Category: Asheville
Regional associate dean honored with APhA Bowl of Hygeia Award for community service
June 18, 2021The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has named Mollie Ashe Scott, Pharm.D., as a recipient of this year’s Bowl of Hygeia Award. Established in 1958, the Bowl of Hygeia Award recognizes pharmacists who possess outstanding records of civic leadership and encourage their fellow pharmacists to be active in their local communities. In addition to service through their local, state, and national pharmacy associations, award recipients devote their time, talent, and resources to a wide variety of causes and community service. “I am humbled to receive the prestigious Bowl of Hygeia award. Service to my community and my profession is one of my core … Read more
One school, two campuses, same degree
December 17, 2020UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy alumni share their thoughts on the School’s Asheville campus At the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, students can study at the No. 1-ranked pharmacy school in the country while living in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. As of 2020, all student pharmacists complete their first year of foundational courses on the School’s Chapel Hill campus. Following their first year, a select cohort of students have the opportunity to complete their Pharm.D. degree on the School’s Asheville campus. What’s it like to go to school and live in Asheville? We reached out to several … Read more
Asheville Campus associate professor champions for older adults in Western North Carolina
November 18, 2020If not us, then who? Western North Carolina is “older, sicker and poorer” than state and national averages. And it also lacks a center of excellence to comprehensively address the clinical and social challenges that older adults face in the region, said Tasha Woodall, Pharm.D. “If we don’t step in to fill this void and help our older adults age according to their wishes, then who will?” Woodall said. Woodall is an associate professor of clinical education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Asheville Campus, and Associate Director of Pharmacotherapy for Geriatrics at the Mountain Area Health Education Center. … Read more
Students collaborate in Western NC to help communities through COVID-19 crisis
July 8, 2020UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy students teamed up with UNC medical and public health students to make a difference in the lives of Western North Carolina residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, the students completed an interprofessional rotation in Western North Carolina called the “Rural Interprofessional Response to COVID-19.” Four Pharm.D. students, five medical students and nine public health students were placed into teams and worked on real-world problems as it pertained to meeting the needs of communities that were vulnerable to negative outcomes during the health crisis. The teams focused on five areas: older adults (addressing social isolation), migrant … Read more
Geriatric pharmacy residency program receives ASHP accreditation
June 19, 2020The Geriatric Pharmacy PGY2 residency program, a collaboration between the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), is now officially accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The purpose of the PGY2 Geriatric Pharmacy Residency, based in western North Carolina, is to prepare geriatric pharmacotherapy specialists who have mastered the skills necessary to care for the aging population and are equipped to lead change in medical and academic communities. A heavy emphasis on teaching also provides the resident with experience needed to function at a high level in academic environments. The curriculum is … Read more
Asheville faculty wins national career achievement award after student nomination
January 23, 2020One of Charlene Williams’ favorite things about her job is working with students. “I enjoy mentoring students to help them find their own path…and trying to match their interests with their strengths,” she said. Williams, Pharm.D., works at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Asheville campus as the director of preceptor development. She recently won the annual Kappa Epsilon (KE) Career Achievement Award, which is presented to a KE alumni who has remained involved with pharmacy and the fraternity to honor professional achievements. Williams was nominated by students for the award. “It came as a complete surprise to me,” she … Read more
Grandy Receives Bernstein Fellowship for Hepatitis C Research
February 11, 2019Rebecca Grandy, Pharm.D., was named a Jim Bernstein Community Health Leadership Fellow for her work providing hepatitis C care in rural communities. Grandy is an assistant professor of clinical education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Asheville satellite campus and practices at the Mountain Area Health Education Center’s Family Health Center. The Bernstein Fellows Program identifies and develops future healthcare in rural and underserved communities in North Carolina. The two-year program, awarded by the Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation, supports the work of outstanding individuals working in rural communities through funding and mentorship opportunities. As a Bernstein Fellow, … Read more
New Study Shows Cost Effectiveness of Early Screenings for High-Risk Cancer Patients
February 4, 2019New research from the University of Utah and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows how early cancer screening and surveillance in patients with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) results in additional years of life and is cost effective for third-party payers. LFS is an inherited genetic condition that greatly increases the risk of developing several types of cancer. People diagnosed with LFS have a one in two chance of developing cancer by 30, and a nearly 100 percent risk of developing cancer in their lifetime, compared to the lifetime cancer risk of the average person of almost 40 percent. The … Read more
Former Dean Robert Blouin’s Official Portrait Unveiled
December 3, 2018Robert Blouin, Pharm.D., who for 14 years served as dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, was honored Nov. 30 with the unveiling of his official portrait. Blouin served as dean from 2003 to 2017. During his tenure, the School increased external research funding by over 800 percent, doubled the number of full-time faculty, founded the Eshelman Institute of Innovation and various new research centers, opened its Asheville satellite campus, and forged numerous research partnerships — all of which contributed to the School’s ascension to the top-ranked pharmacy school in the country. “Throughout his 14-year tenure as Dean of … Read more
MAHEC, UNC-Chapel Hill Celebrate New Interprofessional Academic Health Center
October 30, 2018The Mountain Area Health Education Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have partnered for the construction of a new academic health center building on MAHEC’s Biltmore campus in Asheville. UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC seeks to address health care worker shortages and improve education across a number of health science fields in western North Carolina. The UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC building supports an innovative educational partnership between UNC-Chapel Hill and MAHEC and will house UNC School of Medicine’s Asheville campus; a Master of Public Health program led by UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health; … Read more