Faculty

Clinical associate professor Mike Smith, PharmD, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He is only the sixth individual with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree to have achieved this distinction.    This distinction is given to academy members whose professional activity is devoted to the practice of hospice […]

  By the time a drug makes it to market, clinical trials have yielded recommendations for dosages. But what if your patient is from a special population that was underrepresented in the trials? Professor Manjunath (Amit) Pai has spent 20 years researching optimal drug doses for patients across the lifespan and those with obesity and organ […]

The College of Pharmacy congratulates Greg Eschenauer, Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy, who has been awarded the 2023 Department of Clinical Pharmacy’s Faculty Preceptor of the Year. Eschenauer-Greg-photo.jpeg This honor recognizes both the quantity and quality of his preceptorship. Student nominations describe Dr. Eschenauer as a phenomenal pharmacist and preceptor, who is dedicated to their […]

Dean Vicki Ellingrod, PharmD, FCCP, FACNP, has been awarded the 2024 Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award by the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP). This honor is presented annually to a senior psychiatric pharmacy practitioner who has achieved a level of professional distinction and represents these qualities and ideals: professional enthusiasm a passion for optimizing patient […]

[Ann Arbor, August 31st 2023] — In a viral infection, the B lymphocytes in the body immune system can recognize viruses and produce antibodies to fight off viruses, which is an essential body defense mechanism against many natural viral infections.  This process is also the basis for the development of many modern antiviral vaccines, however, […]

Through a merger of artificial intelligence and chemical synthesis, the laboratories of Drs. Tim Cernak and Paul Zimmerman at the University of Michigan (UM) will partner to lower the cost of and increase access to critical tuberculosis medicines. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis, or TB, is a preventable and treatable bacterial infection […]

Hae Mi Choe, PharmD, associate dean for pharmacy innovations and partnerships, has been named chief population health officer for Michigan Medicine. In this role, Dr. Choe will lead and collaborate with leadership and staff throughout the health system and the community to develop programs and promote a culture to improve the health of populations and […]

Trisha Wells, PharmD, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy and clinical pharmacist, Michigan Medicine, is the recipient of the 2023 Teaching Excellence Award. This award recognizes exceptional teaching in the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy’s PharmD and PhD programs. “Dr. Wells is a very compassionate teacher who shows that she cares about her students’ progress. She […]

As the movement toward “deprescribing” medications among older adults grows, a new poll shows strong interest in the idea. A full 80% of adults aged 50 to 80 would be open to stopping one or more of the prescription medicines they’ve been taking for more than a year, if a health care provider said it […]

Heidi Diez, PharmD’04, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy and clinical pharmacist specialist at Domino’s Farms Family Medicine, Michigan Medicine, received the prestigious Bowl of Hygeia Award during the 2023 Michigan Pharmacists Association Annual Convention & Exposition in Detroit, Michigan.  The Bowl of Hygeia Award, presented in cooperation with the American Pharmacists Association Foundation and the […]