Mercedes Tolbert joined the College of Pharmacy this month as director of student services. She comes to the college from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, where she served as regional director of operations on the school’s Asheville campus. Tolbert received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Appalachian State University and, after… Read More
Help Coat the Class of 2025! Receiving a white coat is a rite of passage. The white coat symbolizes the responsibility, professionalism and commitment that is expected of pharmacy professionals. The College of Pharmacy will be celebrating our rising second-year students with a White Coat Ceremony scheduled for Monday, April 11, at 2pm at the… Read More
Three UTHSC College of Pharmacy students, Ryan Meacham, Kevin Darko and Jake Spurlock, founded a startup to help people with smoking cessation by giving them control. GiiD, Inc. (pronounced as guide), focuses on a Bluetooth enabled e-cigarette paired with a mobile app to track and regulate the amount of nicotine provided through the e-cigarette. Meacham… Read More
Third-year students on all three campuses received College of Pharmacy pins at pinning ceremonies February 17 to mark the end of their classroom training and the transition into rotations for the remainder of their Doctor of Pharmacy education. Congratulations to each of these students from the Class of 2023.
P3 students in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) elective were all successfully certified by the American Heart Association (AHA) as ACLS providers. “Very few pharmacy schools in the country offer an ACLS class with AHA Provider certification,” said Kelly Rogers, professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science and course director for… Read More
Nathan Greene, CFP, principal Cairn Financial Group and a part-time faculty member for the College of Pharmacy, was selected as one of Nashville’s 40 Under 40 by the Nashville Business Journal. Greene launched Cairn Financial Group in 2019, where he works with the goal of helping people get started with financial planning, regardless of stage… Read More
February is Black History Month, and the College of Pharmacy is proud to celebrate the Black individuals who represent Black history in our college leadership, alumni, faculty, staff, and student body. Dean Chisholm-Burns’ commitment to diversity and opportunity remains strong. This month, the dean’s Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity Advisory Board hosted a lecture from Dr.… Read More
Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS, associate dean for graduate programs and research and professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been appointed chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. “Bernd has served in this role as department chair on two occasions, and each time he has served the department with great distinction,” said College… Read More
Kristain Dedmon, PharmD, a 2009 graduate of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, opened Quess Pharmacy in West Memphis, Arkansas, last December. Dr. Dedmon has spent her pharmacy career working in northeast Arkansas, and she sees her new independent pharmacy as a way she can better serve her community. She is from Osceola, Arkansas, and even… Read More
Juan Rodriguez, a P4 student pharmacist, was awarded the 2021 Student Social Justice and Diversity Healthcare Leadership Award by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for the College of Pharmacy. The award, which includes a plaque and $500 prize to be used for professional development, was given based on nominations from the UTHSC colleges.… Read More
