On Sunday, July 16, Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns welcomed over 200 guests to the Grand Ole Opry House for the UTHSC College of Pharmacy Reception during the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting in Nashville. The reception was held on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House and guests were treated to… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy hosted members of the Direct Admissions program at its Memphis campus for a retreat on Tuesday, July 11. Students learned more about the college from current students and had the chance for some hands-on experiences, including time in a compounding lab. The Direct Admissions program… Read More
Jesse Jones, PharmD, a PhD student at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, has been awarded an AFPE Predoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Jones received his Doctorate of Pharmacy from Idaho State University in 2012 and is currently pursuing his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences. His current research project is titled “Targeting Type IA Topoisomerases for Selective Anti-Streptococcal Drug… Read More
At this year’s summer meeting of the Tennessee Pharmacist Association, two College of Pharmacy faculty were awarded for their contributions to the pharmacy profession. Dr. Chasity Shelton, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, was named the TSHP Health-System Pharmacist of the Year. Dr. Leslie Hamilton, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy (Knoxville Campus), was named TPA Distinguished… Read More
Students from the UTHSC College of Pharmacy Nashville Campus took time this summer to volunteer at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) camp held at YMCA Camp Widjiwagon in Antioch, Tenn. Dr. Tracy Hagemann, Associate Dean of the Nashville Campus, led a group of four students: Kyle Tran (P2) and Jordan Perrine (P4), Rebecca Moser (P4)… Read More
Alumni and friends of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy gathered for the Annual Big Orange Breakfast at the Tennessee Pharmacists Association Summer Meeting in Kingsport, Tenn., on Saturday, July 8. Fifty people attended the breakfast emceed by Dr. Glen Farr, Associate Dean for Continuing Education. The keynote speaker was University of Tennessee Alumni Association president… Read More
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy welcomed Jeremy Stultz, PharmD, to the faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy on July 1. Dr. Stultz received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy in 2010. After graduating, he completed a PGY-1 Pharmacotherapy Residency at UTHSC and Le… Read More
Dr. Tao Lowe, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was recently invited to speak at both the US Pharmacopeial Convention/International Pharmaceutica Federation/ American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (USP/FIP/AAPS) Workshop on Nanomedicines: Technical and Regulatory Perspectives in Rockville, Md., and the National Biotechnology Conference in San Diego, Calif. Dr. Tao’s talk at the USP/FIP/AAPS Workshop was titled… Read More
Sherri Jackson, accounting assistant in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, retired in June after a 33-year career with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Jackson worked in the College of Pharmacy for five years after transferring over in July of 2012. Sherri was thrown a surprise retirement celebration to thank her for all of… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy held its graduation ceremony on May 5, 2017. Dean Marie A. Chisolm-Burns presided over the ceremony and welcomed the graduates, family, friends and pharmacy faculty to the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis. This year’s commencement address was given by Dr. Sharon Youmans, Vice Dean and Professor at… Read More
