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New effort will allow the PATIENTS Program to expand its impact on communities to a national level.

A focus on outcomes and quantitative innovation are key to the center’s success.

For more than 40 years, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy’s Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging has been at the cutting edge of enhancing care of older adults. Now, this pioneering center is taking its expertise to a global stage.

This year’s flagship Alumni Gathering event included alumni from many degree programs at the School of Pharmacy and recognized three outstanding faculty members.

The annual Balassone Memorial Lecture, held on Nov. 20, featured a panel of experts in discussion on the emerging role of generative AI in pharmacy and population health. 

Alena Abraham, PharmD ’24, launched a podcast as a University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) student to help ensure that the stories of blind and visually impaired people are heard. Abraham was inspired to start her podcast, “Unseen Potential,” by her brother, Shawn Abraham, who lost his vision when he was 6 years old.

University of Maryland, Baltimore pharmacy and medical experts were instrumental in a groundbreaking vote in November to remove a longstanding barrier to patients being prescribed clozapine.

C. Daniel Mullins, PhD, honored with Avedis Donabedian Outcomes Research Award for 30-year career focused on improving health outcomes.

The School of Pharmacy’s director of human resources is honored for her hard work, dedication, innovation, and ability to mix excellence with empathy.

Andrew Coop, PhD, a medicinal chemist with expertise in the pharmacology of psychedelics, will lead an effort to explore pathways for the safe, accessible, and equitable use of natural psychedelics.

Third-year Doctor of Pharmacy student one of 11 fellows who will be paired with real-world startup companies and UMB investigators, gaining hands-on experience advancing commercially promising technologies and early-stage ventures.

The Consortium – administered by Rice University – is comprised of 350 schools and colleges that collaborate on advancing, strengthening, and celebrating the role of universities in teaching future entrepreneurs.