SOP shines at ISPOR’s 16th Annual International Meeting
VCU School of Pharmacy made its presence known at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research’s 16th Annual International Meeting in Baltimore. Graduate student members of the VCU chapter of ISPOR won the annual “Jeopardy!”-style student research championship. The winning team consisted of Ali Al-Hammad, Toni Coe, Timothy Inocencio and Arpamas Seetasith of the school’s Department of Pharmacotherapy […]
SOP faculty accept school, university leadership positions
The results of the School of Pharmacy faculty elections were provided by Michael Hindle, chairman of the Nominating Committee, which includes Glen Kellogg and Ron Polk. Many thanks to all faculty who take and have taken — the time to serve! Here are the school’s newly elected 2011-12 faculty representatives: University Council Member: Annie Cheang […]
Virginia Governor’s Fellow program taps SOP student Natalie Nguyen
Nguyen Natalie Nguyen, a rising second-year student at VCU School of Pharmacy, has been named one of 15 Virginia Governor’s Fellows. She will work with the state’s health and human resources secretariat June 6 through July 29. Nguyen’s April 7 letter from the office of Gov. Bob McDonnell and the Governor’s Fellow Selection Committee read in […]
SOP-hosted conference to address pharmacy practice transformation
Matzke Experts in progressive pharmacy practice from across North America will convene June 2 at the “Pharmacy Practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia: The Practice Transformation Conference.” The conference, hosted by VCU School of Pharmacy, will take place at Hilton Garden Inn, 501 E. Broad St. in Richmond. The daylong conference is designed to provide […]
Goode, Mayer named Community Champions for APhA Foundation grants
VCU School of Pharmacy teams working with lead organizations CrossOver Health Care Ministry and The Daily Planet have been awarded two of 25 health-care grants issued nationwide by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation. Project IMPACT: Diabetes, IMProving America’s Communities Together, is a three-year initiative designed to help fully integrate pharmacists into the health-care team […]
SOP research: Food-induced allergic reactions cost half a billion annually
Holdford VCU School of Pharmacy researchers have calculated that the cost of treating food allergy reactions in the United States each year is between $340 million and $510 million. Using federal databases, the team documented that each year food allergy reactions cause about 5,600 inpatient admissions, 82,000 emergency department visits, 33,000 outpatient clinic visits and […]
Alumnus Ron Davis receives national award
School of Pharmacy alumnus Ron Davis (B.S. ’73) received the American College of Apothecaries’ Albert E. Rosica Jr. Memorial Award at the ACA’s 2011 Annual Conference in Las Vegas. The American College of Apothecaries President Nelson Showalter (left) congratulated SOP alumnus Ron Davis on receiving the Rosica Award. The award, established in memory of Rosica, an ACA […]
Rho Chi inducts 23 new members
VCU School of Pharmacy’s Lambda Chapter of the Rho Chi Society inducted 23 new members during its 2011 initiation ceremony. Congratulations go to P3s Hillary Hudgins, Tam Le, Kristen O’Brien and Jessica Schad; and P2s Ryan Albert, David Allen, Batoul Almomani, Jeffrey Beall, Merid Belayneh, William Cang, Lauren Cherry, Anna Donnis, Ashley Goodrich, Julie Kaplan, […]
Professionalism awards: Kudos to Griffin, Higbea, Smith and Stiene
To see more photos from the professionalism ceremony, please visit the School of Pharmacy Facebook page. VCU School of Pharmacy’s first Student Professionalism Excellence Awards ceremony recognized four of the school’s most professional students – as determined by their peers and faculty — as well as seven fellow nominees. The 2011 nominees were P2s James […]
In celebration of Neil Van Pelt’s life
Family and friends of Neil Van Pelt gathered at the VCU School of Pharmacy’s Smith Building on April 5 to celebrate Van Pelt’s life and the creation of a scholarship in his name. Van Pelt, a member of the class of 2012, died last June in a car crash at age 24. SOP Dean Victor Yanchick […]