This summer 20 Madison area high school students from the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID)/Teens of Promise (TOPS) program had an opportunity to explore careers in pharmacy.
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Students give back while on summer break
A break from didactic coursework paired with a community outreach initiative allowed student pharmacists Christina Tran, Eric Friestrom, and Lindsey Hoff to provide essential medication and disease state counseling to patients, caregivers, and other health …
Peters is 2016 recipient of administrative pharmacy award
Joanne Peters, a PhD candidate working under the guidance of Betty Chewning, Professor and Apple Distinguished Chair, Social and Administrative Sciences Division, has received the Joseph B. Wiederholt – Consortium for Research in Administrative Pharmacy …
Alumni Snapshot – August 2016
A considerable number of alumni have previously secured Lifetime Membership status within the organization through sizable dues contributions to the Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA).
Margolis named Editor of the PSW Journal
Amanda Margolis, lecturer in the Pharmacy Practice Division, will assume an expanded role of Editor for the Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (The Journal). For the past three years, Margolis has made significant …
PharmTox alumnus and current students share a mini-reunion
Paths recently crossed for Pharmacology – Toxicology alumus Dr. Patrick Dowling ‘87, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician at UW Health, and current Pharmacology & Toxicology students Laura Josephson ‘x17 and Alex Hall ‘x17.
School garners multi-discipline representation at global social pharmacy conference
Faculty and an alumnus from the Social and Administrative and Pharmacy Practice areas contributed expertise at the International Social Pharmacy Workshop 2016 (ISPW2016).
Golden project selected for UW2020 Award
An innovative research proposal from Jennifer Golden, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division and Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry Center, was among a topnotch group of faculty to receive the UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative Award. …
Kolesar selected as president elect of national pharmacy organization
Jill Kolesar, professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, has been selected as president-elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).
Annual Golf Event Another Ace!
The warm temps, sunny skies, and new joint event with students was a recipe for success for the 2016 PAA/WSPS Scholarship Golf Outing. Nearly 90 alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends participated in the annual …