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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…

Thursday, March 3, 2022
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 a row…

Friday, June 6, 2021
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, worked with…

Friday, June 6, 2021
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 Pharmacovigilance Study of Adverse Drug Reactions Reported for…

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.

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, 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
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
Bailey Selected as ISCC-PEG Scholar

Samantha Bailey, PharmD, a PittPharmacy graduate student in the Clinical Pharmaceutical Scientist program, has been selected as a National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Inter-Society…

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…

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…

Tuesday, September 9, 2020
PittPharmacy Student Presenting "Cannabis in the Pharmacy" at PPA Annual Conference

David Katz (Class of 2021) is one of four students, (only one from Pitt), selected for the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) Student CE Platform at…

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Kappa Psi Awarded Recognition for Continued Success

PittPharmacy members of Kappa Psi had a very successful year! The proof is in the numerous awards given in their recognition.

PittPharmacy's Beta Kappa chapter was ranked as the 6th…

Thursday, August 8, 2020
Lipp Appointed Trainee Autoimmunity and Immunopathology Program

Madeline Lipp, a PittPharmacy graduate student, has been selected for appointment as a NIH Pre-doctoral T32 Trainee in the Autoimmunity and Immunopathology…

Tuesday, August 8, 2020
Pitt/Duquesne COVID-19 Case Simulation Collaboration

PittPharmacy faculty team of Pamela L. Smithburger, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCP, FCCM, Amy L. Seybert, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, CHSE, and Sandra L.