Jan 04, 2016 - APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACY
Congratulations to Dr. Linda Tyler, Administrative Director of Pharmacy Services in UUHC and Clinical Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Associate Dean for Pharmacy Practice in the College of Pharmacy on being appointed to serve on the editorial advisory board for the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.
AJHP Editor in Chief Daniel J. Cobaugh said he looks for members of the editorial advisory board to:
Support the journal's mission to be a highly relevant and impactful scholarly publication that focuses on advancing science, pharmacy practice, and patient outcomes
- Advance the journal's work by furnishing guidance on AJHP editorial policy issues, identifying highly relevant and impactful content, recruiting authors and reviewers, and providing article reviews
- Ensure that diverse perspectives are considered as it provides guidance to the leadership of AJHP and ASHP.
Linda S. Tyler, Pharm.D., FASHP, is Chief Pharmacy Officer at University of Utah Health Care, based in Salt Lake City, and Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. Her areas of editorial expertise include drug information, literature evaluation, statistics, medication safety, and leadership. She has published mainly in the fields of physical compatibility, drug product shortages, and drug information. Her most important practice achievements include serving her healthcare organization as the director of its combined postgraduate year 1 pharmacy practice residency, postgraduate year 2 health-system pharmacy administration residency, and M.S. degree program and being appointed to the FDA Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee. She is the recipient of the 2015 John W. Webb Lecture Award from ASHP and a recipient of the 1988 Rufus A. Lyman Award, which recognized the authors of the best paper published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education the previous year. Tyler would like AJHP to receive high-quality manuscripts that broadly reflect practice in health-system pharmacy and to improve the experience of authors who submit manuscripts for possible publication in the journal.
Jan 15, 2016 - CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. CAROL LIM'S PROMOTION TO FULL PROFESSOR!
Dr. Carol Lim was provided the official State notice that she is now a Full Professor.
Please join the College in congratulating her on this paramount academic achievement.
Feb 01, 2016 - DR. KAREN GUNNING AWARDED THE 2016 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD
Congratulations to Prof. Karen Gunning, BCACP, FCCP, Pharm.D., BCPS, has been selected to receive the 2016 University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award.
Gunning, interim chair of pharmacotherapy, will receive the award at the general commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 5.
The $5,000 award honors significant contributions to University's teaching mission made by faculty who have completed eight or more years of service. Recipients are nominated for outstanding teaching performance, implementing effective and innovative teaching methods, and demonstrating exceptional abilities to motivate student learning and to prepare them for a career.
"While I have learned much from her in the classroom, I have learned just as much from her outside of it," said one of Karen Gunning's students. "The more admirable feat is the sheer number of students she helps in similar ways."
Gunning is a mentor in and outside the College of Pharmacy, and her influence is felt across multiple programs at the U. Through both didactic teaching and hands-on clinical training, Gunning exposes her students to the joy of helping others and instills the principle of lifelong learning.
She has expanded the reach and potential of the College of Pharmacy by teaching skills never before included in the curriculum and creating the U's ambulatory care pharmacy residency. Gunning has been course master of five courses and has taught several others for more than 10 years, all while co-authoring more than 25 peer-reviewed publications.
Generous with her time, Gunning serves in mentorship roles and committee leadership capacities. She has held many prominent positions, including serving as director of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine's Family Medicine Grand Rounds.
Among many awards, Gunning is a three-time recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award from the College of Pharmacy and two-time recipient of the Specialist Teacher of the Year by the Family Medicine Residents. She graduated summa cum laude from Oregon State University and earned a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Utah.
Feb 02, 2016 - PHARMACY AND THE CONTINUUM OF LETHAL INJECTION
Feb 10, 2016 - DR. ERIC SCHMIDT PUBLISHED IN PNAS
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) recently published Dr. Eric Schmidt's paper titled "Metabolic Model for Diversity-Generating Biosynthesis".
This is a high-profile publication and a collaborative project on biodiversity.
Dr. Eric Schmidt is Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah and an Adjunct Professor of Biology at the College of Science.
Feb 11, 2016 - DAVID GRAINGER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED AS A 2016 FULBRIGHT FELLOW
Grainger's Fulbright Award will support his 4-month visiting faculty position to teach and perform research at the School of Pharmacy, Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine, and Centre for Innovation at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946, the program seeks to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.
Competitively selected U.S. citizens apply for and receive support to study, conduct research, and exercise their talents abroad. The Fulbright Program is recognized among the most prestigious awards programs worldwide, operating in over 155 countries.
Managed by the Institute of International Education, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors the Fulbright Program from an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress. Additional direct and in-kind support comes from partner governments, foundations, corporations, and host institutions both in and outside the U.S.
May 05, 2016 - DR. ERIC AWARDED THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE RESEARCH AWARD
Congratulations to Dr. Eric W. Schmidt, PhD who was awarded the 2016 University of Utah Distinguished Scholarly and Creative Research Award.
Schmidt, William R. Droschkey Endowed Chair in Pharmacy, professor of Medicinal Chemistry and adjunct professor of Biology, received this award at the general commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 5th, 2016.
The Distinguished Scholarly and Creative Research Awards were established as a means of recognizing University of Utah tenure track faculty members in all disciplines who have made significant scholarly contributions to their fields. No more than three awards are made for the following academic year and consists of a grant of $10,000 to pursue research or creative pursuits.
Selection is made on the basis of the significance and quality of research or creative achievements. The award recognizes lifelong accomplishments by considering the extent to which they represent a major breakthrough or advance in the field, are intellectually distinctive or creative, and contribute to improvement and enrichment in the human condition.
"The University Research Committee and the Vice President for Research were enthusiastic in their endorsement of your nomination for this award."
May 09, 2016 - #5 IN NEW NIH RANKING
The College of Pharmacy's NIH Funding ranking has moved up to #5 in 2015. This is the 41st consecutive year ranking among the top ten colleges of pharmacy.
The number of colleges and schools of pharmacy reporting extramural research funding rose to 100 this year. The total extramural research funding reported for FY15 was $552,518,233 - an increase of 17% as compared with FY14 totals. Funding in all three types of research awards analyzed (NIH, Other Federal, and Non-Federal) rose in FY15, as did the total number of faculty receiving extramural research funding. These findings demonstrate a continued pattern of growth in research activities that is ongoing in the colleges and schools of pharmacy. In turn, these results bode well for the continued growth in graduate and postdoctoral education, including all areas of basic, clinical and translational research in the academic pharmacy community.
Sep 29, 2016 - SUNG WAN KIM
Sung Wan Kim to receive the University of Utah Distinguished Chemistry Alumni Award in 2016! As a former Ph.D. student of Henry Eyring at Utah, faculty Sung Wan Kim is recently selected to received the Chemistry Alumni Award at a ceremony in April, 2016.
Nov 18, 2016 - ADD PROGRAM AWARDED $19.5M CONTRACT RENEWAL
ADD's College of Pharmacy’s Program Awarded $19.5M Contract Renewal To Identify Compounds for Treating Therapy-Resistant Epilepsy.