Category: Doctor of Pharmacy Program – PharmD
Sixth Educational Renaissance Symposium Aims to Keep Pace with Health Care
March 15, 2018The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held its Sixth Annual Educational Renaissance Symposium March 5 at the Carolina Inn. This year’s symposium focused on accelerating the transformation of the School’s doctor of pharmacy curriculum to keep pace with changes in health care. The symposium brought together nearly 100 faculty and preceptors from across the state to share lessons learned and best practices and continue the design and refinement of the School’s new doctor of pharmacy curriculum. The morning session of the symposium consisted of presentations by Mary Roth McClurg, Pharm.D., M.H.S.; Scott Singleton, Ph.D.; Wendy Cox, Pharm.D.; and Denise Rhoney, … Read more
Michael Patti Selected as Pharmacy Quality Alliance Scholar
September 19, 2017Pharm.D. candidate Michael Patti was selected as a Pharmacy Quality Alliance–CVS Health Foundation Scholar. The program offers an opportunity to present the results of a quality-based project at its 2018 poster session and a scholarship to get there. Patti is being mentored by Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., clinical professor and executive vice chair of the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education. The program is a partnership between PQA and the CVS Health Foundation to support and recognize student excellence in projects centered on quality-related initiatives. Twenty student pharmacists were selected based on applications they submitted outlining the project they hoped … Read more
Wingo Returns to Direct Office of Curricular and Student Affairs
June 29, 2017Brad Wingo, M.Ed., has returned to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as the director of the Office of Curricular and Student Affairs. Wingo worked at the School previously as the director of student affairs and spent a year in between as the director of academic advising in the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University. The Office of Curricular and Student Affairs was formerly two separate offices, the Office of Student Affairs and the Office of Experiential Education. Wingo said he is excited by the new opportunities the combined office offers to align the curriculum and cocurriculum … Read more
Students Place Second in ASHP Clinical Skills Competition
May 1, 2017A team from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s American Society of Health-System Pharmacists student chapter placed second out of 132 chapters in the ASHP Clinical Skills Competition, an interactive, team-based analysis of clinical scenarios for hospital and health-system pharmacists, held in Las Vegas on Dec. 3 and 4. Prutha Lavani and Jill Zaccardelli, both fourth-year Pharm.D. students, advanced to the national level by winning the local competition held by the School in September. The duo were one of 15 teams to compete, with the case involving atrial fibrillation, heart failure, renal failure, diabetes and some other disease states. “When … Read more
Students Succeed at 2017 SNPhA Regions I and II Conference
April 25, 2017Students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association had a good showing at the 2017 SNPhA Regions I and II Conference held at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, March 17-19. PY2 Roderick Gladney from Thomasville, North Carolina, and PY2 Nakiya Whitfield from Spring Lake, North Carolina, placed second in the clinical skills competition. PY2 Alyssa Morgan from Durham, North Carolina, and PY2 Dena Evans from Greensboro, North Carolina, received honorable mention in the clinical skills competition and placed second in the poster competition. Additionally, the Regional Conference Host Committee, led by Gladney and … Read more
AMCP Chapter Wins in First Trip to National P&T Case Competition
April 18, 2017The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy student chapter took first place in the 2017 National Student Pharmacist Pharmacy & Therapeutics Competition, winning a $4,000 scholarship for the School. The competition took place on March 29 at the AMCP Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting in Denver, and the team was presented with the award during the award ceremony the following day. With a record 60 student chapters registering for the P&T competition, the School’s student chapter was one of eight finalist teams selected to participate in the national competition, the first year the team … Read more
China Scholarship Council Inks First-of-Its-Kind Agreement with UNC Pharmacy
April 10, 2017The China Scholarship Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy to provide financial assistance for Chinese students studying pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In a ceremony at the Carolina Inn on Monday, March 27, representatives of the China Scholarship Council agreed to provide support to Chinese students who are accepted into the Doctor of Pharmacy and the Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences program at the pharmacy school. In 2016, the CSC provided financial assistance to approximately 110,000 Chinese citizens pursuing study abroad and to foreign … Read more
Chicago Track Champ Tackles Newest Challenge: No. 1 Pharmacy School in U.S.
April 7, 2017CHICAGO — Raena Rhone envisions track as a savior to countless Chicago kids. The former Whitney Young High School two-time state champion in the 400 meters and 14-time all-Big 12 runner at Baylor said running always kept her on track. She has plans to start a track club in the city to help Chicago’s youngsters find a similar path to success. “When young people are involved in something bigger than themselves, they realize there is something more than the here and now,” Rhone said. “Violence is coming from that because they don’t see beyond today and they make poor … Read more
Students Win Big at 2016 SNPhA National Conference
October 18, 2016Five students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy won scholarships for their academic achievements and service to the community at the 2016 Student National Pharmaceutical Association National Conference, which was held July 29-31 in Atlanta. Additionally, second-year Pharm.D. student Darryl Lewis was selected as national president-elect of SNPhA for the 2016–2017 year and will serve as president the following year. “One of the missions of SNPhA is to serve the underserved, so doing so well at the national conference shows that that mission aligns with UNC’s,” said Lewis, who received his B.S. in pharmaceutical sciences from North Carolina Central … Read more
Colmenares Selected for APhA and ASHP Student Leadership Awards
April 13, 2016Evan Colmenares, a third-year Doctor of Pharmacy student at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, was selected for the Student Leadership Awards of both the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. “My commitment to participating in professional pharmacy associations stems from my interest in pharmacy policy and practice advancement efforts that both APhA and ASHP dedicate their resources to,” Colmenares said. Originally from Alabama, Colmenares earned his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, graduating with honors in science and technology. His professional interests include health-system pharmacy administration, … Read more