Virtual Reality Helps Students Learn Sterile Compounding Skills
February 16, 2015
Dr. Kimberly Redic, BS, and Dr. Michael Kraft, PharmD’99, BCNSP, have recently received a grant from the Gilbert Whitaker Fund for the Improvement of Teaching. The Gilbert Whitaker Fund supports faculty who engage in activities that enhance the quality of student learning at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Rajesh Balkrishnan & Dr. Joshua Stein Discuss Adherence to Glaucoma Medications
February 11, 2015
"These findings have tremendous implications for coverage of glaucoma medications since we find evidence of equal effectiveness of switching to generic cost effective medication alternatives," adds Dr. Rajesh Balkrishnan.
Dr. Gordon Amidon Receives Honorary Doctorate
February 3, 2015
Dr. Gordon L. Amidon received a Doctor Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctorate) from the Miguel Hernández (UMH) University of Elche in Alicante, Spain on January 28, 2015. The investiture ceremony took place during the celebration of the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Faculty Published in Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
January 20, 2015
Four faculty were recently published in Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, with an article titled ‘Making student pharmacists indispensable: The added value of introductory pharmacy practice experience students to patient care’.
Associate Dean of Research Explores the Depths for Science
January 13, 2015
Dr. David Sherman’s recent 6-day expedition to Saudi Arabia has been documented in an online diary. Dr. Sherman explores biochemical pathways of marine microorganisms with the goal of finding new drug candidates to treat infectious diseases and cancers.
Dr. Shaomeng Wang Elected to National Academy of Inventors
January 13, 2015
Election as a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) fellow is a professional distinction given to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.
Dr. Haojie Zhu Receives 2015 AACP New Investigator Award
January 5, 2015
Dr. Haojie Zhu has been selected to receive a 2015 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) New Investigator Award. The AACP New Investigator Award Program provides start-up funding for new pharmacy faculty’s research programs.
Dr. Hae Mi Choe Published in Pharmacy Times
December 2, 2014
As the Director of Pharmacy Innovations & Clinical Practices for the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) Faculty Group Practice, the health system’s physician group practice; Director of Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Transformation in the UMHS Department of Pharmacy; and Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Dr. Hae Mi Choe is advancing the role of pharmacists in the ambulatory care setting, within the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and the accountable care organization (ACO) models, and in the community pharmacy setting.
Dr. Steven Erickson Published in Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
December 1, 2014
Dr. Steven Erickson was recently published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA), with an article that showcases the disparities in poorer and more African American ZIP codes in Wayne County in terms of price of medication, hours of pharmacies being open for business, and offering of immunizations.
Dr. Gregory Amidon Receives AAPS 2014 Research Achievement Award
November 12, 2014
Dr. Gregory Amidon has been selected to receive the 2014 Research Achievement Award in Physical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics, sponsored by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS). The Award was presented at the 2014 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition held in San Diego, CA on behalf of the Physical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics Section.

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