College: Pharmacy

UTHSC College of Pharmacy Partnering with Kroger Health Nationwide to Improve Shingles Vaccination Completion Rates

Written by Jackie Denton

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Clinical CareEducationResearch

The College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has partnered with Kroger Health, the health care arm of The Kroger Co., on a nationwide, randomized controlled study across more than 2,200 community pharmacy locations to improve second-dose vaccination completion rates for the shingles vaccine. Elements of the project are funded through… Read More

UTHSC Advisory Board to Meet January 16 in Memphis

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

The UTHSC Advisory Board will meet Thursday, January 16, 2020, at 1 p.m. in the OD Larry Dining Hall of the Student Alumni Center, 800 Madison Avenue, on the Memphis campus. Agenda items are: Approval of the minutes from the last meeting on September 30, 2019 Chancellor’s report Strategic Plan Update FY 2021 Tuition Proposal/Recommendation… Read More

‘UTHSC Stands Against Hate’ Campaign Receives Gold MarCom Award

Written by Jackie Denton

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EducationPublic Service

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and its Office of Communications and Marketing won a 2019 MarCom Award for the campus-wide campaign against hate that launched in late 2018. UTHSC received a Gold Award for the “UTHSC Stands Against Hate Campaign,” a collaborative effort by faculty, staff, and students to take a stand against… Read More

Duane Miller Honored for Lifetime of Research, Due to Receive 100th U.S. Patent

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

Duane Miller, PhD, retired from the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2015, but he still comes to work four days a week. Dr. Miller has made research his retirement, because how can you sit at home when you’ve spent your life ferreting out what could lead to next-generation… Read More

Prescription Drug Drop Box Available for Use on Campus

Written by Amber Carter

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Public Service

Thanks to the efforts of Generation Rx, a pharmacy student organization at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center dedicated to educating the general public about medication safety,  a prescription drug drop  box is now on campus to properly dispose of unwanted or used medications. It is located in the lobby of the UTHSC Campus… Read More

Record-Breaking Year for UTHSC, Chancellor Schwab Reports

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

UTHSC Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, MD, summed up the 2018-2019 academic year as a “record-breaking year” for the university. In his 10th-annual State of the University Address on Friday, the chancellor said the university has achieved “national-level” performance in both the education and clinical arenas, citing annual performance metrics with record graduates and revenue. He… Read More

UTHSC Honors its Military Veterans

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Public Service

  Eric Young, a grounds logistics technician at UTHSC, served his country in the Marine Corps. Today, he was proud to join other military veterans at the university’s annual Veterans Day Tribute. “It’s nice to be remembered for what you’ve done,” he said at the breakfast held in the lobby of the College of Health… Read More

Pradeep Lukka Receives Wayne A. Colburn Memorial Award

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

Pradeep Lukka, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, recently received the Wayne A. Colburn Memorial Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP). Presented during the organization’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, the award is the highest trainee… Read More