UTHSC College of Pharmacy members were recognized by the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) this month. In the TPA 2020 elections, Dr. Chris Finch, chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was elected as President-Elect of the Tennessee Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP). Additionally, Haley Watson, a P3 student in Memphis, was elected… Read More
UTHSC College of Pharmacy fellows Drs. Kelsey Frederick and Emily Olivier were selected as American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Walmart Scholars this month. The goal of the scholarship program is to strengthen the recipients’ skills and commitment to a career in academic pharmacy. They will both receive scholarships to attend AACP seminars along… Read More
The first cohort of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy’s Leadership Exploration and Ability Development program completed the program in May. The students included Connor Alexander, Lauren Biliter, Kristen Blagg, Matt Cheramie, Kevin Darko, Maggie Davis, Kenzie Overshine, Urvi Patel, and Juan Rodriguez. All nine students received their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certificates for successful… Read More
Two College of Pharmacy faculty members received Diversity and Inclusion Mini-Grants from the UTHSC Office of Equity and Diversity. Dr. Kirk E. Hevener, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received a grant for his project “Minority Student Recruitment into UTHSC Graduate Programs.” The project will direct recruitment efforts for the Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate… Read More
Drs. James Wheeler, Kenneth Hohmeier, Alina Cernasev, and Shaun Rowe will receive funding for a research proposal researching pharmacy technicians’ perceptions of substance use disorder. These faculty members are part of the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) theme team. Their research will be funded by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) and use several methods to assess… Read More
The College of Pharmacy celebrated its Class of 2020 this month with a special congratulations video on May 5, when their graduation was originally scheduled. This video included personalized messages from Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, UTHSC Chancellor Steve Schwab and University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd, who was scheduled to serve as the commencement speaker… Read More
The UTHSC chapter of the American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) received two awards at the APhA2020 Virtual Chapter Achievement Awards ceremony this month. The chapter was recognized as the Division A Winner. The division includes 42 schools and colleges of pharmacy nationwide, with more than 500 students. The chapter was also… Read More
Dr. Kenneth Hohmeier, Dr. Alina Cernasev, and Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns have received a One UT Collaboration & Innovation Grant for their proposal on determining patient-defined treatment outcomes in opioid use disorder. They collaborated with the Department of Psychology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and were one of 25 projects selected for the grant system… Read More
Dr. Daniel Collier, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is printing components for face shields and ear savers to donate to healthcare workers. Dr. Collier is using two 3D printers at the College of Pharmacy to print the personal protective equipment. “We have these printers here that we use for research, so… Read More
UTHSC’s chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) is making masks to help underserved communities in Tennessee during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amelia Thompson, the SNPhA chapter president, said the chapter wanted to donate masks to underserved African American communities because these communities have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. “Many African Americans work in high… Read More
