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

Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST, dean and professor in the College of Pharmacy, which has distance campuses in Nashville and Knoxville, received the 2017 Giving Back Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Giving Back Award honors college and university administrators… Read More

The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy is pleased to announce that it has named Dr. Georgi V. Petkov, PhD, Chair and Professor of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Petkov will join the College in August 2017, after serving as a professor of pharmacology at the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy. He… Read More

Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS, Interim Chair in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences  and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, has been awarded the 2017 BMS Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP). This competitive award is given annually to an individual who demonstrates exemplary promotion of clinical… Read More

Traveling to the Caribbean in March may be a familiar spring break story for some students, but not for Mayuri Dharsandia. She traveled to St. Vincent’s School for Handicapped Children in Port au Prince, Haiti for a mission trip with Church Health. From March 5-12, she was one of a dozen student pharmacists who helped… Read More

UT College of Pharmacy students made a splash in the Tennessee community. It began at UT Day on the Hill where students from across the University of Tennessee system were on hand to represent their work and schools. Pharmacy students set up a booth to promote UTHSC College of Pharmacy and share their educational experiences… Read More

You may have recently read about the UTHSC College of Pharmacy’s open house for students interested in the PharmD/PhD dual degree program. It remains one of several facets of the College’s curricular philosophy to support the development of the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for students to become self-directed learners who are installed with the… Read More

When Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns’ research-heavy commentary titled “Women in leadership and the bewildering glass ceiling” was published in the American Journal of Health Systems Pharmacy in March, there was indeed some serendipity. It was released March 1, the first day of Women’s History Month and the fact that it was written by the first-ever female… Read More

Dr. Kelly Rogers, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and UTHSC Campus AED Coordinator, has been named an Associate of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). The ACC is a professional designation that recognizes cardiovascular team members who, through advanced training, professional development and service to the ACC, have proven their commitment to providing quality cardiovascular care.… Read More

Written by Amber Carter Access. Affordability. Accountability. These are three attributes that Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, believes set the UT College of Pharmacy apart from many other institutions. The highest ranked college of pharmacy in the state of Tennessee and 17th in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report, is currently home to approximately 700… Read More

While attending the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) 47th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, HI in January, Dr. Joseph M. Swanson, Pharm.D., BCPS, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. Swanson begins the year as Chair of the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section… Read More