Approximately 100 attendees, comprised of direct family caregivers and volunteers, and about half professional caregivers, were on hand to hear Kevin Look, assistant professor in the Social & Administrative Sciences Division, present at the 2016 …
Clinical Practice, Innovation, and Research
High school students get a first-hand look at pharmacy
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.
Aboneh wins Gerber Novice Researcher Award
Ephrem Aboneh, a PhD candidate working under the guidance of Michelle Chui, Associate Professor and Vice-Chair, Social and Administrative Sciences Division, has received the novice researcher award from the Gerber Foundation.
Vardeny’s vaccine trial garners $21 million grant from the NIH
Orly Vardeny, associate professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, is co-principal investigator for a flu vaccine trial that will test a high dose for heart patients. Vardeny and co-principal investigator Scott Solomon, a cardiologist …
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 …
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 …
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).
Vivian named to health center board
Eva Vivian, professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was appointed to serve as secretary of the Executive Committee which leads the Access Community Health Centers Board of Directors. Typically, the Secretary succeeds to Vice …
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).