Clinical Pharmacy

The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) announced the recipients of their prestigious Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for the 2021-2022 academic year. Four University of Michigan College of Pharmacy students are among the 13 winners selected nationally.  These fellowships provide financial support to PhD candidates, allowing them to focus more of their time on their research project. […]

Each year, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) presents the Award of Excellence in Experiential Education to one deserving individual or group of individuals for their outstanding contribution to the world of experiential education. In recognition of tremendous effort required to keep experiential education departments operational despite unimaginable pandemic related challenges, AACP is granting […]

Gregory Eschenauer, PharmD, clinical associate professor, has been appointed to represent the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) on the National Institutes of Health COVID-19 Treatment Guideline Panel. His appointment is effective immediately. He replaces Susan Davis, PharmD’02, who stepped down in consideration of her new administrative role at Wayne State University. Dr. Anthony Fauci, […]

On a recent Saturday afternoon, Ghaidaa Najjar, PharmD’98, PhD, research fellow at the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education and staff pharmacist at Rite Aid, identified 144 COVID-19 doses of vaccines through Rite Aid Pharmacy that would need be wasted by Monday morning. Dr. Najjar immediately reached out to the Michigan Islamic Academy (MIA) principal, Fayzeh Madani, […]

Rima Mohammad, PharmD, has received the 2021 Teaching Excellence Award. This award recognizes exceptional teaching in the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy’s PharmD and PhD programs. Dr. Mohammad is a clinical associate professor at the College of Pharmacy and post-ICU and hepatology clinical pharmacist specialist at Michigan Medicine. “Throughout my career as a faculty […]

The College’s Research Forum, our yearly exposition of student-led research, went virtual for 2021. While we missed the energy of the College community exchanging ideas together on campus, the new format allowed for out-of-town supports to join in the celebration of our students’ hard work and for more one-on-one interaction. On March 17, nine BSPS […]

Congratulations to Dr. Varsha Bhatt-Mehta, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Medical School; and Clinical Pharmacist, Michigan Medicine, who has announced her retirement from the University of Michigan after 31.5 years of service to pursue a new job opportunity. As Dr. Bhatt-Mehta begins her new role in […]

After many grueling months of the COVID-19 pandemic, hope arrived at Michigan Medicine via UPS.  Last month, Stan Kent, RPh, MS, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Michigan Medicine and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, wheeled the first shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine into the hospital’s pharmacy. Dean […]

Hanna Phan, PharmD, clinical associate professor, has been named to the 6th cohort of the Interprofessional Leadership (IPL) Fellows program at the University of Michigan.  “The sixth cohort of IPL fellows will be building on the incredible success of their predecessors,” said Frank Ascione, director of the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education. “They will benefit from the […]

As the world continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans have seen large shifts in their daily lives. Similarly, research, practice, and education within the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy has undergone significant changes.  Students are practicing distant learning, utilizing new technologies during in-person classes, working in the lab in shifts, and creatively […]