VCU Pharm.D. student first to receive VPhA’s Morgan Award
Thuy Tran, a fourth-year Pharm.D. student at VCU School of Pharmacy, is the inaugural recipient of the Harvey B. Morgan Award for Advancing Health Policy. She received the award during the 2015 Virginia Pharmacists Association Annual Convention in Williamsburg. The award, created as part of the VPhA Research & Education Foundation’s Morgan Institute Fund, was created […]
VPhA honors SOP alumni, faculty, preceptors
Several School of Pharmacy alumni, faculty and/or preceptors were honored by the Virginia Pharmacists Association during its 134th Annual Convention in Williamsburg. Congratulations to: John Beckner (B.S. ’78 and preceptor, Ukrop’s/Martin’s) of Richmond, who received the Bowl of Hygeia Award sponsored by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation, the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations and […]
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 […]
Buck named president-elect of ACCP
Marcia L. Buck, an affiliate clinical professor with VCU School of Pharmacy, has been named president-elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. She will assume the office of president-elect during the 2015 ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in October in San Francisco. At the University of Virginia, Buck serves as clinical coordinator […]
SOP honors 2014-15 outstanding preceptors
Rebeccah Collins, pharmacy practice residency director for Bon Secours Regional Medical Center, has been named VCU School of Pharmacy’s 2014-15 Preceptor of the Year. Collins, who is also a School of Pharmacy alumna (Pharm.D. ’00) and former affiliate associate professor, was recognized during the Senior Awards Banquet in May for her exemplary work as […]
University campaign inspires new donor thresholds
In preparation for a major university fundraising campaign, VCU has established new minimum thresholds for endowed gifts. A complete list of thresholds – ranging from $25,000 for a scholarship to $2.5 million for a deanship – is now available. In support of the upcoming campaign, the School of Pharmacy has created new donor tiers […]
Mayer is School of Pharmacy’s first VCU ASPiRE Faculty Fellow
VCU School of Pharmacy assistant professor Sallie Mayer has been named a 2015-16 VCU ASPiRE Faculty Fellow. Academic Scholars Program in Real Environments Faculty Fellows are selected to share their community engagement experiences with ASPiRE students and staff. “Your accomplishments in innovative community-engaged teaching research and service have been truly impressive,” wrote Lynn Pelco, VCU […]
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 […]
AACP recognizes VCU School of Pharmacy for transformative community service
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy has selected VCU School of Pharmacy to receive the 2014-15 Lawrence C. Weaver Transformative Community Service Award for its significant commitment to addressing unmet community needs through education, practice and research. Representatives from the VCU School of Pharmacy will be honored for the school’s Pharmacist Collaborative Care and Outreach […]
Pharmacy Residency Expansion Grant goes to U.Va. Health System
The University of Virginia Health System’s PGY1 Residency Program has been selected as one of 10 PGY1 or PGY2 programs nationwide to receive a $40,000 Pharmacy Residency Expansion Grant. The grant program was established in 2011 by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation. Michelle McCarthy directs the U.Va. Health System […]