The College of Pharmacy’s chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) took home several prizes at the association’s 2019 national meeting in Houston, Texas in July. Awards included a trophy for first place in the Chronic Kidney Disease initiative, a $500 check for second place in the Power to End Stroke Initiative, and first… Read More
Knoxville pharmacy students met with Andrew Gonzalez, aide to Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, when he visited the College’s Knoxville campus on August 15. Gonzalez is part of the senator’s policy team working on healthcare issues and visited in response to a letter sent from two pharmacy students to the senator’s office.
Leslie A. Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the Knoxville campus, has been selected as the Secretary/Treasurer for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s Critical Care Practice and Research Network (PRN). Her responsibilities in this role include chairing the newsletter/web page committee, recording… Read More
Brian Winbigler, PharmD, MBA, is part of a team led by Dr. Stephanie Jonas-Fields, UTK, that has secured a grant of $1 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide training related to addiction. Winbigler serves as assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the Knoxville campus. He… Read More
The 2019 UTCOP Teaching and Learning Symposium was delivered statewide on Friday, July 26, kicking off the 2019-2020 Teaching and Learning Program (TLP). The statewide TLP was launched in 2010 and is offered annually. This year, a total of 81 participants attended the symposium. The TLP is offered through the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and… Read More
The 4th Annual UT Fungal Pathogens Group Research Conference and Retreat was held July 15-17 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Mountain Brook, Alabama. This event brings together the four antifungal therapeutics and pathogenesis laboratories from the Experimental Therapeutics group in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science (David Rogers, Glen Palmer, Brian Peters,… Read More
The College of Pharmacy’s Office of Experiential Learning and International Program (OELIP) honored five preceptors with the distinction Preceptor of the Year. Each year, the OELIP hosts Preceptor Development Conferences at each of the College’s three campuses, and it is during those conferences that the individuals selected as Preceptor of the Year receive their plaques.… Read More
Rich Helms, PharmD, retired August 1, 2019, after 40 years of service to the College of Pharmacy. To honor his significant contributions to the College of Pharmacy and to the practice of pharmacy, a scholarship endowment has been created in his honor. The focus for the Helms scholarship is to support one or more pharmacy… Read More
Christopher K. Finch, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, professor and chair for the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was recognized by the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) as the 2019 Tom C. Sharp Pharmacist of the Year for his distinguished work in the profession of pharmacy and excellence in the areas of teaching, patient care, leadership,… Read More
More than 20 faculty members, students, and fellows from the College participated in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 2019 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Minghui “Sam” Li, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, won the New Investigator Award for his poster on “Effects of the First U.S. Biosimilar… Read More
