Clinical Pharmacy

By Kara Gavin  For more than 15 years, Medicare Part D plans have paid for eligible older adults to meet with a pharmacist or other healthcare provider and go over all the medicines and supplements they take, so they can look for safety risks and ways to save money or streamline their doses. But a […]

Jolene R. Bostwick, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, is the recipient of the 2022 Teaching Excellence Award. This award recognizes exceptional teaching in the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy’s PharmD and PhD programs. Dr. Bostwick is the assistant dean for co-curriculum and professional development and clinical professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She […]

Beatriz Manzor Mitrzyk, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, clinical assistant professor, has won a 2022 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy New Investigator Award. Sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the New Investigator Award provides start-up funding for the independent research programs of early-career pharmacy faculty. Funds from the award will support the […]

With the 2020 Advance to Candidacy ceremony postponed, the College recognized both those who earned candidacy in 2020 and 2021 in a joint ceremony. Thirty-seven students from the Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, and Clinical Pharmacy departments were celebrated for their academic achievement. Reaching candidacy is an important milestone and accomplishment, signifying that a student has […]

On February 12, 2022, the College of Pharmacy hosted Research Forum, our yearly exposition of student and postdoctoral fellow-led research. Held both remotely and in person, the event included virtual platform presentations, an alumni networking and panel discussion, and poster presentation exhibition.  Dean Vicki Ellingrod hosted the morning’s virtual session, welcoming those in attendance and […]

Originally posted on the Michigan News Services website.  FACULTY Q&A The FDA will consider authorizing two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 on an emergency basis, with the possibility for a third. It’s anticipated that a third dose may be needed because the antibody response with two doses in some of these […]

Precision Health at the University of Michigan recently announced its 2021 Investigators Awardees, which include a project led by Pharmacy’s Amy Pasternak. The project, titled Assessing the Impact of Germline Pharmacogenetics (PGx) on Medication Outcomes and Clinician Prescribing Decisions in Patients with Cancer, will be supported by a $200k grant over two years. “Many patients […]

By Kara Gavin, Michigan Health Lab  Michiganders from multiple racial and ethnic backgrounds say their health has improved and they have access to regular care through a doctor’s office, after enrolling in the state’s Medicaid expansion for low-income adults, a new study finds. The improvements were especially pronounced among low-income white, Black and Latino Michiganders. Some […]

By Haley Otman Hae Mi Choe, PharmD, created a care model where many pharmacists thought they’d never go in their careers: direct patient care right in the clinic. As experts in disease management, these University of Michigan pharmacists are embedded in all primary care and some specialty clinics across Michigan Medicine. People with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and […]

Paul C. Walker, PharmD, FASHP, has been elected as American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ (ASHP) new President-elect. He serves the University of Michigan as Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, and Manager of Pharmacy Patient Care Outcomes, Michigan Medicine. ASHP represents pharmacists who serve in hospitals, health systems, […]