The role of the Office of Assessment at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has been expanded to encompass the School’s new strategic-planning and ongoing institutional assessment efforts. Mary Roth McClurg, PharmD, MHS, will continue to direct the School’s new … Read more
Less than one in ten children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. And while children have more success when equipped with newer inhaler designs, at best … Read more
Susan J. Blalock, MPH, PhD, has been named vice chair of the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Blalock is an associate professor and … Read more
Betsy Sleath, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She has also been named the George H. Cocolas Distinguished Professor. Sleath has served as interim director of … Read more
More than 85 percent of North Carolina children who have asthma need more help understanding how to take their medications, according to a new study from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel … Read more
Susan Blalock, PhD, an associate professor in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, has received a two-year grant from the American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation for a study that could help improve rheumatoid arthritis patients’ understanding of … Read more
Deidre Washington, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate, in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, has been awarded a scholarship from AcademyHealth’s new Minority Scholars Program. Washington has been recognized for her potential to contribute to the field of health … Read more
New research by Mary Roth McClurg, PharmD, MHS, and colleagues shows that older black patients have more medication-related problems than their white counterparts, and nonadherence (not taking their medicines as directed) is a particular issue for this group. Roth McClurg … Read more
Professor Betsy Sleath, PhD, has been named the interim chair of the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She will officially assume the position’s duties on March 1. Mick Murray, PharmD, MPH, is … Read more
