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)
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)
2015
Kevin Lonabaugh ('15) was appointed to the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Practice (ACCP) Resident Advisory Committee. Kevin was involved in starting our chapter, and attended the ACCP meeting last fall. He's currently a resident at UVa. http://www.accp.com/prns/report.aspx?iss=1015&art=12(10/12)
Congratulations to Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Michelle Rager! She is the new Chair-elect for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Research Network (ACCP PRN) for Endocrine and Metabolism. In addition, Dr. Rager is also an AACP Academic Leadership Fellow this academic year. (10/12)
Congratulations! The Amherst Family Practice and Shenandoah University-Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy PGY1 residency program is a recent recipient of a 2015 ASHP Foundation PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Expansion Grant. The grant will allow the residency to expand to 2 positions and restructure under the Care Coordination Services (CCS) ACO. The residency program will be based at the Amherst Family Practice site and will add Selma Medical Associates. Applications were reviewed by a committee comprised of leaders in hospital/health-system pharmacy practice. Residency award recipients were selected on the strength of the application, including but not limited to the available learning experiences, quality of preceptors, and the successful development of previous pharmacy residents. The Residency Program Director of the residency is Dr. Dawn Havrda, and primary preceptors of the residency program are Drs. Michelle Rager and David Matthews. (02/24)