The 2016 Pharmacology-Toxicology Undergraduate Travel Awards have been announced–seniors Anna Kellner of Madison and Morgan Walcheck of Appleton have earned these unique awards that are sponsored by Dean Steve Swanson. Kellner anticipates using her award …
Student News
Hall and Josephson named 2016 Meriter Ganser Fellows
Alex Hall and Laura Josephson, juniors in the School’s Pharmacology-Toxicology Bachelor of Science program, have been named Meriter Hospital Ganser Fellows for summer 2016. Meriter’s Ganser Fellowship Program awards six 12-week summer fellowships annually to …
Pharmacy students among group that wins statewide healthcare competition
An interprofessional student team comprised of Paria Sanaty Zadeh, DPH-3, Torie Grover, DPH-4, Hillary Kirking, first-year nursing student, Frances Goglio, second-year veterinary medicine student, and Justin Meyers, third-year medical student, was awarded first place at …
Students coordinate flu clinics for the underserved
Third year students Jennifer Liao and Katie Kuecker, along with Ali Ritscher, DPH-2, developed and executed a volunteer-run influenza clinic at the St. Vincent DePaul Charitable Pharmacy (SVdPCP) in Madison, Wis. The twice monthly clinics …
Pharmacy Student Organizations Take Learning Beyond the Classroom
The PharmD accreditation standards emphasize co-curricular learning, or the professional experiences outside of course requirements. Co-curricular learning provides students with opportunities to develop as leaders, collaborators, and pharmacy professionals. This year, the UW-Madison School of …
Koo SCOREs!
Alex Koo, a junior pharmacology-toxicology major from Las Vegas, Nevada, has been accepted as one of six UW-Madison undergraduates to participate in SCORE (Summer Cambridge and Oxford Research Experience) for the summer of 2016. Participating …
Scholarship reception celebrates achievement and more!
Students, donor, family, and friends attended the annual scholarship reception honoring the academic achievements of our students and expressing gratitude for the generous support of donors. This year more than $500,000 in scholarships was awarded—illustrating …
Desai and Peters recognized for communication in healthcare research
Karishma Desai and Joanne M. Peters, doctoral students studying with Betty Chewning, professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, received the award for “Best Oral Abstract” for their work titled, “The Power of Patient …
Clinical pharmacy is focus of new student organization
Pharmacy students have proactively sought opportunities to serve locally and nationally with the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy Student College of Clinical Pharmacy (SCCP) organization—a newly formed chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). …
Zhang’s PhD research results in AAPS award
Wei Zhang, graduate student in the lab of Lian Yu, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was awarded the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Graduate Student Research Award in Physical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics (PPB) …