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.

PHSR Graduate Student Wins Big on National Game Show

October 23, 2013

Melissa Ross walks away with $20,000 in cash and prizes after appearing on Wheel of Fortune.

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.

PSC Department Named Partner in Waters Centers of Innovation Program

October 14, 2013

Designation honors the School of Pharmacy’s commitment to advancing science through its Mass Spectrometry Facility.

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.

Grants Totaling a Potential $5M Awarded to SOP Researcher

October 10, 2013

Audra Stinchcomb, PhD, will use awards to advance transdermal and topical drug delivery research.

Six Degrees of SOP; 2013 Nobel Prize Winner’s Connection to School

October 9, 2013

Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to world-renowned researcher and former mentor of Dr. Alexander MacKerell.

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.

Managed Care Workshop Introduces Students to Hot Topics in the Field

October 4, 2013

Event highlights fundamentals of managed care and features presentation by Robert Navarro, PharmD, co-founder and first president of AMCP.

Student Pharmacists Keep University Community Healthy During Flu Season

October 2, 2013

APhA-ASP’s “Operation Immunization” partners with Walgreens to organize annual flu clinic to provide seasonal flu shots to faculty, staff, and students across campus.