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April 2019

Jontae Warren

Jontae Warren, a second-year student in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has accepted a summer internship through the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences in Rochester, Minnesota. Read more.


UMMC IPE ActivitySharing the Pain: Students from Four Disciplines Simulate Patient Care

More than 430 students from the University of Mississippi Medical Center schools of Pharmacy, Health-Related Professions, Medicine, and Nursing participated in an Interprofessional Education activity on acute pain management. Read more.


Kim Adcock, Seena Haines and John Bentley at NAP MeetingThree Pharmacy Faculty Honored by National Health Care Association

Three School of Pharmacy faculty were recognized by the pharmacy academy of the National Academies of Practice at its annual meeting March 7-9 in Pentagon City, Virginia. Read more.

 

 


Miranda CraftOle Miss Student Selected as Officer for National Pharmacy Organization

Miranda Craft, second-year student at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, was selected for the national role of student exchange officer with the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists. Read more.


Katherine RainesMeet Stellar Student Katherine Raines

An active member of the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists, Katherine Raines recently received the Pharmacists Mutual/American College of Apothecaries Foundation Community Pharmacy travel grant to attend the ACA/ACVP Annual Conference and Expo. Read more.

 


Social Moments

Capitol Day Group#CapitolDay2019 was a success! Our students toured the building, met with legislators and gave free health screenings.


SNPHA Civil Rights Museum VisitIn honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, students from the #olemisspharmacy Student National Pharmaceutical Association (@olemisssnpha) chapter and members of the Magnolia State Pharmaceutical Society visited the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson.


JPS Youth Health MattersStudents from #olemisspharmacy and the School of Medicine provided an opioid education session for the @JPSDistrict Youth Health Matters Symposium.


Ikhlas Khan_2019Congrats to Ikhlas Khan, director of the #NCNPR, as he gave the @UICPharm Norman R. Farnsworth Lecture titled “Scientific and Market Developments of Herbal Health Products during 25 Years of DSHEA.”


Announcements

Pharmacy Alumni Weekend is April 5-6. Contact Scott Thompson at sthompson@alumni.olemiss.edu for more information.

The School of Pharmacy is hosting a pharmacy showcase in Starkville on April 23 to educate aspiring pharmacists on the profession’s various career paths. For more information or to register for the free event, click here. Contact Lindsey Cooper at lindsey@olemiss.edu for volunteer information

Ole Miss Pharmacy is accepting applications for its Sophomore Entry Program until May 1. Learn more information here, or contact Lindsey Cooper at lindsey@olemiss.edu.

Be a Champion for Ole Miss Pharmacy and mentor future pharmacists! More information here: pharmacy.olemiss.edu/admissions/champion