Category: Doctor of Pharmacy Program – PharmD
Photos: Commencement 2011
May 12, 2011The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held its 2011 commencement on Saturday, May 7, at Memorial Hall. One hundred forty-four new doctors of pharmacy, four graduates of the MS in health-system program, and 22 recipients of the PhD in pharmaceutical sciences were honored. https://www.flickr.com//photos/uncpaa/sets/72157626692418218/show/ https://www.flickr.com//photos/uncpharmacy/sets/72157626736375652/show/
PY4 Townsend Honored with School Service Award
April 30, 2011Fourth-year pharmacy student Davon Townsend has been named as the 2011 student recipient of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Samuel Burrus Award recognizing her outstanding contributions to the School and her community. Townsend is a dynamic member of several student organizations, including the Carolina Association of Pharmacy Students, Taking Action by Service, and the Student National Pharmaceutical Association. She has been actively involved with the School’s LEAD program as a student recruitment ambassador, arranging and speaking at various pharmacy recruitment events at high schools and colleges where she encourages students explore the pharmacy profession. She also tutors two high school … Read more
Photos: 2011 Awards Ceremony
April 18, 2011The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held its 2011 Awards Ceremony on April 17 at the Rizzo Center. The complete list of award recipients follows the slideshow below. Click on one of the links to jump to a specific section. https://www.flickr.com/photos/uncpharmacy/sets/72157626401321331/show/ Academic and Professional Awards TEVA Outstanding Student Award Amanda Misiewicz This award, sponsored by TEVA Pharmaceuticals, is given to the graduating student who has excelled in the study of pharmacy. T. R. Burgiss Family Award Jennifer Shealy Byrns This award is based on a student’s personal involvement in an intervention case that best illustrates the profession of pharmacy in … Read more
Three Student-Faculty Teams Named AACP/Walmart Scholars
April 15, 2011Two doctor of pharmacy students and a community pharmacy resident at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, along with their faculty mentors, have been named AACP/Walmart Scholars, marking the fifth straight year that at least one student-faculty tandem from the School has received the honor. This year’s winning student-faculty pairs are PY3 student Liz Alford and clinical assistant professor Lisa Dinkins, PharmD; PY3 student Megan E. Hartranft and clinical assistant professor Kelly Scolaro, PharmD; and PGY2 academic/community pharmacy resident Shanna K. O’Connor and clinical associate professor Stefanie Ferreri, PharmD. The Walmart Scholarships, which began in 2005, aim to strengthen the … Read more
Photos: Family Day 2011
April 12, 2011The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held Family Day at Chapel Hill and Elizabeth City on April 2, 2011. The event gave the students’ families a chance to experience life at the School, including listening to a sample lecture, working in a compounding lab, and receiving free blood pressure screenings. Chapel Hill https://www.flickr.com//photos/uncpaa/sets/72157626442941878/show/ https://www.flickr.com//photos/61329699@N02/sets/72157626415632486/show/ https://www.flickr.com//photos/uncpharmacy/sets/72157626610001541/show/ Elizabeth City https://www.flickr.com//photos/uncpaa/sets/72157626318171041/show/
Photos: Rho Chi Induction 2011
April 12, 2011The XI chapter of Rho Chi, the academic honor society in pharmacy, at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy inducted its 2011 members on April 2. https://www.flickr.com//photos/uncpaa/sets/72157626318323291/show/ https://www.flickr.com//photos/uncpharmacy/sets/72157626736234654/show/
Photos: White Coat Ceremony 2011
April 12, 2011Third-year doctor of pharmacy students at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy received their white coats on April 3, 2011. The white coat is the traditional symbol of health professionals. The White Coat Ceremony marks the students’ transition into the final year of the PharmD program and is designed to reflect the responsibility, professionalism, and commitment expected of the students in their final year in the program. https://www.flickr.com//photos/uncpaa/sets/72157626317223101/show/ https://www.flickr.com//photos/uncpharmacy/sets/72157626736291288/show/
Photos: Student Senate Live Auction and Hair Donation
February 25, 2011The Student Senate at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held its annual live auction on February 17 to raise money for student organizations at the School. This year’s event also included a fundraising effort for the Kristen Burke Award, a scholarship established in honor of the former PharmD student who passed away on October 8, 2010, after a long battle with cancer. To help raise money for the scholarship, twelve people offered to donate their hair to Children with Hairloss if they could raise $1,000 by the end of the live auction. The campaign brought in $1,743 for the … Read more
PY4 Giddens Receives Future Pharmacist Award
October 28, 2010Adrienne Giddens, a fourth-year doctor of pharmacy student at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, has received the Future Pharmacist Award through the Next Generation Pharmacist Award Program. The program, sponsored by Parata Systems and Pharmacy Times, honors pharmacists, technicians, and pharmacy student who embrace and embody the future of pharmacy. The Future Pharmacist Award recognizes a pharmacy student who demonstrates spirit and passion for the profession primarily through academic achievement, along with industry advocacy, patient advocacy, technology innovation, civic leadership, or environmentalism. Clinical assistant professor Lisa Dinkins, PharmD, who nominated Giddens for the award, says Giddens has worked to … Read more
Szewczyk, Reynolds to Compete in National Clinical Skills Competition
October 26, 2010Fourth-year doctor of pharmacy students Brittany Reynolds and Jessica Szewczyk will represent the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the national Clinical Skills Competition in December. The duo earned the honor by winning the School competition on October 23, beating out six other teams. They will compete in the national contest at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition on December 5-9 in Anaheim, California.