Category: Featured News
Enhancing the pharmacist’s role in rural health
November 6, 2023UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy faculty and staff joined United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Mandy Cohen, former health secretary for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, to discuss rural health, health equity and a commitment to lowering the cost of medications. Stephanie Kiser ‘92, BScPhm, executive director of the rural pharmacy health initiative and professor of the practice at the School’s Asheville campus, spoke on the pharmacist’s role in rural health and the School’s commitment to impacting the health and economics … Read more
Ama Boamah Selected for AACP CVS Health Minority Scholarship
November 6, 2023Written by Sean O’Connor, class of 2024 Pharm.D. candidate Ama Boamah, Pharm.D. candidate class of 2027, was selected as one of five underrepresented minority students to receive the 2023 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) CVS Health Minority Scholarship. Boamah’s desire to help diverse patient populations began in Ghana. “In Ghana, there is a wide gap between rich and poor,” said Boamah. “My interest in pharmacy stems from being from Ghana and wanting to bridge the gaps in disparities to prevent at-risk people from struggling.” The AACP CVS Health Minority Scholarship aims to recognize students entering a Doctor of … Read more
Students share research findings at FIP in Australia
November 1, 2023Written by Sean O’Connor, Class of 2024 Pharm.D. candidate Nina Inayan and Savannah Moody, Class of 2024 Pharm.D. candidates, represented the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and shared their research findings at the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) 2023 World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brisbane, Australia. FIP gives students the opportunity to meet people of different backgrounds and to share research findings and present abstracts to faculty, pharmacists and pharmacy students from multiple countries. Moody’s project, “Role of Pharmacists in Vaccination in Low and Middle-Income Countries Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey”, under the supervision … Read more
Pharmacy student paving his own path in aerospace medicine at NASA
October 30, 2023Until now, Tom Diaz had only explored and studied the field of aerospace medicine through reading papers, attending conferences and joining the Aerospace Medical Association. He also co-founded Aerospace Medicine at Carolina, a subgroup of the national Aerospace Medicine Student and Resident Organization, in an effort to grow interest in the field among undergraduate, graduate and professional students in schools across campus. Everything changed when he was accepted into the NASA/Johnson Space Center Aerospace Medicine Clerkship program, where he had the opportunity to attend briefings, lectures and tours led by NASA scientists, and complete a research project. “This clerkship has … Read more
Working across the aisle to improve health care
October 27, 2023With a focus on patient care and examining bipartisan partnerships that help North Carolinians find and receive health care, North Carolina Democratic Sen. Gale Adcock and North Carolina Republican Rep. Wayne Sasser, addressed an overflow crowd of faculty, staff and students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the UNC School of Nursing. The event was hosted by the School in partnership with the Carolina Association of Pharmacy Students. Their presentation examined ways to work across the aisle to improve health care, and they encouraged pharmacy and nursing students to be proactive in pursuing policy changes throughout their careers. … Read more
Incorporating career exploration and professional development into Ph.D. training: an NSF Innovations in Graduate Education award
October 25, 2023Assistant Dean Michael Jarstfer and Associate Professor Jacqui McLaughlin are working together to ensure Ph.D. programs offer students contemporary professional development and opportunities for career growth. To start this effort, a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovations in Graduate Education grant, of almost $500,000, was awarded to this project. Michael Jarstfer, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Graduate Education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and associate professor in the Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry is the principal investigator of this project. “Ph.D. training has largely followed an apprenticeship model over the last 100 years. The result is that … Read more
New center to help advance placenta and fetal health
October 23, 2023The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is partnering with Rutgers University, Tulane University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Rochester to launch the Integrated Transporter Elucidation Center (InTEC) supported by a $5 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The goal of InTEC is to better understand the placental transport proteins involved in the prenatal disposition of nutrients, drugs and toxic chemicals. This work will support drug development and post-marketing drug safety for medications used during pregnancy. “We will fill the knowledge … Read more
MAHEC’s New Pharmacy Provides Lifeline for the Uninsured
October 18, 2023A patient at the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) Clinic was scared, frustrated, and unsure of what, if anything, she could do next. Her heart and mind were with the baby she’d delivered just a week before, currently in the NICU, but she also needed to take care of herself. Her doctors had prescribed her anti-coagulant medication but, for some reason, her Medicaid coverage was discontinued and she was facing a cost of $800 for the medication. That’s when the MAHEC system kicked in and worked exactly as it was built to: The clinic’s embedded pharmacist referred the patient … Read more
Pharmacist, documentarian, explorer and distinguished Alum Amy Greeson, BSPhar ’90, receives the University’s highest alumni honor
October 18, 2023Under a grey, overcast sky, Dean Kashuba and other faculty and staff of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy stood by the Old Well awaiting the beginning of the 2023 University Day procession, surrounded by countless other faculty and staff from other University departments. Suddenly, their faces lit up and they raised their hands in applause and waved across the street at South Building where Amy Greeson, BSPhar ’90 was emerging in full regalia, on her way to Memorial Hall. Amy smiled widely as she stole across the street to greet those from the School with warm hugs. After a … Read more
Scholarship for NCCU students and alumni increases access to M.P.S. program
October 16, 2023The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, supported by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, will be providing scholarships for qualified current and former North Carolina Central University (NCCU) students to enroll in the school’s Master of Professional Science in Regulatory Science (M.P.S.) program. “The scholarship enables us to offer opportunities to NCCU students and alumni who otherwise may not have been able to attend the M.P.S. in Regulatory Science program,” said Patricia Termini, director of the M.P.S. in Regulatory Science program and associate professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics. “My hope is that these scholarships will help increase … Read more