Four Future Health Services Researchers Honored with Scholarship Awards
December 9, 2015
Special event recognizes students Maya Hanna, Patience Moyo, Priyanka Gaitonde, and Joseph Vandigo for their superior academic performance.
Pharmaceutical Health Services Research (PHSR) Graduate Program
School of Pharmacy Sees Unparalleled Growth in Research Funding
December 7, 2015
New grants and contracts from a multitude of non-profit and government organizations, as well as the private sector, help the School of Pharmacy achieve the highest funding increase among all professional and graduate schools at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
School of Pharmacy Hosts UMB’s First CER-PCOR Summer Institute
September 17, 2015
Week-long workshop featured presentations, panel discussions, and other activities designed to broaden participants’ knowledge of comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research.
PHSR Names New Graduate Program Director
August 7, 2015
Graduate program co-founder Dr. Frank Palumbo assumes leadership of program, allowing previous director, Dr. Ebere Onukwugha, to focus on her work as executive director of the department’s Pharmaceutical Research Computing center.
SOP & NORD Receive PCORI Award to Create Patient-Centered Training Program
July 16, 2015
Pharmaceutical health services researchers, in collaboration with the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), will design, implement, and evaluate an educational program for NORD members
School of Pharmacy Alumnus Receives Prestigious Remington Medal
March 30, 2015
Pharmacist and business owner Cal Knowlton recognized by APhA for his contributions to the pharmacy profession.
Paper Calls for Patient-Centered Approaches to MTM for Medicaid Patients
March 4, 2015
Findings published in AJMC show higher rates of hospitalization in heart failure patients on Medicaid; authors advocate for pharmacists’ involvement in managing medications
JAMA Study Examines Medicaid Oversight of Antipsychotic Use in Children
March 3, 2015
Study led by PHSR faculty member shows that 31 states have implemented prior authorization policies for atypical antipsychotic prescribing.
Publication Examines Patient-focused Drug Development Efforts
February 27, 2015
Paper from Eleanor Perfetto, PhD, reviews current PFDD activities and offers suggestions for incorporating patient input into drug development.
CDPP Hosts Conference to Examine Emerging Issues in FDA Law
January 23, 2015
Concerns surrounding the implementation of the new Drug Quality and Security Act are highlighted at event co-sponsored by the University of Maryland Schools of Pharmacy and Law and the Food and Drug Law Institute.
UMB Launches Center of Excellence to Advance Patient-Centered Research
January 20, 2015
Dr. Eleanor Perfetto to lead new center designed to expand and improve training in comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research.
SOP’s Annual Pumpian Lecture Shows Quality is King in Health Care Reform
December 2, 2014
Speaker Laura Cranston emphasizes the importance of quality measures to improve health care and examines how those measures might impact the future of pharmacy practice.