Ashley Ellis, PharmD, CDECS, has joined the College of Pharmacy as assistant professor and director of the Immersive PharmD Accelerated Track (ImPAcT). Dr. Ellis oversees the new accelerated track, and she is excited to help build something new within the College of Pharmacy. She said she understands people have different responsibilities and needs as they… Read More
The College of Pharmacy is hosting the 8th Annual Race for the Summitt, September 19, in Knoxville. The 4-mile race, put on by our UTHSC student pharmacists, benefits the Pat Summitt Foundation and Alzheimer’s Disease research. This year, the event will include options to run or walk, to serve as a memory donor, or to… Read More
The American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists’ (APhA-ASP) Annual PARscription Golf Tournament will be held October 18 at Memphis National Gold Club. The event will benefit APhA-ASP community service and pharmacy initiatives across the state of Tennessee. It will be followed by a celebratory reception at the home of Dr. Bradley Boucher. Individual and team… Read More
Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, PhD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Society of Transplantation (AST). She will join the board as a Councilor-at-Large, along with two other newly elected members. AST is dedicated to advancing the field of transplantation and improving patient care by promoting… Read More
College of Pharmacy faculty members participated in The UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center’s Teaching Excellence Institute this year, participating in presentations, reflecting on their teaching, and submitting work to improve their teaching skills in service to students. These faculty members were recognized August 27 at a virtual awards ceremony, where they received their certificates and… Read More
Rachel Allen, a P3 student in the College of Pharmacy, received an Underrepresented Minority Gateway Research Award from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE). The Gateway Awards provide support to PharmD and undergraduate students who are considering a career in research and enable them to work with a faculty mentor on that mentor’s research… Read More
The College of Pharmacy’s American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) Operation Immunization Committee partnered with the University of Tennessee -Knoxville’s Student Health Center staff to provide Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations to UTK students, faculty, and members of the Knoxville community. The vaccinations event was held at Neyland Stadium, and students had the opportunity to pick… Read More
Brianna Hawkins, a P3 student on the UTHSC College of Pharmacy’s Nashville campus, had her work as a Clinical Scientist Graduate Oncology Intern published on the homepage for Johnson & Johnson. Hawkins is working with the company this summer, doing research on patients with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer. Specifically, she is doing research… Read More
Tyler Marie Kiles, PharmD, BCADM, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was named the Young Pharmacist of the Year by the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA). The award is presented annually to one pharmacist in the country for individual excellence and outstanding contributions in NPhA activities, community affairs, and professional practice. … Read More
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy’s Class of 2021 has continued the college’s impressive match rate for post-graduate training. Overall, 59 students matched for post-graduate training, with an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) match rate of 72.15 percent. Twenty-six students will continue their education in Tennessee, with students also matching for post-graduate training in 18… Read More
