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Take a book, share a book: local seventh grader creates community library for UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
April 5, 2023Are you an avid reader or addicted to sharing any new resource you come across? If so, you’re in luck because used textbooks, pharmacy research resources and fun-reads now have a new home at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Thanks to Max Bachelder, a seventh grader at Culbreth Middle School and the son of Kristy Ainslie, Ph.D., Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor and chair of the Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, the School now has a mini library where students, faculty and staff can take and share “big brain books”. The library, decorated in Carolina Blue, showcases the Old Well, … Read more
Engaging the community through science
April 4, 2023Thousands of people experienced science firsthand at the annual UNC Science Expo. The Morehead Planetarium and Science Center hosted the annual Expo on April 1 in partnership with students and faculty from Carolina. UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy staff set up a booth where people could experience different aspects of pharmacy. Kids went through a geriatric simulation by putting on special glasses and gloves to try to open a prescription bottle and read the medication instructions. They also had the chance to practice measuring liquid medications with a syringe and counting “pills” represented by M&M’S and Skittles. “I really … Read more
Making pharmacy education more accessible
March 27, 2023Written by Audrey Smith ’10 Angela Kashuba, dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is passionate about student financial aid. As a first-generation college student who commuted 1.5 hours each way as an undergraduate student, she knows the potential impact of scholarships. “Scholarships relieve stress and give students the financial freedom to explore their options and be fully immersed in what’s going on around them — on campus, within our school and within the profession,” said Kashuba. “When a student doesn’t have as much financial freedom, they are working all the time to support themselves, or feel the need … Read more
Building skills for success
March 22, 2023Until her junior year of undergrad, Lauren Fasth, Pharm.D. candidate ’24, had no intention of being a pharmacist. She had been committed to medical school – a drive that began with her high school biology classes. It was three years into her higher education studies when Lauren’s path shifted. “I was doing an internship with a family medicine doctor,” Lauren recalls. “We were reviewing a patient’s medication and I had a lot of questions. The doctor said, ‘these are all great questions, but I don’t know the answers. We have a clinical pharmacist who works down the hall from me … Read more
More work must be done to reduce acetaminophen hepatotoxicity
March 20, 2023Acetaminophen is the most commonly used pain reliever in the world, and in the U.S., more than 52 million people use it on a weekly basis. It has a great safety record when consumed in recommended amounts, but it can cause serious and even fatal liver toxicity when recommended doses are exceeded. Pills that contain both acetaminophen and opiates are a particular concern since pain patients and opioid abusers may be more likely to exceed recommended doses of acetaminophen seeking the opioid effects. To address this risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) mandated in 2011 that … Read more
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy received second highest residency match rate in the U.S. among pharmacy schools
March 17, 2023Story updated April 14, 2023 Pharm.D. students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy received the second highest American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) PGY1 residency match rate among schools of pharmacy in the U.S. The match happens annually to help Pharm.D. students secure positions in residency programs of their choice, and to help the programs get the applicants of their choice. “This is a huge accomplishment for many of our students, and we are excited for them to advance medicine for life in residency programs across the country,” said Angela Kashuba, Dean of the UNC Eshelman School of … Read more
Women Who Make an Impact Part 3 – UNC Pharmacy Perspectives
March 13, 2023Throughout the month of March, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will be highlighting stories from students, faculty, staff and alumni about women at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy who have made an impact in their lives. This week, we spoke to Jenna Miller, Suzanne Harris and Claire Stevens. Jenna Miller, Digital Content Manager Where are you from? Laurinburg, North Carolina What UNC Pharmacy woman has made an impact on you? When I think of a woman at the pharmacy school who has had the greatest impact on my time here, I think of Pam Davis-Reeves. She exudes positivity … Read more
Women Who Make an Impact Part 2 – UNC Pharmacy Perspectives
March 6, 2023Throughout the month of March, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will be highlighting stories from students, faculty, staff and alumni about women at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy who have made an impact in their lives. This week, we spoke to Mollie Scott, Amanda Storyward and Madison Mclemore. Mollie Scott, Regional Associate Dean Where are you from? Asheville, North Carolina What UNC Pharmacy woman has made an impact on you? I first met Dr. Pam Joyner when I was a student pharmacy at UNC back in the 1990s and I had the pleasure of working with her until … Read more
Women Who Make an Impact – UNC Pharmacy Perspectives
March 1, 2023Throughout the month of March, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will be highlighting stories from students, faculty, staff and alumni about women at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy who have made an impact in their lives. This week, we spoke to Suzanne Harris, Emma Ives and Devika Manickam. Suzanne Harris, Associate Professor, Director of Well-being and Resiliency Where are you from? Austin, Texas What UNC Pharmacy woman has made an impact on you? From early in my career as a clinical pharmacist to later in my career as I transitioned to full-time faculty at the UNC Eshelman School … Read more
Klarissa Jackson, Ph.D., receives ASPET’s Richard Okita Early Career Award in Drug Metabolism and Disposition
February 22, 2023The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapy (ASPET) Division for Drug Metabolism and Disposition has awarded Klarissa Jackson, Ph.D. the 2023 Richard Okita Early Career Award in Drug Metabolism and Disposition. ASPET awards are awarded to professionals who display excellence in the field of pharmacology. Jackson is receiving this award in recognition of her translational research in drug metabolism and disposition focused on individual variations in cytochrome P450-mediated drug metabolism and adverse reactions in patients from understudied ethnic backgrounds. “I am so grateful to receive this award,” said Jackson. “I thank God for this opportunity. I thank the ASPET … Read more