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Immunization training available for pharmacy technicians
March 30, 2022The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is excited to partner with Haywood Community College to offer The Pharmacy Technicians and Vaccinations: An Advanced Training Program in April. Numerous pharmacy technicians have completed this program and now aide in the vaccination effort across North Carolina. Under the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (US DHHS) PREP Act, qualified pharmacy technicians may administer COVID-19 and other eligible vaccinations to persons 3 and older under pharmacist supervision. In August 2021, NC state law granted qualified technicians limited vaccination authority under pharmacist supervision once PREP Act legislation is rescinded. The Pharmacy Technicians and … Read more
School partners with Area L AHEC, the Governor’s Institute, to develop free online resources for teens struggling with stimulant abuse, their educators
March 25, 2022The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, along with Alexor LLC, Area L AHEC (part of the NC AHEC program) and the Governor’s Institute are concerned with the increase in stimulant misuse in teens across the country. “In 2019, 83% of unintentional medication and drug overdose deaths in the United States involved multiple substances, including stimulants,” said Debby Futrell, Pharm.D., President/CEO of Area L AHEC. Kendall Wood, SPF-Rx Project Manager with Governor’s Institute/NC Division of Mental Health added there has been an increase in prescription stimulants being prescribed to youth 12 and older and it is important to educate youth on how … Read more
Registration is now open for the in-person 2022 Research in Education and Practice Symposium
March 23, 2022Join the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy for an in-person Research in Education and Practice Symposium (REPS) May 16-17, 2022. REPS is an engaging opportunity for residents, fellows, and postgraduate pharmacy trainees to present their research and projects. Trainees will get the chance to receive high-level feedback on their research from members of the No.1 School of Pharmacy in the country and to network with other practitioners. “It’s been so long since we’ve be able to gather, so we are thrilled to be able to offer a safe in-person attendance option,” said Stephen Eckel, Pharm.D., M.H.A., who leads REPS. “This is a rare opportunity … Read more
Carolina Engagement Week Spotlight: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Asheville Campus
March 21, 2022UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Asheville Campus provides public health emergency, disaster planning support to Buncombe County Faculty and students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy partnered with the Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services to develop and test community plans to distribute drugs or vaccines during emergencies. When COVID-19 hit, this partnership was leveraged to engage pharmacy students and faculty as volunteer workers at testing and vaccination clinics operated in Buncombe County. This partnership provided the county access to specialized assistance and provided students a uniquely meaningful learning opportunity. By Greene Shepherd, Pharm.D. In 2016, the Buncombe … Read more
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy maintains No. 1 residency match rate in US among schools with 50+ matching
March 17, 2022Story updated May 4, 2022 Pharm.D. students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy maintained the No. 1 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) PGY1 residency match rate among schools of pharmacy in the U.S. with 50 or more students matching with a residency program. This year after the second round of matching held in April, the School had a 90% match rate for PGY1 and a 91% rate for PGY2. “This is such an exciting time for our students as they prepare for new learning opportunities following graduation,” said Angela Kashuba, dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. … Read more
Two faculty members receive honor of AACP New Investigator Award
March 16, 2022UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Kathryn Morbitzer, Pharm.D., M.S., and Michael Wolcott, Pharm.D., Ph.D., are recipients of the 2022 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) New Investigator Award. The two join 14 others from around the United States in receiving this year’s honor. Morbitzer is recognized for her research, “Determining Non-Direct Patient Care Opportunities for PharmD Graduates,” and Wolcott for his work, “Preceptor OSTEs to Build Racially Inclusive Learning Environments.” About the award, Morbitzer said, “I feel very fortunate to be a recipient of the AACP New Investigator Award. Many leaders in the pharmacy academy have previously received this … Read more
Students create five-part ambulatory care workshop series to inspire future leaders in health care
March 11, 2022UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. students Cami Andreini and Julia Fabricio have a passion for connecting with patients and serving as patient advocates. Andreini, a third-year pharmacy student, and Fabricio, a second-year pharmacy student, each pursued separate ambulatory-care based internships to support their desire to improve patients’ health on a more personal level. Fabricio worked in family medicine at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, while Andreini participated in a Johns Hopkins summer internship focused in HIV. They returned to UNC inspired to educate their peers on the opportunities they discovered within inpatient pharmacy practice. With the support of … Read more
CIPhER learning programs focus on health science professionals
March 9, 2022The Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education and Research (CIPhER), provides critical continuous learning and career development for health science educators. Programs developed by its world-renowned faculty innovate and improve teaching and learning strategies for all health science educators through certification programs, workshops, webinars and more throughout the year. Check out Spring 2022 highlights! The annual CIPhER Summer Institute is a must attend for all health science faculty creating or updating a course. The virtual workshop will be held on May 23-26 and is designed to improve teaching, assessment, and course design. The 4 half-day sessions will be co-led by nationally … Read more
STAT Madness is on
March 4, 2022Two discoveries from Carolina are competing in this bracket-style national tournament to find the best innovations in science and medicine. Start voting! Story by Shantell Kirkendoll, University Communications It’s tournament time at Carolina, a campus with legendary status as a contender in March Madness. But this time it’s Carolina scientists who are matched in a bracket-style tournament to pick the best in science and medicine. Known as STAT Madness, the competition features two “teams” from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill vying for the popular vote against teams from other leading U.S. research universities. New discoveries in COVID-19 research dominate … Read more
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy celebrates 125 years of service
March 1, 2022This month, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is celebrating its 125th Anniversary! In 1897, the school of pharmacy was established under Dean Edward Vernon Howell with the vision of serving the health care needs of North Carolinians. The first pharmacy class boasted 17 students and one instructor, and tuition cost $75 a year. Fun fact! Back then, our Dean was also a Ph.D. student and an outstanding member of the Carolina football team. Today, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy continues to be the only public school of pharmacy in the state of North Carolina and one of the oldest in … Read more