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…

Associate Professor Scott Drab Media Consultant on Prescription Drugs Scott R. Drab, PharmD, CDE, BC-ADM was interviewed by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review on the importance of medication adherence published on Friday, June 28, 2013.

Faculty Members Carolyn Thorpe and Joshua Thorpe Receive RUPHI Grant Assistant Professor Carolyn T. Thorpe, PhD, MPH, and Associate Professor Joshua Thorpe, PhD, MPH  are co-investigators on a Comparative Effectiveness Pilot Grant award from…

Carolyn Thorpe Awarded Grant For Diabetes and Aging Project Assistant Professor Carolyn T.

Associate Dean for Education Susan M. Meyer Serves on Multiple National Committees Susan M. Meyer, PhD, served as the US Conference Co-Chair for Collaborating Across Borders IV and co-chaired the Executive Committee and the Program Planning Committee. Convened by the American Inter…

Faculty Member Billy Day Appointed Editor-In-Chief Billy W. Day, PhD Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the journal Current Molecular Pharmacology on June 18, 2013. The journal focuses on the latest…

Pharmacy Students Begin Innovative Pharmacotherapy Scholars Program The pioneering cohort of University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy P4 students, Rachel Byerly, Pam Lyons, Lukas Martin and Evan Williams began the first day of the Pharmacotherapy Scholars Program…

Kacey Anderson Receives ACCP Award

Susan Meyer Making a Difference to Promote Diversity Susan M. Meyer, PhD, associate dean for education, was a featured speaker on June 3, 2013, at the Making a Difference with Pipeline to Practice Initiatives that Promote Diversity conference hosted by…

School of Pharmacy Staff Members Elected to Prestigious Posts Kellie Mitchell was elected as the new AFO-SIG chair-elect. The position is to serve as the Chair of AACP’s Administrative and Financial Officers Special Interest Group (AFO-SIG). Mitchell has been…

University's Clinical Research Scholars Program Recognizes Faculty and Graduate Students Kerry Empey, PharmD, PhD, was among a distinguished 2013 graduating class recognized at the commencement ceremony for the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Clinical Research Education on Tuesday…