Nirnoy Dan, a 3rd year PhD student who is advised by Dr. Subhash Chauhan, and Sanjana Haque, a 3rd year PhD student advised by Dr. Santosh Kumar, both placed in the College of Graduate Health Sciences Three-minute THeses Competition on Oct. 26. Dan finished second in the competition while Haque won People’s Choice. Individuals who… Read More
Kirk Hevener, PharmD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Q: When did you decide to become a Pharmacist? A: “I decided I wanted to become a pharmacist when I was in the military. I served as a pharmacy technician and a medic in the US Navy and I worked in pharmacies on Marine bases.… Read More
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy hosted its annual Feurt Symposium in Memphis on Oct. 3. The topic of this year’s symposium was “Resilience and Grit in Pharmacy: Perspectives from Academic and Practice Leaders.” The College welcomed Alex Varkey, PharmD, MS, FAPhA and T. Kristopher Harrell, PharmD, MA, FASHP as guest speakers for the event. Dr.… Read More
The fifth-annual The Kosten Foundation Purple Night was held at the College of Pharmacy Building in Memphis on Oct. 6. The event brought together the College’s leading pancreatic cancer research team with physicians, patients, and their families to talk about the disease and the ongoing fight for a cure. The team from the Department of… Read More
The UTHSC chapter of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) held their annual Emmett Manley PARscription Golf Tournament on Oct. 3 at Stonebridge Golf Course in Lakeland, TN. Students, faculty and alumni participated in the event. The team of Nick Townsend, Bryan Jett, Josh Sullivan and Phillip Guidry claimed first place.
Students on the College of Pharmacy’s Nashville campus provided flu shots to the community on September 22. Thirty-one P2-P4 students administered 429 flu shots over 6 hours at the St. Thomas Day of Hope, Health and Healing. Students also recently held an Immunization Clinic at Volstate Community College where they administered 93 flu shots.
The fifth-annual Race for the Summitt 4-Miler was held in Knoxville on Sept. 30. The event, organized by Michael Behal (P3, Knoxville) and the Knoxville branch of the College’s APhA-ASP chapter raised over $5,000 for The Pat Summitt Foundation. The Pat Summitt Foundation was founded by the legendary head coach of the Lady Vols Basketball… Read More
Dr. Jennifer Williams, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, was appointed as the Chair of the Student Affairs Standing Committee at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Pharmacy Education 2018 meeting in Boston. The Student Affairs Committee examines institutional leadership models (assistant/associate deans, professional staff) and professional development needs to optimize achievement of AACP… Read More
Dr. Bernd Meibohm, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, gave the plenary lecture at the annual meeting of the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG) in Hamburg, Germany on October 3. The presentation was entitled “The Role of Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Evaluations in the Preclinical Development of Spectinamides, a Novel Class of Anti-Tuberculosis Agents.” The German Pharmaceutical Society… Read More
Santosh Kumar, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Q: When did you join the faculty here at UTHSC and what drew you to the position? A: I joined the faculty at UTHSC in June 2014. There are so many possibilities here and the environment is very strong for research. Q: What advice do you… Read More
