UTHSC College of Pharmacy Magazine - Fall 2018

FALL 2018

PHARMACY

A Culture of Scholarship and Research

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UTHSC Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, MD Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Dawn Havrda, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP Associate Dean, Continuing Education Glen E. Farr, PharmD Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS Associate Dean, Knoxville Peter A. Chyka, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT Associate Dean, Nashville Tracy Hagemann, PharmD, FCCP, FPPAG Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives and Operations Bradley A. Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, MCCM, BCPS

Table of Contents Letter from Dean Chisholm-Burns..........................................................................2 Letter from Chancellor Schwab...............................................................................5 Letter from the Alumni Board President.............................................................6 Student Stats......................................................................................................................7 By the Numbers................................................................................................................. 8

Associate Dean, Student Affairs Jennifer Williams, PharmD

COP Raises Research Profile......................................................................................10

Assistant Dean, Administration Sheila Cooper

Dual Degree Programs Offer Career Options...................................................... 12

Chair Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Georgi Petkov, PhD

Helping Pharmacists Communicate......................................................................... 14

Chair Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Transitional Sciences Richard A. Helms, PharmD, FPPAG

Pursuing a Cure for Pancreatic Cancer.................................................................. 16 Residency Prep Helps Students Compete............................................................ 18

Director of Admissions and Alumni Affairs Angela Finerson, PharmD, MBA

Simulating the Community Pharmacy Experience............................................ 21

College of Pharmacy Communications and Marketing Joe Arancio Andria White, MBA

International Partnerships Grow.............................................................................. 22

Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs Love Collins, III, MBA

Scholarship Recipients................................................................................................. 26

Associate Vice Chancellor for Development Bethany Goolsby, JD Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Affairs Chandra Tuggle

Researching Disparities in Medication Management....................................... 25

Congratulations to our 2018 Graduates................................................................30 In Brief................................................................................................................................ 32 Where Are You Now, Thanks to UTHSC?.............................................................36 Faculty News................................................................................................................... 38

Director of Alumni Programs Natassha Bowles

Alumni Award Winners................................................................................................44

Director of Development, College of Pharmacy Brynn Huysman

1911 Society....................................................................................................................... 47

Senior Director of Annual Giving and Advancement Services Jada Williams

Golden Graduate Homecoming................................................................................ 52

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing Sally Badoud, MBA Editor Peggy Reisser

Alumni Board of Directors..........................................................................................54 In Memoriam....................................................................................................................56 Legacy Society............................................................................................................... 57

Contributing Writers Peggy Reisser Amber Carter Jackie Denton Joe Arancio Designer Adam Gaines Photographers Allen Gillespie Brandon Dill Joe Arancio On the Cover: Cheshta Sharma, PhD, and Jeff Rybak, PharmD and a PhD candidate, perform research work in the lab of David Rogers, PharmD, PhD, vice chair for Research and director of Clinical and Translational Therapeutics.

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Letter from Dean Chisholm-Burns The UTHSC College of Pharmacy is committed to excellence, and I am so proud of the way our diverse group of students, faculty, administrators, staff, and alumni exemplify that excellence in everything they do.

In addition to being the highest-ranked pharmacy school in Tennessee, ranking #17 nationally in U.S. News & World Report, we are now for the first time in the college’s history ranked in the top 20 in NIH funding among more than 140 colleges of pharmacy. Also, annually our faculty publishes more than 150 peerreviewed articles, books and book chapters, thus allowing our students to learn from top teachers and leading scientists. All of our faculty have demonstrated excellence in their field.

To prepare our students to be pharmacists for today and tomorrow, our new, integrated curriculum is the most comprehensive curriculum the college has ever had. The curriculum introduces key skills for the practice of pharmacy from the first day and intertwines foundational sciences with clinical sciences to make learning efficient and practical. Our students practice applying their knowledge and skills through simulation at a state-of-the-art facility and with medical, dental, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other students majoring in health care. We take pride in our student pharmacists and their development by having a family-friendly atmosphere with lots of support and opportunities for them to succeed in various avenues including research and practice.

For more than a century, our college has been a leader in pharmacy education and practice. Our research accomplishments are growing and now ranked nationally. Additionally, we have some of the best and brightest students in the country and we, with your help, provide them with a vast variety of academic, pharmacy practice, and research experiences that give them a powerful edge in today’s competitive health care market.

I am very proud of our alumni, students, faculty, staff, administration and our three campuses across the state (Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville). I want to thank each of you for all you do for the college. You are part of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy family and we hope that you continue to join us as we press forward in our transformation to reaching new heights.

With gratitude,

Marie Chisholm-Burns PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST Dean of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy

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Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns credits her parents with instilling in her the belief that one’s past does not define one’s future.

She is pictured with her mom, Wylean Chisholm, in back.

Extending the Bridge My Parents Built for Me This column by Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns was published in The Commercial Appeal in Memphis on November 10, 2017. We are pleased to share it with our COP family.

We are not defined by the circumstances of our birth.

Values, determination, and perseverance can overcome the bleakest of odds.

also college. While growing up, they often reminded me of the adage, “it’s not how you start that’s important, but how you finish!”

These are the lessons I learned from my parents. Both were raised in poor families. Neither graduated from high school, and their combined salaries never exceeded $20,000. They worked every day to provide an honest, secure life and home for our family.

My mom passed away in 2002 and my father in 2009, but before that sorrow, they witnessed with great pride my graduations from high school, college, and pharmacy school. Years have passed and I still remember the twinkle in their eyes like it was yesterday. Past circumstances and neighborhood statistics did not, nor ever will, define me.

That is the legacy of my mother and father, along with a solid foundation of hard work, honesty, integrity, and giving back.

Despite living in a town in New York, where the high school graduation rate was less than 30 percent, my parents were relentless in their dream of their only daughter graduating, not just from high school, but

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As I reflect on what it means to give back, my mind always goes to one place – a poem called “The Bridge Builder” by Will Allen Dromgoole. In the poem, a man in the twilight of his life is questioned about his efforts to build a bridge over a treacherous chasm, since he will never use this bridge again. His reply to the question: “There followed after me today, a youth whose feet must pass this way. This chasm that has been as naught to me, to that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be. He, too, must cross in the twilight dim; good friend, I am building this bridge for him!”

“The Bridge Builder” reminds me that we all have the capacity to give back in some way to our communities and to humankind. We can give our time, influence, intellect, and resources. More than that, we can give our enthusiasm, encouragement, dedication, and optimism.

This is the philosophy with which I approach both my work and personal life.

Like my parents, I too appreciate the significance of education. Through education, I was able to defy the odds, becoming a pharmacist, university faculty member, and dean of a college of pharmacy. Education is indeed powerful! As an educator, wife, and mother, I abide by the principles passed down by my parents. They taught me to defy the quicksand of yesterday by forging my own unfettered tomorrow. It is my goal to pass this message to others through my actions and deeds. For example, as a dean, I have been a strong advocate for limited tuition increases, greater student financial aid and assistance, and greater diversity and inclusiveness. My goal is to demonstrate that success through accessibility produces tremendous and scalable results.

In the almost seven years years that I have served as dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, we have implemented a regional tuition reduction plan and extendended it from within 50 miles of Memphis to within 200 miles of each of our instructional sites in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville. This program has opened the door to a pharmacy education for many who may not have thought attending the college was a realistic possibility.

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I have had the great fortune to witness students from backgrounds like my own – rooted in poverty and struggle – excel beyond imagination, once provided with accessibility and opportunity.

With great honor and conviction, I can say my parents were right when they taught me that no one is defined by yesterday. What you do today and tomorrow to create a better future is what ultimately matters and prevails in the end.

Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns and her husband, John Burns, have endowed two scholarships to help students achieve.

One in the College of Pharmacy is designed to help a pharmacy student who is the first in his or her family to receive a four-year college degree. The other is at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia, a town near where her parents lived. It helps pay for a student’s undergraduate education. This column is reprinted courtesy of The Commercial Appeal and the USA Today Network.

Letter from Chancellor Schwab This is an exciting time for the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

The college is growing on every front, implementing a comprehensive, integrated PharmD curriculum, as well as dual degree and certificate programs; expanding its research enterprise; continuing its outstanding pharmacy practice performance; and raising its profile in the community.

All this effort has netted national attention. I am sure you will join me in congratulating all who contributed to the College of Pharmacy being ranked at Number 17 in the country

by U.S. News & World Report and moving up to Number 20 in NIH funding, a major accomplishment. These are milestones to celebrate!

It is also an exciting time for the university as a whole.

In May, we opened the doors of our new Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation in Memphis. With the latest in technology and a collaborative, team-based training model, every day we are making sure our graduates will be ready to deliver the best care possible in the future.

I am happy to share a few other recent achievements. A new Economic Impact Report shows UTHSC contributed a record $4 billion to the state’s economy in Fiscal Year 2017. In addition, enrollment, graduation rates, and first-time board pass rates continue to climb. We have successfully recruited many top-tier faculty and researchers to the university, and our outstanding faculty and students have supported the community with hundreds of volunteer hours and free health services for the underserved.

We are proud of all the accomplishments. We are look to the future. And we are grateful for the continued engagement and support from you, our wonderful alumni, and friends in all we do.

Sincerely,

Steve J. Schwab, MD

Letter from the Alumni President In my first correspondence with my fellow alumni, I feel the need to express my gratitude for the opportunity to serve as president of the Alumni Board. It is an honor, and I will strive to make sure I live up to the expectations of the alumni of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy.

I am so proud to be an alumnus of the college. I had amazing mentors, teachers, and colleagues, who prepared me for a fulfilling career in pharmacy. I have had the opportunity to travel broadly and network with pharmacists all over the country. I am pleased that I can say UTHSC pharmacy graduates are always accomplished and involved. No matter what area of practice I see, the UTHSC graduate is a credit to the profession, and that makes me proud.

As I move forward in this year, I hope to help guide, along with the board, the College of Pharmacy through the constant changes needed to maintain engagement with those who have graduated, and to maintain the educational requirements needed to produce the high-level practitioners for which UTHSC is known. As always, the support of the many is needed in these endeavors.

We were given a great gift with the training we received. My parents and my most-loved mentors instilled in me the value of giving back. Give back to those who gave you fortune in all facets.

We need the help of all alumni as we move to continue the college’s success and work to expand educational efforts to produce the best and brightest, because that is what our patients deserve.

We also have a tradition to uphold.

Please remember, there is no gift too large or too small. Whether you want to give every year, set up estate planning measures to support the college, or support student scholarships, any reinforcement is beneficial to the mission of our alma mater.

I would like to invite each of you to participate in alumni events in the future. You will have the opportunity to see familiar faces and find a whole new bunch to get to know.

Feel free to reach out to me anytime during my term as president with any issue or question you may have. My fellow board members and I will be glad to listen.

Sincerely,

Casey H. White, PharmD ’01

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Student Stats 2018–2019 Annual Tuition Comparison

2018 NAPLEX First-time Pass Rate

Consistently Greater than State and National Average % Rate

UTHSC College of Pharmacy

100 98

ETSU

96

Belmont

94 92

Lipscomb

90 88

Union

86

South 20K

84

25K

30K

35K

40K

45K

50K

82

Cost

(Class of 2022) STUDENTS

TENNESSEE COUNTIES REPRESENTED

197

UTHSC College of Pharmacy-69 ETSU-14

37

MEDIAN GPA

3.4

Belmont-18 Lipscomb-23

IN-STATE STUDENTS

61%

Union-9 South -6 10

20

30

40

50

Number of Students

60

National

Incoming Student Body Profile

PGY1 Residency Match 2018

ASHP Residency Placement Data

0

UTHSC College Other Schools of Pharmacy in State

70

OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS

39%

STATES REPRESENTED

23

AGE RANGE

19–50

FEMALE

59% MALE

41%

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By the Numbers

7:1

STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO

3

CAMPUSES

MEMPHIS, NASHVILLE, KNOXVILLE

>50

DIVERSE EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS

10

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

>300

CLINICAL ROTATION SITES ACROSS TENNESSEE

#20

IN NIH RESEARCH FUNDING AMONG OVER 140 COLLEGES OF PHARMACY

75+ FULL-TIME FACULTY

67%

FIRST-YEAR PHARMACY CLASS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS

$1 MILLION +

#17

NATIONALLY AMONG OVER 140 COLLEGES OF PHARMACY

BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND TOP RANKING IN TENNESSEE

180,000

DOLLARS AWARDED ANNUALLY IN SCHOLARSHIPS

SQUARE-FOOT COLLEGE OR PHARMACY BUILDING IN MEMPHIS

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DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS PHARMD/MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, PHARMD/MASTER IN PUBLIC HEALTH, PHARMD/DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, AND PHARMD/MASTER IN HEALTH INFORMATICS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

The College of Pharmacy’s attention to scholarship and research attracted Andy Nishimoto, who is enrolled in the PharmD/PhD program. “I wanted research, but I also wanted it to be applicable and meaningful,” said Nishimoto, who has received his PharmD and is in his fifth and final year as a graduate student.

The COP Raises its Research Profile

By Peggy Reisser

When Marie Chisholm-Burns became dean of the College of Pharmacy almost seven years ago, her vision included raising the research profile of the college.

It has been a long, eyes-on-the prize process, but the college is now ranked in the top 20 among colleges of pharmacy in funding from the National Institutes of Health. It is the end of one phase of building and the start of another for the college that has for decades been ranked by U.S. News & World Report in the top 20 for

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its academic enterprise. The college is now Number 17 in that publication’s prestigious national ranking.

“To be ranked Number 20 in NIH funding among colleges of pharmacy in the United States is a tremendous accomplishment,” Dean Chisholm-Burns said. “I know many thought I was a little delusional for trying to lead us to this distinction — maintaining our U.S. News & World Report ranking, while instilling a culture of scholarship and research, which drastically improved our NIH ranking.

It is no small task, for sure, but we have seen the fruits of our hard work.”

Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS, associate dean for Research and Graduate Programs and a professor of pharmaceutical sciences, said rather than focusing solely on securing grants, creating a culture of scholarship and research not only attracts funding, but top-tier faculty, and ultimately the best and brightest students and graduate students.

“I think we put a lot of focus on creating opportunities and incentives for faculty to become engaged in research,” he said. NIH-funded faculty have been recruited and expansion of lab space in the Pharmacy Building on the Memphis campus has been completed. Over time, more research proposals were submitted for funding, a process that can take up to two years to yield results.

“Two and a half years ago in the college, basically in one summer, suddenly we got one grant after the other funded, because basically the fruits of that labor came in,” Dr. Meibohm said.

Recent build-out of research space in the Pharmacy Building has enabled all COP research faculty to be housed there, instead of being spread out in laboratories across campus. This proximity is intended to foster collaboration, the name of the game in the 21st Century research landscape.

Andy Nishimoto, PharmD, illustrates the high caliber of students an advanced research program attracts.

Nishimoto is enrolled in the college’s joint PharmD/PhD program. He has completed his PharmD degree and is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist, has done a one-year clinical residency, and is now in his fifth and final year as a graduate student working with the UT Fungal Pathogens Group in the College of Pharmacy. He intends one day to teach and be a researcher.

“I wanted to do research, but I also wanted it to be applicable and meaningful,” said Nishimoto, whose father, Satoru Ken Nishimoto, PhD, is a longtime researcher and faculty member at UTHSC in the College of Medicine.

“I thought, wouldn’t it be great to have the experience in the research laboratory, but also to have this clinical knowledge that could be very real and be very applicable to the health profession. I realized that UTHSC had the PharmD/PhD dual degree program, and that was a big part of what led me ultimately to apply.”

The College of Pharmacy’s expanded research enterprise allows opportunities for students across the programs to be involved in research. This is a major plus in recruiting.

Adam Wiss, Melanie Jaeger, Erin Sherwin, and Susan Dickey, worked on research led by Dean Chisholm-Burns as students. They are now published investigators for their contributions to that research.

Pictured are members of the UT Fungal Pathogens Group (l to r): Dr. Brian Peters, Dr. Dave Rogers, Dr. Glen Palmer, and Dr. Jarrod Fortwendel

NIH funding has grown in the college from approximately $3 million annually in 2011 to its current amount of approximately $8 million. That growth has taken the college from a ranking in the high 30s to its current slot.

Major areas of research focus in the college revolve around cancer, infectious diseases, pediatrics, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and health outcomes and policy. The research spans everything from early drug discovery and development, to application and optimization of the use of drugs, to disparities, to drug delivery systems, to drug policy and utilization.

“I feel very fortunate to have gotten research experience under my belt during my time at UTHSC,” said Dr. Jaeger, who graduated in May and is a resident at University Health System/University of Texas at Austin in San Antonio. “While working with the dean, I built a foundational knowledge of research statistics and developed my writing skills. These skills were invaluable when I worked on later projects with other faculty at UTHSC. During this stressful and overwhelming time as a new resident, it has been comforting being familiar with the basics of research. Being able to draw upon my past experiences has allowed me to jump into projects more quickly and confidently.”

Dean Chisholm-Burns said she is excited about all the energy in the college surrounding achieving these new heights, and she is thankful for all the support.

Dr. Meibohm expects research opportunities to continue to grow in the college. “Hopefully, this is only the beginning of the story,” he said.

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Dual Degree Programs Give COP Students Expanded Career Options

By Amber Carter

The College of Pharmacy offers four specialized dual degree programs for students who want to go beyond their Doctor of Pharmacy degree. They are the PharmD/ PhD program, the PharmD/MBA program, the PharmD/ MHIIM program, and the PharmD/MPH program.

Affairs and Assessment for the College of Pharmacy. “Our dual enrollment programs allow for our graduates to have the added skills to embrace these new opportunities to succeed in their careers and also advance the role of a pharmacist in health care.”

“In today’s ever-changing health care world, pharmacists are able to provide a variety of services to the patient and community and have a specialized knowledge in medications useful in promoting patient safety and the provision of quality patient care,” said Dawn Havrda, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, associate dean for Academic

Dr. Havrda said the college strives to help graduates be the most prepared to enter the practice of pharmacy.

“The addition of our dual degree programs helps assure that we can meet the needs of our students and what they hope to achieve with their career.”

THE PHARMD/PHD PROGRAM

dual degree is an advantage, because I am able to use my PharmD knowledge and apply it to my PhD areas of interest. I want to share my knowledge with students, both the successes and failures, and train them to be successful and independent scientists.

The PharmD Program is combined with PhD programs based in the College of Pharmacy and the College of Graduate Health Sciences to train qualified pharmaceutical scientists for careers in research-focused positions. Students accepted into the program may choose to pursue a PharmD degree, along with a PhD in Health Outcomes and Policy Research or Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Rachel Stein, third-year student Why did you choose this program?

Throughout my undergraduate studies, pharmacology was the course I found most interesting and I knew I wanted to pursue my Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

I also had extensive involvement in undergraduate research that sparked my interest in earning a PhD. Dr. Angela Finerson came to The University of Memphis to discuss the application process for pharmacy school and she explained that a dual PharmD/PhD program was offered through the College of Pharmacy, allowing me to pursue both of my interests.

Acquiring a Doctor of Pharmacy degree offers an entirely different approach to research than a PhD. I believe this

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What will you do with your degree?

I plan on pursuing a postdoctoral program and seeking an assistant professor position at the university level. I love teaching students of all levels and have shown this through previous teaching experience. My ultimate career goal is to apply both degrees by becoming a professor at a college of pharmacy, so I can educate students and advance the field of research in a meaningful way. I strongly feel that enrolling in the dual degree program and seeking the PharmD/PhD is the best way for me to accomplish these goals. It gives me the foundation of information that any pharmacist needs, but also provides a strong background in research that will be invaluable in a research-oriented teaching position.

THE PHARMD/MBA PROGRAM The College of Pharmacy partners with the University of Memphis to offer a PharmD/MBA dual degree program.

Once the MBA program is completed, graduates are prepared for careers in management and leadership positions across the profession, from pharmacy ownership to institutional pharmacy management.

Stanley Dowell II, third-year student Why did you choose this program?

Compared to other PharmD/MBA programs in the country, I felt this one was the most accommodating to pharmacy students. I really appreciated the fact that I could take the classes at my own pace, and the fact that there was crossover between curriculums. I specifically chose the MBA program because I know that I want to go into an administrative role when I graduate. I knew that there would be a lot of competition for positions that would lead me down an administrative path in pharmacy, so I felt like getting an MBA would give me a competitive edge. I felt like I would learn a lot of the skills behind running a business and leading others that would help me further in my pharmacy career.

What will you do with your degree?

I’m still finding what area of pharmacy fits best for me, but I feel that my MBA will make me qualified for jobs in both pharmacy administration and the public sector. I’ve been able to apply a lot of our coursework to the field of pharmacy, which has given me insight on how business plays a role in my profession. It has also given me a lot of insight on skills that I would need if I chose to pursue a career with the government or a pharmacy association.

THE PHARMD/MHIIM PROGRAM The PharmD program can be combined with the Master of Health Informatics and Information Management (MHIIM) program based in the College of Health Professions. This degree prepares pharmacists to be leaders in an increasingly complex electronic health records and informatics environment.

Dharaben Naik, fourth-year student Why did you choose this program?

I chose this program because I was interested in pharmacy informatics and I wanted to learn more about health informatics.

This program was accommodating to me because it allowed me to work at my own pace. Pharmacy informatics focuses on medication-related data and I am interested in pharmacy

informatics because I can work with information technology, while still utilizing my pharmacy clinical knowledge. Health informatics is a growing field and there is competition for informatics positions, so I felt that an MHIIM degree would give me an advantage.

What will you do with your degree?

I am still uncertain about the area of pharmacy I would like to practice in, but I am leaning toward a career in informatics. I am planning to apply to informatics residency programs or any pharmacy informatics positions that are open. I would like to work in a hospital setting where I can utilize both health informatics and my pharmacy training. I have learned many skills through this program that will help me in my role as an informatics pharmacist.

THE PHARMD/MPH PROGRAM The College of Pharmacy and the University of Memphis School of Public Health have established a dual degree program that allows students to jointly earn the Doctor of Pharmacy degree and a Master of Public Health (MPH).

Taylor Talbott, second-year student Why did you choose this program?

When I came to pharmacy school I was not sure about the area of pharmacy I would end up working in. One of the biggest reasons I chose to start this dual degree is that it would make me a more competitive candidate for residencies and would expand my career opportunities as a pharmacist. The MPH program will provide me with population-based knowledge so that as a pharmacist, I can understand and improve upon the health and well-being of individual patients but also that of my community on a larger scale.

What will you do with your degree?

I am passionate about mental health and substance abuse, two large issues in public health right now. The PharmD/MPH dual degree will enable me to work in these areas, or in a variety of other areas of health care and make a positive impact.

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New Program Helps Pharmacists be Better Communicators

By Jackie Denton

The College of Pharmacy at UTHSC is changing the dialogue pharmacists have with patients who are at a high risk for pneumococcal disease. Through a grant from Merck & Co, principal investigator Justin Gatwood, PhD, MPH, and co-investigators Kenneth Hohmeier, PharmD, Tracy Hagemann, PharmD, Chelsea Renfro, PharmD, and Chi-Yang Chiu, PhD, a statistician from the College of Medicine, will implement an innovative model for training pharmacy students and practicing community pharmacists to use proven communication techniques to overcome vaccine hesitancy.

have effective conversations with their patients so that they are better able to communicate the benefits of recommended vaccinations, with the end goal of the patient receiving the vaccine. The Merck & Co. project will be focused on the pneumococcal two-shot vaccine series.

Pharmacists have made a large impact on reducing vaccine-preventable diseases. However, not all patients are willing to be vaccinated, even with a pharmacist’s recommendation. These vaccine “hesitant” patients represent a major obstacle to public health, and traditional communication techniques based primarily in educating the patient may be insufficient. Rather, more directed communication styles that aim to influence behavior change may be necessary. “When it comes to convincing or influencing patients, our students are not as comfortable in this area and we have seen this even among practicing pharmacists,” Dr. Gatwood said. “So we want to approach the training both in our students and in those out in practice, because we estimate that even those who are out in practice are still burdened by not having great strengths in influencing people to change their health behavior, especially in the area of disease prevention, such as with vaccination.”

“We are seeing a clear trend toward patients receiving more vaccinations at community pharmacies than at their physician office,” Dr. Gatwood said. “It’s much easier to access your community pharmacist and they are just as available to give a vaccination as your physician, but you may not necessarily see your physician that often. We see more and more medication use and patients seeing pharmacists more often. It just makes more sense for patients to receive their vaccinations there, than it does to make a special trip to their physician office.”

Currently, student pharmacists are required to complete the APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate program which requires pre-course work, a pre-session assessment, participation in an eight-hour live seminar, and the successful administration of two intramuscular injections and one subcutaneous injection.

Students are also required in their curriculum to administer 10 immunizations per year during their second and third year of pharmacy school.

Although students are trained in administering immunizations, there is not as much instruction on how to influence and encourage patients in vaccination initiation and completion. The overarching theme for the project will be in improving the pharmacist’s assertiveness to

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In recent years, there has been a dramatic shift in the services patients receive from their community pharmacists. Laws have modernized so that community pharmacies can administer immunizations, while also expanding the type of immunizations offered and who could receive them.

Statistics show more than 90 percent of Americans live within two miles of a pharmacy. Because of this accessibility, patients are interacting with their community pharmacist more often. Numbers show time and time again that pharmacists can have a big influence in improving health care outcomes.

The training program will have two phases. It will not only focus on student communication assertiveness, but will partner with local Walgreens in the Memphis area to train practicing pharmacists using the same techniques to develop better communication workflow with patients.

The first phase will entail at home self-study through a structured curriculum for improving communication skills and vaccination knowledge.

“We are designing the training program to be condition agnostic so that it can be applied across different vaccinations,” Dr. Gatwood said. “The focus really is trying to improve the assertiveness of the recommendation that our pharmacists are giving and that can be done for any number of vaccinations.”

“Vaccination is a leading opportunity for pharmacists to impact public health.”

Justin Gatwood, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy on the Nashville campus

Justin Gatwood, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy on the Nashville campus, has been awarded a grant which will implement an innovative model to train pharmacists to use proven communication techniques to overcome vaccine hesitancy.

The second phase will be training in the new $39.7 million Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS), where pharmacists and student pharmacists can practice improvisation techniques and communication skills with standardized patients. Their interactions will be observed and debriefs will be held to discuss how they handled patient objections and hesitancy to receiving the recommended vaccinations.

“We hope this will demonstrate the value of the CHIPS center in trying to improve the interpersonal skills of pharmacists,” Dr. Gatwood said. “We think it’s a valuable asset we have in CHIPS, and this will be a first demonstration on how we can use simulation to improve specific skills sets in both student pharmacists and practicing pharmacists. We hope this will demonstrate value, and from that, we can expand the concept to include other vaccinations and really focus UTHSC as a leader in building

the communication skills surrounding vaccination across the country, and we can include this concept in future training that all pharmacists will go through.”

At the conclusion of both training phases, there will be a six-month follow-up period looking at how students and pharmacists felt applying the training techniques in real-world practice and assessing data on the differences in pneumococcal vaccination rates before and after the program.

“Vaccination is a leading opportunity for pharmacists to impact public health,” Dr. Gatwood said. “With the availability of consumer misinformation about vaccinations and mistrust in the industry, we want to equip pharmacists to better address that poor information and help people understand the true benefit behind receiving recommended vaccinations, so it leads to reduced rate of disease and better quality of life.”

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Young Scientists Pursue Pancreatic Cancer Cure

By Peggy Reisser

An international team of investigators in the College of Pharmacy is in hot pursuit of a cure for pancreatic cancer.

They’re young, intelligent, and determined to help find new therapies to treat the disease that is one of the most difficult to diagnose and has the highest mortality rate of any cancer.

The graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the lab of Subhash Chauhan, PhD, are a vital part of the successful Pancreatic Cancer Research Team in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Foot soldiers in the battle against cancer, they are led by Dr. Chauhan, a professor and the founding director of the Institute for Biomarker and Molecular Therapeutics, along with Associate Professor Meena Jaggi, PhD, and Assistant Professors Murali M. Yallapu, PhD, Manish Tripathi, PhD,

Sheema Khan, PhD, and Bilal B. Hafeez. Together, they make up the 24-member team that aims to take out pancreatic cancer in particular, and breast, prostate, cervical, lung, and colorectal cancer as well.

“I am really proud of my team and the dedicated young scientists gathered from all across the globe determined to make a mark toward a cancer cure,” Dr. Chauhan said.

The team is focusing on biomarkers specific and sensitive for early cancer diagnosis, improving therapeutic delivery approaches using novel delivery technologies, combined treatment strategies to target chemotherapy resistance, and molecular targets and tumor-specific deliveries, specifically nanoparticles and exosomes (extra-cellular vesicles that can be a key to personalized therapy).

Chidi Zacheaus, front, is a second-year graduate student in the lab of Subhash Chauhan, PhD, back. He is one of the 24-member Pancreatic Cancer Research Team that Dr. Chauhan leads.

“The problem of pancreatic cancer is the same everywhere, but we try to bring innovative approaches to bring better outcomes,” Dr. Khan said.

$200,000 grant from the foundation in 2016. It has been located in the Cancer Research Building, but is moving into newly renovated space in the Pharmacy Building.

Saini Setua, joined the lab five years ago, after completing a bachelor and master’s degree in biotechnology at a pharmaceutical college in India. An assistant professor there, she began looking for postgraduate training to fit her interest in nanoparticle delivery systems and pancreatic cancer therapy. She heard about Dr. Chauhan’s lab and applied.

In August, The Kosten Foundation awarded a $300,000 grant to UTHSC to fund the pancreatic cancer research efforts. The grant will support doctoral students, the purchase of new lab equipment, and continued research efforts on pancreatic cancer, the disease that claimed the Kosten Foundation’s namesake, Herb Kosten.

As a graduate student, she is working on personalized therapy involving nanoparticle and exosome delivery systems derived from individual patient’s cells.

Mehdi Chaib, a second-year graduate student, is from Algeria. Interested in natural products and therapies, he was drawn to Dr. Chauhan’s lab by its reputation.

He is working on immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer, something that so far has been elusive in treating the disease.

“Most of my focus now is to use natural products that act on immune subtypes, so we can restore the immune system and have maximum response,” he said.

“I am also looking for some targets that can improve immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer.”

Graduate students Sonam Kumari and Kamalika Samanta are from different parts of India, but came to UTHSC to work in Dr. Chuahan’s lab after hearing about it from research contacts. In her fifth year, Kumari is studying glucose metabolism, which accelerates pancreatic cancer tumor growth.

Samanta is working on co-delivery systems — drug combinations or drug-gene combinations that are effective against the disease.

Chidi Zacheaus, who is from Nigeria, was recruited to Dr. Chauhan’s lab after working in another lab on campus. A second-year graduate student, he is focusing on breast cancer, with the goal of finding a specific molecular pathway as a target to treat that disease that could be universal for other cancers.

Third-year graduate student Kyle Doxtater, a swim team champion from the University of South Florida, and Fatemeh Keramatnia, a second-year graduate student from Iran, are working together to unravel the secrets of the noncoding genome, DNA that does not encode protein sequences, and the impact on cancer metastasis.

Many of these young scientists are funded through The Kosten Foundation, a Memphis-based nonprofit committed to pancreatic cancer research, advocacy, and education. The research takes place in The Dermon II Family and Herb Kosten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at UTHSC, established through a

Graduate student Kamalika Samanta is researching drug combinations and drug-gene combinations effective against pancreatic tumors.

“I love the challenges and solving problems,” Zacheaus said. “Cancer is just one of those problems where we are nowhere into understanding how, why, when, and so everybody’s trying to figure it out.”

Zacheaus remains undaunted by the fact that he is one person in this enormous endeavor, and savors the opportunity to add to research that might have a huge impact one day.

“Just like one cell can have a huge impact and become a big tumor, there’s potential everywhere, so as long as we know the tools we can use, we can use them to answer questions that lead to stopping or putting a break in cancer,” he said.

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Residency Prep Program Makes COP Graduates More Competitive

By Joe Arancio

This year, the residency match rate for UTHSC College of Pharmacy was 41 percent of the total class, the highest the school has ever had. Eighty-three percent of students who applied, a total of 64, received a residency. The college placed more students in residencies than any other pharmacy school in the state and more than all but three of the top 10 pharmacy schools in the nation.

Over the past 15 years, residencies have increasingly become a popular avenue for pharmacy students after graduation. As the match process has continued to get more competitive, the College of Pharmacy established a program to help students prepare to successfully apply.

The residency application process can be complex and difficult to manage. Students need a curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation, and up-to-date transcripts before submitting the materials online. Getting an interview requires that they have activities on the resume that show they are well rounded. They must have good grades, been involved in student organizations, and taken part in community service.

In past years, student organizations such as Rho Chi and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Academy of Student Pharmacists, took the lead in helping to prepare students to apply for residencies.

However, in 2017 the college and Associate Professor Joe Swanson, PharmD, BCPS, took the reins and developed a comprehensive program to help guide students to a successful match.

“Understanding that there has been an increase in competition for positions, the school decided to take steps to formalize the process for our students,” Dr. Swanson said. “Our students are great residency candidates, but they still need guidance on fine tuning the process. We try to help students identify compatible residencies, what steps to take to be good candidates, and what things they can do to improve their odds of finding a good residency.”

“We pride ourselves here at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy on preparing our students for the professional world once they graduate,” Dean Marie Chisholm Burns said. “This program helps our outstanding students

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stand out and puts them in a great position to secure residencies and other postgraduate opportunities.”

The residency preparation program for P4 students begins in August with a workshop to discuss their CVs and the things that should be included. Students receive feedback from faculty and their peers. Throughout the year, students are offered workshops and online seminars on topics, such as interview techniques, writing letters of intent, and navigating the American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Meeting, which is the largest showcase of residencies each year with thousands of students attending and trying to talk to representatives of the various programs. Students also go through mock interview sessions with faculty volunteers.

“In our first year doing this program, we realized that there were a lot of areas where our students needed improvement that we were not aware of. We got into a workshop on writing letters of intent and we had fantastic students whose letters needed some revising. During the mock interviews, we found students were not familiar with some of the standard residency interview questions, so without the mock interviews they never would have realized that, gone into an interview, and not performed as well. I think those types of things have helped our students be better prepared.”

In addition to the programming for the fourth-year students, there are information sessions for students in their second and third years to help to inform them about what they will need to be good candidates for a residency in the future.

“One of the reasons I am passionate about this is that I had students coming to me at the end of their third year asking what they could do to be a good residency candidate,” Dr. Swanson said. “At that point, if they have not participated in leadership or been involved in student organizations, then it is too late. So I realized that there was a group of students who needed to understand earlier on that there were things that they needed to do so that by the time they get to their fourth year, they are good candidates.”

“Our students are great residency candidates, but they still need guidance on fine tuning the process.”

Joe Swanson, PharmD, BCPS

COP Redsidency/Fellowship Results (2010–2018) Year – # of students entering postgraduate training/# of students total - Percentage

2010 – 51/175 – 29%

2013 – 50/147 – 34%

2016 – 52/152 – 34%

2011 – 52/199 – 26%

2014 – 44/126 – 35%

2017 – 53/159 – 33%

2012 – 49/177 – 28%

2015 – 67/176 – 38%

2018 – 64/158 – 41%

CHIPS Gives Students Simulated Community Pharmacy Experiences

By Amber Carter

The College of Pharmacy is one of the six colleges on the Memphis campus that use the new Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) building for educational instruction. The training is generally multidisciplinary and team-based.

But the 45,000-square-foot building that opened in May, contains something geared especially for the College of Pharmacy. The building includes a simulated community pharmacy setting.

Joshua Seeto

“Having the CHIPS building has really had a positive impact on my academic studies,” said secondyear pharmacy student Joshua Seeto. “The tools and resources that the CHIPS provides allow us greater opportunities to practically apply the information and clinical teachings to real-life situations. I believe that having access to this type of facility is what sets UTHSC apart from many other schools.“

Chelsea Phillips Renfro, PharmD, assistant professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science and coordinator for simulation-based education for the College of Pharmacy, teaches the semester-long Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation (IPECS) 2 course in CHIPS. Designed to use clinical simulation, (encompassing the use of standardized patients, colleagues, task trainers, or virtual reality simulations) students are taught and tested on skillsbased activities essential to community pharmacy practice.

The pharmacy setting has two patient counseling rooms and a front section for over-the-counter products.

“It is important for our students to be trained on how to provide services to patients in the community pharmacy setting,” Dr. Renfro said. “Community pharmacists are one of the most accessible health care providers, therefore it is essential for every community pharmacist to collect and assess patient information and then use that information to work with the patient and other health care providers to develop and implement a plan to improve patient outcomes. Depending on the complexity of the patient’s medication regimen, a patient could see their community pharmacist up to 35 times a year, compared to seeing their primary care provider approximately three to four times a year.”

Seeto, who recently completed Dr. Renfro’s course, said his biggest takeaway was learning the importance of communicating with patients and the necessity to develop patient-centered goals. “Throughout the semester, we did numerous exercises that allowed us to collect and assess patient information and fully develop plans or goals that were centered around achieving the best overall outcome for the patient,” he said. “These exercises and simulations showed us the value of teamwork by all parties involved to provide the best care we can for the patient.”

To facilitate the advanced pharmacy simulation training, UTHSC and PioneerRx, a software company based in Shreveport, Louisiana, have partnered in CHIPS to give students hands-on experience filling prescriptions, assessing appropriateness and safety of medication, understanding medication adherence through medication synchronization, collecting medication history, providing medication education, and focusing on clinical services such as medication therapy management.

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International Partnership Program Experiences Growth

By Jackie Denton

The College of Pharmacy welcomed 12 international visitors, who are either pharmacy students or pharmacists, to the Memphis campus this year through its International Programs in the Office of Experiential Learning and International Programs.

Through partnerships with international university sites, five visitors from Japan, four from Thailand, two from Sweden, and one from Ireland got to experience the clinical practice and research opportunities available through the UTHSC College of Pharmacy.

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The program has been in place at UTHSC for approximately 30 years, but has seen significant growth in the past year. This year, three new sites have been added, including one in Toronto, a second site in Barcelona, and one in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Currently, the College of Pharmacy has partnerships with universities or hospitals in 12 countries. In addition to international pharmacy students and pharmacists visiting Memphis, the international program offers the opportunity for College of Pharmacy students to complete a month-long advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) outside the United States.

The international visitors are exposed to the College of Pharmacy’s partners in Memphis, such as community pharmacy sites and hospitals including Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Methodist University Hospital, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Memphis VA Medical Center, and Regional One Health. “We are very fortunate in Memphis to have unique practice sites that our international visitors may not have seen in their own countries,” said Rachel Moore, coordinator of Experiential Learning and International Programs. “Our visitors get to see firsthand many of the varied roles that pharmacists have in U.S. clinical pharmacy practice.”

At the end of their rotations, the international visitors present on how U.S. pharmacy practice differs from that in their own country. The presentations also serve to inform UTHSC College of Pharmacy students on the different international APPE sites and what they can expect, if they decide to travel to some of them.

The program allows an average of 30 UTHSC College of Pharmacy students to travel abroad to partner sites annually. The students receive travel scholarships from the Seldon D. Feurt Fund to offset some of their travel expenses to be able to participate in these experiences.

“The international program is a remarkable experience for all who participate,” said Catherine M. Crill, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCNSP, associate professor in the Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science and Pediatrics, and director of Experiential Learning and International Programs. “I benefited from this program as a pharmacy student when I traveled to New Zealand for one of my rotations. Now, 20 years later, I am able to participate in the program as a faculty member. We learn so much from our international visitors when they are here with us. And our students return from their APPEs abroad with a greater understanding of the similarities and differences of pharmacy practice outside of the United States.”

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“We hope that our studies can help to improve the policymaking process.�

Junling Wang, MS, PhD, professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science

Research Takes Aim at Disparities in Medication Therapy Management

By Joe Arancio

Junling Wang, MS, PhD, a professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, has worked alongside Dean and Professor Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST, and Christina Spivey, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, on several NIH-funded studies on racial and ethnic disparities in Medication Therapy Management (MTM) programs required in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act implemented in 2006 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The studies conducted by Drs. Wang, Chisholm-Burns, and Spivey have looked at the implications of the disparities on health outcomes and solutions that could assist in resolving the issue.

Dr. Wang discussed her research and how she hopes it can help address the problems with the current policy and shape future policy to avoid similar issues.

Q: What drew you to this research?

A: When the MTM eligibility criteria were released, I

decided to run some regressions to see who would or would not be eligible for the services. Medication Therapy Management services are key in the pharmacy profession, because pharmacists are in a unique position to provide medication relief. By doing this, pharmacists can improve patient health outcomes and reduce health care costs, so it is something that is very important in the field. When I ran that regression, I discovered that racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to be eligible for MTM services. I had previously done other research into racial and ethnic disparities, and so I was sensitive to this issue. After the initial findings, I partnered with Dr. Chisholm-Burns and Dr. Spivey and we conducted several studies to see how these disparities affect patients’ health outcomes, and then also how these disparities could be fixed.

Q: What sort of findings has your research shown?

A: We discovered in our first study that racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to be eligible for Medication Therapy Management services. MTM eligibility criteria is a value-based strategy. People are eligible when they

are on multiple prescription medications and their drug costs exceed a certain amount. So the more services you use, the more you are eligible. But minorities historically use less services because they are generally poorer.

We started thinking about what the implications of the disparities were, and we documented how the disparities were harming minorities and how their health status was not improving. We then looked at the disparities in the system and examined how to devise a solution to solve the issue. We looked at existing programs and capitalized on their methods. One program we looked at is Star Ratings, which is a management system with Medicare Part D. Under this program, the federal government evaluates drug plans on their quality based on several merits, including medication utilization methods. If we base the eligibility for MTM services on this Star Ratings system, then the program could use an already existing mechanism to improve services. Minorities are historically more likely to have more medication utilization issues, so if the program helped determine eligibility based on utilization issues, that could be a step in solving the disparity, because minorities would not be as unlikely to be eligible.

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: What sort of real-life impact do you hope your studies have?

A: We hope that our studies can help improve the

policymaking process. After we initially pointed out these disparity issues in 2010, CMS has tried to figure out a way to solve the problem, but it has been unable to do so. It takes a long time for a system to be changed. Our hope is that as we keep publishing our findings, CMS will see how these issues are hurting people and develop a path to resolve them. Also we hope that in the future, when making policy decisions, it will keep this example in mind and figure out a way to avoid the same mistakes. These policies have a good philosophy behind them because if people are using more services, then they are probably very ill. It is a value-based strategy — if you are sicker, we are going to take care of you. Increasingly the federal government is using these strategies, but in the process if we do not consider economic disparities, then we can potentially neglect many people.

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2018-2019 College of Pharmacy Scholarship Recipients We are pleased to recognize our scholarship winners. Many thanks to our generous donors.

ALICIA STEPHENS MEMORIAL FUND* Elizabeth Dickson AMERISOURCEBERGEN STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP Aubrey Nunley Bhumi Patel Brandy Hollums Jeremy Sperrazza Shrey Patel ANNA BELLE & TATE MORGAN SCHOLARSHIP* Aktta Thakkar Clarke Farnham Danielle Oliver Justin Oliver Katherine West Katie Stogner Kaylee Worsham Madison Thress Sneha Patel Steven Skovran BAETEENA M. BLACK SCHOLARSHIP* Austin Ing BEN S. MOORE SCHOLARSHIP* Rachel Chassan BILL & BETTY STAGGS SCHOLARSHIP* Stanley Dowell BOB CATES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP* Christen Colvett CARDINAL HEALTH PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP* Lauren Bivacca

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Juan Rodriguez Kajol Patel Katherine Messer Keeley Walker Kenneth Sykes Khang Tran Kristen Blagg Kristen Wilhite Kristiana Watson Kushal Naik Lauren Lawson Leah Wallace Logan Pickett Lori Davis Margarita Pate Marian Hill Mariko Thel Matthew DeVazier Matthew Laws Meagan Thornton Mollie Wright Morgan Kelley Morgan Wender Olivia Wingate Osei Agyemang Paige Gander Quynh Le Raymon Hankins Rebecca Huddleston Rebecca Wahrmund Robert Mckoy Rose Zeng Russell Higgins Samuel Bowker Spencer Scarbrough Sunni Duffey Symone Wren Taylor Manis Terrence Brown Uday Patel Victoria Davis Vince Lovely Walesha Yates Yalda Sayed Yhazmyne Hawkins

CHARLES R. & HENRY C. SHAPARD SCHOLARSHIP* Dina Mikaiel Hope Howard Zachary Mgbemere CHATTANOOGA AREA PHARMACIST SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP** Aaron Hamby COLLEGE FUND FOR PHARMACY Alicia Sumeriski Brian Cao Connor Alexander Robin Hord CORLEY FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP* Ashley Carter

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LARRY & SHERRY HILL COMMUNITY PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP* John Rickett

PHARMACY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP* Alicia Guthrie Ashley Riner Caroline Heider Deanna Joo Jordan Miller Kevin Wong Racheal Bailey

LEONARD & DOTTYE COMPTON SCHOLARSHIP* Colton Whiteside

PHARMACY STUDENT LEADER SCHOLARSHIP* Dipti Patel

KEVIN LAZARINI SCHOLARSHIP* Megan Pham KMART PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP* Anne Harlan

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PHARMD/PHD SCHOLARSHIP* Rachel Stein PLOUGH PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP* Angelica Wilder Azur Priode Cody Kossan Erin Anderson Erin Sherwin Hannah Darnell Hannah Jenkins Jacob Counts Jacob Williams Kara Provence Lindsey Martin Mary Hughes Michelle Murphy Morgan Kane Reed Henderson Ryan Meacham RAYMOND A. MCCULLOUGH SCHOLARSHIP* Katherine Robinson REEVES-SAIN SCHOLARSHIP* Bethany Chantharath ROBERT E. AND THELMA C. DODSON SCHOLARSHIP* Davis Coulter Demetria Peroulas Kristina Leav ROGER W. PRICE SCHOLARSHIP* Mary Pakkala SAMMIE & DORIS ARNOLD SCHOLARSHIP* Madison McKnight SELDON D. FEURT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP* Amru Elayan Caroline Williams Cortney Storey David Massmann Devin Quillin Hannah Hitch Hannah Hunt Jacob Barber John Kimrey

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Darren Barrow Devon Hunt Dharaben Naik Ekta Patel Elizabeth Cleaves Emily Best Haley Daugherty Hanna Pierce Harriet Muthondu Jasmine Alston Jessica Sherrod Jessica Tejeda Kaila Smith-Casey Karlie Minor Kashira Harris Kayla Dillon Kelli Gerth Kimberly Van Komal Patel Kristen Lowe Kristin Davis Larry Breakfield Lauren Richardson Lisa Caviness Luke Parish Madison Hall Margaret-Grace Sisson Maria Mejia Mary Medley Megan Kelly Mukundwa Gael Muzammel Rizvi Natalie Bohanon Nathan Matlock Oluwataye King Presley Powers Rachel Tong Raven Jones Reagan Jacobs Roxanne Puleo Samuale Mequanint Saraf Chowdhury Sarah Key Sarah Pope Sawyer Duffey Shaneka Hamilton Shelby Hendrix Shiyar Kapan Tara Meadows Thuy-Anh Phan Zeab Tadesse

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*endowed scholarships ** endowed scholarship in memory of Reichle Chandler

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Congratulations to Our Spring 2018 Graduates!

Megan Brooke Ables Sara Elizabeth Adams Gabriel Affare Lauren Michelle Allen Mahala Renae Allred Lauren Jessica Andrews Sara Ahmed Atyia Keegan Lane Baldock Ashley Lynn Balius Hayden Matthew Barcelona Rachel Brooke Barr Jessica Marie Bennett Britnie Marie Bobrick Lauren Elizabeth Bonte Courtney Elizabeth Bradley Zachary Adam Bradshaw Michael Edward Braud Mineka Latrease Bridges Bradley Daniel Bright Lauren Rose Bunch Eric Michael Burcl Kelsey Anne-Marie Carr Jasmine Jonathan Cecil Cory Brock Chastain Juliet Eluka Chijioke Austin Alexander Childress Christina Chintanaphol Elijah Aaron Keahialaka Kui-Tung Choy Chelsea Ann Christopher Mary Kathryn Clarkson Mark Spenser Cole Haley Wright Cole Zachary Clayton Coleman William Copeland Catherine Elizabeth Corley Joshua Shane Crago Micah Bowen Craine Jacob Crossfield Alaina Brooks Darby Sarah Michelle Darby Alexandria Paige David Michael Joseph Del Grande Bethany Paige Doss Wayland Dowden Malcolm Daniel Earle Stephanie Lauren Elmore Ezinwanne Rosemary Emelue Alexis Sabina Ewah Sara Kathryn Fletcher Casey Nicole Ford Samuel Allen Forgey Kaci Elizabeth Foster

Ashley Megan Fraysure David Rutherford Fulton Megan Ruth Elizabeth Galloway Brandon David Gard Erika Yates Gruber Alexandra Raye Guido Timothy Andrew Guitard Cameron Reese Haefele Christine Ven Handy Sarah Margaret Darlene Hawkins Brandon Keith Hawkins Brandon Thomas Hazlett Penny Jo Hembree Kyle Taylor Herndon Hunter Russell Hill Tam Khac Hua Madison Nichole Iman Louis Alexander Jackson III Melanie C. Jaeger Sean Joseph Jansen Alexis Symone Jones Krupa Mukeshkumar Kalaria Jalisa Iesha Keyes Justin D. King Katlyn Marie Krug Hannah Katherine Kurtz Lauren Elizabeth Ladd Katherine Brennan Landmesser Kyna Kar Yin Lau Haley Alyssa Leach Bethany Grace Leachman Stephanie Nicole LeSerra Robert Zachary Little Sean Patrick Lloyd Emily McKee Longaker Jessica Nicole Love Xuan Anh Ngoc Ma Marcus Monroe Maddox Nadine Muhannad Majaj Auriel Person McAfee Misha Ursula Webster McCleary Amanda Marie McCormack Keyera McCoy Corey Jonathon Medler Matthew Abraham Messer Amy Marie Metcalfe Suzette Naomi Mills Anna Birg Mitchell Rebecca Jane Moser Martha Bryan Myers Jonathan Mark Naylor Mark Alexander Nelson Joshua Steven Newell

Tien Anh Ngo Carol Nguyen Gerald Baffuor Ofosu Offei-Nkansah Anu Ashok Patel Nesha Ashok Patel Nisha Harshadbhai Patel Radha Thakor Patel Jordan Alexandria Perrine Jean Marie Phillips Cody T. Pitts Kaylan Leanne Powers Christina Hope Randle Roslyn Renee Ratcliff Ashlie Carol Reagan Erin Nicole Rech Lisa Ann Reynolds Rebecca Claire Richards Christina Lynn Rickman Victor Francisco Rivera Jr. Javier Francisco Rodriguez Spenser David Rohr Alan Christopher Ross Dennis Tyler Santiago Tanner Ryan Shields Mariatou Sisay William Samuel Slaughter Kelley Lee Smith Allie Elizabeth Smith Jessica Marie Some Corina Veronica Spanu Zachary Mark Swaffer Apana Agha Louis Takwi Angee Monique Taylor Hermon Luul Tekie Esha Thakore James Jacob Thompson Steven Christopher Tiner Kelley Nicole Trent Brandon Earl Tubbs William Justin Turner Stephen Charles Turner Sameer S. Vaddadi Lauren Rae Valentour Martin Blakely Vaughan Huy Nguyen Doan Vi Katie Hebert Vinson Anderson Jordan Wade Jessica Hope Walker Rebecca Ann Whitehead Ashlee Rene’ Williams Mary Tunnell Williams Raghad J. Zarkani Celestino Hernan Zayas-Morales

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Preventive Measures College of Pharmacy students joined with University Health Services in September to administer free flu shots to UTHSC faculty, staff, and students.

Members of APhA-ASP and SNPhA were on hand in the Madison Plaza Building on the Memphis campus to give the shots. Each year, pharmacy students play a major role in flu prevention throughout the campus.

Spring Commencement Speaker The College of Pharmacy was pleased to welcome Anne Lin, PhD, as the speaker for the 2018 spring commencement ceremony. Dr. Lin is the founding dean and a professor in the School of Pharmacy at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore.

Over the course of her 30-year career, Dr. Lin held faculty positions at St. John’s University in New York, was the founding department chair of pharmacy practice at a new school of pharmacy at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania, and served as dean of the College of Pharmacy-Glendale at Midwestern University in Arizona.

Honoring a Legend Students Michael Behal (P3, Knoxville) and Michael Pierce (P4, Knoxville) presented a check to the Pat Summitt Foundation at a University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball game. The check was from money raised by the Race for the Summitt 4-Miler organized by the college’s American Pharmacist AssociationAcademy of Student Pharmacist (APhA-ASP) chapter.

The Pat Summitt Foundation, an organization founded

by Pat Summitt, the legendary head coach of the Lady Vols basketball team, promotes education and research on Alzheimer’s disease. The race course featured a 4-mile tour of the UTK campus, where Summitt established her legacy.

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Strong Competitors The UTHSC Clinical Pharmacy Team of Melanie Jaeger (‘18), Amy Metcalfe (‘18), Katherine Robinson (P4), and alternate Kristin Wilhite (P4) reached the quarterfinals of the ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge at the 2017 ACCP annual meeting in Phoenix. The competition started out with 115 teams competing in four rounds of online competition.

Students Recognized The UTHSC chapter of the American Pharmacist Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) attended the national organization’s annual meeting in Nashville and was recognized as national second runner-up for the Division A Chapter Achievement Award. The recognition was for the chapter’s efforts with Operation Diabetes. Chapter President Kara Provence (P4, Memphis) was also elected as a National Member at-large. She will serve the National Executive Committee over the next year and travel to chapters across the country.

Point of Care Training With generous financial support from Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns, 155 P3 and P4 students earned the NACDS Community Pharmacy Point of Care Testing Certificate. The certificate program trains participants to administer a variety of point-of-care tests, conduct patient physical assessments, and develop collaborative practice agreements and business plans. Led by Associate Professors Nancy Hart, PharmD, and Ken Hohmeier, PharmD, and Assistant Professor James Wheeler, PharmD, students completed more than 20 hours of focused education to prepare them for developing pharmacy Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)waived testing programs.

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Challenge Winners

Student Leaders

Elham Hatami (P3, Memphis) was part of a joint team that won the Memphis Scipreneur Challenge in March. Hatami’s team project was about a nanotechnology for delivering a drug to eye tissue for treating glaucoma, a potent eye drop named Oculmulsion. The intellectual property is under patent process by Monica M. Jablonski, PhD, from UTHSC. The team competed with five other groups and won a cash prize.

Two UTHSC student pharmacists were elected to national leadership positions with the Student National Pharmaceutical Association. Charnesa Tutwiler (P4, Memphis) was appointed Power to End Stroke chair, responsible for the planning and implementation of national efforts to bring awareness to stoke prevention. Selena Warminski (P4, Memphis) was appointed Operation Immunization chair, responsible for the planning and implementation of national efforts to bring awareness to immunizations.

She takes over for recent UTHSC graduate Rachel Barr, who concluded her term on the organization’s National Committee in July.

Mastering Immunizations Student pharmacists in their second and third years at the College of Pharmacy recently gave their time to assist this year’s P1 class with injection technique as they work toward completing the APhA Pharmacy-based Immunization Certificate program. The students needed to demonstrate competency in their ability to administer two intramuscular injections and one subcutaneous injection.

Outstanding Presentation Kinsie Arnst, a PhD candidate in the lab of Wei Li, PhD, received the 2018 Robert A. Magarian Outstanding Podium Presentation recognition at MALTO 2018. Arnst’s presentation was titled “DJ101 targets the colchicine binding site on tubulin and overcomes taxane resistance.”

Arnst competed with medicinal chemistry graduate students from colleges of pharmacy in Tennessee, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas for the highly competitive award.

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Share the Ride The Explore Bike Share program rolled onto the UTHSC campus in May as part of the city’s new bike rental program. Supporters and teams from various organizations, including approximately 10 riders from UTHSC and partner entities, joined the kick-off ride. UTHSC is a “founding funder” for Explore Bike Share, helping to provide funding for the purchase of equipment to set up the program, which has approximately 600 cruisers that can be rented on demand at any of 60 stations in downtown Memphis and the surrounding area. UTHSC has two docking stations for bikes — one in front of the Madison Plaza Building with docks for 11 bikes, and one in front of the Student-Alumni Center with docks for 15 bikes.

Smoke-Free Campus On January 1, UTHSC joined the more than 1,757 campuses across the country in becoming smoke free. The use of, advertising, sale, or free sampling of smoking products on university property, facilities, grounds, and controlled venues is prohibited. The policy spans the 55-acre Memphis campus, including sidewalks and parking lots adjacent to university buildings. “We believe this decision supports our other efforts to have a healthy environment for our students, faculty, and staff,” said Ken Brown, executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer at UTHSC.

Pharmaceutical Excellence State-of-the-Art Facility The University of Tennessee Health Science Center opened a new chapter in health care education in Tennessee and beyond on May 11, when the ribbon was cut on its new $39.7 million Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS). The 45,000-square-foot, world-class building at 26 South Dunlap is dedicated to education and professional development of enhanced clinical skills using standardized patients (actors trained to portray patients), high-fidelity patient simulators (manikins costing from $15,000 to $220,000), and virtual reality technology. The building is the only one of its kind in Tennessee and one of only a handful in the country built for and totally dedicated to simulation training. The center will allow students from the six colleges at UTHSC — Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Health Professions, Nursing, Medicine, and Pharmacy — to train together in simulation settings to develop their skills in delivering team-based health care, which is the proven model for the highest-quality care today.

The Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Solutions at UTHSC won a 2918 Building Memphis Award from the Memphis Business Journal. The prestigious awards recognize the best new developments in Memphis over the past year. The university has transformed a former warehouse on the edge of campus into a state-of-the art facility for the sterile manufacture of pharmaceuticals. The $20 million Plough Center is the only pharmaceutical facility of its kind in Tennessee and one of the few university-owned, contractmanufacturing facilities in the United States. It will produce small-batch drugs in injectable and freeze-dried forms for preclinical, Phase 1, and Phase 2 human clinical trials; orphan drugs to treat specific and rare diseases; and innovative drug delivery systems to meet various unmet clinical needs.

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Where are you now, thanks to

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Jason M. Vinson, PharmD HOMETOWN: Troy, Michigan WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?: Germantown, Tennessee CURRENT POSITION: Market Director of Pharmacy for Saint Francis Healthcare (Memphis and Bartlett); Medication Safety Officer for Saint Francis Healthcare (Memphis and Bartlett), Assistant Professor UTHSC College of Pharmacy, UTHSC College of Pharmacy Alumni Board member, Tennessee Pharmacists Association liaison to the dean, Tennessee Society of Health-System Pharmacists chair of the directors of the Pharmacy Advisory Council, ad hoc legislative committee member WHY DID YOU SELECT THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AT UTHSC? When I finished my undergraduate work at the University of Michigan with a BS in biology, and after finishing my college football career there as well, I decided to follow in my father’s footsteps and become a pharmacist. My father, Bruce Vinson, was the chief pharmacy officer for Baptist Healthcare in Memphis at the time and also taught some courses for the College of Pharmacy at UTHSC. While researching which pharmacy school would provide me with the clinical training I desired, I realized that the UTHSC College of Pharmacy had a rich history and a robust clinical program that was listed in the Top 20. With that information and the confirmation from my father that the College of Pharmacy was indeed an excellent program, I knew that it was the right choice for my career path in pharmacy.

HOW ARE YOU CURRENTLY ENGAGED WITH UTHSC? Since completing my residency at Methodist University Hospital in 2004, I have been involved with the Experiential Learning program through the College of Pharmacy. I have precepted/taught Internal Medicine, Advanced Institutional, Applied Therapeutics, Intro to Patient Care, IPPE, and I recently added Medical Psych. I have also hosted groups at my hospitals for the Pharmacy Practice Management and Pharmacoeconomics courses. One of my goals this past year was to increase the presence of pharmacy students at both hospitals to help extend the reach of our department and to provide more learning opportunities for our College of Pharmacy students.

We were able to add several rotations and preceptors for the coming year at both facilities. SFH-Bartlett now has Internal Medicine, General Medicine, Critical Care/

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ER, and IPPE. SFH-Memphis now has General Medicine (two preceptors), Critical Care, Medical Psych, and IPPE. On August 10, I was honored as the 2018 recipient of College of Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year for Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE). I received the award during the 2018 Rotation/Residency Day/ Preceptor Development Conference.

WHY DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE UTHSC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION? I was asked by Dean Chisholm-Burns to serve on the college’s alumni board as the Tennessee Pharmacist Association liaison for a three-year term. I just felt this was another way I could continue to help the college that had given me so much as a pharmacy practitioner, so I gladly accepted the position.

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO ALUMNI ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED? It is easy in everyday life to forget about the training and the program that got you where you are today in your career. I do feel it is important to give back to the university in any way possible to ensure that future pharmacists continue to add to the amazing legacy that UTHSC College of Pharmacy has created. It can be financially or in lending a hand in precepting students. It is never too late to get involved, and every little bit helps!

WHAT ARE SOME NOTABLE MEMORIES FROM YOUR TIME AT UTHSC? My fondest memories of being a student at UTHSC were of my preceptors and my clinical experiences.

Each one of those preceptors helped shape me in my practice and as a preceptor myself. I have found it very rewarding when my students and interns go on to do great things. Many of them have gone on to do PGY1 and PGY2 residencies, become preceptors, and forged some amazing careers within our profession. I have also been lucky enough to have been able to hire many former interns and other UTHSC students of mine at my two hospitals the last few years.

Faculty News

Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, was inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). ACCP Fellowship (FCCP) recognizes excellence in the practice and science of clinical pharmacy and is awarded to individuals who have made sustained contributions to the ACCP. Fellows of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) are practitioners, researchers, administrators, and educators who have made outstanding contributions to the collaborative field of critical care.

Professors Hamilton and James Wheeler, PharmD, were elected to leadership positions in the 2017 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy elections held in December. Dr. Hamilton was named secretary of the Knowledge Management for Pharmacy Practice Committee, and Dr. Wheeler was named the chair-elect for the Continuing Professional Development Committee.

Joseph Swanson, PharmD, BCPS, received the 2017 Critical Care PRN Education Award at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy meeting in October. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the education of pharmacy students, fellows, and critical care practitioners.

Bradley Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, was named the 2017 recipient of the Critical Care PRN Achievement Award at the 2017 American College of Clinical Pharmacy meeting. The award recognizes outstanding and sustained contributions to the advancement of critical care pharmacy practice, education, and research.

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Roland Dickerson, PharmD, BCNSP, FCCP, FASHP, FCCM, FASPEN, a professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, was selected by Pharmacy Practice Section as the winner of the 2017 Stanley Serlick Award.

The award recognizes a pharmacist who has made significant contributions to improving safe practices for parenteral nutrition through published literature, membership on national committees or task forces, and/or presentations at regional and national meetings.

Shannon Finks, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS (AQ Cardiology), ASH-CHC, was recognized with the Cardiology PRN 2017 Mentor Award at the 2017 American College of Clinical Pharmacy meeting. Dr. Finks was nominated for the award by mentee Cait Gibson, PharmD, BCPS, from the University of North Texas School of Pharmacy.

Kelly Rogers, PharmD, FCCP, AACC, a professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Fellowship is one of the most distinguished designations the college offers its members, and is the ultimate recognition of professional achievement.

Joanna Hudson, PharmD, BCPS, FASN, FCCP, FNKF, a professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, is a recipient of the 2017-18 ASHP Pharmacy Practice Advancement Demonstration Grant. This program supports demonstration projects related to practice advancement consistent with the ASHP/ASHP Foundation Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI) and Ambulatory PAI. The primary goal is to demonstrate an increase in pharmacist leadership on patient care teams as the professional responsible and accountable for patients’ medicationrelated outcomes.

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Faculty News (cont.)

Justin Gatwood, PhD, MPH, and Sam Li, PhD, assistant professors in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, received New Investigators Awards from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for 2018. The New Investigator Award provides start-up funding for the independent research programs of early-career pharmacy faculty. Dr. Gatwood’s award is for his work on “Strengthening Student Pharmacist Engagement and Teamwork with Productivity Software,” while Dr. Li received his award for his work on the “Effects of the First U.S. Biosimilar on Patient Clinical and Economic Outcomes.”

Santosh Kumar, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was recently named a UT Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher recipient for 2018. Kumar was selected by the UTHSC Student Government Association based on nominations from the student body. The Outstanding Teacher Awards recognize excellence in the classroom as part of the association’s continuing effort to encourage resourceful and creative instruction and to publicly recognize exceptional teaching.

Chelsea Renfro, PharmD, an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, recently completed her Community Pharmacist Foundation Grant research. Renfro’s project was entitled “Integrating Community Pharmacists into Team-Based Care.” The objective of the study was to explore successful collaborative practices between community pharmacists in the North Carolina Enhanced Services Network and other members of the interprofessional care team and to synthesize a resource that will help community pharmacists establish relationships and coordinate care with other health care providers as part of an interprofessional care team.

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New Faculty Jianxiong Jiang, PhD, has joined the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences as an associate professor. He received his PhD in cellular and molecular biosciences from Auburn University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience and pharmacology at Emory University. Since 2015, he has served as an assistant professor of neuropharmacology at the James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center.

Edward Van Matre, PharmD, has joined the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science as an assistant professor. He received his PharmD degree from the University of Colorado in 2014. After graduation, Dr. Van Matre completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, and a PGY2 specialty residency in critical care at the University of Colorado. Following the completion of his PGY2 residency, he began a critical care fellowship at the University of Colorado.

Faculty Promotions Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science Jarrod Fortwendel, PhD, promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Ken Hohmeier, PharmD, promoted to Associate Professor Christina Spivey, PhD, promoted to Associate Professor

Department of Pharmaceutical Science Francesco Giorgianni, PhD, promoted to Associate Professor

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Preceptors of the Year PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR EAST TENNESSEE Steve Johnson, PharmD, has worked with Kroger Pharmacy since 1987 and has served as a preceptor for the UTHSC College of Pharmacy since 2003. A graduate of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy Class of 1984, Dr. Johnson holds certifications in Medication Therapy Management, Immunization Delivery, and Diabetes Care through the American Pharmacists Association.

PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR MIDDLE TENNESSEE Amy Hodgin, PharmD, is the pharmacy clinical manager and Residency Program director at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro.

A graduate of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy Class of 2006, she completed PGY1 residency training at the Memphis VA Medical Center and PGY2 residency training in critical care/nutrition support at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Hodgin is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist and a member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and the Tennessee Pharmacists Association. Dr. Hodgin serves on the board of directors for The Mario Foundation and is an active member of the Junior League of Murfreesboro.

PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR WEST TENNESSEE Jason Vinson, PharmD, is the market director of pharmacy and medication safety officer for Saint Francis Healthcare in Memphis and Bartlett.

He graduated from UTHSC College of Pharmacy in 2003, completed pharmacy practice residency training at Methodist Healthcare in Memphis, and has served as a preceptor for the UTHSC College of Pharmacy since 2005. Dr. Vinson is the chair of the directors of the Pharmacy Advisory Council for the Tennessee Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He also served on the 2016 UTHSC College of Pharmacy Alumni Association Board.

A 2015 Memphis Business Journal Health Care Heroes finalist, Dr. Vinson is an active member of the March of Dimes Foundation and a founding member of R.I.B.S. (River City for Itty Bitties Soccer) Annual Soccer Tournament and “Rylee’s Run” in conjunction with the Greater Memphis Soccer Association.

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FULL-TIME FACULTY PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR Sarah Eudaley, PharmD, joined the UTHSC College of Pharmacy faculty as an assistant professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science on the Knoxville campus in 2016. She practices at UT Medical Center with the Department of Family Medicine on the inpatient service, and also serves as the 24-month Pharmacotherapy Residency Program Director. She is a 2009 graduate of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at UT Medical Center in Knoxville, followed by a PGY2 pharmacotherapy residency with the UT College of Pharmacy/UT Medical Center. Prior to returning to her alma mater, she held full-time faculty appointments at two other colleges of pharmacy in the southeast.

INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE (IPPE) PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR Shawn Pruitt, PharmD, is the owner/pharmacist-in-charge of Pruitt’s Discount Pharmacy, LLC in Nashville. A graduate of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy Class of 2000, he has practiced as a community pharmacist.

Since 2014, Dr. Pruitt has been the host of “Pharmacist on Call,” a talk show on Channel Five Plus, where he answers pharmacy questions from viewers.

He opened Pruitt’s Discount Pharmacy in 2012, and his second location at Napier Clinic in April 2018. Dr. Pruitt is an active member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

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2018 Alumni Awards Winners OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS

OUTSTANDING RECENT ALUMNA

Roland N. Dickerson, PharmD, BCNSP, FCCP, FASHP, FCCM, FASPEN

Leslie Kay Shepard, PharmD

(COP ’82) Dr. Dickerson is a tenured professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science and also serves as clinical coordinator and clinical pharmacy specialist for the Nutrition Support Service at Regional One Health.

His practice and research is focused upon the metabolic support of the critically ill patient.

Dr. Dickerson has authored more than 170 publications, 20 book chapters, 110 scientific abstracts, and given 250 invited presentations nationally and internationally. He has trained 72 advanced (PGY2) pharmacy residents, research fellows, and international pharmacists.

Dr. Dickerson is a board-certified nutrition support pharmacist and a fellow in multiple professional societies. In 2012, he was the first pharmacist to receive the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition’s highest honor, the Jonathan Rhoads Lecture Award, for major contributions to the fields of nutrition and metabolic support.

He is also the recipient of multiple other honors, including the 2015 Clinical Practice Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the 2016 Excellence in Nutrition Support Education Award for excellence in the delivery of professional education in the field of clinical nutrition, and the 2018 Stanley Serlick Award for contributions to improving safe practices for parenteral nutrition from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the 2010 John M. Kinney International Nutrition Award for the most outstanding original work relevant to the field of general nutrition published in the journal Nutrition, and the 2009 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Sustained Contributions to the Literature Award for significant contributions to pharmacy and medical literature.

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(COP ’10) Dr. Shepard is one of the pharmacist owners of Community Pharmacy Care, Inc., in Dickson, Tennessee, which includes Dickson Apothecary and Kingston Springs Pharmacy. She is also a part-time faculty member and preceptor for the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, the East Tennessee State University College of Pharmacy, and a preceptor at St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

Dr. Shepard received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2007, and a PharmD degree from UTHSC in 2010. She received the Tom C. Sharp Pharmacy Student Leadership Award in 2010, the Tennessee Cardinal Health Generation Rx Award of Excellence at the Tennessee Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting in 2013, and the National Cardinal Health Generation Rx Award of Excellence at the APhA Annual Convention in Orlando in 2014.

Dr. Shepard has served as president of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, and on the TennCare Medical Care Advisory Committee, and the Tennessee Commission on Pain and Addiction Medicine Education.

She is a member of the Drug Free Dickson Coalition and its board of directors, the Freeman Recovery Center Medical Advisory Committee, and the City of Dickson Board of Zoning Appeals.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO PHARMACY

Stephanie Phelps, PharmD (COP ’82) Dr. Phelps retired in July 2018, after a 36-year career with the University Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy.

Dr. Phelps was at the forefront of pediatric pharmacy when she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Samford University in 1979. She received a PharmD from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 1982 and subsequently completed a pediatric subspecialty residency at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, where she would continue to shape this specialized area of pharmacy. She joined the faculty at UTHSC College of Pharmacy in 1983 and was named the associate dean of Academic Affairs in 2009. For more than a decade, she served as director of Experiential Education.

Dr. Phelps served as the UTHSC College of Pharmacy faculty advisor to the APhA-ASP chapter for almost 25 years. She was honored in 1999 with the APhA-Academy of Student Pharmacists Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award and with the Linwood F. Tice Friend of APhA-ASP Award in 2016. During her time as advisor, UTHSC had seven national officers, including three national APhAASP presidents, and the UTHSC APhA-ASP chapter consistently received national and regional awards.

Dr. Phelps has participated in the education of five post-doctoral fellows and 70 pediatric pharmacy residents. She is has served as the primary editor of the “The Teddy Bear Book: Pediatric Injectable Drugs” since 1983 and is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Dr. Phelps has published 100 manuscripts and book chapters, which focus on pediatric pharmacotherapy.

Dr. Phelps is an elected Fellow of ACCP, APhA, and PPAG, and is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist.

She has held elected offices in AACP, APhA, ASHP, and has served on the board of directors of ASPEN and PPAG. She is a member of the Pharmacy Academy of the National Academies of Practice and is a past chair.

She received the 2009 Tennessee Society of Hospital Pharmacy’s Distinguished Service Award, the PPAG 2011 Helms Award for Excellence in Pediatric Pharmacy Practice, and the 2013 ACCP Educator Award. She has received numerous teaching awards, including the 2016 University of Tennessee Alumni Association Teaching Award.

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Thank You for Your Membership in the 1911 Society UT Health Science Center’s 1911 Society recognizes annual supporters of the university, who are critical to our mission of educating, conducting innovative research, and improving health.

Named for the year the Health Science Center was founded, the 1911 Society celebrates the total giving by donors, who each year make their gifts of $100 or more between July 1 and the following June 30. Recognition

Annual Giving Partners (Gifts July 1 - June 30)

HYMAN ASSOCIATE PARTNERS ($5,000 +) Danny R. and Linda G. Hall Richard A. and Susan Helms Linda Sue Highers Jerry R. and Paul Sue Hinson Donald L. and Donna S. Jones Betty Kirksey Doug and Elizabeth Ann Paul Curtis Lee Petty, Jr. and William Carroll Batts, Jr. Richard H. Sain Tim H. Self and Melissa Matlock-Self Natalie Ann Tate PATRON PARTNERS ($2,500 - $4,999) Christopher C. Balton Catherine M. Crill Gretchen R. Dickerson Amanda Joan LaBuda Stephanie D. Manno Mark Pulido and Donna Walker J. Allen Scoggin

CHANCELLOR’S CIRCLE PARTNERS ($1,000 - $2,499)

Rita R. Alloway Samuel R. and Tracey L. Bastian Barbara and Bradley A. Boucher Kennard D. Brown Brian Carriveau and Carol Collins-Carriveau Debbie Carroll Case Charles W. and Wilma Chadwell Marie A. Chisholm-Burns and John F. Burns Michael L. Christensen Peter A. and Deborah Lynn Chyka Leonard Ivan Compton Deryk and Janice Cooper Ms. Shelia Cooper Brandon Edgerson

levels reflect total contributions during the year to any college, program, or fund at UTHSC. Gifts are renewable annually to retain membership in the 1911 Society.

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Ann and James C. Eoff III William E. Evans and Mary V. Relling Glen E. and Kathy B. Farr Deborah B. and M. Douglas Garrett Christopher D. Gilbert Donna Lynn and John Stephens Hagan Tracy Marie Hagemann Holly Hardin and John Phillip Hathcock Teresa A. and Wayne R. Holimon, Jr. John P. Kelsey Steven C. and Joanna Quarles Laizure Ray E. and Jane E. Marcrom Georgi V. Petkov Norma J. Phelps Ann Powell Tony and Tracie Powers Bert H. Price Elizabeth B. and Kerry S. Regen Vicki A. Sanford Chasity Michelle and J. Michael Shelton Jerry Pennington and Mary Jo Stanley Elizabeth Louise Stima Alicia and Joseph M. Swanson Phyllis and James Whitley Taylor Bobby Thomas Jessica Lee Wallace James W. Wheless Randle S. and Elissa Williams Jennifer Schoelles and Michael Williams Christian and Greta Heilker Wolff Diane Pojanowski Woods Caroline S. Zeind

DEAN’S ALLIANCE PARTNERS ($500 - $999)

Heidi M. and Jason Todd Batchelor Ingrid Beierle and Bernd W. Meibohm Donald L. Branam Phillip P. Burgess and James Nutter Robbie C. Burns

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Amber Michelle Cagle Emily and Clay Marlin Cooper David E. and Marsha Y. Darrah Nancy White and Roger Lee Davis Roland Nelson Dickerson Isaac O. Donkor Marcus Jermaine Dortch and Rhonda R. Hollins-Dortch Rory and Whitney Van Cleve Elliott Carla D. and Joseph S. Fahhoum Greg and Karen L. Farris Lloyd and Shannon L. Finks Joan E. Fowler Marvin G. Gentry Lori Beth and Richard Ian Gray Dawn Havrda Betty Alice Hazlewood Beverly P. and Roger Stephen Herndon Kirk Edward Hevener Susan Hogue Kim Kerr and Paul Pearigen Christopher Konecny Kelly R. and Mark G. Lee Margaret R. Moore Bhavin Laljibhai Patel Avanash S. and Neelu Pentapaty Patil Herb and Beth Patterson Brenda and James W. Pershing Stephanie J. Phelps and Leigh A. Price Jerry R. Phipps, Jr. Adriane and Nathan A. Pinner Brent Nicholas Rees Lea Ann Roberson Kenneth B. and Kittye L. Roberts Maegan Rogers Julia McGregor Severance David A. and Martha Shepard Leslie Kay Shepard Marlon A. and Ashlie Camille Singletary David Sinner Michael and Valerie Ann Smith Ashley Speer Jill Thompson Sandra J. and Willie Tsiu D. Seth and Melissa J. Tucker Barbara Lea and Richard M. Wells Casey H. White Sampaguita Samontanes Wright Xia Zhao

VISIONARY PARTNERS ($250 - $499) Michelle Bell and Frank Park Traci A. Bennett Kimberly B. and Robert T. Bibb Baeteena M. and Bob Black David F. and Patti A. Black Chester W. and Carol Herd Blankenship Cynthia Anne Brasher Anite Faye Britt Joyce E. and Larry Bomar Ivy L. Chang Mythili Chunduru 48

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Richard and Sonia M. Crumley Carolyn L. Deal Dianne Vest Duncan Jeffrey McClain Duren Edna M. Edick Wayne C. Elgin Christopher K. Finch Andrea R. Franks Donna Lynette Gaffney Patti W. and Robert E. Giles, Jr. Bethany Kathleen Goolsby James M. Gordon Justin D. and Kathryn Griner Kay and Marion Ferrell Haile Leslie A. Hamilton Nancy Borja Hart Oscar Rafael Herrera Billy J. and Elizabeth Holt Brenda S. and Doug Gibbons Hooper Patricia A. Keller Sandra M. and Frederick Michael Kennel Natalie P. Kittrell Nancy Lynn Knous Charles Alexander Kohn II Jonathan and Samantha Leigh Lewis Sheila Annette Liddell Jacqueline H. and James A. May Jimmy Neil and Pam McBride Thaddeus McGiness Genevieve D. and Curtis Eugene Moore, Jr. Dennis R. and Martha O’Dell Timothy E. and Helen B. Poe Joe G. and Earline R. Price Kothanur and Premavathi Rajanna Rebecca Burns Regen Sloan M. Regen Pamela D. Reiter Jeffrey A. Reitz David and Julie Richardson Christie A. Robinson Janis P. and Jerry A. Rose Dipti J. Shah Lewis M. Sharp III Herbert Richard and Kay Segerson Shough Amanda and Chad Evan Stewart Kent Bradly Stoneking Gary W. and Janice L. Taylor Laura A. Thoma John H. Vaughn III Susan Staggs Vos Edna C. Walker Jada K. Williams Misty Ann McKee Williamson

MILESTONE PARTNERS ($100 - $249) Linda and R. Crady Adams, Jr. Titilola M. Afolabi and Jose Mion Cynthia Harriman Alford Ann and C. Michael Allen Gwen and W. Michael Arnoult Belta R. Atkins

Debra L. Barbour James L. Barnes Jan G. and Donald Beau Ray Battles II Judy Lynne Bell Cassie A. and Michael L. Billings Almon L. Black, Jr. Jay A. and Kelly Bobo Bobby Boruff J. Chris and Monte Sue Bradberry Nagashwar Rao Budha Joan M. and John M. Burns Willa D. Carr Olivia Alyse and Johnny Glen Chandler, Jr. Jamie Lynn Chapman Katherine Chessman Richard Wright Chinouth Amanda J. Clark Coleman Curtis Clark Leonard R. Cleavelin Anne M. and Mike Clepper Mary Petrea Cober Teresa Y. Cooper Kelly and Chad Andrew Covert William D. Cozart III Laura J. Crass Phyllis A. Crockett Elaine Weller and Robert T. Dodd Zachary Drabick Benjamin T. Duhart, Jr. Ryan Cole Duncan Deborah E. Dunlap Amy and Douglas Dye Jimmie L. and Marvin L. Eaves Sarah Treadway Eudaley Ronnie Ray and Sandra Felts Marsha L. and Billy Patrick Ford Kara Ann Fortune Sarah Lynn and Glenn R. Foster, Jr. Jana L. Fuqua Andreece Gandy Daisy Elizabeth Gannon Emma Gant and Natasha Pouncy Brenda S. and James W. Gardner Justin and Katie Gatwood Christa M. George and Chris Wood R. Allan Gilliam Mary L. and Michael K. Gingras Jeremiah Dee Glass Jerry M. Gordon Kimberly Ashley Graham Laura Marie Green Jason M. Green David Gregory Benjamin Neil and Brooke Whitmore Gross Cyrine Haidar Emily and Lawrence J. Hak Sandra D. Hardaway Dominique Harris Jonathan Lloyd Hartmann Allan E. and Marcia Hayden Leslie Claire and Dennis D. Henson

Ellen Herrington Sandra L. Hinds Allison Hobby Ashley and Drew Holmes Jamie Hopkins Joe R. Houston Clayton M. and Corry Taylor Johnston David L. and Sandra R. Jones Maxie L. and Paula Carol Jones Terreia S. Jones Clifford E. Keith Larry C. Key Tony and Connie George King Robert Kuhn Santosh Kumar Cheryl R. and Richard E. Learned, Jr. Kr. Renee and Eric Douglass Lee Jeffrey Allan Lewis Ann R. Looney Joseph M. and Linda C. Lynch James Michael Mace Fred W. and Margaret Julia Mahler Michael Manolakis Elaine D. and Thomas Harold Marcrom Katherine Elizabeth Marks Elizabeth D. and Ryan Marn Sabrena and Steven E. Martiny James R. and Robbie J. Mathis Carleton Brantley Maxwell and Crystal Antrease Smith John L. and Susan Elaine McAlpin Helen McClaren Maxine V. and Marx Wayne McClellan Barbara Thompson McKinnon Jackie C. and Ronald W. Meadows Brooks Conrad Metts, Jr. John O. and Tara Brandon Moore Laura S. and William Paul Moore Gordon Ray and Norma H. Morris Anthony W. and Kimberly D. Morton Andrea Lazarini Murff Thomas Jessee Nester Brian Craig and Janet L. Nock Marcus A. Norton Oliver Joshua Nunn, Jr. Sherry Osborne Robert B. Parker Malinda Grace Parman Carroll G. and Mr. M. Allen Parsons, Jr. Joe and Shelby Denniston Patrick Kathryn A. and William T. Patten, Jr. Joie and Timothy R. Pauley Jonathan D. Pearce Minoli A. Perera Mary A. and Wyatt Dean Pettigrew Barbara W. Porteous Ann S. Presley Celia Proctor and Jacob S. Smith Deleca L. Reynolds Victor Rivera Donald L. Roberts Alan G. and Laura M. Rogers

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Kelly and P. David Rogers, Jr. Larry M. Rouse Brea Olson Rowan A. Shaun Rowe Damonn L. Russell Frank T. Sawyers, Jr. Carol Diane Sharp Jessice G. Shepard David A. Shoop Hollye M. and Tracey E. Shotwell Mariatou Sisay Douglas M. and Elizabeth R. Smith Kelley Smith Melissa Scandlyn and Greg Smith Torrey Lee Smith John E. Sneed Patricia M. Speck Christina A. Spivey Deborah Stanfill Para Bradley Stromer Jeremy Stephen Stultz Edward M. Sturgeon, Jr. Joshua W. Sullivan Alyson Swindall Mary Mackey and Timothy Robert Sykes Anthony Scott and Whitney C. Taylor Dereck C. Terry Bridgett Coffey and Robert G. Thompson II Sherri Gayle Todd Diane F. and Timothy L. Tucker Jennifer Dunn Twilla Bryan T. Vaughn Mary Kelly and Matthew J. Vicars Jason M. and Jessica Vinson Juliet P. Wallace Sandra Jane Weissmiller Daniel Ryan and Lindsey D. Wells James Sheldon and Sperry Wheeler Andria L. White Shelley Irene White-Means Dawn R. Wilburn-Goo Stefane K. and Thomas E. Williams Trellis Williams Jennifer Wilson Marianne and Mark Thomas Wilson Brian L. and Jennifer Allison Winbigler Kayla Winston Clare Wiseman Charles R. and Mary E. Yates

Glen E. and Kathy B. Farr Richard A. and Susan Helms Betty Kirksey Steven C. and Joanna Quarles Laizure Mary A. and Wyatt Dean Pettigrew Timothy H. Self and Melissa Matlock-Self Jerry Pennington and Mary Jo Stanley Elizabeth Louise Stima Laura A. Thoma Barbara Lea and Richard M. Wells

CORNERSTONE PARTNERS (10 - 19 YEARS) Christopher C. Balton Barbara and Bradley A. Boucher Kennard D. Brown Joyce E. Broyles and Larry Bomar Cardinal Health Foundation Michael L. Christensen Leonard R. Cleavelin Catherine M. Crill Dennis R. and Patsy R. DeLemos Dianne Vest Duncan Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Andrea R. Franks Bethany Kathleen Goolsby Sandra L. Hinds Billy J. and Elizabeth Holt Frederick Michael and Sandra M. Kennel Ann R. Looney Elaine D. and Thomas Harold Marcrom Ray E. and Jane E. Marcrom Brenda H. and Charles N. May John L. and Susan Elaine McAlpin Thomas Jessee Nester Oliver Joshua Nunn, Jr. Stephanie J. Phelps and Leigh A. Price Bert H. Price Elizabeth B. and Kerry S. Regen Janis P. and Jerry A. Rose Larry M. Rouse David A. and Martha Shepard Michael Harrison and Jane Ahern Smith Christen S. Stotts Mary Mackey and Timothy Robert Sykes Bryan T. Vaughn Edna C. Walker Elissa and Randle S. Williams Stefane K. and Thomas E. Williams

ARCHWAY PARTNERS (5 - 9 YEARS)

SUSTAINING PARTNERS (CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF GIVING) FOUNDATION PARTNERS (20 YEARS+) Ann and C. Michael Allen Carol Herd and Chester W. Blankenship Richard Wright Chinouth William D. Cozart III David E. and Marsha Y. Darrah Jimmie L. and Marvin L. Eaves 50

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Linda and R. Crady Adams, Jr. J. Chris and Monte Sue Bradberry Jack G. Bradshaw, Jr. Philip P. Burge and James Nutter Willa D. Carr Brian Carriveau and Carol Collins-Carriveau Olivia Alyse and Johnny Glen Chandler, Jr. Ivy L. Chang Marie A. Chisholm-Burns and John F. Burns Peter A. and Deborah Lynn Chyka Anne M. and Mike Clepper

Leonard Ivan Compton Deborah E. Dunlap Amy and Douglas Dye Jacqueline M. and Phillip J. Encalade William E. Evans and Mary V. Relling Carla D. and Joseph S. Fahhoum Billy Patrick and Marsha L. Ford Jana L. Fuqua Christa M. George and Chris Wood James M. Gordon Julia Ann Guillory Leslie A. Hamilton Betty Alice Hazlewood Linda Sue Highers Brenda S. and Doug Gibbons Hooper Charles Michael and Jennifer T. Jackson David L. and Sandra R. Jones Donna S. and Donald L. Jones Clifford E. Keith Jeffrey Allan Lewis James R. and Robbie J. Mathis Helen McClaren Gordon Ray and Norma H. Morris Anthony W. and Kimberly D. Morton Curtis Lee Petty, Jr. and William Carroll Batts, Jr. Helen B. and Timothy E. Poe Earline R. and Joe G. Price Kothanur and Premavathi Rajanna Jeffrey A. Reitz Donald L. Roberts Alan G. and Laura M. Rogers Frank T. Sawyers, Jr. Lewis M. Sharp III Chasity Michelle and J. Michael Shelton Leslie Kay Shepard Diane F. and Timothy L. Tucker Daniel Ryan and Lindsey D. Wells Jada K. Williams Melba Wilson Brian L. and Jennifer Allison Winbigler Clare Wiseman Catherine L. and H. George Wood, Jr. David and Linda R. Young

LIFETIME PARTNERS (CUMULATIVE LIFETIME GIVING) LAUREATE PARTNERS ($1 MILLION+)

FELLOW PARTNERS ($100,000 - $249,999) American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Jana L. Fuqua Genentech, Inc. Danny R. and Linda G. Hall Betty Kirksey Merck & Co., Inc., Foundation David A. and Martha Shepard Estate of Samuel F. Stubbs Walgreens

LEADER PARTNERS ($25,000 - $99,999) ASHP Foundation Christopher C. Balton Errette S. Bevins, Jr. Carol Herd and Chester W. Blankenship James Richard and Marsha Lynn Brown Cardinal Health Foundation Debbie Carroll Case Charles W. and Wilma Chadwell Marie A. Chisholm-Burns and John F. Burns Leonard Ivan Compton Deryk and Janice Cooper Catherine M. Crill CVS Health Foundation Ann and James C. Eoff III Glen E. and Kathy B. Farr Richard A. and Susan Helms Jerry R. and Paula Sue Hinson Donald L. and Donna S. Jones Jane E. and Ray E. Marcrom Jimmy Neil and Pam McBride John O. and Tara Brandon Moore NACDS Foundation Dennis R. and Martha O’Dell Carroll G. and M. Allen Parsons, Jr. Curtis Lee Petty, Jr. and William Carroll Batts, Jr. Stephanie J. Phelps and Leigh A. Price Richard H. Sain Timothy H. Self and Melissa Matlock-Self Natalie Ann Tate James Whitley and Phyllis Taylor Bobby Thomas Diane F. and Timothy L. Tucker Wal-Mart Foundation Barbara Lea and Richard M. Wells James Sheldon and Sperry Wheeler

Amgen Foundation Christopher A. and Watson B. Hall Methodist Healthcare Foundation Van Vleet Foundation

FOUNDING PARTNERS ($500,000 - $999,999) Abbott Laboratories Pfizer Foundation

BENEFACTOR PARTNERS ($250,000 - $499,999) Don C. and Sandra Haverstick Fancher Linda Sue Highers Sanofi-Aventis U.S., L.L.C.

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Golden Graduate Homecoming 2017 The Golden Graduate Homecoming events annually draw alumni from all six colleges at UTHSC back to campus. The celebration in 2017, held October 11-13, included 12 from the College of Pharmacy. The milestone gathering has featured dinner at The Rendezvous, open houses at the various colleges, and tours of new buildings on campus, as well as the Golden Graduate Ceremony and Dinner at The Peabody.

The 2018 celebration, which honored the class of 1968 and all prior years, was held October 10-12.

Alumni Board of Directors OFFICERS PRESIDENT Casey White ‘01 PRESIDENT-ELECT Marcus Dortch ‘01 AREA VICE PRESIDENTS Andreece Gandy ‘08 Betty Hazlewood ‘75 Marty Gentry ‘01 PAST PRESIDENT Paula B. Hinson ‘78

BOARD OF DIRECTORS WEST TENNESSEE REPRESENTATIVES Reginald Andrews ‘01 Rick Chambers ‘92 Kent Stoneking ‘93 Mark Wilson ‘76

MIDDLE TENNESSEE REPRESENTATIVES Ashlie Singletary ‘01 Richard Randolph ‘92 Ron Felts ‘74 EAST TENNESSEE REPRESENTATIVES Travis Fleming ‘09 Eric Lee ‘98 Dustin Smith ‘01 REPRESENTATIVES-AT-LARGE Kara Fortune ‘04 Jamie Hopkins ‘00 Paul Moore ‘11 Josh Regel ‘00 Curtis Petty ‘05 Seth Tucker ‘01

APPOINTED POSITIONS TPA REPRESENTATIVE Jason M. Vinson ‘03 TSHP REPRESENTATIVE Brandon Edgerson APPOINTED ALUMNI Sheila Liddell ‘15 Rick Sain ‘89 J. Allen Scoggin ‘67 Lynette Washington ‘94 Lindsey Wells ‘13 APPOINTED NON-ALUMNI Bobby Hoang

OUT-OF-STATE REPRESENTATIVES Carleton Maxwell ‘06 J. Edwin “Eddie” Underwood Jr. ‘91

COP Welcomes New Director of Development The College of Pharmacy is pleased to welcome Brynn Huysman as the new director of development.

Huysman received her bachelor’s degree in public relations and a master’s degree in recreation, parks and tourism from the University of Florida. She held positions at UF Performing Arts and the UF Health Cancer Center, before moving to the UF College of Pharmacy, where she worked in development for the last four and a half years.

Huysman said she is excited to be in Memphis and is looking forward to working with the UTHSC College of Pharmacy.

Contact her at bhuysman@uthsc.edu or 901.448.2085.

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In Memoriam 1941 Joe Rufus Sykes Libertyville, Illinois

1954 Charles Newman Hatfield Maryville, Tennessee

1966 Susan Maddux Litchford Crossville, Tennessee

1946 Betty Derryberry Columbia, Tennessee

Elise Jourdan Knoxville, Tennessee

1967 James F. Byron Mount Juliet, Tennessee

1948 Margaret M. Simpson Erin, Tennessee 1949 C. C. Thomas Alcoa, Tennessee 1951 William V. Ginn, Jr. Center, Texas 1951 William H. Pearigen, Jr. Memphis, Tennessee 1952 Errette S. Bevins, Jr. Knoxville, Tennessee 1952 David Verble Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas 1953 James S. Stevenson Trenton, Georgia

1955 Edwin B. Howard Arlington, Tennessee

James E. Walden Jacksboro, Tennessee

1955 John D. Moffitt Bartlett, Tennessee

1968 John S. McCall Lenoir City, Tennessee

1957 Robert W. Greene West Memphis, Arkansas

1970 Charles F. Andrews, Jr. Brentwood, Tennessee

1960 Ann Pennington Poteet Durham, New Hampshire

1977 Dennis Alan Tatum Cookeville, Tennessee

1961 William M. Oldham St. George, Utah

1984 Cynthia Carr Flannery Oakland, Tennessee

1964 James W. Davis Chattanooga, Tennessee

1995 Kaia N. Naantaanbuu Memphis, Tennessee

Clarence S. Smith Powell, Tennessee

2015 Jamison Phillips Chattanooga, Tennessee

1965 Gordon Ray Morris Hendersonville, Tennessee

This listing, done by graduation year, is inclusive from August 25, 2017 until June 30, 2018. To inform the UTHSC Office of Development and Alumni Affairs of any errors or omissions, or to make a donation in memory of a classmate or friend, please contact the office at 901.448.5516 or alumni.uthsc.edu.

Errette Bevins Jr. Errette Shemmel “E.S” Bevins Jr., of Knoxville passed away January 8 at the age of 88.

Born in Knoxville, Bevins graduated from the UT College of Pharmacy in 1952. He served for two years in the United States Army before opening and operating E.S. Bevins Pharmacy in Knoxville.

He served the Knoxville community for nearly four decades. After retirement, he traveled the world with his wife, Billie Jean Bevins. He served on the UT Board of Trustees from 1971–1977.

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Leave Your Legacy Have you thought about the legacy you will leave behind?

With a Planned Gift, you can: • Simplify your estate for your family • Reduce the tax burden applied to your assets • Benefit causes you hold dear

Legacy donors become members of the Hershel “Pat” Wall Legacy Society Dr. Wall’s 50 years of dedication as a student, faculty member, and administrator at UTHSC are unsurpassed. His legacy will live forever, as will the impact made by our donors.

For more information about planned gifts to UTHSC and Legacy Society membership, contact Bethany Goolsby at 901.448.5516 or estateplans@uthsc.edu.

Thank you to our Legacy Society Members!

Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Errette S. Bevins, Jr.

Dr. Rose Sizemore Laffoon

Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Harold M. Casey

Mr. L. Steve Lubin

Estate of Clarke W. Chidester

Dr. Ben S. Moore

Estate of Elizabeth Clifton

Dr. and Mrs. Tommy W. Page

Dr. and Mrs. Alan B. Corley

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Powell

Dr. and Mrs. James C. Eoff, III

Dr. and Mrs. James R. Price

Mrs. Sandra Haverstick Fancher and Mr. Don C. Fancher

Estate of Henry C. Shapard

Dr. Glen E. and Mrs. Kathy B. Farr

Dr. and Mrs. David A. Shepard

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Michael Fink

Estate of Samuel E. Stubbs

Dr. Jana L. Fuqua

Dr. and Mrs. Michael G. Swaim

Mr. Christopher A. and Mrs. Watson B. Hall

Estate of Gladys Swearingen

Dr. Linda Highers

Dr. and Mrs. James Whitley Taylor

Dr. David W. and Mrs. Patricia J. Huntley

Estate of Dr. Robert Ben Taylor

Estate of Alvin C. Hutcherson

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Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Memphis, TN Permit No. 4026 Office of Development and Alumni Affairs 62 S. Dunlap, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38163 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED

Please join us for the UT College of Pharmacy Alumni Reception at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting.

Monday, December 3, 2018 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

HILTON ANAHEIM Anaheim, California RSVP at alumni.uthsc.edu/2018ashp

SAVE THE DATE! Pharmacy Alumni Weekend in Memphis April 12–13, 2019 Come back to Memphis, reconnect with fellow alumni and friends, and celebrate the classes of ’79, ’89, ’94, ’99, and ’09!

Be on the lookout for more information coming soon.