Top 10 Experiential Education preceptors recognized
Nicole Watts, a clinical oncology pharmacist with the University of Virginia Health System, has been named VCU School of Pharmacy’s 2013-14 Preceptor of the Year. Watts was recognized during the school’s Pharm.D. Senior Banquet in May for her exemplary work as a preceptor and pharmacist with Acute Care II – Oncology (Hem/Onc/BMT) Advanced Pharmacy Practice […]
School of Pharmacy team wins AACP teaching innovations competition
A portfolio submitted by VCU School of Pharmacy faculty has won the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s Innovations in Teaching Competition. The innovation is titled “Use of Video-Recorded Clinic Visits to Improve Assessment of Student Pharmacists’ Clinical Interviewing Skills.” Assistant professor Dave Dixon, associate professor Evan Sisson, and Veronica Shuford, director of educational […]
Kirkwood selected as CPNP’s 17th annual Saklad Award recipient
VCU School of Pharmacy professor Cynthia Kirkwood was selected to receive the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists’ 2014 Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award. “This is a tremendous honor for Dr. Kirkwood and the VCU School of Pharmacy,” says Don Brophy, chairman of the school’s Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science. “Dr. Kirkwood has […]
End-of-year awards honor Pharm.D. and graduate classes of ’14
SENIOR BANQUET VCU School of Pharmacy honored members of the Pharm.D. class of 2014 during its annual Senior Banquet May 9 at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa at Short Pump. Awards were presented by Dean Victor Yanchick and Tom Reinders, associate dean for admissions and student services, with the assistance of Ron Ballentine, […]
Yanchick retirement gala set for May 29
A VCU Pharmacy Gala to celebrate Victor A. Yanchick’s 18 years of leadership as dean and Joseph T. DiPiro’s appointment as new dean will take place May 29 at The Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin St. in Richmond. Yanchick’s retirement as professor, dean and Archie O. McCalley Chair for the Virginia Commonwealth University School […]
Governor visits SOP partner: Center for High Blood Pressure
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is learning about the critical roles clinical pharmacy plays in health care. The governor paid a visit to Richmond’s Center for High Blood Pressure March 27, accompanied by Secretary of Health and Human Resources William Hazel; Del. Betsy Carr; D-Richmond; and Del. Delores McQuinn, D-Richmond. The group was interested in […]
Second Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium set for March 1
Interprofessional education and practice are on the forefront in the charge – the mandate – for a more integrated health care team. When health care providers can communicate, share information and plan comprehensive treatment plans, patient-care quality can only increase. VCU’s Jewell and Carl Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium, initiated in 2013, continues the university’s quest […]
SOP Preceptor Newsletter: Read all about it!
Some of the VCU School of Pharmacy’s greatest unsung heroes can be found in its faculty preceptors, those men and women who have spent much time over the years helping students accrue the experience integral to a successful career. The school’s Office of Experiential Education — in addition to managing the preceptor programs — has been […]
Rusty Maney named National Advisory Council chairman-elect
VCU School of Pharmacy National Advisory Council Chairwoman Janet Silvester (B.S. ’79) announced the election of her successor during the fall 2013 NAC meeting at Pfizer Consumer Healthcare in Richmond. Alumnus Charles “Rusty” Maney (B.S. ’87), pharmacy district supervisor for the Walgreen Company, agreed to accept the nomination to serve as the group’s chairman […]
In memoriam: Amy Whitaker Rudenko
To see an album of recent photos, please click here. Positive. Passionate. Happy. Enthusiastic. Ask anyone who knew her to describe Amy Whitaker Rudenko, and these will be among the first words you hear. The VCU School of Pharmacy community – faculty, staff, students, residents, preceptors and alumni alike — were shocked and saddened to […]