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PharmD Students are 2014-2015 Schweitzer Fellows

The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship has selected its class of 2014-2015 Pittsburgh Fellows and two students at University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy―Anna Bondar and Austin Van Horn―have been…

APPRISE Recognizes PittPharmacy!

 The Allegheny County Family Services of Western Pennsylvania presented Dean Patricia Kroboth with an award in recognition of PittPharmacy students’ role in reaching a record number of…

Rachel Jansen All Together Health VII Poster Winner

PharmD student Rachel Jansen (class of 2015) was selected one of three student poster winners at the international conference, All Together Better Health VII, in June 2014.

AFPE Gateway to Research Scholarship for Shea Liput

 The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) has selected Shea Liput (Class of 2016) as a recipient of the AFPE Gateway to Research Scholarship, a prestigious and highly…

Cara Mazzarisi Recognized as Paul Ambrose Scholar PittPharmacy student Cara Mazzarisi (class of 2015) was selected as a 2014-2015 Paul Ambrose Scholar. The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program prepares public health and clinical health professions students…
PittPharmacy Students AMCP National Committee Members Class of 2015 members Cathy Cao and Brianna Hicks will be active on the  Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (
Kappa Psi Generation Rx Project Wins Award for Best Educational Program on Pitt's Campus

PittPharmacy's Kappa Psi won the Blue Star Red Carpet Award for Best Educational Program on the University of Pittsburgh campus for their project  "Breaking Bad in the Lounge" at the Blue…

RxGeneration Award Goes to PittPharmacy The PittPharmcy APhA-ASP chapter was presented the Region 2 Generation Rx award at the recent 2014 APhA Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
PittPharmacy Student Recognized in National Patient Counseling Competition PittPharmacy student Adrienne Jantzi, (class of 2015), was recognized as one of the top ten finalists in this year's National Patient Counseling Competition at the recent APhA meeting in Orlando,…
PittPharmacy Attends Legislative Day 2014 More than 115 student pharmacists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy converged on the Capitol for the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) Pharmacy Legislative Day on…
Jianqin Lu to Present at Controlled Release Society Graduate student Jianqin Lu has been selected for a podium presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society to be held in Chicago, Illinois, July 13-16, 2014.
Graduate Student Mengxi Jiang to Present at Endocrine Society Meeting

Graduate Student Mengxi Jiang has been chosen for a podium presentation at the Endocrine Society annual meeting to be held in Chicago, Illinois, in June 21-24, 2014.  Jiang will speak at the…

RhoChi and PLS Induction Ceremony 2014 The Alpha Omicron Chapter of the Rho Chi Society and the Beta Delta Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma held their induction ceremonies on March 25, 2014, at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association.
PittPharmacy's RhoChi Society Receives Poster Award Pitt's chapter of the Rho Chi Society will receive a 2014 Chapter Project Proposal Award for its Posters, Professors, and Progress event.
Student Amanda Jaber GRASP Participant The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) selected Amanda Jaber (class of 2015) from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, to participate in the Seventh Annual Government…