Scholarships to honor Heron and Van Pelt
Heron Scholarships in memory and honor of Paul Heron (Pharm.D. ’09) and Neil Van Pelt (class of 2012) have been endowed and will be awarded to VCU School of Pharmacy students. The school was saddened to lose both a young alumnus and a student last year. Paul Heron, 26, died March 19, 2010, in a […]
Moczygemba, Van Tassell granted K12 awards
VCU School of Pharmacy is among the schools benefiting from the university’s $20 million Clinical and Translational Science Award grant. Dean Victor Yanchick noted that the grant from the National Institutes of Health, the largest federal award in the university’s history, will allow the School of Pharmacy to increase productivity in the important area of […]
A moveable message: VASP promotes American Pharmacists Month
To see a photo gallery of American Pharmacists Month images, click on photo and continue by clicking “Next” or using the right arrow on your keyboard. What has 80 seats (or thereabouts), big wheels and promotes pharmacy? If you guessed two – not one, but two — GRTC buses, you would be right! The […]
CVS Caremark completes SOP pledge
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust has presented the School of Pharmacy with the final installment toward a $250,000, five-year pledge. Mandy Kwong, manager of professional and college relations for CVS Caremark Corp., presented a check for the final $50,000 installment to SOP Dean Victor Yanchick.The pledge goes to the CVS Learning Resource Endowment which, Yanchick explained, […]
Pharmacy preceptors honored for dedication, commitment
To see a photo gallery of award-winning preceptors, click on photo and continue by clicking “Next” or using the right arrow on your keyboard. The word “preceptor” dates back to the 15th century. But its meaning has stayed the same all this time: Educator. Mentor. Teacher. Expert. VCU School of Pharmacy preceptors – of whom […]
The party’s over … but the Smith Building still shines
To see a gallery of photos from the Smith Building’s grand reopening, click on photo and continue by clicking “Next” or using the right arrow on your keyboard. It seems only yesterday that a dumpster – a king-size dumpster — took up residency on Clay Street in front of the R. Blackwell Smith Jr. Building. […]
P4s meet prospective employers … several at a time
To see a gallery of photos from the Class of 2011 Employer Interviews and Residency Showcase, click on photo and continue by clicking “Next” or using the right arrow on your keyboard. Numbers often tell the story: · Sixty-six members of the Pharm.D. class of 2011 participated in the Office of Admissions and Student Services’ […]
Service Awards honorees: Wow, that was a quick 190 years …
It’s that time of year again! Time to recognize MCV Campus and VCU Health System employees who have worked at the university for years … and, in some cases, years and years. Fifteen School of Pharmacy employees — who have accrued a total of 190 years of service! — have been invited to a VCU […]
P1s say “Thanks!” to white coat donors
“Your purchase of my white coat … assures me that you have enjoyed your education and career enough to bestow such extreme kindness. Your actions confirm for me that I have made an appropriate life decision.” “Thank you for purchasing a white coat for me. I’m sure you remember how exciting it was to receive […]
White Coat Ceremony: alumnus advice and a pharmacy flashback
White Coat Ceremony speaker and SOP alumnus Preston Hale is pictured. Stay tuned; more photos from the ceremony are to come! VCU School of Pharmacy’s 10th annual White Coat Ceremony recognized the class of 2014 as official student pharmacists Aug. 21 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The ceremony attracted more than 700 students, faculty, family […]