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Wednesday, July 7, 2022
Horn, DeCaria, and McCormick Receive Preceptor of the Year Awards

Join us in congratulating our 2021-22 Pitt Pharmacy Preceptors of the Year! From our student nominations, three of our preceptors were honored with the 2021-22 Scott R. Drab Preceptor of the Year…

Saturday, June 6, 2022
Xie Invited as Speaker at AHR Symposium

Pitt Pharmacy professor Wen Xie, MD, PhD, delivered an invited lecture at the 2022 AHR Symposium: Toxicity to Therapeutics that was held at College Station, Penn State University, PA,…

Thursday, June 6, 2022
The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Names Seybert as Dean

Amy Lynn Seybert, PharmD, who served the past 12 years as chair of the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, has been named the new dean of the…

Tuesday, June 6, 2022
McGivney Awarded Chancellor's Special Distinguished Service Award

Melissa McGivney, PharmD, FCCP, FAPhA, was awarded a Chancellor's Special Distinguished Service Award as a part of the Pitt COVID-19 Medical Response Office and for leading the…

Thursday, May 5, 2022
Venkataramanan Recognized as HIREC Visiting Endowed Chair


 

Venkataramanan, second from right, pictured with University of Puerto Rico faculty.

Raman Venkataramanan, Ph.D., FAAPS, has been recognized as the Hispanic in Research…

Wednesday, May 5, 2022
Lowry Presents at AAHPM Annual Assembly

Maria Lowry, PharmD ('15), BCPS, BCGP represented Pitt Pharmacy and UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative…

Friday, April 4, 2022
Potoski and Grieve Selected for Rho Chi Innovation in Teaching Award

Brian Potoski, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, was selected as the co-recipient of the 2022 Innovation in Teaching Award by the University of Pittsburgh Alpha Omicron Chapter of Rho Chi.

Wednesday, April 4, 2022
Suh Receives Institute of Clinical and Economic Review Award

Pitt Pharmacy Assistant Professor Kangho Suh, PharmD, PhD, received a subaward to develop cost-effectiveness models for the Institute of Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) in…

Wednesday, April 4, 2022
Potoski Appointed to Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Specialty Council

Potoski, far left, pictured with members of the 2022 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Specialty Council.

Tuesday, April 4, 2022
Venkataramanan an Invited Member of Consensus Conference in Switzerland

Raman Venkataramanan, PhD, was an invited member of a "Consensus Conference on BK virus infection in kidney transplant patients". This conference, organized by The Transplantation…

Tuesday, April 4, 2022
Pitt Pharmacy Shines Bright at the American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX


With one of the largest sections of student and faculty attendance, PittPharmacy APhA-ASP Students - earned FIVE awards at the conference.  The students competed for these national awards…

Monday, April 4, 2022
Pitt's Annual Health Sciences Symposium is Getting a New Name

The Pittwire recently featured Gordon J. Vanscoy (PHARM ’84, BUS ’91G), and his wife, Bethann, in a story about the renaming of the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences annual symposium in…

Tuesday, January 1, 2022
Potoski Serves as Presenter at ASHP Midyear Meeting

Pitt Pharmacy professor Brian Potoski,  PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, served as faculty chair and presenter of two presentations at the 2021 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, held virtually in December 2021…

Wednesday, November 11, 2021
Juhl Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Juhl (right), receiving the award from Dean Donald Letendre of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy