UM Student Appointed to ASHP Student Executive Committee

Gabe Hinojosa of Picayune among five students nationally named to panel

OXFORD, Miss. – The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has appointed Gabe Hinojosa, a University of Mississippi pharmacy student, to its Pharmacy Student Forum Executive Committee. “The executive committee is responsible for advising the ASHP board of directors and staff on the overall direction of the Pharmacy Student Forum,” Hinojosa said. “In everything we do,Read the story …

On-campus Pharmacy Provides Vital Services for Quarter-century

Facility serves campus community and offers educational experiences for pharmacy residents

OXFORD, Miss. – Conveniently located near the heart of campus, the Student Health Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi has been helping students with their medical needs for 25 years. The Student Health Pharmacy is administered by the School of Pharmacy, under the direct leadership of co-directors Sandy Bentley and Anne Marie Liles. “Our pharmacyRead the story …

A Don of All Trades

Longtime pharmacy employee has many talents

OXFORD, Miss. – Whether at work or at home, Don Stanford is always looking for the next adventure. “I really enjoy doing anything new or anything challenging,” Stanford said. “I’ll be right in the middle of those projects to try to shepherd things through and make things happen.” Stanford is assistant director of the Research InstituteRead the story …

Ole Miss Student Receives National Pharmacy Scholarship

Kelsey Stephens honored for leadership and commitment to profession

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 …

Student Conducts First Study on Autistic Adults’ Quality of Life

Research outlines essential roles of family and friends

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

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 Administration Student Wins ‘Three Minute Thesis’ Challenge

Sujith Ramachandran takes 'Peoples' Choice' award during annual conference in New Orleans

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student’s “Three Minute Thesis” was the audience favorite at the recent Conference of Southern Graduate Schools annual meeting. Sujith Ramachandran, a pharmacy administration student from India, won the “Peoples’ Choice” award during the competition in New Orleans. Audience members, rather than judges, selected his “Honey, We Drugged theRead the story …

Pharmacy School to Install New NMR Spectrometers

Expanded capabilities will support drug research

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

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 Students Accept Johns Hopkins Internships

Experience offers chance to make hospitalwide effect on patient care

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 …