It’s not often that a bad stomach leads to a great career. But a few years ago, when Daniel Malcom was continually nauseated and unable to eat, it was a pharmacist who not only helped relive his discomfort but who also inspired him to pursue pharmacy as a career. Daniel Malcom, Pharm. D, an Associate…
UK College of Pharmacy partners with Kentucky State University
By Allison Perry The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy announced a new partnership with Kentucky State University (KSU). This partnership will allow students to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in an accelerated time frame. The innovative 3+4 program allows participating students to count their first year of pharmacy…
Training the next generation of pharmacists
Like many institutions, Colleges of Pharmacy are constantly adapting their curriculum to meet the changing needs and demands of the industry. As the healthcare landscape continues to change, the role of the pharmacist continues to evolve. Colleges are working to stay ahead of this change in order to help train professionals, so they can succeed in their careers. Medical News recently talked with Cindy Stowe,…
Increasing access to care through prescriber-driven pharmacist protocols
By: Cindy Stowe, PharmD, and Patricia Rippetoe Freeman, PharmD Standing orders and clinical protocols allow the delivery of prescribed care based on an agreed upon set of criteria. Pharmacists practicing in health system settings have had broad authority to provide protocol-driven care for many years. In contrast, community pharmacists’ authority to provide protocol-driven care has been limited to the provision of immunization services, and, more recently,…
UK pharmacy students are finalists in national business plan competition
A team of University of Kentucky College of Pharmacystudents is one of three finalists in the Good Neighbor Pharmacy National Community Pharmacists Association’s (NCPA) Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. The 2012 competition drew entries from a record number of 40 schools and colleges of pharmacy. The competition is the first national competition of its kind in the…
Pharmacy faculty member is APhA-APRS president-elect
Melody Ryan, a University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy faculty member and alumnus, has been voted president-elect of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA-APRS). As a unit of APhA, APRS “stimulates the discovery, dissemination and application of research to improve patient health and serves pharmacists and those members who are…