School of Pharmacy

Dr. Zhang, honored for his contributions to substance use disorder research, is the third School of Pharmacy faculty member in as many years to earn this award. At VCU’s 42nd Annual Faculty Convocation on Aug. 29, the university presented Yan Zhang, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry in the School of Pharmacy, […]

At this fall’s 2nd Annual Convocation event, “Leading from Within: Agency, Advocacy and Action,” the School of Pharmacy community rang in the new 2024-25 year with a call to action from speaker Michael Hogue, Pharm.D., FAPhA, FNAP, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, American Pharmacist Association (APhA). “Let me just challenge all of you […]

AACP award-winner Cait Gibson is ‘paving the way for bringing evidence-based practices into the classroom that will improve how we educate future pharmacists nationwide,’ says dean. Last week, Cait Gibson, Pharm.D., M.Ed., an associate professor and interim director of international programs at the School of Pharmacy, was recognized by the American Association of Colleges of […]

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and its Academia-Community Transformation (ACT) Pharmacy Collaborative have named VCU School of Pharmacy an inaugural ACT Community Pharmacy Center of Excellence for its commitment to advancing community-based pharmacy through teaching, service, scholarship, leadership and partnerships. The announcement, issued today by AACP, states that the centers of excellence “will […]

The study details how pharmacists’ ability to treat patients with hypertension could have a positive impact on both Americans’ quality of life and the U.S. health care system.

SoP’s Jean-Venable “Kelly” Goode recognized as one of the nation’s top women in pharmacy  By Leah Small Jean-Venable “Kelly” Goode, Pharm.D., had been working for months with a patient who was fighting to control his diabetes while experiencing homelessness. After a frightening pattern of life-threateningly high levels of blood sugar, he was finally on track.  […]

Colleagues, friends and peers gathered at the Smith Building last week to say thank you to Joseph T. DiPiro, Pharm.D., for eight years of leadership as dean of the School of Pharmacy. DiPiro is stepping aside as dean but plans to continue teaching and will serve as associate vice president of faculty affairs. A nationwide […]

Dave Dixon, Pharm.D., has been named chair of VCU School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science.  Dixon, an associate professor at the school who has led VCU’s Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation since 2016, was named interim chair following the departure from VCU of longtime chair Donald Brophy earlier this year. Dixon’s role […]

A School of Pharmacy researcher’s new vaccine to boost the immune system’s ability to fight colorectal cancer has shown promise in pre-clinical experiments.  Julian Zhu, Ph.D., an assistant professor at VCU School of Pharmacy and a member of the Developmental Therapeutics research program at VCU Massey Cancer Center, developed the novel vaccine and used it […]

The Faculty Teaching Excellence Award is given annually to a faculty member in the School of Pharmacy who is recognized as an outstanding teacher/educator. As a teacher, the individual successfully stimulates student intellectual achievement through superior communication skills, interpersonal rapport, and mentorship. The recipient of this award enthusiastically relates information in all instructional situations, displaying […]