UTHSC Archives

Rich Helms, PharmD, retired August 1, 2019, after 40 years of service to the College of Pharmacy. To honor his significant contributions to the College of Pharmacy and to the practice of pharmacy, a scholarship endowment has been created in his honor. The focus for the Helms scholarship is to support one or more pharmacy Read more

Christopher K. Finch, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, professor and chair for the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was recognized by the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) as the 2019 Tom C. Sharp Pharmacist of the Year for his distinguished work in the profession of pharmacy and excellence in the areas of teaching, patient care, leadership, Read more

More than 20 faculty members, students, and fellows from the College participated in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 2019 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Minghui “Sam” Li, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, won the New Investigator Award for his poster on “Effects of the First U.S. Biosimilar Read more

Students from the Shelby County Schools (SCS) MPLOY program learned about career paths in pharmacy and health care on a visit to the College of Pharmacy July 3. The MPLOY program is a locally funded initiative that provides Memphis youth opportunities to explore career paths based on their strengths and interests. Eight students from the Read more

Michael Christensen, PharmD, BCNSP, FPPAG, professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, gave an invited lecture on pediatric parenteral nutrition at the 2019 Korean Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition International Meeting in Seoul, Korea. He represented the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and was joined by the presidents of the European Read more

The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees has granted promotions to four College of Pharmacy faculty members. Santosh Kumar, PharmD, was promoted to professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Brian Peters, PhD, was promoted to associate professor and granted tenure in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science. Joseph Swanson, PharmD, was promoted to professor of Read more