OXFORD, Miss. – Kelsey Stephens, a rising third-year professional pharmacy student at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded the $1,000 Gloria Francke Scholarship from the American Pharmacists Association Foundation Student Scholarship Program. APhA student scholarships are awarded to students who “demonstrate school and community leadership, and a commitment to the future of pharmacy,” according toRead the story …
Ole Miss Student Receives National Pharmacy Scholarship
Kelsey Stephens honored for leadership and commitment to profession
June 19, 2015 by
Ole Miss School of Pharmacy Faculty Recognized
Students select teachers, preceptors of the year
June 12, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – School of Pharmacy classes at the University of Mississippi recognized their outstanding teachers and preceptors during a recent awards day program. Students in the first year of the professional pharmacy program, or PY1, honored John Rimoldi as their Teacher of the Year, while Tracy Brooks and Laurie Fleming received Teacher of the Year awards from the PY2 and PY3 classes, respectively.Read the story …
Ole Miss School of Pharmacy Partners with SockKids
Creative medium to convey drug safety information to children
June 1, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students at the Ole Miss School of Pharmacy are partnering with “The SockKids,” a children’s animated video and book series, to bring drug safety messages to young audiences across the nation. Ole Miss School of Pharmacy student members of the American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists will work with SockKids toRead the story …
Cherished Friendship Leads to Memorial Pharmacy Scholarship
Ben Taylor Smith Memorial Pharmacy Endowment honors alumnus
May 27, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ben Taylor Smith Memorial Pharmacy Scholarship Endowment has been created to honor a University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy alumnus and provide support to the school’s students. “Ben Smith was one of the closest and dearest friends I have ever had,” said Robert Buchanan (BSPh 59), Smith’s college roommate. “Pharmacy wasRead the story …
Student Conducts First Study on Autistic Adults’ Quality of Life
Research outlines essential roles of family and friends
May 26, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A doctoral student in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has conducted the first U.S. study on quality of life among adults with autism. Krutika Jariwala-Parikh, who graduated in May with a Ph.D. in pharmacy administration, wrote her dissertation on “Quality of Life and Health Care Utilization and Costs among Adults with Autism.”Read the story …
Author and Alumna to Present Hartman Lecture
Susan A. Cantrell to speak Thursday on pharmacy practice
March 31, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pharmacy alumna and author Susan A. Cantrell will deliver the 2015 Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture on Thursday (April 2) at the University of Mississippi. Sponsored by the School of Pharmacy, the lecture will be held at 11 a.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. It is freeRead the story …
Pharmacy School to Install New NMR Spectrometers
Expanded capabilities will support drug research
March 18, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Known worldwide for its excellence in drug-discovery research, the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is installing three new nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers to complete a suite of eight and enhance its research capabilities. The machines, which analyze chemical and physical properties of molecules, are part of an overhaul of the school’sRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Administrator Named Fellow of APhA
Alicia Bouldin recognized for professional achievement, service
March 11, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science has named Alicia Bouldin a 2015 APhA fellow. Awarded to only 15 individuals this year, the designation honors members who have demonstrated exemplary professional achievements and service to the profession. Bouldin, an associate dean and professor in the University of Mississippi SchoolRead the story …
Pharmacy School Teams with Summer College for High School Students
Rising high school seniors with interest in science encouraged to apply
March 4, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has partnered with the Summer College for High School Students to offer college courses to rising seniors. SCHS is a residential program on the university’s Oxford campus that awards academic credit for classes taught by UM faculty. While earning college credit, participants also get aRead the story …
Pharmacy Students Accept Johns Hopkins Internships
Experience offers chance to make hospitalwide effect on patient care
March 4, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy students have received and accepted summer internship offers from The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Kelsey Stephens, from Greenwood, and Rachel Lowe, of Memphis, Tennessee, both in their second professional year of pharmacy school, will participate in the Johns Hopkins Pharmacy Internship Program, whichRead the story …