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March 2019

New Investigator Awards

 

Three faculty members in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy have won competitive 2019 New Investigator Awards from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, giving the school five winners over the past two years. Read more.


Mike MadduxCEO of Clinical Pharmacy Organization Delivers Hartman Lecture

Michael Maddux, executive director of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, is set to deliver the UM School of Pharmacy’s annual Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture. Read More.


Joshua FlemingPharmacy Faculty Honored with ASHP Distinguished Service Awards

Two faculty members in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy were honored for their service to the pharmacy profession at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, California. Read More.

 


Nicole AshpolePharmacology Professor Awarded NIA Grant for Research on Aging Brain

Nicole Ashpole, an assistant professor of pharmacology in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been awarded a grant from the National Institute on Aging to research memory impairments in advanced age. Read More.


Katie BarberPharmacy Faculty Members Elected to Lead State Organization

Four University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy faculty members have assumed new leadership roles within the Mississippi College of Clinical Pharmacy, the state chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Read More.

 


Social Moments

Students getting hot chocolateHelping our #StellarStudents kick off a rainy day with some hot chocolate!


Research DayOur students got a chance to show off their #StellarResearch at the @ACCP Research Symposium, hosted jointly by the #olemisspharmacy Student College of Clinical Pharmacy and @MissCollClinRx


Dental Mission WeekStudent pharmacists spent time at the @UMMC_Dentistry Dental Mission Week filling prescriptions and counseling patients on their medications. Almost 1,500 underserved and uninsured children, adults and veterans received free dental care, beating last year’s record!

 


Alumni Visit@DavidDAllen was on the road again for the #1100PharmaciesProject with great visits at pharmacies in Walls, Hernando, Sardis and Batesville!


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 admission at the site PharmCAS.org from now until March 1, 2019. For more information, contact Chelsea Bennett at cdwelch@olemiss.edu.

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