Joseph A. Gatto Golf Invitational Success The 10th Annual Joseph A. Gatto Golf Invitational held at the Quicksilver Golf Club on May 17, 2013 was a huge success. Over 70 golfers enjoyed the day and the event raised approximately $17,000 for…

Board of Visitors 2013 The School of Pharmacy welcomed the advice and insight provided by the Board of Visitors at the May 13-14, 2013 meetings. Left to right: Herbert S.

Katherine Eichinger Awarded AFPE Fellowship Graduate student Katherine Eichinger, PharmD, was awarded the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences. The receipt of an…

Christine M. Ruby: SIG Secretary and Educational Speaker Christine M. Ruby, assistant professor, department of pharmacy and therapeutics, was elected as Secretary of the Geriatric Pharmacy Special Interest Group (SIG) for the American Association of…

Ziv Kirshner First Recipient of Cohen Fellowship Graduate student Ziv Kirshner was honored to be the first recipient of the Abraham “Barry” Cohen z”l Fellowship Award in Biological Sciences during the ISEF foundation gala event at the Crown…

Alumnus Stephen Rappaport Awarded ASHP Grant Stephen H. Rappaport, PharmD, has been awarded a 2012-2013 ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Resident Practice-Based Research Grant.  Rappaport is a PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at the University of…

Osama Alshogran Wins Podia Presentation  Osama Alshogran with the first place trophy presented to him at the AAPS meeting held in Morgantown, West Virginia.[/caption] Graduate student Osama Alshogran won first place in the podia…

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School of Pharmacy Faculty Receive ASHP Foundation Grant A team of School of Pharmacy investigators led by James Coons, Philip Empey, and Susan Skledar were the recipients of a $25,000 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and…

School of Pharmacy Graduation 2013 The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy 2013 Graduation Dinner and Hooding Ceremony was held on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the Westin Convention Center Hotel. The 106 members are our newest…

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Firuz G. Feturi Accepts Patient Care Fellowship Graduate student Firuz G. Feturi has been accepted to participate in Patient Safety Fellowship – Jewish Healthcare Foundation 2013.

LKS a Finalist in Blue Stars Red Carpet Competition LKS was selected as a finalist in the Blue Stars Red Carpet event sponsored through the Office of Student Activities. Their entry was the First Annual Dr. Salk Hall Competition, an inter-…

School of Pharmacy Receives NACDS Foundation Pharmacy Partners Scholarship Award The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy was awarded the $30,000 Lilly USA, LLC Scholarship by the National Association of Chain Drug Store (NACDS) Foundation. Pitt received the second highest…

Fourth Annual Student Health Fair a Success The Fourth Annual School of Pharmacy Health Fair held on Friday, April 19th, 2013 was a successful show of effort and research from the P1 students, class of 2016. Their hard work and dedication over…