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
A study published by Dr. Ryan Yates, PharmD, PhD, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Jordan Toutounchian, PhD, graces January’s issue of Molecular Pharmacology. Drs. Duane Miller and Frank Park of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, as well as Dr. Ed Chaum of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, co-authored the manuscript. … Read More
The UT College of Pharmacy was well represented at the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) Winter Meeting, which took place in Nashville, February 25-28. Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the College were in attendance to build relationships within the pharmacy community. The Tennessee Society of Health Pharmacists (TSHP) and Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists (TSSP)… Read More
The year 2017 is off to a great start for alumna Dr. Kimberly Lewis (UT College of Pharmacy Class of 2006). She has been named Executive Director of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA), and recognized as one of Tougaloo College’s Inaugural Class of 40 under 40. SNPhA clearly remains an organization that is near and… Read More
While the opioid epidemic affects people across the country, some of the people that have been impacted the most has been Tennesseans. Perhaps that is why, with the help of state legislators, pharmacists can now enter into collaborative practice agreements allowing them to write for and dispense naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses,… Read More
Research led by Dr. Shelley I. White-Means, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, has discovered that the nation’s highest racial disparity in breast cancer mortality exists in Memphis. The work is part two of a study to gain understanding of reasons for the large breast cancer mortality disparity between African-American and White women who live in Memphis.… Read More
On February 3, 2017, the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences hosted a group of undergraduate students and faculty from local and out of state universities (Arkansas State, Christian Brothers, Maryville College, and University of Memphis) to the first PharmD/PhD open house. During the event, current PharmD/PhD students , including Dr. Sarah Whaley, Dr. Andy Nishimoto, Rachel… Read More
Dr. Kirk Hevener joins the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences as an Assistant Professor. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy’s dual PharmD/PhD program (PharmD 2005, PhD 2008). After earning his PhD, Dr. Hevener spent one year at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as a Visiting Scientist and Postdoctoral Researcher followed… Read More
Members of the UT College of Pharmacy American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) joined with Fred’s Pharmacy in its Healthy Heart initiative for February. Students performed free blood pressure screenings at various Fred’s locations throughout the month, and Fred’s donated $1 to the American Heart Association for every blood pressure screening performed. In addition… Read More
In November 2016, Gatlinburg, TN was devastated by a horrific fire that ripped through East Tennessee. The fires resulted in 14 deaths, more than 2,400 structures damaged or destroyed, and thousands of people displaced. This led to Tennesseans doing what Tennesseans do best… Volunteer. Quickly, several organizations and thousands of people began donating supplies, and… Read More
