PittPharmacy Student Finalist in Know Pain Know Gain Competition at PPA Mid-Year Conference The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) is proud to announce that Kyle McGrath (class of 2015) a University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Student, was a finalist in the Know Pain Know…

Students Reach Out to a Million Hearts PittPharmacy class of 2015 is excited to receive a $5,000 grant from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) in conjunction with the Million Hearts Campaign.  (Photo above, left to…

CVS Becomes Chain Pharmacy Leader Dropping Cigarette Sales On February 5, 2014, CVS Caremark announced that it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its more than 7,600 stores across the nation by October 1, 2014.  The move by CVS…

Alumnae Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD First Author on Drug Intervention Paper Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD '10 is first author on the paper discussing how heart attack survivors paint a complex picture of adhering to medicine.

Pharmacy Week Begins With Nicholas C. Tucci Lecture Series PittPharmacy student Joshua Niznik (Class of 2015) with guest lecturer Neil A. Capretto Neil A. Capretto, DO, FASAM was the guest lecturer for the School of Pharmacy Nicholas C. Tucci Lecture…

Women Saving Women Lisa Cencia Rohan (PhD ’95), an associate professor in the School of Pharmacy with secondary appointment in the School of Medicine, is working on the front lines of the most critical battle: the…

Xiaochao Ma Granted NIDDK Research Funds PittPharmacy faculty member Xiaochao Ma, PhD was awarded a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for his project Mechanisms of Adverse…

Sean Kim Receives AACP Grant Faculty member Sean H. J.

Associate Dean Susan Meyer Lead Author Curriculum Development Guide Update: January 17, 2014: The development guide is now a featured resource in the Association of American Medical College’s (AAMC) iCollaborative. Posted on November 4, 2013 Susan M.

Stephanie H. McGrath Interviewed For APhA Pharmacist Provider Status Article Assistant Professor Stephanie McGrath, PharmD was recently interviewed by APhA for input on pharmacist provider status in the article Few Health Plans Cover MTM Services Because…

Sandra Kane Gill Elected to SCCM Council PittPharmacy faculty member Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP was recently elected to the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Council, the decision-making body regarding the…

Graduate Student Shilpaa Mukundan Receives Sigma Xi Grant Shilpaa Mukundan, a first year PhD student working in the laboratory of Assistant Professor Shilpa Sant, PhD, has received the prestigious Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research (GIAR) award for her…

Deanne L. Hall Selected For ASHP Panel Associate Professor Deanne L. Hall, PharmD has been selected to serve on the Recommendation Consensus Panel for the Ambulatory Care Conference and Summit. The conference is held by the American…

Pharmacy Clinical Skills Competition Winners 2013 Update January 5, 2014: PharmD students, Pamela Lyons and Evan Williams (Class of 2014), competed in the National Clinical Skills Competition at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting on December 7th and…

PittPharmacy APhA-ASP Chapter Awarded The Cardinal Health Foundation Grant PittPharmacy's APhA-ASP chapter was recently awarded a grant through The Cardinal Health Foundation's Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse Prevention Grant Program. PharmD students Meera Vachhani, (…