Indian Health… Read More
The following are our 2014 PhD graduates, along with their research area and advisor. Congratulations graduates! Amira Hosni Ahmed Characterization studies of cancer therapeutic agents associated malignancy and toxicity and discovery of novel anti-glioma small molecules Advisor: Duane Miller, PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences Qiuye Zhang Development of a novel vaccine adjuvant system utilizing an… Read More
