Pharmacy News

HSC College of Pharmacy recently announced the 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award recipients for Clinical Care and Research – Dr. Megan Wesling and Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos. The annual awards celebrate faculty and staff for their substantial, impactful, and deliberate achievements that emphasize innovation and UNTHSC values in the areas of teaching, research, clinical care and service. […]

Join us to celebrate pharmacy week and our HSC College of Pharmacy Friday, Oct. 22 1-4 p.m. Come-and-go IREB 2nd floor foyer Poster sessions and competition Awards presentation, 3:30-4 p.m., IREB 2nd floor Light snacks Giveaways Mix-n-mingle Tours of IREB, PreClinical Services and Pharmaceutical Analysis Core Lab Open to all HSC faculty, staff and students! […]

Contributed by Haley Barnes, HSCCP Class of 2024 Despite virtual learning and a historic Texas snowstorm this last spring, UNTHSC and TTUHSC student pharmacists were dedicated to flexing their critical thinking skills in the 2021 Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP) Leadership Challenge. The Leadership Challenge Competition is designed to help student pharmacists explore their […]

Meenakshi R. Ramanathan, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy Infectious Diseases Pharmacist, Medical City Arlington What is the most rewarding aspect of being an Infectious Diseases Pharmacist? The most rewarding aspect of being an Infectious Diseases Pharmacist is being able to find the right regimen (right drug, right dose, right route of administration, […]

By Arnessa Blanks It has been over a year since COVID-19 affected communities across the country. This past year has been filled with wearing masks, following social distancing guidelines, and developing vaccines in record time. Today, healthcare students and providers continue to help in the fight against COVID-19. Student pharmacists at The University of North […]

Name/Class: Kaitlyn Bradley, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2021  Hometown: Arlington, Texas Kaitlyn has been a pharmacy intern at a local CVS pharmacy for the past three years. When she started pharmacy school, she quickly learned how beneficial hands-on experience was to succeed in the classroom. Kaitlyn has recently accepted a job offer with CVS pharmacy to begin upon graduation.  How has COVID-19 affected […]

Name/Class: Katy Muilenburg, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2021 Hometown: Houston, Texas  Nothing could prepare you more for working in emergency medicine than training during a pandemic. Katy has received a unique opportunity to experience this firsthand during her APPE rotations. She plans to work as an Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist after completing a PGY1 and PGY2 residency.   How has COVID-19 affected your position in […]

Name/Class: Abriana Palumbo, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2023  Hometown: Bedford, TX  Abriana Palumbo is a pharmacy technician at a hospital where she is helping administer COVID-19 vaccines. After gaining over four years of hospital experience, she has decided to take the clinical pharmacy route after completing the PharmD program. She is excited to learn more in upcoming rotations the […]

Name/Class: Noreen Ohye, HSC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2023  Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas Noreen has a drive for helping animals in need and has her eye on a career as a veterinary compounding pharmacist. Working for the Safeway system since 2014, she was promoted to an intern after her first year of pharmacy school.  How has COVID-19 affected your position in the pharmacy?  Due to […]

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney disease, about 34.2 million Americans have diabetes and more than 84 percent of Americans are living with prediabetes without knowing it.  Pharmacists help patients with diabetes by providing customized plans, individual counseling, and prescribed medications. Here are five tips from HSC College of Pharmacy and HSC Health Clinical Pharmacists Dr. Adenike Atanda and Dr. Megan Wesling on how to manage diabetes:  Set […]