Alumni, Donor, Friends

By: Markie Heideman, Content Marketing Manager It has only been eight years since Jenish Patel, PharmD ‘17, walked across the stage at commencement, took the Oath of a Pharmacist and received his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the U-M College of Pharmacy, but based on his success, you would never guess he’s been in the […]

Devyani Bhatnagar, MS, combined her passions for pharmacy and health economics by pursuing a Masters of Science in Integrated Pharmaceutical Sciences, where she crafted a personalized academic path and conducted impactful research on opioid use.

Their story starts far before they were hailing “Go Blue” at the Big House and staying up late to cram for their medicinal chemistry final in PharmD school.

Maria Posada, Ph.D., considers herself lucky to be able to mix her passion for science and her love for coaching and mentorship into one career.

Dr. Lee credits her PharmD for getting her foot in the necessary boardrooms to make her successful company happen.

Kadouh says the support and mentoring she received from faculty at the College inspired her to want to do the same for others.

That drive to take untraditional paths fueled Koontz’s successful career, but she says she wouldn’t have had the foundation she needed without her degree from the College of Pharmacy. 

Poulin credits the gamut of classes in the BSPS program for giving him the knowledge he needs for his life after his undergraduate studies.

Dr. Okezue’s successful postdoc and her promising future as a new faculty member builds on her rare combination of skills.

Blodgett says it’s the education and leadership experiences she gained at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy that prepared her for this next step.