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Friday, June 6, 2021
Kane-Gill Co-Leads Group at KDIGO Conference

Sandra Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP was a member of the steering committee, co-leading the group on nephrotoxins, for the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical…

Wednesday, June 6, 2021
Richardson Selected for CVS Health Minority Scholarship

Kenneth Jaquez Richardson,Class of 2023, was awarded the 2020 CVS Health Minority Scholarship for Pharmacy Students.

Wednesday, May 5, 2021
HOPA Patient Advocacy Award Winner is Pitt Pharmacy Alum

The HOPA Patient Advocacy Award recognizes a HOPA member who demonstrates leadership and collaboration while advocating for outstanding patient care.

Friday, April 4, 2021
Faculty and Student Featured in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Dana Abraham (PharmD Student, 4th year), Dr. Jennifer Pruskowski (faculty), and Dr. Inmaculada Hernandez were featured in the February 1st, 2021 issue of American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy…

Wednesday, April 4, 2021
Hall Appointed to State Task Force to Increase Number of Pharmacists Engaged in Patient Care

Dr. Deanne Hall has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists (PSHP) Ambulatory Care Task Force. This group is leading PSHP's efforts to re-write the Pennsylvania…

Wednesday, April 4, 2021
Flip the Pharmacy Wins Top Honor Nationwide

Flip the Pharmacy is a nationwide, community pharmacy practice transformation effort, sponsored by the Community Pharmacy Foundation and led by CPESN USA, to transform community pharmacies from a…

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Kane-Gill Elected President of the Society of Critical Care Medicine for 2022

Sandra Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP is President-Elect of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), the largest non-profit medical organization…

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
PittPharmacy Recognizes International Transgender Day of Visibility

PittPharmacy recognizes the 12th Annual International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, 2021.

This background of the event is outlines in Insight Into Diversity:

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Seybert Serves as Guest Editor in Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Amy Seybert served as a guest editor with Stuart Haines as well as editor-in-chief Jerry Bauman on the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (JACCP) Themed Issue on Clinical…

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Recognition and Reflection: Pledge of Professionalism Reimagined After an Unprecedented Year - Presented by the Class of 2024

On Friday, January 29th, Pitt Pharmacy’s class of 2024 participated in the cherished tradition of the White Coat Ceremony. During this special rite of passage, students typically recite a standard…

Tuesday, December 12, 2020
Jan Beumer, PharmD, PhD, DABT re-elected NCI IDSC co-Chair.

Jan Beumer, PharmD, PhD, DABT has been re-elected NCI IDSC co-chair by and from among his IDSC peers. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Investigational Drug Steering Committee (IDSC) provides…

Tuesday, December 12, 2020
PittPharmacy’s APhA-ASP Chapter Wins the 2019-2020 Operation Heart Award

PittPharmacy’s APhA-ASP chapter, consisting of 192 students, pharmacists, and faculty and staff members, won the regional award for Operation Heart at the APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting which…

Monday, November 11, 2020
Skledar Appointed Co-Editor

Sue Skledar (Pharm '88; MPH '91), MPH, FASHP, Professor and Director of Experiential Learning and Continuing Professional Development, has been appointed as Co-Editor of the new national Preceptor…

Thursday, November 11, 2020
ASHP Appoints Meyer to National Work Group

Susan M. Meyer, professor of pharmacy and therapeutics, director of Pitt's Interprofessional Center for Health Careers, and co-director of Pitt's Center for Interprofessional Practice and…

Tuesday, September 9, 2020
New Fellowship Program and Initial Recruit at PittPharmacy

PittPharmacy is pleased to announce the development of a new fellowship program in implementation science and pharmacoanalytics. This fellowship is a collaboration between PittPharmacy, UPMC, and…