Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacists’ Services Championed at First-Ever Health Fair on the Hill

November 27, 2013

Faculty and students from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy join other schools of pharmacy in the region to educate legislators and government staff members about the important services that pharmacists provide.

SOP’s Annual Career Fair Brings Together Students and Employers

November 21, 2013

More than 100 students gather in Pharmacy Hall to meet with local and national employers and gain valuable career advice.

Dean Eddington Presents 2013 State of the School Address

November 20, 2013

Annual address highlights the School of Pharmacy’s education, practice, research, and outreach accomplishments.

Balassone Lecture Stresses Pharmacist’s Role in Personalized Medicine

November 8, 2013

Dr. John Valgus examines the growing impact of pharmacogenomics and use of individualized therapy during the School of Pharmacy’s annual Francis S. Balassone Memorial Lecture.

SOP Students Tour Major Science Non-Profit; Learn About Prospective Careers

November 7, 2013

School of Pharmacy’s Job Ready Program teams up with AMCP student chapter to offer one-of-a-kind tour of the US Pharmacopeial Convention.

Local Students Celebrate Healthy Halloween at the School of Pharmacy

October 31, 2013

SOP’s student organizations engage children and chaperones in a wide range of diabetes education and prevention activities.

SOP Learns from Experience; Forges Ahead in Patient-Centered Medical Homes

October 24, 2013

Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine continue partnership to evaluate the effectiveness of innovative patient care model.

Ceremony Dedicates SOP’s Grand Atrium to Distinguished Alumna

October 22, 2013

The Ellen H. Yankellow Grand Atrium is unveiled during special reception to recognize the accomplishments and long-time support of SOP alumna and dedicated philanthropist, Ellen H. Yankellow, PharmD ’96, BSP ’73.

New Practice Sites Reinforce SOP as a Leader in Maryland Pharmacy Practice

October 18, 2013

University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center announced as latest practice site for PPS faculty, joining sites previously established at Giant, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Georgetown University Hospital.

Rodriguez de Bittner Delivers Founders Week Kick-Off Lecture

October 17, 2013

Presentation spotlights social entrepreneurship and its role in solving some of health care’s biggest challenges.

SOP Student Breaks Borders, Travels to Ghana for Malaria Prevention Program

October 11, 2013

Second-year student pharmacist immerses herself in local culture while working as a Summer Serve and Learn Volunteer for the Ghana Health and Education Initiative.

Rodriguez de Bittner Named 2013 Founders Week Entrepreneur of the Year

October 7, 2013

Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD ’83, BCPS, CDE, FAPhA, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, recognized for her work as director of the Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions.