‘Remember that word: community,’ Beckner tells community of Pharm.D. students at White Coat Ceremony
On Sept. 23, faculty, staff, friends and family gathered at St. Paul’s Baptist Church North to celebrate VCU School of Pharmacy’s newest Doctor of Pharmacy students, formally welcoming them into the pharmacy profession at the Pharm.D. Class of 2028 White Coat Ceremony. Before receiving their white coats onstage with the assistance of Bertha Rolfe Teacher […]
Aspiring Academics Program serves as a stepping stone to teaching future pharmacists for John Pham
Third-year Pharm.D. student John Pham has been selected as part of the second cohort of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s Aspiring Academics Program. Per an AACP news release, the program is “designed to facilitate a deeper understanding of career paths in academic pharmacy,” inspiring students and giving them insights on what a career […]
Little Ram Pantry launches at VCU School of Pharmacy
This week, VCU School of Pharmacy launched its own location of the Little Ram Pantry to serve members of the community facing food insecurity. VCU’s Ram Pantry was created to implement innovative approaches to food security and community health. The program has been a huge success across the Monroe Park Campus, Dean K.C. Ogbonna, Pharm.D., […]
At commencement, Class of 2024 celebrates courage, new beginnings
More than 500 family members, friends and loved ones joined faculty and staff of VCU School of Pharmacy to celebrate the school’s more than 100 graduating students at the 2024 Hooding and Diploma Ceremony on May 10. [Note: Full list of awards can be found below.] “Speaking for all the faculty and staff, it has […]
VCU recognized as Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education’s first Pharm.D. program of merit
This fall, the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE), part of the Gerontological Society of America, awarded VCU School of Pharmacy’s Pharm.D. program a designation as a Program of Merit for Health Professions, making it the first Pharm.D. program in the country to earn that designation. Emily Peron, Pharm.D., M.S., an associate professor in […]
VCU School of Pharmacy announces partnership with Taipei Medical University
VCU School of Pharmacy and Taipei Medical University leaders celebrate the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the schools this fall. From left are: Cait Gibson, Pharm.D., interim director of international programs at VCU School of Pharmacy; members of the team from Taipei Medical University via Zoom; K.C. Ogbonna, Pharm.D., dean of VCU School […]
In a joyous ceremony, Class of 2023 wraps up “tumultuous” four years
Greg WeatherfordVCU School of Pharmacy More than 500 family members, friends and loved ones joined faculty and staff of VCU School of Pharmacy to celebrate the 2023 Hooding and Diploma Ceremony on a bright and sunny May day. [Note: Full list of awards can be found below.] “Health care is starving for leaders — in the […]
School of Pharmacy grad students celebrated for research and communications skills
Ph.D. candidates Sara Abudahab and Akua Donkor excel in research and explanations. By Leah SmallFor VCU School of Pharmacy Sara Abudahab and Akua Donkor, Ph.D. candidates in the VCU School of Pharmacy, are researching topics that outsiders might find intimidatingly complicated — epigenetics and healthy aging and the mechanisms behind tumor formation in plants, respectively. Nonetheless, […]
Christmas-gift project connects pharmacy students across years and continents
A Christmas tale: “It really drove home the impact those kinds of things can have.” Greg WeatherfordVCU School of Pharmacy There’s a saying in Swahili: “Kidogo kidogo hujaza kibaba.” Little by little fills the cup. In other words, every step counts — no matter how small. Sometimes those steps come in the form of a […]
Health care fellowship leads to congressional report and hearing
A position as a congressional fellow through a program from VCU School of Pharmacy, ACCP and ASHP led to a leadership role in researching and writing a congressional report on the intersection of health care and climate change. With the U.S. health care system responsible for an estimated 10% of national greenhouse gas emissions, the […]