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Beyond the Script

For over a hundred years, we have pushed pharmacy forward. And we haven’t done it alone. Our work goes beyond the confines of a building, beyond research labs, and classroom walls. We have led pharmacy education, practice, and research. It’s the story of people elevating care and saving lives. We’re dedicated to pushing past the status quo and fighting for a better tomorrow. This is not just a Kentucky story, it’s yours, your teacher’s, your student’s, your children’s, your neighbor’s, your pharmacy’s, your future… It’s about how we go beyond—beyond the script.  

Kelly Smith Named Dean of UGA College of Pharmacy

Kelly M. Smith, associate dean for academic and student affairs at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, has been named dean of the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. 

UKCOP Makes the Cut - AACP Announces 2018 Walmart Scholars

AACP officially announced the 85 student/faculty recipients for the 2018 AACP Walmart Scholars Program, and students, faculty, and alumni from UK College of Pharmacy all made the list. Strengthening a commitment toward a career in academic pharmacy, each pair will receive $1,000 to be used toward Pharmacy Education 2

UKCOP Students Initiate Letter Writing Campaign to Congress

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy APhA–ASP Chapter is conducting a letter writing drive to encourage Members of Congress to support the provider status legislation. The chapter has generated 420 letters as a result of the campaign, and will try to get even more letters, according to Kyle Bryan, Policy Vice President for the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Chapter.

New Study Looks at Effects of Binge Drinking

The UK College of Pharmacy Research Publication Highlight for November of 2017 was published in Alcohol and is titled “Increased expression of M1 and M2 phenotypic markers in isolated microglia after four-day binge alcohol exposure in male rats” The project was led by Dr. Hui Peng, an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the laboratory of Dr. Kimberly Nixon, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  Graduate students Chelsea Geil and Kevin Chen as well as postdoctoral fellow, Justin McClain, each in the Nixon laboratory contributed to the project.

Kuhn Named 2017 Parker Award Recipient

Dr. Robert Kuhn, a specialist in pediatric pharmacy and University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) faculty member since 1985, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Paul F. Parker Award. He will receive the award on December 5th at the Annual UK Luncheon during the 2017 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Meeting in Orlando.

Shoulder to Shoulder Global Brigades to Ecuador

Shoulder to Shoulder Global is now accepting applications for the 2018 brigades to Santo Domingo, Ecuador. Participants engage in a variety of cultural and service-learning opportunities while  providing services such as basic medical and dental care, health education, school health screenings, women’s health, home visits and community-based learning. The 2018 brigade dates are:

Dr. Kelly Smith Elected President of ASHP

Kelly M. Smith, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCCP, has been elected as ASHP’s new President-elect. Julie A. Groppi, Pharm.D., FASHP, and Paul Walker, Pharm.D., FASHP, were elected to serve on the ASHP Board of Directors.

UK Students Team Up to Spread the Word About Lifesaving Overdose Tool

K'Quan McNease's time is split between studying journalism at the University of Kentucky and caring for his foster children. Most of their parents have abused opioids, he said, so the issue of the opioid epidemic in Kentucky hits close to home for him. The problem is well-known. Many Kentuckians are personally affected, and the epidemic —and the devastation it brings — is frequently cited in local and national news stories. But McNease wonders how many of those Kentuckians know how to help someone who has overdosed?

Bluegrass Community Health Center & UK College of Pharmacy Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program

Bluegrass Community Health Center and The University of Kentucky (UK) College of Pharmacy have announced an expanding partnership to create a new pharmacy residency program located in Lexington, Kentucky. The postgraduate year two (PGY2) Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program is jointly-sponsored by Bluegrass Community Health Center and the UK College of Pharmacy. It is the first pharmacy residency program at Bluegrass Community Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center and National Committee for Quality Assurance Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home.