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Edward T. Horn, PharmD, has been appointed as Associate Director of Cardiac Transplantation in the UPMC Advanced Heart Failure Program.

Horn has served as a clinical pharmacist in cardiac transplant and mechanical circulatory support since 2018 and will continue to support the Artificial Heart Program. Horn is recognized as an…

Step Out to Stop Diabetes is the American Diabetes Association’s Premier Walk

Nearly half of all American adults have diabetes or prediabetes.

Over 37 million people in the US have diabetes. About 96 million American adults have prediabetes.

Every year, 1.4…

Pitt Pharmacy Good as (Blue and) Gold in Student Award Season

Pitt Pharmacy students have earned several prestigious academic and competitive awards during the Spring 2023 semester.

Two third-year students received grants, and three third-year…

McGraw Receives National Award at Kappa Psi Mountain East Province Assembly

Katie McGraw (Class of 2024) received a national award at the Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Inc. Mountain East Province Assembly.

Students Shine Bright at APhA-ASP Midyear Meeting

From (L to R): Yousuf, Stephanie, Mandy, Samantha, and Hailey

Five PharmD students attended the American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)…

Two Pitt Pharmacy Students Selected for AACP/Walmart Health Equity Scholarship

Pitt Pharmacy students Kenneth Richardson (PHARM '23) and Rena Reid (PHARM '24), were both selected as recipients of the 2022 Walmart Health Equity Scholarship for Pharmacy Students!

Chen Receives PPA Special Interest Group Grant

PharmD. candidate Joseph Chen received the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Special Interest Group (PPA SIG) grant to attend the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) …

Kappa Psi Receives Numerous Awards at National Convention

The Beta Kappa chapter of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy was honored to receive numerous awards at the 60th Grand Council…

Li Chosen to Serve as Regional Liaison for Phi Lambda Sigma

The National Phi Lambda Sigma Executive Board has chosen Pitt Pharmacy PharmD. student Ruth Li to serve as one of the Regional Liaisons for the organization for the 2022-2023 year,…

Pitt Pharmacy Ranks Second Nationwide in Residency Match

Pitt Pharmacy students have placed second among schools of pharmacy in residency match rate after the first round of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Resident Matching…

Pitt Interprofessional Team Places Second in National Competition

A team made up of students from three of the Schools of Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh placed second against 20 other universities in the annual CLARION competition. The…