Pharmacy Student Selected for National Committee

Committee serves to provide legislative and policy input

OXFORD, Miss. – A former attorney enrolled in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s professional program and the Graduate School’s pharmacy administration program has been selected to serve in an advisory capacity to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. James Parrett is among 10 pharmacy students from across the U.S. chosen to serve onRead the story …

White Coat Ceremony Inspires Record Number of New UM Pharmacy Students

Speakers encourage them to uphold the trust and respect of their chosen profession

OXFORD, Miss. – A record 120 students are enrolled this fall in the first professional year, known as PY1, of the University of Mississippi’s professional pharmacy program; 115 of them received white coats during a recent ceremony at the university’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts. The School of Pharmacy ceremony, a decade-old tradition,Read the story …

David Gregory Named Pharmacy School’s Associate Dean

Alumnus to begin oversight of school's academic affairs Sept. 16

OXFORD, Miss. – After a national search, University of Mississippi alumnus and Vanderbilt University administrator David F. Gregory has been named associate dean for academic affairs at the UM School of Pharmacy. Director for education, drug policy, research and clinical pharmacy services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gregory succeeds Marvin C.Read the story …

Tri-State Educational Foundation Establishes Pharmacy Scholarship

Donation honors the memory of alumnus Jim Haines

OXFORD, Miss. – The Tri-State Educational Foundation has established the James Robert Haines Memorial Scholarship at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. TSEF has pledged $5,000 per year to the scholarship, starting with the 2013-14 school year. The scholarship will be awarded to pharmacy students in good standing who demonstrate financial needs, with firstRead the story …

UM Professor Honored by Czech University for Research Contributions

Samir Ross receives Silver Medal from Brno University in recognition of natural products research

OXFORD, Miss. – Samir Ross, professor of pharmacognosy and research professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Mississippi, was recently awarded a Silver Medal from the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno in the Czech Republic. The highest award given by the faculty of pharmacy at the university, theRead the story …

A Passion for Haiti

Medical mission turns into lifelong commitment for pharmacy and pre-med students

OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi students Andrew Smelser and Wesley Youngblood traveled to Haiti for the first time, they encountered what could only be described as an “eye-opening experience.” “I really was able to understand what a third-world hospital was like,” said Smelser, a native of Owens Cross Roads, Ala., who is enteringRead the story …

Pharmacy Professor Selected for National Faculty Scholars Program

NACDS Foundation program offers research, networking opportunities

OXFORD, Miss. – Meagan Brown, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Mississippi, has been selected to participate in the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program. The 2-year-old program is designed to mentor junior faculty at pharmacy schools across the country through pharmacy-based patient care research. The initiativeRead the story …

UM Researcher Receives International Group’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Award recognizes his contributions to science of Cannabis and its constituents

OXFORD, Miss. – The International Cannabinoid Research Society presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to a University of Mississippi researcher during its annual symposium in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mahmoud A. ElSohly, a research professor in UM’s National Center for Natural Products Research and a professor of pharmaceutics, as well as president of ElSohly Laboraties Inc. ofRead the story …