Thorpe Appointed RSAP Associate Editor

Joshua Thorpe, PhD, MPH, has been appointed associate editor for the journal Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy (RSAP). Thorpe will be responsible for reviewing submitted manuscripts…

Pringle Receives Funding for Community Pharmacy Data Projects

Janice L. Pringle, PhD has received support for the following projects under her direction: Implementing Screenings, Brief Intervention within Community Pharmacies sponsored by UPMC Health Plan.…

Kane-Gill Re-Elected to SCCM Council Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP was re-elected to the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Council, the decision-making body regarding the governance of SCCM.

PittPharmacy Faculty and Student Awarded PPA Grant

Olufunmilola Abraham, BPharm, PhD and Rebecca Wytiaz, (Class of 2018), have been awarded a grant by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association for their project entitled “Children’s Perceptions…

FDA Science Board Appointment: Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie

Associate Dean Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie, MD, PhD, was appointed a member of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Science Board serving a term to 2018. Xie was appointed by Jill…

Atkinson Liaison for Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society

Dylan Atkinson (Class of 2017)  has been named the Region 2 Regional Liaison for Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society.

PittPharmacy Student Nolt Selected National and International Organizations Representative

Valerie Nolt (Class of 2016) has been selected to serve as an international representative on the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation Development Fund Committee. The goal of…

Rx Champion Award Goes to PittPharmacy's Zemaitis

Michael A. Zemaitis, PhD received the Cardinal Health Generation Rx Champions Award sponsored by the Cardinal Health Foundation in October 2015.

Coons Presents at ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy

James C. Coons, PharmD '00, BCPS (AQ Cardiology) was an invited speaker at the ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy, October 2015, in San Francisco, California. Coons'…

Fancher Receives Prestigious and Competitive SLAS Award

PittPharmacy graduate student Ashley Fancher has received a Tony B. Academic Travel Award to attend the 2016 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS)  conference in San Diego,…

Kane-Gill Participates in Multiple International Forums

Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP participated in the XV Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Consensus Conference on Acute Kidney Injury in the Era of Big Data, September, 2015 in…

Potoski ASHP Representative for Infectious Diseases Guidelines

Brian A. Potoski, PharmD, BCPS  was appointed to serve as the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) representative on the creation of the Infectious Diseases Society of…

C. Thorpe Awarded VA Grant for Veteran Nursing Home Residents

Carolyn T. Thorpe, PhD, MPH was awarded a  R01-equivalent grant through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Thorpe will examine patterns and outcomes of intense vs. de-intensified…

Atkinson Selected NACDS Representative on Capitol Hill

Dylan Atkinson (Class of 2017) has been selected to represent the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy at the 2016 National Association of Chain Drug Stores' (

Recent Alumna Mallit Selected ASCP Advocate Committee Emily Mallit PharmD '14 was selected to serve on the 2015-2016 American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Government Affairs Committee.