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…

Pitt Pharmacy Student Organization Wins Membership Award The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) recently awarded the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy with the Membership Award during PPA’s Annual Conference held at the Wyndham Gettysburg…

Karen S. Pater: PPA Preceptor of the Year Faculty member Karen S.

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…

Karen Steinmetz Pater Elected President-Elect of Allegheny County Pharmacist Association Karen Steinmetz Pater, PharmD was elected as President-Elect of Allegheny County Pharmacist Association (ACPA) in the spring of 2013. Pater will serve as president-elect for one year, and take office…

Karen Steinmetz Pater Appointed to Nonprescription Medicine Academy Steering Committee Karen Steinmetz Pater, PharmD, BCPS, CDE  has been appointed to the Nonprescription Medicines Academy (NMA) Steering Committee for a 3 year term (2013-2016).

Joshua Thorpe Receives VA R01 to Investigate Unsafe Prescribing in Veterans with Alzheimer's disease Pitt Pharmacy Associate Professor Joshua Thorpe, PhD, MPH, has received a $900,000 VA R01 equivalent award from the Department of Veterans Affairs for his project entitled, Dual Use of VA-Medicare…

LKS Wins National Awards Pitt Pharmacy's Lambda Kappa Sigma celebrated its 100th anniversary along with chapters from around the country and Canada at the international organization's annual convention held this year in…

Pharmacy Career Expo 2013 a Success The annual School of Pharmacy Career Expo was held on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at William Pitt Student Union. This event is an opportunity for pharmacy students to research and discuss their…

Heather Sakely Awarded ASHP 2013 New Investigator Research Grant Heather A. Sakely, PharmD, BCPS, has been named a 2013 recipient of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation’s New Investigator Research Grant.…

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…

Pitt Pharmacy Welcomes Class of 2017 The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy welcomes the Class of 2017 to the PharmD Program. The diverse class includes students ranging in age from 19 to 34, 18 institutions, and 12 states.…

Auction Bid for Pirate Game Benefits Grace Lamsam Pharmaceutical Care to the Underserved Program University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Phi Lambda Sigma Chapter had fun with faculty and their families at a Pittsburgh Pirates game on September 13, 2013.

Shilpa Sant Presents at Biomechanics Symposium Assistant Professor Shilpa Sant, PhD presented at the Fifth Annual Biomechanics Day Symposium at Carnegie Mellon University on September 16, 2013. Biomechanics Day is an annual symposium bringing…

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…