Ken Hohmeier, PharmD, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was featured on a recent episode of the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast. Dr. Hohmeier took part in a panel discussion on “Prepping for Pharmacy Residency Interviews” at ASHP Midyear, and the talk was picked up and rebroadcast on the podcast. … Read More
Jarrod Fortwendel Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science Q: When did you join the faculty here at UTHSC and what drew you here? A: I joined the faculty in July of 2016 and after five years at the University of South Alabama. I moved here specifically because of the concentration of people… Read More
Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP FASHP, FAST and Dr. Christina Spivey, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science recently received a $2.7 million grant from the Carlos and Marguerite Mason Trust for a program that increases medication access to solid-organ transplant patients and studies the effects of increasing… Read More
UTHSC faculty and students travelled to Anaheim for this year’s American Society of Health-System (ASHP) Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting. Over 20 posters were presented at the meeting by various faculty and students. The College also held a reception during the event for alumni, faculty, students and friends.
College of Pharmacy partner Methodist University Hospital was recognized with the 2018 Pharmacy Residency Excellence Award for its Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency Program. Recipients of the award are selected by the ASHP Research and Education Foundation. The award program, sponsored by Amgen, Inc., recognizes pharmacy residency preceptors and programs that have demonstrated innovation in… Read More
College of Pharmacy partner Baptist Memorial Hospital received the 2018 Award for Excellence in Medication Safety at the American Society of Health-Systems (ASHP) Foundation Dinner on Dec. 3. A pharmacist-led multidisciplinary approach allowed the Baptist-Memphis Emergency Department to become “opioid-light” with a focus on alternatives to opioids for patients’ pain management. Through a patient-centered approach,… Read More
Assistant Professor Justin Gatwood, PhD, MPH, and Associate Professor Ken Hohmeier, PharmD, recently received a Community Pharmacy Foundation Grant that will allow them to study Good Shepherd Pharmacy’s new employer-based wellness service. The Community Pharmacy Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that provides grants and funding for special projects and studies directly associated with community… Read More
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy chapter of the Rho Chi Society was named one of 12 finalists for the Chapter Achievement Award. The Alpha Nu chapter was selected as a finalists from among 128 chapters nationwide. The winning chapter will be announced at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Rho Chi Society in Seattle this… Read More
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences’ fourth-year PhD student Pallabita Chowdhury was awarded the Alma & Hall Reagan Endowment Fellowship on Nov. 27 at the Graduate Studies Council meeting in Memphis. To be considered, a student must be in the second through fourth year of study and involved in research into the causes of and possible… Read More
Drs. Kelly Rogers, PharmD, BCCP, FCCP, FACC, and Shannon Finks, PharmD, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS, AHSCP-CHC, both recently passed the inaugural BPS Board Certification in Cardiology. Finks and Rogers are both Professors in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science. The purpose of the BCCP program is to validate that the pharmacist has the advanced… Read More
