Nominations being accepted for new Altria-funded $100,000 graduate fellowship
Posted on: 4/6/2012
Richmond-based Altria has awarded VCU School of Pharmacy $100,000 to fund an Altria Group Tobacco Products Regulatory Science Fellowship.
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School of Pharmacy wins national RxIMPACT advocacy award
Posted on: 4/4/2012
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has named VCU School of Pharmacy the recipient of the 2012 NACDS RxIMPACT “U” Advocacy Award. The award is presented annually to pharmacy school students and campuses in recognition of their active engagement in pro-patient and pro-pharmacy grassroots advocacy.
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SOP alumni, faculty, preceptors, residents, students make strong connection at APhA
Posted on: 3/22/2012
”Driving Connections, Transforming Patient Care” was the theme of the American Pharmacists Association 2012 Annual Meeting. VCU School of Pharmacy was well-connected and well-represented by students, residents, faculty members, preceptors and alumni at the March 9-12 meeting in New Orleans. Attendees, by the way, got their exercise walking the length of the 3.1-million-square-foot Ernest N. Morial Convention Center!
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Griffing named 2012-13 Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow
Posted on: 3/16/2012
Derek Griffing (Pharm.D., M.P.H.) of Cicero, Ill., has been named the 2012-13 ACCP/ASHP/VCU Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow. The fellow program, now in its sixth year, provides pharmacists with unique insights into health-care policy analysis and development under the auspices of the VCU School of Pharmacy in collaboration with the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
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Therapeutic Equivalence workshop set for April 18
Posted on: 3/7/2012
Thanks to the efforts of its Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Advisory Board, VCU School of Pharmacy announces its first in a series of annual Pharmaceutical Sciences Workshops.
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SOP transitions: The times they are a-changin'
Posted on: 3/2/2012
As Bob Dylan famously wrote and sang, “The times they are a-changin’.” This is certainly true at VCU School of Pharmacy, where lots of new faces recently have appeared. If you’ve been wondering the identity of that new person down the hall or on the elevator, check this list for a possible clue. Then drop by his or her office and introduce yourself!
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New SOP videos inspired by Smith Building donor wall
Posted on: 2/24/2012
In 2011, the School of Pharmacy constructed a recognition wall in the lobby of the R. Blackwell Smith Jr. Building. The wall features the names of individuals and companies that have made significant contributions to the school. It also features a video in which donors – alumni, faculty and students -- explain their motivations for giving back to the SOP.
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Entrepreneurial alumnus offers career advice, options
Posted on: 2/20/2012
“It’s been an exciting career,” School of Pharmacy alumnus Ron Davis said with enthusiasm. “It’s been a fun time. But,” he cautioned SACP members, “where you start and where you think you’ll go isn’t where you’ll end up!”
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Benefit art auction draws funds for student scholarships
Posted on: 2/13/2012
A benefit art auction has raised nearly $11,000 for VCU School of Pharmacy student scholarships. A selection of watercolors by School of Pharmacy Dean Victor Yanchick was auctioned Feb. 3 at the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences. A lively Lisa Schaffner, public relations and marketing director for UNOS, served as auctioneer.
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School of Pharmacy to open second satellite campus at U.Va.
Posted on: 1/4/2012
The School of Pharmacy will open a new satellite location this fall at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. It will be the school’s second regional pharmacy-education division.
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