The UTHSC College of Pharmacy held a Day of Remembrance April 7, organized by the Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity Advisory Board. Faculty, staff, and students wore yellow, the traditional color of remembrance, to show solidarity as a college and to remember those who have fallen from police violence, radical group violence, those who have lost… Read More
The UTHSC chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) was named Chapter of the Year at the Virtual APhA2021 Awards Program this month. In addition to this top award, the chapter was also recognized as first runner-up for the OTC Medicine Safety National Award, second runner-up for the Operation Immunization National… Read More
Increasing diversity within the PharmD program at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy has been a top priority for the college, and the efforts are paying off. In the College of Pharmacy, Black or African American students comprise 16% of enrollment. This means the college has one of the highest percentages for Black student enrolment, with… Read More
Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was named as one of the first recipients of the Volunteer 40 Under 40 Award. The new recognition program celebrates University of Tennessee alumni who are 39 or younger and have excelled personally and professionally since completing… Read More
College of Pharmacy Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy for her service to the profession of pharmacy. She was also honored alongside 59 other professionals during the university’s “60 at 60” event celebrating the 60th anniversary of the desegregation at the University of Georgia.… Read More
Third-year students on all three campuses received College of Pharmacy pins at pinning ceremonies February 23 to mark the end of their classroom training and the transition into rotations for the remainder of their Doctor of Pharmacy education. The college found creative ways to have these important events while maintaining social distancing and good health… Read More
UTHSC student pharmacists have the opportunity to gain valuable research experience by working with faculty members on research projects through the Special Projects or Research and Scholarship in Pharmacy electives. In these electives, P2 and P3 students are matched with faculty mentors to work on projects with the goal of creating posters and achieving publication.… Read More
UTHSC’s Alpha Nu Chapter of the Rho Chi Society was announced as one of two winners of the Chapter Project Proposal Award for spring 2021 at this year’s Annual Meeting. As an award winner, the chapter will receive a $500 grant to implement its proposal, titled “Interview Survival Kit: Preparing Pharmacy Students for Residency Interviews… Read More
A poster by UTHSC student pharmacist Callee Brooks was recognized as a Tennessee Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP) Distinguished Poster at the Tennessee Pharmacists Association Winter Meeting. The poster is titled “Prescribing Patterns of Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy After Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack at Methodist University Hospital.” “It was such an honor to have… Read More
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy’s Office of Continuing Education is presenting the 44th Annual Pharmacy Update this spring. Click here to register for one of the three remaining seminars, which are offered via live webcast. For any questions, please email pharmcpd@uthsc.edu.
