White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2019 to Pharmacy Profession

September 22, 2015

Time-honored ceremony emphasizes professionalism and celebrates the start of the Class’s journey as student pharmacists.

Rodriguez de Bittner Receives APhA’s Pinnacle Award for Career Achievement

September 18, 2015

Award honors pharmacy practitioners who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in enhancing health care quality and medication use among patients throughout their careers.

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.

SOP Names An Associate Dean for Clinical Services and Practice Transformation

September 8, 2015

Dr. Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner will work with the School’s leadership to cultivate and advance innovative clinical practice and practice-based research initiatives across the University and beyond.

SOP’s DiPaula Leads Task Force to Develop Naloxone Guidelines for Pharmacists

September 1, 2015

Guidelines aim to increase patients’ access to naloxone by educating pharmacists on the use and administration of this lifesaving medication.

CERSI Symposium Highlights Use of Biomarkers in Drug Development

August 28, 2015

More than 500 researchers from academia, government, and industry gather to gain perspective on biomarker development and the application of biomarkers in preclinical and clinical research.

SOP Orientation Sets Expectations for New Students

August 25, 2015

Incoming Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and graduate students participate in week of fun, informative activities to gain familiarity with the School and campus community.

UMB Conducts First-of-a-Kind Study on Bioequivalency of Anti-Epileptic Drug

August 14, 2015

Collaborative study helps validate effectiveness of FDA’s bioequivalence standard, showing no significant differences between major brand name and generic medication used to treat patients with epilepsy.

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’s Polli Testifies for GDUFA Renewal at National Public Meeting

August 6, 2015

Testimony examined the impact of FDA-supported research in generic drugs and advocated for continued funding through renewal of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012 (GDUFA).

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

SOP Faculty Participates in White House Summit on Antibiotic Resistance

July 1, 2015

Professor Nicole Brandt, PharmD, MBA, president-elect of ASCP, provides pharmacist’s perspective on the potential of antibiotic stewardship programs to combat antibiotic resistance.