Student Life

My Journey through Pharmacy School

May 16, 2014

Booker T. Washington once said, “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” If that is true, then I believe that I am one of the most successful students to graduate from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy’s Class of 2014.

School of Pharmacy Celebrates the Class of 2014 at Convocation

May 16, 2014

170 PharmD and graduate students receive degrees and embark on the next phase of their lives.

Evening Banquet Celebrates Class of 2014, Honors Pharmacy Professionals

May 15, 2014

Graduation Banquet recognizes the achievements of the Class of 2014 and bestows honored and honorary alumnus awards on two exemplary members of the pharmacy “family.”

Quality MetRx Wins School’s Local NCPA Business Plan Competition

May 7, 2014

Student pharmacists compete to deliver the best business plan for a new independent community pharmacy.

Student Pharmacists Lead Record-Breaking DEA Drug Take-Back Day

May 6, 2014

In collaboration with University police, students collect more than 130 pounds of expired or unused prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

PHSR Graduate Students Host First Campus-Wide Interdisciplinary Seminar

May 2, 2014

Dr. William Cooper delivers inaugural lecture spotlighting the field of pharmacoepidemiology.

SOP’s Annual Research Day Highlights Students and Trainees’ Work

April 11, 2014

Forum provides opportunity to share current research and network with potential collaborators.

Student Pharmacists Advocate in Annapolis for the Pharmacy Profession

March 7, 2014

Faculty and students from the School of Pharmacy meet with state delegates and senators to advocate for important pharmacy-related legislative issues.

UMB’s Second Interprofessional Education Day An “Overwhelming Success”

February 28, 2014

Faculty and students from all disciplines engage in innovative ethics-related scenarios designed to highlight the goals and benefits of interprofessional education.

SOP Talent Competition Highlights Student Innovation in Regulatory Science

February 6, 2014

M-CERSI’s “America’s Got Regulatory Science Talent” judges award student first prize for new technology to combat worldwide counterfeit drug crisis.

SOP Partners with Million Hearts to Celebrate American Heart Month 2014

February 5, 2014

Week of fun-filled activities will help educate the public about the “ABCS” of heart disease and stroke prevention.

UMB to Launch SOP-Led Student Chapter of Toastmasters International

January 16, 2014

New student group will be the first venture to receive support from UMB’s Center for Interprofessional Education. Kick-off meeting on January 28.