Category: Academic Programs
UNC’s Phi Delta Chi Raises Over $14,000 for St. Jude, Most in Country
September 26, 2018The UNC chapter of the co-ed pharmacy fraternity Phi Delta Chi raised more money for philanthropy than any other chapter in the country. The Alpha Gamma chapter from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy raised $14,048.12 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during the 2017-18 academic year. The chapter was honored by the national Phi Delta Chi organization at its annual Leader-Development Seminar, held in Virginia Beach from Aug. 1-4. Seven students from the School attended the seminar, including 2017-18 Philanthropy Chairs Lauren Branson and Amanda Mintz. The chapter was able to raise the money through letter-writing, Venmo campaigns and … Read more
Pharm.D. Students Advocate for Pharmacy Profession in Washington
September 25, 2018Four students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy were among the 240 student pharmacists advocating for pharmacist provider status in Washington, D.C. UNC Pharm.D. students Karin Abernathy, Jennifer Sato, Jennifer Schweiger and Sarah Steinert attended the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists Summer Leadership Institute, held from July 13–15 in Washington, D.C. The APhA-ASP leadership institute participants had the opportunity to speak with over 140 members of Congress in support of the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, which would allow pharmacists to provide services to Medicare patients in underserved areas and be reimbursed under Medicare Part … Read more
UNC AAPS Chapter Receives National Award
September 21, 2018The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists awarded the 2018 AAPS Student Chapter award to students at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The award, which comes with a $1,000 prize, recognizes student AAPS chapters that have provided exceptional service and outreach over the course of the year. The UNC student chapter has nearly 200 members in both the Pharm.D. and Ph.D. programs, said chapter president Daisy Zhu, Pharm.D. “AAPS hopes to bridge the gap between Pharm.D. and Ph.D. students at the School,” Zhu said. “We encourage contact and communication between students, because talking and learning about others’ research and being … Read more
UNC Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Fifth in World: Shanghai Rankings
August 16, 2018The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks fifth in the world in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, up one spot from last year, according to the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities released by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, in conjunction with the Center for World Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University on August 15. The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is the top-ranked pharmacy school in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report. The University ranked 6th in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences in 2017. Overall, UNC-Chapel Hill ranks 30th in the world and 22nd in the U.S. among global universities. This … Read more
Eckel Receives Duke’s Skolaut Leadership Award
July 2, 2018Stephen F. Eckel, Pharm.D., M.H.A., received the Milton W. Skolaut Leadership Award from the Duke University Department of Pharmacy on June 29. The award is given annually to a past resident of the Duke University Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program in recognition of outstanding leadership and contributions to the profession of pharmacy. The Duke residency program has graduated 240 residents as of 2018. Eckel is the interim chair of the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education and the associate dean for global engagement at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He is a 1998 Duke pharmacy residency graduate. He was … Read more
Seven 2018 Residents Begin PGY1 Independent Pharmacy Ownership Residency
June 28, 2018The PGY1 Independent Pharmacy Ownership Residency at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy welcomed its third class of residents for 2018–19. The program trains Doctor of Pharmacy graduates to be owners of independent community pharmacies. The residents receive a practical business education to complement their pharmacy education. Seven pharmacy residents will participate in the program, up from four a year ago. The residents will work for a year in an independently owned pharmacy with multiple preceptors. 2018-19 Independent Pharmacy Ownership Residents Joel Arceo, Pharm.D., is a graduate of the Chapman University School of Pharmacy in Irvine, California. As … Read more
GPS Program Brings London Student to UNC for Research Experience
June 4, 2018Li Xian Ng, a student at the University College London School of Pharmacy, came to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy for a three-month research rotation as part of the School’s Global Pharmacy Scholars program. The exchange program allows students from UCL to travel to North Carolina to work with professors at the School and sends UNC pharmacy students to London for research there. Ng worked in the lab of Gauri Rao, Pharm.D., M.S., studying pharmacokinetic modeling and antibiotic dose optimization. Rao is an assistant professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics. “Dr. Rao was a great help … Read more
Olivia Dong Honored with P.E.O. Scholar Award
May 16, 2018Olivia Dong, a doctoral candidate in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is the recipient of a $15,000 Scholar Award from the International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood for the 2018-19 academic year. Dong is one of the 100 recipients out of 741 nominees selected to receive a P.E.O Scholar Award, which provides merit-based funding for women in the United States and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited college or university. Chapter CN of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, sponsored her. Under the guidance of her research adviser, Tim … Read more
AMCP Chapter Wins Second Straight National P&T Competition
May 15, 2018For the second consecutive year, students in the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy won first place in the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Foundation’s National Student Pharmacist Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition. Members of the UNC chapter of AMCP took home the top prize in a field of 46 pharmacy schools, topping seven other teams in the finals in Boston on April 26. UNC Pharm.D. students Jesse Martin, Kristen Tripicchio, Kristen Wines and Katie Woodworth represented the School at the competition, accompanied by chapter adviser Ben Urick, Pharm.D., Ph.D. The team won a $4,000 scholarship for the School. “Our heartfelt congratulations … Read more
Pharmacy Administration Master’s Residents Receive ASHP Grants
May 14, 2018Pharmacy residents from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy received two of three national grants awarded by the ASHP Foundation. Stephanie Jean, Pharm.D., and Charlotte Wells, Pharm.D., two UNC Medical Center pharmacy administration residents in the School’s master’s degree program, both won the ASHP Foundation Master’s Resident Practice-Based Research Grant for separate research projects. The ASHP grant is awarded to support pharmacy researchers in programs that combine the completion of a residency and a master’s degree. The two-year UNC program combines a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science and a health-system pharmacy administration residency program at the UNC Medical Center. … Read more