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Students Shine Bright at APhA-ASP Midyear Meeting

From (L to R): Yousuf, Stephanie, Mandy, Samantha, and Hailey

Five PharmD students attended the American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)…

Two Pitt Pharmacy Students Selected for AACP/Walmart Health Equity Scholarship

Pitt Pharmacy students Kenneth Richardson (PHARM '23) and Rena Reid (PHARM '24), were both selected as recipients of the 2022 Walmart Health Equity Scholarship for Pharmacy Students!

Chen Receives PPA Special Interest Group Grant

PharmD. candidate Joseph Chen received the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Special Interest Group (PPA SIG) grant to attend the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) …

Kappa Psi Receives Numerous Awards at National Convention

The Beta Kappa chapter of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy was honored to receive numerous awards at the 60th Grand Council…

Li Chosen to Serve as Regional Liaison for Phi Lambda Sigma

The National Phi Lambda Sigma Executive Board has chosen Pitt Pharmacy PharmD. student Ruth Li to serve as one of the Regional Liaisons for the organization for the 2022-2023 year,…

Pitt Pharmacy Ranks Second Nationwide in Residency Match

Pitt Pharmacy students have placed second among schools of pharmacy in residency match rate after the first round of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Resident Matching…

Pitt Interprofessional Team Places Second in National Competition

A team made up of students from three of the Schools of Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh placed second against 20 other universities in the annual CLARION competition. The…

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…

Pitt Pharmacy APhA-ASP Chapter Wins 2020-2021 Operation Heart Regional Award

Pitt Pharmacy’s APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) chapter has done it again! They were selected as a regional winner of Operation Heart for 2020-2021, marking the second year in…

Pitt Pharmacy and University Pharmacy Collaborate with Pharmacy Partners to Combat COVID

University Pharmacy and Pitt Pharmacy served as a Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Hub for CPESN USA in April, 2021.  Patrick Pugliese, (PHARM '11), Director of Pharmacy at University Pharmacy,…

PharmD Students’ Research Published in Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Niti Patel and Britney Stottlemyer, graduates of the 2021 class led the publication of their research project entitled, "A Ph