ASP FALL PICNIC September 21, 2015 M: Health Sciences Park, 11:00 am-2:00 pm (CT) N: COP campus, 11:00 am-2:00 pm (CT) K: Tyson Park, 12:00-2:00 pm (ET) CLINICAL PHARMACY GRAND ROUNDS September 17, 2015 Speakers: Amanda Howard-Thompson, PharmD, BCPS and Shelley White-Means, PhD, MA 12:00 noon (CT)/1:00 pm (ET) M: Rm 102, N: Rm 213, K:… Read More
Special thanks to student pharmacist, R. Tyler Wilson (P4), for his contribution to this edition of the newsletter. Additional thanks to Drs. Angela Finerson, Tao Lowe, Shaunta’ Ray, David Solomon and student pharmacists Dina Ali, Alaina Darby, Dileep Janagam, Amber McCaleb-Williams for their contributions.
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) selected Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, as this year’s recipient of the Paul R. Dawson Award. She received this award during July’s AACP annual meeting in National Harbor, MD. The Paul R. Dawson award is gifted by Amgen each year in honor of their… Read More
Murali M. Yallapu, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was awarded a three year grant totaling $480,000 from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the role of prostate specific membrane antigen targeted docetaxel loaded magnetic nanoparticles for prostate cancer therapy. Docetaxel has been used since its approval by the… Read More
Duane D. Miller, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, announced his retirement from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. His retirement will be effective August 31, 2015. Dr. Miller joined the College of Pharmacy faculty in 1992 and since has received numerous awards, including recently being named a Fellow of… Read More
Dr. Sarah Cox, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy PGY2 Pharmacotherapy resident, was selected as one of eighty-five 2015 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Walmart Scholars. Dr. Cox is pictured here (right) with her faculty mentor, Andrea Franks, PharmD. The Walmart Scholars Program was created to strengthen the skills and commitment to academic pharmacy… Read More
Dr. Jim Eoff, former executive associate dean at UTHSC College of Pharmacy, performed at the Orpheum Theatre on June 9, 2015. The event was a retirement gift from the College in honor of his 45 years of faithful service. Dr. Eoff said of the event, “This organ concert was one of the highlights of my career… Read More
Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, BCPS recently was promoted to associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. Dr. Hamilton obtained a BA degree in English Literature from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville before continuing her education at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. Upon completion of her PharmD in 2007,… Read More
Michael L. Christensen, PharmD, BCNSP, FPPAG recently was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN); his term is June 1, 2015 through April 30, 2017. ASPEN is dedicated to creating a future where practitioners will be able to provide all patients with safe, effective, and quality nutritional care through… Read More
