George Garcia, PhD, Professor and Chair of Medicinal Chemistry and Director, Interdepartmental Program in Medicinal Chemistry, has been named a 2020 Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor. The award recognizes tenured faculty who are outstanding mentors of doctoral students, who support their intellectual, creative, scholarly, and professional growth, and foster a culture of intellectual engagement in which […]

Recent Medicinal Chemistry PhD graduate Amy Fraley shares her perspective as she starts her career 
U-M Pharmacy: What have you been doing since you defended your dissertation in 2019?
Amy: Since defending my dissertation, I helped implement the Pharmaceutical Discovery course at the University of Michigan Biological Station. Field work is an incredibly important part of […]

Dear U-M Pharmacy community, 
I hope you and your families remain safe and healthy and that you have been able to enjoy some of the warmer weather.
I trust that you are as pleased as we are to hear President Mark S. Schlissel’s announcement regarding a public health-informed in-residence semester this fall, which will consist of a […]

By Hanna Quinlan
This article was originally posted on the University Record. Read the original release.
Bruce A. Mueller, professor and senior associate dean at the University of Michigan’s College of Pharmacy, will step in as interim dean of the college, effective July 1, subject to Board of Regents’ approval at the virtual June 25 meeting.
Mueller succeeds […]

Dear U-M Pharmacy family,
The recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the mistreatment of Sha’Teina Grady El by a Washtenaw County sheriff’s deputy remind us all that we have far to go to achieve the society we need.   Everyone regardless of color, faith, sexual orientation or the hundreds of other attributes that define our […]

The May 19 kick-off of the College’s third annual Pharmacy Scholars summer program was a little different from previous years. All thirteen participants gathered on a Zoom call to introduce themselves instead of meeting in the Dean’s conference room.
Participants usually live on campus during the six-week program. This year, students from around the country will […]

The University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Alumni Society Board of Governors is currently accepting member nominations. 
Board of Governors members are elected to three-year terms. The roles of the Board are to foster communication between the College and its alumni, to take leadership roles in College activities, and to offer counsel to assure that the […]

Shea VanVuuren, PharmD’97, is the 2020 Preceptor of the Year. The College is grateful for its preceptors’ contributions to making Michigan a national leader in Pharmacy education.
“Dr. VanVuuren is fantastic. She challenged me to think outside the box and go deeper in my clinical thinking to solve problems,” explained one student nominator. “She serves as […]

When Molly Esordi, PharmD’20, received the letter notifying her that she had matched at DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, “it felt bittersweet, but also like things had come full circle.” Thirteen years ago, Molly was an aspiring professional golfer, high school student, and pediatric oncology patient at DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Her time in […]

University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Dean James T. Dalton, PhD, has been named the next Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Alabama, effective August 1. Provost Susan Collins will appoint an interim dean and outline a plan for a permanent dean search. Dean Dalton will work closely with the interim dean to […]