We are delighted to welcome back our student pharmacists, and we are excited to welcome our new P1s to the UTHSC pharmily. Best of luck in the new academic year, and we look forward to hearing and seeing great things from everyone!
Members of the UTHSC chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) were recipients of numerous prizes and scholarships during the SNPhA and National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA) National Convention held July 29-31 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Convention, which also commemorated the 75th anniversary of NPhA and the 50th anniversary of SNPhA, was the first in-person… Read More
Dr. Baeteena Black, D.Ph., alumnus of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, has been recognized by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) as one of its ten Women in Pharmacy for 2022. Dr. Black is a second generation pharmacist who received her B.S. (Summa Cum Laude) in Pharmacy from the UTHSC College of Pharmacy and has been… Read More
Dr. Brian Winbigler, PharmD, MBA, assistant professor in the department of clinical pharmacy and translational science on the Knoxville campus, was recently installed as president-elect of the University of Tennessee Alumni Association (UTAA). Winbigler has been a member of the UTAA Board of Governors since 2017 and, although board terms are typically for three years,… Read More
Dr. Shannon Finks, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, ASHCP-CHC, professor in the department of clinical pharmacy and translational science, has been selected as an American College of Clinical Pharmacy (AACP) regent. Dr. Finks will be installed as a member of the ACCP Board of Regents during the 2022 ACCP Global Conference held in October in San Francisco.… Read More
Dr. Chris Wood, PharmD, associate professor in the department of clinical pharmacy and translational science, was recently selected as the 2022 recipient of the Critical Care PRN Research Award by the ACCP. Wood was recognized for his investigations into antimicrobial PK and novel administration that ACCP noted clearly demonstrated his excellence in this arena and… Read More
Dr. Susan Morgan, PharmD, MBA, BCNP, assistant dean for academic affairs, director of nuclear pharmacy programs, and assistant professor in the department of clinical pharmacy and translational science, was elected and installed as chair of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) Compounding Pharmacists Society (TCPS). The TCPS was formed in 2016 in response to the needs… Read More
Two College of Pharmacy faculty were recently elected to leadership positions for the American Public Health Association (APHA). Dr. Justin Gatwood, PhD, MPH, associate professor in the department of clinical pharmacy and translational science on the Nashville campus, was selected as chair-elect of the pharmacy section for the APHA. Dr. Tyler Melton, PharmD, MPH, BCPS,… Read More
Drs. Kelsey Frederick, James Wheeler, and Rachel Barenie, who make up the College of Pharmacy’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) team, were recently selected by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) as the 2022 recipients of the Innovations in Continuing Professional Development Award for their work on the Pharmacist Primary Care Certificate Training Program. The… Read More
Dr. Alina Cernasev, PhD, PharmD, MS, Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science on the Nashville campus, recently published an article in Geriatrics. The article, entitled “’I think deprescribing as a whole is a gap!’: A qualitative study of student pharmacist perceptions about deprescribing,” provides new information on the lack of… Read More
