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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Associate Professor Scott Drab Media Consultant on Prescription Drugs Scott R.

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

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 Graduate student Kacey Anderson was selected to receive the Student/Trainee Award offered by the American College of Clinical Pharmacology for the 2013 ACCP Annual Meeting, September 22nd-24th in…

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…

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.

Osama Alshogran Wins Podia Presentation [caption id="attachment_955" align="alignright" width="209"] Osama Alshogran with the first place trophy presented to him at the AAPS meeting held in Morgantown, West Virginia.[/caption] Graduate…