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


Hohmeier Named Vice-Chair for Education

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Kenneth C. Hohmeier, PharmD (Professor & Director of Community Affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy) was recently named as Vice-Chair for Education in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science. As Vice-Chair for Education, Hohmeier will be responsible for directing educational initiatives of the department, including promoting excellence… Read More

Barenie & Shelton Awarded 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award

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Congrats to Rachel Barenie (right), PharmD, JD, MPH and Chasity Shelton (left), PharmD, for being awarded the 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award for the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. The Excellence in Teaching Award is one of the most prestigious awards a faculty member can win. The winning recipients are nominated by the… Read More

College of Pharmacy Expands Nashville Location

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This story first appeared on the UT Health Science Center News website. The UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy recently completed significant upgrades to its Nashville location. These include a new classroom, four study rooms, two conference rooms, and a compounding room. The upgrades will facilitate collaboration, hands-on learning, and the development of essential skills… Read More

UT Health Science Center Represented Well at NAP Inductions

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University of Tennessee Health Science Center was strongly represented among the individuals inducted as Distinguished Practitioner Fellows at the National Academies of Practice (NAP) Annual Meeting in March 2024. Three faculty members from UT Health Science Center were inducted, including one from the College of Nursing and two from the College of Pharmacy. Andrea S.… Read More

Dr. Christopher R McCurdy, PhD, F.A.A.P.S., Named the 2024 Duane D. Miller Lecturer in Drug Discovery

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Dr. Christopher R McCurdy, PhD, F.A.A.P.S., has been named as the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery Center (DDC) 2024 Duane D. Miller Lecturer in Drug Discovery. McCurdy will deliver the lectureship on June 3rd, 2024, in the morning. The DDC and the Duane D. Miller Endowment Fund support this lectureship. More… Read More

RxRecap: April 2024 Dean’s Message

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Dear students, staff, faculty, and friends, I am delighted to announce that the College of Pharmacy has moved up to the 19th rank in the country and has retained its number one spot in Tennessee, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of 141 pharmacy colleges. I am grateful for the continued… Read More

College of Pharmacy Welcomes Class of 1994 to Campus

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The 30 year reunion of the class of 1994 was hosted by the College of Pharmacy on alumni weekend, from April 4th to 8th. The class was given a catered dinner where Dean Reginald Frye spoke. One of the graduates from the class of ’94, Kelly Rogers, now a professor in the Department of Clinical… Read More

Michael Braud, Alumnus, Awarded 2023 Society of Air Force Pharmacy Maxine Beatty Field Grade Officer of the Year Award

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Major Michael E. Braud, who graduated from UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy in 2018, was recently awarded the 2023 Society of Air Force Pharmacy Maxine Beatty Field Grade Officer of the Year Award. Braud is currently serving as the Chief of Pharmacy Operations at the 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron, 81st Medical Group,… Read More

Lee Weaver Awarded 2023 Pharm-tastic Award

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Congratulations to Lee Weaver, who was awarded the quarterly You’re Pharm-tastic award for December 2023 for exemplary performance in the areas of service, relationships, decision-making, and problem solving.  Lee “works tirelesslyto ensure classroom meetings are set up with the room’s AV equipment,demonstrating his unwavering commitment to the College and its community” notedone faculty member.  Lee… Read More

UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Remains No. 1 in Tennessee, Climbs to No. 19 in National Rankings

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Maintaining its long-held title as the top pharmacy college in Tennessee, the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy was named No. 19 among pharmacy schools in the country, according to the U.S. News & World Report, which ranks pharmacy colleges every four years. The college moved up one spot from its previous ranking of… Read More