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

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Event Date and Time Location Reception at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting December 8, 2015 from 5:30 to 7 pm New Orleans Downtown Marriott at the Convention Center Final Exams December 7-11, 2015 Winter Holidays December 21-25, 2015 New Year Holiday January 1, 2016 Spring Semester Begins January 4, 2016

Special thanks to fourth year student pharmacists, Kristin Summers and Derek Walker, for their invaluable contributions to this edition of the newsletter.

Roland N. Dickerson, PharmD, BCNSP, FCCP, FASHP, FCCM, FASPEN, was honored as this year’s recipient of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Clinical Practice Award. He received the award at the Annual ACCP Global Conference in October in San Francisco, CA. This award is given to an ACCP member described as having, “developed an… Read More

Junling Wang, MS, PhD, professor of Clinical Pharmacy, received a $987,562 grant. The grant was awarded by the National Institute on Aging, one of the National Institutes of Health, and will be funded over the next three years. The current criteria for Medicare medication therapy management (MTM) have shown to improve outcomes significantly but are… Read More

Shaun Rowe, PharmD, BCPS, assistant professor of Clinical Pharmacy, was honored with the Neurocritical Care Society (NCCS) Presidential Service Award. The award was presented at the 13th Annual NCCS meeting on October 6. Each recipient is selected by the president of the society for providing outstanding service. This distinction is held by only a few members of the… Read More

Andrea Franks, PharmD, BCPS, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy, is a co-investigator for the Recovery Based Interprofessional Distance Education (RIDE) program, supported by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The RIDE program is a collaboration among University of Tennessee graduate students in psychiatric mental health nursing, nutrition, exercise physiology and pharmacy in learning to provide… Read More

Department of Clinical Pharmacy faculty, Chris Finch and Carrie Oliphant, and former faculty member, Shaunta’ Ray, were inducted as American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Fellows at the 2015 ACCP Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. ACCP Fellowship status is awarded in recognition of continued excellence in clinical pharmacy practice or research. Nominees must have been… Read More

The American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) annual meeting was held September 27-29 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, CA. This year’s gathering was titled “Clinical Pharmacology in the Development & Use of Biologics & Small Molecules.” The meeting was presided over by the organization president, Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS, UTHSC College of… Read More

UTHSC College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is conducting a national search for a new chair, after the recent retirement of Dr. Duane Miller. The department is searching for qualified candidates for the full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the level of full Professor. The position, upon hiring, will be available immediately. Interested applicants should submit by… Read More