On May 15, 2017, the College of Graduate Health Sciences held their graduation ceremony at the Halloran. Of the 17 students that received a PhD degree, 9 students (53%) were from the College of Pharmacy’s Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program. The graduate are: Chetan Rathi- Mentor, Dr. Bernd Meibohm Margaret Thompson- Mentor, Dr. Bernd Meibohm Aditya… Read More
Dr. Stephanie Phelps, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, has been named Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. Dean Chisholm-Burns presented Dr. Phelps with her plaque at the college’s annual Faculty and Staff Retreat Reception and Dinner at the Brooks Museum in May. Congrats Dr. Phelps!
This year the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Pharmacy organized a special recognition for Dr. Glen Farr, Associate Dean of Continuing Education (CE) at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy. For the past 40 years, Dr. Farr has delivered the UTHSC College of Pharmacy’s CE program throughout the state of Tennessee. CE… Read More
During the Student Government Association Executive Committee banquet, 37 COP students were inducted into the Imhotep Society. The SGAEC established the Imhotep Society, a campus organization to recognize students who, because of their service and leadership, have significantly contributed to student life on this campus. That same evening, Dr. Chris Wood, Associate Professor in the… Read More
Students in the Class of 2020 received their White Coat during a ceremony at the Cannon Center on April 20, 2017.
On May 1st, Dr. Minghui Li joined the Department of Clinical Pharmacy as an Assistant Professor. Welcome Dr. Li.
The 44th Annual MALTO Medicinal Chemistry-Pharmacognosy Meeting was hosted by University of Louisiana at Monroe School of Pharmacy in Monroe, Louisiana May 21-23, 2017. The MALTO research conference is a forum, the focus of which is allowing graduate, undergraduate and professional program (Pharm.D.) students opportunities to present their research findings and share discussion in a collegial… Read More
Dr. Joanna Hudson, Professor in the department of Clinical Pharmacy, was elected Secretary of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Board of Regents. She will begin her 3-year term after the ACCP fall meeting in October.
Drs. Joanna Hudson and Benjamin Duhart received one of only two awarded ASHP Foundations grants for their project titled “Clinical Pharmacy Interventions to Improve Transitions of Care and Reduce Hospital Readmissions in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients with Heart Failure and Infection.” This is a 2-year project with the goal of providing evidence that implementation… Read More
Dr. Santosh Kumar, Associate Professor in the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, spoke to all the science students at Collierville High School in April. During the three lectures, Dr. Kumar spoke about Professional and Graduate Programs in the Health Science field and his research on HIV/AIDS and Drugs of Abuse. “My goal was to inspire… Read More
