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UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy achieves highest residency match rate in US among schools with 50+ matching
March 22, 2021Pharm.D. students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy achieved the highest 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 in round one. Of the 77 UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy students who submitted a rank list, 75.5% matched with a PY1 residency program. Students matched with a residency in 22 states. The national match rate average for all schools of pharmacy in the U.S. was 63.5%. “We are thrilled for our students as they continue to be top candidates for … Read more
Meet alum DeLon Canterbury, President and Chief Executive Officer at GeriatRx, Inc.
March 19, 2021DeLon Canterbury, Pharm.D., BCGP, (Class of ’14), is President and Chief Executive Officer of GeriatRx, Inc. in Durham, N.C., and is a Certified Community Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Consultant. Canterbury has dedicated his career to serving low income and rural socioeconomic populations across the Triangle, aiming to give his patients healthier lives by supporting them in their health journeys. Q: Please describe your practice setting. What makes your career path unique? A: I work as a consultant pharmacist at GeriatRx, which uses a patient-centered approach to holistic care. We implement telehealth, Comprehensive Medication Management and Pharmacogenomics to provide cost-effective solutions for patients. … Read more
Harold and Carol Kohn establish Distinguished Alumni Lectureship to honor alums, faculty, staff, inspire future generations of pharmacy students
March 15, 2021Harold and Carol Kohn have a dedicated interest in contributing to a better society, health care, patients’ lives and students’ education in health care. Their work continues with a generous gift to establish the Harold and Carol Kohn Distinguished Alumni Lectureship at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The purpose of the annual lecture is to honor the contributions of alumni of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and to recognize faculty and staff who have empowered alumni achievements. The lecture will also serve to inspire current and future pharmacy students. “We look forward to seeing the students we have now … Read more
Neel Swamy elected president of The Graduate and Professional Student Federation, first pharmacy student to hold position
March 12, 2021The Graduate and Professional Student Federation held its annual elections on March 2, electing third-year pharmacy student Neel Swamy as 2021-22 president – the first pharmacy student to hold the position. The Graduate and Professional Student Federation (GPSF) is the governing body of graduate and professional students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The GPSF empowers its constituents to exercise their agency over University and personal affairs. Their mission is to provide graduate and professional students with the support and resources they need to succeed academically; advocate with and for students to ensure current educational, occupational, and … Read more
Three faculty members named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s elite College of Fellows
March 10, 2021The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of three UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy faculty members to its elite College of Fellows. Kristy M. Ainslie, Ph.D., Shawn D. Hingtgen, Ph.D., and Alexander Tropsha, Ph.D., have been elected to the group, which consists of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the country, according to the AIMBE. The most accomplished and distinguished engineering and medical school chairs, research directors, professors, innovators, and successful entrepreneurs comprise the AIMBE’s College of Fellows. Ainslie, professor and Vice Chair of the School’s Division of Pharmacoengineering and … Read more
School climbs to No. 6 in 2021 QS World University Rankings
March 4, 2021This week, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy climbed to No. 6 in the 2021 QS World University Rankings for the Best World Universities in Pharmacy and Pharmacology – the School’s highest ever ranking from the organization. The School previously held the No. 9 position in the 2020 rankings and has improved year-over-year in standings. “This is spectacular news and a true reflection of the hard work being done by our faculty, staff, students and alumni to advance pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences around the world,” said Angela Kashuba, dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. “This is also a … Read more
Eshelman Institute for Innovation announces 2021 Rankin Innovator Acceleration Award recipients
March 3, 2021As part of the annual Eshelman Institute for Innovation (EII) student and postdoctoral grant process, the EII Rankin Innovator Acceleration Award is given annually to the student(s) with the highest rated, commercially focused proposal. The 2021 recipients of this award are Lida Ghazanfari and Chinomunso Ahanotu. Ghazanfari is a postdoc in the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, and Ahanotu is a first-year medical student at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Each student will receive $5,000 to support their participation in entrepreneurism and business training opportunities. The award is funded by The Lawson and Gisele … Read more
Ph.D. student Natalie Jasiewicz lands PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Delivery
February 26, 2021The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PHRMA) Foundation recently recognized UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Ph.D. student Natalie Jasiewicz with a 2021 Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Delivery. The fellowship will support Jasiewicz’s research for two years, which is centered around treating myocardial infarctions, more commonly known as heart attacks. “It feels amazing to receive this highly competitive fellowship, and it is an honor to be chosen to join this network of highly accomplished scientists. I’m thankful to be so publicly supported in my goal of creating novel and translatable drug carriers for the treatment of myocardial infarction,” Jasiewicz said. … Read more
Lafata awarded $750,000 grant to study virtual cancer visits, equity, disparities issues
February 24, 2021Genentech has awarded UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Jennifer Elston Lafata, PhD, a two-year, $750,000 Health Equity Innovations Fund grant to study how health care organizations are considering equity as they establish new virtual visit programs in cancer care, and how these programs can improve cancer care access, quality and patient outcomes. The research will be done in partnership with the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit and in collaboration with community, patient and family advisors to enhance the relevance and usefulness of study findings. “The rapid scaling of virtual cancer visits during the pandemic has created an unprecedented need … Read more
Master’s student Autumn Petersen receives ASHP grant to pursue research involving pharmacists’ workload in health systems
February 19, 2021The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists recently awarded UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy master’s student Autumn Petersen, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS, with a Pharmacy Resident Practice-Based Research Grant. Grant funding will aid Petersen’s project titled, “Development of a System-Wide Operational Weighted Workload Model,” which is a system-wide, prospective research project focused on operational weighted work of pharmacists in health care settings. Petersen said there are 25 operational areas and teams within the health care system who participated in subjective and objective workload weighting, and the implementation of time studies, to create a novel weighted workload model. The goal of her research … Read more