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RxRecap: Stories from the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy

The University of Tennessee the College of Pharmacy received several recognitions from the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF). The College was well represented with at least one of the College’s faculty member included in 15 of the 18 patents recently issued to UTHSC investigators. Those individuals are: Drs. Wei Li, (professor, Department of Pharmaceutical… Read More

Chelsea Renfro, PharmD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, served as the guest editor for the December issue of Pharmacy Times. Dr. Renfro and her colleagues were chosen based on findings from a recently completed grant funded by the Community Pharmacy Foundation.  This grant, entitled “Removing barriers to organizational change… Read More

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