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Tang receives School’s Kathryne A. Brewington Graduate Research Award
February 5, 2021Zoey Tang, M.S., graduate student in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics (DPET) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is the 2021 recipient of the School’s Kathryne A. Brewington Graduate Research Award. The School presents the award annually to the most outstanding doctoral student in pharmaceutical sciences in honor of the late Katherine Brewington’s commitment to public service and higher education. Brewington passed away while pursuing her doctoral degree at the School. “My Ph.D. research, which focuses on investigating therapeutic antibody dynamics at the site of action, requires a broad range of techniques and skills that I obtained … Read more
Master’s student receives Board of Pharmacy Specialties PGY-2 Residency Research Seed Grant
February 3, 2021UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Master’s student Charlie Summerlin, Pharm.D., BCPS, is a 2020 recipient of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) PGY-2 Residency Research Seed Grants. Now in its third year, this program awards up to two $5,000 seed grants to PGY-2 pharmacy residents who design projects to evaluate the impact of pharmacist board certification on medication-related outcomes for patients, demonstrate the value of board certification for pharmacist specialists to key stakeholder groups, or contribute to credentialing or privileging of pharmacist specialists across practice settings. Summerlin, along with Assistant Director of Acute and Ambulatory Clinical Services at UNC Hospitals Kayla Waldron, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, created a proposal titled: “Development and Implementation of a Standardized Process … Read more
Director of Global Engagement, partners, work to keep learner assessments globally relevant, consistent
January 29, 2021As health education and training around the world shifts toward competency-based approaches, academic institutions and organizations are now working to define appropriate preparation and assessment strategies for use across the continuum of public health care, according to David Steeb, Pharm.D., MPH. Knowing this, Steeb, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s director of global engagement, led a team of researchers from a variety of health fields, to develop entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for global health that can be applied across academic and workplace settings. EPAs are key tasks individuals can be trusted to perform within their fields following instruction. The team’s … Read more
School to offer undergraduate course this fall on ethics, social issues in pharmaceuticals
January 26, 2021The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will offer a new Fall 2021 course for undergraduates titled, Pharmaceuticals: Ethical and Social Issues. This introductory course serves to develop a foundation in understanding the breadth and depth of ethical and social issues surrounding pharmaceutical development and use in the United States and globally. “This course is designed to challenge students’ perceptions of pharmaceuticals and open their eyes to the ethical and social issues surrounding pharmaceutical development and use in our country and abroad,” said Betsy Sleath, Ph.D., one of the course designers. This is a seminar-based course where students will have the … Read more
Researcher spotlight: Meet Aaron Anselmo
January 22, 2021Aaron Anselmo is an assistant professor in the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He develops new strategies and technologies that alter the microbiome by removing pathogens and increasing beneficial bacteria. photo by Megan May By endeavors May 20th, 2020 Health | Research UNCovered Q: When you were a child, what was your response to this question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” A: I wanted to be an archaeologist. I always thought it was fascinating to search for pieces of the past to better describe our world and wondered how archaeologists knew where and how to find these pieces. My … Read more
Alumna Toyin Tofade shares her journey of becoming dean of Howard University College of Pharmacy
January 20, 2021It’s not lonely at the top for Toyin Tofade, MS ‘94, PharmD ‘97, BCPS, CPCC. She reached the pinnacle of her career by mastering a subject as valuable to her as pharmacy: collegiality. “I believe relationships are powerful,” she said. To that end, she lists the touch points of her career in names rather than CV entries—former professors, co-workers, colleagues and students. A name familiar to many graduates of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is first on the list: Fred Eckel. Toyin met him while an undergraduate pharmacy student at Obafemi Awolowo University in her birth country, Nigeria. “Professor … Read more
Focus Carolina: John Bamforth
January 15, 2021Focus Carolina: John Bamforth He leads READDI, Carolina’s effort to find a treatment for COVID-19 and anticipate what medicines will be needed for future pandemics. Story by Jane Calloway, The Well John Bamforth oversees the Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Discovery Initiative, a non-profit drug research and development organization that is part of the Eshelman Institute for Innovation. The mission: to find treatments for COVID-19 and to anticipate what treatments may be needed in future pandemics. “The goal of READDI is to have five novel antivirals against three viral families through phase one testing, which is the safety testing that goes on … Read more
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists features Gauri Rao in women’s spotlight series
January 13, 2021The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists highlights UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Gauri Rao, Pharm.D., M.S., in their Women’s Spotlight Series Q&A: Question: What was the biggest challenge that you faced in your career? How did you overcome that? Rao Answer: My career started as a software engineer in the hi-tech industry, but I quickly realized that healthcare was my passion. This led me to pursue a career in pharmacy. The switch from engineering to pharmacy was challenging both in terms of the mindset and the knowledge base. But my passion allowed me to enjoy the hard transition. As I … Read more
Students Jennifer Schweiger, Katelynn Granger clinch second place in ASHP Clinical Skills Competition
January 6, 2021UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. students Jennifer Schweiger and Katelynn Granger worked together to secure second place in the American Society of Heath-System Pharmacists (ASHP)’s National Clinical Skills Competition, held virtually Dec. 5-6. The Clinical Skills Competition is an interactive, team-based analysis of clinical scenarios for hospital and health-system pharmacists. It is designed to provide pharmacy students the opportunity to enhance their skills in collaborative practice with physicians in providing direct patient care. This year was the first time the competition was held completely virtually. “What a fun experience this was! I would encourage all students to consider participating … Read more
One school, two campuses, same degree
December 17, 2020UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy alumni share their thoughts on the School’s Asheville campus At the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, students can study at the No. 1-ranked pharmacy school in the country while living in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. As of 2020, all student pharmacists complete their first year of foundational courses on the School’s Chapel Hill campus. Following their first year, a select cohort of students have the opportunity to complete their Pharm.D. degree on the School’s Asheville campus. What’s it like to go to school and live in Asheville? We reached out to several … Read more