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.
PHSR
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 & 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
School of Pharmacy Alumnus Receives Prestigious Remington Medal
March 30, 2015
Pharmacist and business owner Cal Knowlton recognized by APhA for his contributions to the pharmacy profession.
Paper Calls for Patient-Centered Approaches to MTM for Medicaid Patients
March 4, 2015
Findings published in AJMC show higher rates of hospitalization in heart failure patients on Medicaid; authors advocate for pharmacists’ involvement in managing medications
JAMA Study Examines Medicaid Oversight of Antipsychotic Use in Children
March 3, 2015
Study led by PHSR faculty member shows that 31 states have implemented prior authorization policies for atypical antipsychotic prescribing.
Publication Examines Patient-focused Drug Development Efforts
February 27, 2015
Paper from Eleanor Perfetto, PhD, reviews current PFDD activities and offers suggestions for incorporating patient input into drug development.
CDPP Hosts Conference to Examine Emerging Issues in FDA Law
January 23, 2015
Concerns surrounding the implementation of the new Drug Quality and Security Act are highlighted at event co-sponsored by the University of Maryland Schools of Pharmacy and Law and the Food and Drug Law Institute.
UMB Launches Center of Excellence to Advance Patient-Centered Research
January 20, 2015
Dr. Eleanor Perfetto to lead new center designed to expand and improve training in comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research.
SOP’s Annual Pumpian Lecture Shows Quality is King in Health Care Reform
December 2, 2014
Speaker Laura Cranston emphasizes the importance of quality measures to improve health care and examines how those measures might impact the future of pharmacy practice.
SOP’s Future Health Services Researchers Honored with Scholarship Awards
November 12, 2014
Four students from the School’s PHSR PhD Program receive the Arthur Schwartz Memorial Scholarship and Donald O. Fedder Memorial Fellowship in recognition of their superior academic performance.
Mullins Spotlights PATIENTS Program, PCOR During Founders Week Lecture
November 3, 2014
Delivered with Dr. Robin Newhouse, presentation emphasized listening to patients and caregivers’ voices across all stages of research.