Homecoming 2013 a Successful Gathering for All Pitt Pharmacy alumni and friends celebrated Homecoming 2013 on September 27, 2013 at the William Pitt Union. Networking and camaraderie were evident througout the night. The evening ended with a…

Alumnus Clyde Cressler Awarded Franchise of the Year

Clyde Cressler BS '69, founder of Care Capital Management in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and his wife, Carol, were awarded the 2013 Franchisee of the Year by the Medicine Shoppe Organization. …

Alumnus Robert Maher Jr. Recipient NASPA Excellence in Innovation Award

The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) recently recognized Robert Maher Jr. BS '93, PharmD '97, CGP, as the winner of the NASPA Excellence in Innovation Award sponsored by Upsher-Smith…

Stephanie McGrath: Distinguished Young Pharmacist Awardee The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) recently presented faculty member Stephanie Harriman McGrath, PharmD '07, with the Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Companies Distinguished Young Pharmacist…

Dean Patricia Kroboth Recognized 2013 ACCP Award Winner School of Pharmacy Dean Patricia D. Kroboth was awarded the Bristol-Myers Squibb Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology Award during the 2013 annual meeting of the American College of Clinical…

Beta Kappa is Chapter of the Year!

University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Kappa Psi chapter Beta Kappa was awarded Collegiate Chapter of the Year during the national meeting in St. Pete Beach, Florida this past summer. All…

PA State Representative Seth Grove Visits University of Pittsburgh State Representative Seth Grove (R-York) visited the University of Pittsburgh on August 28, 2013 to discuss his proposed House Bill 776, which would give pharmacists the green light to immunize…

Alumnus Michael Smith '11 Elected ACCP Secretary/Treasurer School of Pharmacy Alumnus Michael A.

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…

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…

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…

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 Connecticut (…

Scott Drab to Serve on Editorial Board Associate professor Scott R. Drab, PharmD, BCPS has been invited to serve on the Editorial Board of a new publication, Inside Pharmacy.

Resident Sarah Dombrowski PharmD Receives PPA 2013 Grant. Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Educational Foundation Announces 2013 Grant Recipients. Congratulations to Sarah Krahe Dombrowski, PharmD, a

Pitt Pharmacy Alum Credited: Saving Woman in Hempfield. Eastgate Giant Eagle Pharmacy Team Leader John Cherry PharmD '05, of Murrysville performed CPR on an unresponsive woman life in the store's parking lot on Monday, January 14, 2013.