Michelle Brinker-Bodley, PharmD’05, was named the 2021 Preceptor of the Year Award winner at the 17th Annual Preceptor Symposium, May 7, 2021.
Dr. Brinker-Bodley received her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy in 2005.  After completion of a PGY-1 residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Brinker-Bodley found her […]

Gordon Amidon, PhD, William I. Higuchi Distinguished University Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Professor of Pharmacy, will retire from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, effective April 30, 2021.
Prof. Amidon has received numerous national and international awards and three honorary degrees for his contributions to pharmaceutical sciences. He earned a […]

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, and […]

Xiaoqi (Kevin) Sun, a fifth-year PhD candidate in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, has been awarded the 2021 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship.
The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship supports exceptional doctoral candidates who are actively working on their dissertation research and writing. The competitive fellowship acknowledges students who have taken a risk and are working on particularly creative or ambitious […]

Twenty-Three Michigan Pharmacy students joined College alumni and other pharmacists at the Napoleon, Michigan fire station to help administer 550 vaccinations on Saturday, March 27. The clinic, one of several held at the station so far, came about from a collaboration of Brown’s Advanced Care, Schmidt and Son, and Country Market pharmacies, the Napoleon Township […]

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 member, […]

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 students, […]

The College is pleased to announce the recipients of the P4 academic, professionalism, research, and service awards. Please join us in congratulating these deserving students!
Dean’s Professionalism Award for outstanding professionalism, leadership and good academic performance
Meghan Hoffman
Valener L. Perry Award for outstanding contributions to student life at the College of Pharmacy
Melanie Johnson
Julia E. Emanuel Award for outstanding community service, leadership and […]

Robert (Robbie) Hohlman, a PhD candidate in the Interdisciplinary Program in Medicinal Chemistry, has been awarded the 2021 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship.
The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship supports exceptional doctoral candidates who are actively working on their dissertation research and writing. The competitive fellowship acknowledges students who have taken a risk and are working on particularly creative or […]

Melinda Su-En Lee, PharmD’21, co-founded Parcel Health in 2019, while studying at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. The company aims to solve the waste problem caused by traditional plastic prescription bottles. Melinda and partners pitched their business during the Michigan Business Challenge, the University’s annual campus-wide business plan competition.
Parcel Health took home first place […]