Auxiliary Label: Antibiotic stewardship research in a community outpatient setting
By Victoria Hammond Auxiliary Label Staff Antibiotic resistance — when bacteria are untreatable by current antibiotics — is a growing public health concern. To reduce antibiotic resistance, prescribers use antibiotics only when necessary. In hospital settings, experts called antibiotic stewards monitor trends in resistance, prescribing, costs and adverse effects. Prescribing trends are compared to current […]
VCU receives $2.7M to study use of anti-inflammatory medicine for treatment of heart failure
Hearts that are failing become inflamed and swollen — doctors have known that for years. But researchers at VCU Pharmacy and VCU Health wondered what would happen to people with failing hearts if they treated the inflammation as a cause of the illness rather than a symptom. Would the patients feel better? Initial studies seemed […]
Promotions for School of Pharmacy faculty
Congratulations to the following faculty members on their promotions, effective July 1st, 2018. The promotions were approved by the VCU Board of Visitors at its most recent meeting. Dr. Karolina Aberg has been promoted to associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics. Dr. Krista Donohoe has been promoted to associate professor in the Department of […]
Introducing the school’s new development director, Louie Correa
We are pleased that Louie A. Correa is joining us in June as the the school’s senior director of development. He first joined VCU in 2015 as associate director of development for VCUArts. Learn more about him in this Q&A. Thanks for agreeing to do this! Let’s start with the big picture. What draws you to development as a […]
Augmented reality can revolutionize surgery and data visualization, say VCU researchers
By Leah Small The practical uses for augmented reality — which superimposes digital information onto real world surroundings — seem endless. Technologists have envisioned futuristic applications such as glasses that allow wearers to visualize turn-by-turn navigation in real time and immersive gaming headsets. Recently, scientists have focused on harnessing the technology for intellectual pursuits. Virginia […]
Service awards to recognize SOP employees on 190 years
If fall is approaching, it must be time to recognize VCU employees for their service to the university! This year, 18 School of Pharmacy employees will be honored for a total of 190 years of service to VCU. The 20-year employees – Don Brophy, Chris Garland, Mike Hindle, Michelle Rhea and Martin Safo — represent all […]
Pharm.D. and graduate students earn a plethora of year-end awards
SENIOR AWARDS BANQUET Members of the VCU School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. class of 2017 were honored during the annual Senior Awards Banquet, which took place May 12 at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa at Short Pump. Awards were presented by Dean Joseph T. DiPiro and K.C. Ogbonna, associate dean for admissions and student services, with the assistance […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us for the third Victor A. Yanchick watercolors art auction
A select collection of paintings by VCU School of Pharmacy Emeritus Dean Victor Yanchick will be available for auction 5-8 p.m. Oct. 27 at The Valentine, 1015 E. Clay St. in Richmond. Proceeds from sales will go toward pharmacy student scholarships. Lisa Schaffner, director of public relations and marketing for UNOS and former news anchor for WRIC-TV (Channel […]