To meet the submission deadline for Graduate Dean's signature and ensure applications reach Graduation Office in a timely fashion, please adhere to this date by submitting your VCU Graduation Application including copy of unofficial transcript to Karen, room 144, Dean's Suite for review and signaturae. Commencement Ceremony: Sat. Dec. 12, 2009, 10am, Stuart C. Siegel Center. For more information, go to: www.graduate.vcu.edu/community/graduation.html
First- and second-year School of Pharmacy students have a Thanksgiving break/school holiday Nov. 23-27. Enjoy!
The Department of Pharmacy presents Daniel Adkins, postdoctoral student and candidate for assistant professor, on "Genetic moderation of antipsychotic-induced metabolic side effects: Combining statistical modeling and GWAS to advance personalized medicine" at noon Nov. 23 in McGuire Hall, Room 207.
Pharmacy graduate student Osama Shoair presents "Discontinuation of Antipsychotics in Older Adults With Dementia: Outcome Evaluation and Future Directions" at noon Nov. 23 in McGuire Hall, Room 200.
Inova Campus students who have signed up for Thanksgiving contributions to "Adopt-a-Family" are asked to drop off donations by afternoon classes on Nov. 23. In the meantime, Holly Lake will bring a spare-change jar to classes for "turkey certificate" donations. The four family members, who are Hispanic, live in Falls Church. Thanks for helping out!
Dr David Holdford, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacy Administration, VCU, "Conducting a Baseline Evaluation of the Integration of the 'Science of Safety' into the Curriculum of the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree in US Colleges of Pharmacy"
Third-year School of Pharmacy students have Thanksgiving break Nov. 26-27. Easy on the mashed potatoes!
Pharmacy graduate student Maitham AlHawaj presents "A Pilot Study of Platelet Structure and Function in Dialysis Patients" at noon Nov. 30 in McGuire Hall, Room 200.
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy will accept nominations through Dec. 8 for the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award, the Paul R. Dawson Biotechnology Award and the Volwiler Research Achievement Award. To make nominations, visit http://www.aacp.org/career/awards/Pages/awardssubmission.aspx.
Inova Campus students may contribute cash or gifts to benefit their "Adopt-a-Family" for Christmas. Holly Lake is collecting information about the 4- and 6-year-olds' interests, family clothing sizes and so forth. If you donate $5 rather than a gift, a group will pick out items for you. Please donate gifts or money by Dec. 4.
Enjoy! We'll see you on the flip side -- the flip side being Jan. 11, 2010, for P1 and P2 students, and Jan. 11-15 for P3 clinical IPPEs.
The 44th American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition takes place Dec. 6-10 at Venetian Hotels & Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. Keynote speaker is actor Dennis Quaid, co-founder of The Quaid Foundation. For Midyear details, visit http://www.ashp.org/Midyear2009.
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Enjoy! Just don't forget to be back by Jan. 10, 2010. Hey, graduation is just around the corner!