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PittPharmacy to Lead New Pharmacogenomics Center of Excellence

The University of Pittsburgh and Thermo Fisher Scientific have established a new Pharmacogenomics Center of Excellence in the School of Pharmacy that aims to discover and validate medication…

Dean Patricia Kroboth Receives APhA-ASP Outstanding Dean Award

Patricia D. Kroboth, PhD Dean, School of Pharmacy, Dr. Gordon J. Vanscoy Distinguished Service Professor, was selected as the 2018 APhA-ASP Outstanding Dean recipient.

PittPharmacy Alumna Dombrowski Elected VP of the Educational Foundation Board The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Educational Foundation recently elected Sarah Dombrowski, PharmD, BCACP as Vice President of the Educational Foundation Board.
PittPharmacy's Thorpe and Niznik Awarded Grant for Dementia Project

PittPharmacy Associate Professor Carolyn T. Thorpe, PhD, MPH and Graduate Student Joshua Niznik '15  have been awarded a grant from the Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research…

Coley Appointed Editorial Board for JACCP

PittPharmacy professor Kim Coley, PharmD, FCCP has been appointed to the editorial board for the new American College of Clinical Pharmacy journal, the Journal of the American College of Clinical…

Seybert Appointed to the ASHP Commission on Credentialing

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) of Pharmacy selected Amy L. Seybert, PharmD as their representative for a three-year term.

For the Second Year, Poloyac Chairs AACP Research and Graduate Committee.

 Samuel M. Poloyac, PharmD, PhD is serving a relatively unprecedented second year as Chair of the Research and Graduate Affairs Committee (RGAC) of the American Association of Colleges of…

PittPharmacy Honors Distinguished Alumni Each year, PittPharmacy partners with the School of Pharmacy Alumni Society Board to recognize one or more alumni as "Distinguished Alumni".  These women and men have shown exemplary…
PittPharmacy Recognizes Rising Stars PittPharmacy celebrated their Rising Stars at the RxTravaganza 2017 held on November 4, 2017 at the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning Commons. The RISING STARS award is given to…
Pitt Pharmacy Alumnus, Gordon J. Vanscoy, PharmD, MBA, CACP, Receives University’s Highest Award

Distinguished Alumni Fellow Gordon Vanscoy with Chancellor Patrick Gallagher  Gordon Vanscoy currently serves as the associate dean for business innovation and an associate professor of…

Smithburger Honored with ACCP Fellowship and Research Award

Pamela L. Smithburger, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCP was awarded the 2017 American College of Clinical Pharmacy Critical Care Practice Research Network's Research Award at the American College of…

Coons Recognized ACCP Fellow

 Pitt Pharmacy faculty member and alumnus James C.

PittPharmacy Leads the Way with PPA Awards

 The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) presented members of the Pitt Pharmacy faculty and alumni with several awards during the PPA’s 2017 Annual Conference on September 23, 2017 in…

Nolin Elected Regent of American College of Clinical Pharmacology

Thomas D. Nolin, PharmD ’99, PhD ’03, was recently elected Regent of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology. Nolin was one of four Regents elected in 2017 to serve five year terms. The…