2018
- Dr. Emily Yeager (Class of 2018), Dr. Ryan Turner (PGY-1 Resident, Valley Pharmacy) and Dr. Sarah Parnapy-Jawaid (Associate Professor) talk about a career as a pharmacist to Garland Quarles Elementary School students (11/18)
- SU won the State Clinical Skills competition at VSHP. Congratulations to Lauren Wright (P4) and Motaz Salous (P4). Special thanks to Dr. Katerina Petrov for all her work in getting the students ready for the competition.(11/18)
- Congratulations to the new inductees to Phi Lambda Sigma, the Pharmacy Leadership Society for 2018-2019. Abigail Hoffman, Alexander Meligakes, Allison Monsell, Bridget Bergquist, Brittany Tyree, Camelia Rubalcava, Clay Rodgers, Corey Bradley, Emily Seward, Jennifer Bingham, Jessica Daunoras, Mackenzie Kincer, Sama Alabbas, Sangida Nafisa, Shawn Kim, Shyreen Kamal and Tania Leon. (11/18)
- Carolyn Taylor, current P4 student, and Dr. Tom Ellington, recently had a letter to the editor published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Read their submission regarding Epinephrine Concentrations in EpiPens After the Expiration Date. (01/18)
- Congratulations to the new inductees to Phi Lambda Sigma, the Pharmacy Leadership Society for 2017-2018. Courtney Cooper, Eric Cudiamat, Grace Falkenstein, Claire Gray, Whitney Handy, Zachary Herbaugh, Connor McKay, Natna Meskel, Frank Nyanin, Motaz Salous, Andrew Scott, Jennifer Sequera, and Jessica Szatkowski (01/18)
2017
- Dr. Tom Ellington, Dr. Nataliya Scheinberg and Dr. Ranjani Varadarajan attended the 3 day AACP research workshop titled: AACP 2017 Fall Institute: Strengthening Educational Scholarship. (11/17)
- Faculty members (Amber Darr, Brandon Jennings, Sarah Parnapy Jawaid), 1 resident (Nichelle Logan); P4 students (Mike Wilson, Emily Yeager, Will Gage, Tanya Devine) and P2 students (Alex Meligakes, Ashley Spier, Jessica Szatkowski and Grace Falkenstein) attended a roundtable discussion on Capital Hill regarding detailing sales and marketing tactics of Insys Therapeutics and opioid manufacturers. The discussion was spearheaded by Senator Claire McCaskill (D - MO)
- Dr. Craig Richard has been cited in several magazines about his research in Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). Check out these articles to learn more about this interesting topic. Marie Claire, MarketWatch, and Business Insider (08/17)
- Congratulations to Blanca Rivera, a current student enrolled in our Non-traditional PharmD Pathway (C39), was appointed by Governor Rick Scott to the Florida Board of Pharmacy. Ms. Rivera, of Miami, is the executive director of pharmacy at the University of Miami Health System. She fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning August 25, 2017, and ending October 31, 2019. (08/17)
- Class of 2016 graduates receive a 94.4% pass rate on Pharmacy Licensure Exam (NAPLEX). (02/17)
2016
- Pharmacy Program renewed as an Apple Distinguished Program for 2016-18 (11/16)
- GO GIRL is the recipient of New England BioLabs 2016 Passion in Science Mentorship Award. https://www.neb.com/about-neb/news-and-press-releases/2016/09/07/new-england-biolabs-announces-2016-passion-in-science-awards-recipients. (09/23)
- Congratulations to P4 Spencer Blohowiak, for being elected by ACCP as a member at large. http://www.accp.com/report/index.aspx?iss=0816&art=24. (08/18)
- Michelle Rager, PharmD, BCPS, CDE was the recipient of an APhA-APPM (American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management) Contributed Research Presentation Merit Award. She was recognized at the APhA-APPM Medication Management Special Interest Group at the APhA Annual meeting in Baltimore, Maryland for her research project entitled "Improving Patient Immunization Rates Through Optimizing Pharmacy's Role in Providing Immunization Services". (03/11)
- Dr. Dawn Havrda, Professor and Chair for the Department of Pharmacy Practice, served as Faculty Panel Chair for the Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program (ACSAP) book on Endocrinologic/Rheumatologic Care that was released in January 2016. The book is the first in the series aimed for the Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) to gain hours toward recertification. The book contains six chapters, and Dr. Michelle Rager, Associate Professor for the Department of Pharmacy Practice authored the chapter on Osteoporosis. (03/11)
- Congratulations to Dr. Ajit Dhavle (Class of 2005) on his publication, "Analysis of Prescribers' Notes in Electronic Prescriptions in Ambulatory Practice" in JAMA Internal Medicine. (03/11)
- Congratulations to Dr. Soloman Adams (Class of 2013) on his publication, "Advancing Pharmacogenomis Education in the Core PharmD Curriculum through Student Personal Genomic Testing" in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.(03/11)