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Mary Lynn McPherson

Practice Faculty Earn Fellow Status from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

December 14, 2021

McPherson and Walker are the first pharmacists to receive fellow designation from 5,500-member professional organization

New PhD in Palliative Care Degree Adds to Portfolio of Academic Offerings

October 5, 2021

Doctoral program complements online MS and graduate certificates and enrolls first class of 10 diverse students

SOP’s Palliative Care Graduate Program Celebrates Convocation

August 25, 2020

Virtual ceremony honors the program’s 44 graduates as they prepare to take the next step in their careers improving quality of life for patients impacts by serious illness.

SOP’s Palliative Care Graduate Program Celebrates First Convocation

September 16, 2019

More than half of the online program’s 47 graduates attended the ceremony in Pharmacy Hall to receive their degrees.

White Paper Spotlights Safe, Appropriate Methadone Use in Hospice and Palliative Care

July 2, 2019

Publication offers guidance for hospice and palliative care practitioners that aims to maximize benefits and minimize risks of methadone therapy in patients with serious illness.

SOP’s McPherson Honored with USM Board of Regents Award

May 9, 2019

Internationally renowned pharmacy educator receives highest honor presented by University System of Maryland Board of Regents in recognition of her distinguished performance in the field of teaching.

SOP’s Pixley Receives University Employee of the Month Award

December 11, 2018

Erika Pixley, MBA, earns recognition as “the glue” to the School of Pharmacy’s Online Master of Science and Graduate Certificates in Palliative Care program.