SOP alumna tapped as president of ASCPT
VCU School of Pharmacy alumna Kellie Schoolar Reynolds (Pharm.D. ’92) will be inducted as president of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics during its 2017 Annual Meeting March 15-18 in Washington. ASCPT notes that as deputy director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology IV at the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for […]
SOP alumna Snead to receive APhA Foundation’s Jacob W. Miller Award
VCU School of Pharmacy alumna Rebecca Snead (B.S. ’85) has been named the 2017 recipient of the American Pharmacists Association Foundation’s Jacob W. Miller Award. Snead, who is executive vice president and CEO of the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, will be honored at the APhA 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Francisco. […]
Slattum to receive ASCPT’s Mentor Award for years of successful student guidance
VCU School of Pharmacy professor and alumna Patty Slattum will receive ASCPT’s 2017 Mentor Award at the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Annual Meeting, the theme of which is “Advancing Patient Care Through Precision and Translational Medicine.” “This is an incredible honor for Dr. Slattum,” said Don Brophy, chairman of the School of Pharmacy’s […]
Alumni, faculty, students to take part in 2017 VPhA Midyear
Among the VCU School of Pharmacy alumni who will lead sessions in the Feb. 25-26 Virginia Pharmacists Association Midyear Conference in Roanoke are Tehra James (Pharm.D. ’14) and Johnny Moore (B.S.’ 71) on “Pharmacy Robberies and Burglaries Part 2: How to Handle.” Moore also serves as 2016-17 VPhA president. Donna Francioni-Proffitt (B.S. ’79) will participate in “Pharmacy’s Role in Medicaid’s Addiction Recovery & […]
Academic Pharmacy Now features student contributions to opioid abuse research
Research by VCU School of Pharmacy professor Norman Carroll’s advisees and new alumnae Batula Electricwala and Anisha Patel is featured in the December edition of Academic Pharmacy Now. The article covers what a number of pharmacy schools and colleges nationwide are doing in relation to the opioid abuse crisis. Electricwala and Patel, who graduated from VCU in […]
Special report: Responding to the drug diversion crisis through collaboration and empowerment
Thanks to Kalyann Kauv for providing the following report on a Pharmacy Diversion Awareness Conference sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in November. The DEA began offering these conferences five years ago to educate pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy loss personnel nationwide on the identification and prevention of diversion activity. Drug diversion: a medical and legal […]
Pharmacy alumnus honors son-in-law, pays it forward
Story courtesy of VCU Development and Alumni Relations Campaign News In 2006, Ronald Davis’ (B.S. ’73) son-in-law, David Williams (B.S. ’97, Pharm.D. ’06), graduated from the VCU School of Pharmacy. To celebrate Williams’ accomplishment, Davis established a scholarship in his honor with a gift of $10,000. In April 2016, he pledged an additional $25,000 […]
Ogbonna tapped as SOP associate dean for admissions, student services
Kelechi C. “K.C.” Ogbonna has been named associate dean for admissions and student services by Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, effective Nov. 15. “We are very fortunate to have Dr. Ogbonna as our new associate dean,” said School of Pharmacy Dean Joseph T. DiPiro. “He brings a wealth of talent, energy and ideas […]
A round of applause goes to Service Award recipients
It’s that time of year again: the time where VCU applauds and thanks its long-term employees for their service to the university. The 45th annual Service Awards Ceremony and Reception for faculty and staff with five to 55 years of service (in five-year increments) takes place 3-5 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Siegel Center, […]
VCU School of Pharmacy stand-outs at VPhA convention
Four VCU School of Pharmacy alumni received statewide awards during the Virginia Pharmacists Association’s 135th Annual Convention Sept. 9-11 in Virginia Beach. SOP alumni recognized during the annual awards program and banquet were: Beverlee Arnold (B.S. ’82): Ed D. Spearbeck Virginia Pharmacists Service Award R. Michael Berryman (B.S. ’63): Addington Medal for Excellence in […]