Kim Coley Selected as PCORI Reviewer Professor Kim C. Coley, PharmD, FCCP has been selected to serve as a scientific reviewer for the August 2013 cycle of Addressing Disparities funding applications for the Patient-Centered Outcomes…

Kyle McGrath (2015) Elected PDC Great Lakes Regional Correspondant Kyle McGrath, Class of 2015, was recently elected to the  position of Great Lakes Regional Correspondent within the Phi Delta Chi Professional Pharmacy Fraternity. Responsibilities of this post…

Pharmacy Students Receive SIG Grant Four University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy PharmD students secured all available grants in a state-wide competition hosted by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. PPA's Special Interest…

2013 Outstanding Clinical Practice in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Awardee: Brian A. Potoski Associate Professor Brian A. Potoski, PharmD '99, BCPS  was selected by the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) as recipient of the Outstanding Clinical Practice in Infectious Diseases…

Pamela L. Smithburger Elected to ACCP Position. Faculty member Pamela L. Smithburger, PharmD '07, BCPS was elected by her peers to serve as the Secretary/Treasurer for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Critical Care PRN for 2013-2014.…

Sandra L. Kane-Gill ACCP Critical Care PRN Achievement Awardee Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP is the recipient of the 2013 American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Critical Care PRN Achievement Award.

ASHP Student Leadership Award Recognizes Anna Bondar Anna Bondar, Class of 2015, is one of twelve 2013 American Society of Hospital System Pharmacists Student Leadership Award recipients nationally. The ASHP Student Leadership Award Program recognizes…

Kyle McCormick, Class of 2014, Appointed One of Six New PPA Board Directors The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association has appointed Kyle McCormick (2014) as the Academy of Student Pharmacists Director for a two year term. The newly appointed Directors will work with other…

Philip Empey Awarded Grant For Traumatic Brain Injury Research Assistant Professor Philip E. Empey, PharmD, PhD, BCPS was awarded a Central Research Development Fund (CRDF) grant from the University of Pittsburgh to support his project, Evaluating the role of…

Pharmacy Students Awarded Jewish Healthcare Foundation Fellowships Five School of Pharmacy students, class of 2015, were selected as Fellows in the Jewish Healthcare Foundation's Patient Safety Fellowship.  Lauren Cirrincione, Cara Mazzarisi, Rachel Jansen, Regina…

Graduate Student Research Retreat 2013 The School of Pharmacy annual graduate student research retreat was held on June 21, 2013 at the O'Hara Student Center. The working retreat provided the opportunity for graduate students to showcase…

First Pharmacy Exchange Students in China PharmD candidates Cathy Cao and Katie McGuire (class of 2015) share their unique experience in China. Follow our students as they journey to Shanghai, the first exchange in which the School of…

Joshua Thorpe Awarded VA Center Grant Joshua Thorpe, PhD, MPH, associate professor in Pharmacy & Therapeutics, was awarded a pilot grant from the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion. The project, Developing a Typology…

Carolyn Thorpe Awarded VA Center Health Grant Faculty member and principle investigator Carolyn Thorpe has been awarded a pilot grant from the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion and VISN 4 VA Healthcare Network, entitled,…

Susan Skledar Recipient of 2013 ASHP Award Susan Skledar, RPh, MPH, FASHP, associate professor, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, will be recognized at the 2013 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting as the…