Blog: The Apothecary 

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PC3 Leads to Pursuing a PharmD

November 14, 2025

A global pandemic, a job that clicked, and a lucky break that let him explore the pharmacy profession all added up to a turning point that has led Caleb Knisley to pursue a PharmD degree.
Knisley was in his first year of college at Eastern Michigan University with plans to study computer science when COVID interrupted […]

BSPS Buddies: A Circle of Friends and Peer Support for New Bachelor’s Students

October 17, 2025

Before she even arrived on campus for her first year at the College of Pharmacy in August, freshman Rashika Balakrishnan knew she had a circle of peers and mentors who could show her the ropes.
Balakrishnan and her fellow freshmen are off to a smooth start thanks to their BSPS Buddies – peer mentors who volunteer […]

Life in the Fast Lane: Brady Kendall Is Winning in School and in the Pool

October 9, 2025

Photos Courtesy of Brady Kendall and Michigan Athletics
Brady Kendall loves science and swimming — and she’s racing towards big goals in both.
She’s on the fast track toward her PharmD degree, finishing her bachelor’s degree in just three years and launching into her graduatestudies a year early. All the while, she has been a force […]

Education Meets Reality: A Pharmacy Student May Have Saved a Life

September 19, 2025

In May 2025, during his first year of pharmacy school, Andrew Aboona took a quick trip to New York to visit a friend and take in an electronic dance music (EDM) festival. Just as his favorite act hit the stage in an explosion of lasers, lights, and sound, he felt a bump in his back—and […]

Associate Professor Marini Says Accessible Oncology Care is Simply ‘Common Sense’

August 5, 2025

Marini hopes that, as an educator, whether that be through his work in Common Sense Oncology, behind the microphone of his popular podcast or with his students at Michigan Medicine, he is making a splash in making oncology care more patient-centered and accessible to all.

Serving Our Communities is at the Core of our Curriculum

July 2, 2025

Community Health and Engagement allows us to serve and learn from the community.

Pharmacy Student Improves Rural Access to Lifesaving Medication

May 29, 2025

This Naloxone box project is especially a point of pride for Long because it sits on the front steps of her favorite pharmacy school involvement.

A Champion of Patients in Diabetes Care

May 15, 2025

As a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Dr. Diez sees patients at a clinic – many of whom are navigating a recent type 2 diabetes diagnosis. 

Six Things You Should Know About Chief Pharmacy Officer Karen McConnell

May 12, 2025

As U-M welcomes Dr. McConnell to her new role, we wanted the College community to get to know her a little bit more. 

Like Mother, Like Daughter

May 9, 2025

For Walters, it feels incredible that her daughter decided to follow in her footsteps and pursue pharmacy as a career path.