AMCP’s Nexus 2015 highlights managed care pharmacy
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s Nexus 2015 conference attracted more than 2,400 managed care pharmacists and other health care professionals from the United States, Europe and Canada, including VCU School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. and Ph.D. students, faculty and alumni. Nexus 2015: Connecting Health Care and Innovation took place in late October in Orlando, Fla. […]
Pharm.D./Ph.D. student Crystal Leibrand is Express Scripts Scholar
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy has named VCU School of Pharmacy Pharm.D./Ph.D. student Crystal Leibrand an Express Scripts Scholar. She is one of four dual-degree pharmacy students nationwide to receive a $10,000 scholarship from the Express Scripts Foundation. After earning her bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Randolph-Macon College, Leibrand enrolled in VCU’s […]
SOP research identifies genetic clues associated with cigarette addiction
Researchers at VCU School of Pharmacy’s Center for Biomarker Research and Precision Medicine have identified specific sets of genetic variants that are significantly associated with cigarette addiction. Pinpointing these genetic variants could eventually assist in identifying the biological mechanism behind nicotine addiction and in generating novel drug therapy targets to help people break their addiction […]
SOP faculty and staff to be recognized for 280 years of service
How can 13 School of Pharmacy personnel have worked for VCU a total of 280 years? It’s easy when the school can boast two 40-year employees (not to mention two each of 20-, 25- and 30-year anniversary celebrants). All VCU and VCU Health System employees whose five-year anniversaries take place this year will be honored […]
Slattum is co-investigator on three-year, $2.5 million HRSA grant
VCU School of Pharmacy professor Patty Slattum is co-investigator for a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration. The funds will be used to support interprofessional geriatrics training from pre-clinical to practice levels across Virginia, particularly in underserved areas. “My role is to lead the […]
Additional evidence supports effectiveness of appointment-based medication synchronization
Adherence to prescribed chronic medications – or, rather, lack of adherence – is a major public health concern. A study appearing in the August issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy suggests that chronic medication users who participate in an appointment-based medication synchronization (ABMS) program are two to three times more likely […]
Virginia PR Awards recognizes Magrath nomination video
A video starring VCU School of Pharmacy was recognized at the 68th Virginia Public Relations Awards ceremony in May at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award nomination video won a Capital Award Award of Merit In the external video programs category. Capital Awards recognize public relations tactics, individual […]
VCU chapter of ISPOR stands out at annual conference
Click here to see more photos from ISPOR 2015. VCU School of Pharmacy’s ISPOR team advanced two spots this year, placing second out of 17 competitors in the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 2015 Student Research Competition. The competition — which tested knowledge of key concepts in pharmacoeconomics — took place May 17 […]
Class of 2015 Pharm.D. and graduate students garner end-of-year awards
SENIOR BANQUET Members of the VCU School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. class of 2015 were honored during the annual Senior Banquet, which took place May 8 at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa at Short Pump. Awards were presented by Dean Joseph T. DiPiro and Tom Reinders, associate dean for admissions and student services, with […]
Inaugural interprofessional awards go to five SOP students
VCU School of Pharmacy students were selected to receive five of the nine inaugural Student Interprofessional Recognition Awards: Sarah Barden, Stacy Chen, Nellie Jafari, Samson Lee and Meghan Thompson. Barden, Chen, Jafari and Lee are members of the Pharm.D. class of 2015, and Thompson is a student in the Pharm.D./Ph.D. combined degree program. The […]