About ribbon cutting photo: UF Pharmacy students assist administrators with ribbon cutting for their new study facilities. From left: David Cunningham, Julie A. Johnson, College of Pharmacy dean, Russ Armistead, CEO of UF Health Jacksonville, Carol Motycka, assistant dean for the college’s Jacksonville campus, Stephany Nunez-Cruz and Patrick Wieruszewski. Collaborative…
Guest Editor: Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D. Director of UF Health Cancer Center Cancer Health Disparities ecancer.org works closely with leading oncologists and healthcare professionals to inform and educate the cancer community. Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D., a professor of outcomes and policy at the University of Florida College…
Amid state and national trends showing a decline in the demand for pharmacists and an increased emphasis on interprofessional, team-based approaches to care, the University of Florida College of Pharmacy is embarking on a four-year plan to lower its student-to-faculty ratio as part of ongoing curriculum reform. Starting next year,…
Thomas E. Menighan, BSPharm, MBA, ScD (Hon), FAPhA executive vice president and CEO of American Pharmacists Association sent an email to Dean Julie A. Johnson praising one of her students, Christina Beatty (Pharm.D. candidate 2015) for her guest column in the Space Coast Daily news, “Pharmacists Are Integral…
The University of Florida College of Pharmacy is reforming its doctor of pharmacy four-year educational program to prepare graduates to work in an evolving environment where interprofessional team-based approaches to patient care are increasingly the norm. UF will build on and enhance the best features of its current Pharm.D. program…
The University of Florida College of Pharmacy was honored to host the 10th International Conference on Life Long Learning in Pharmacy 2014 in Orlando, FL in June. The first meeting held in the United States since 1994, this year’s theme, The Magic of Discovery: What Lies Ahead, was designed…
For the approximately 25 million Americans who have asthma, quick relief medication is a lifeline when breathing becomes difficult. But what many asthma sufferers may not realize is there is a drastic difference between prescription medication and what is available for purchase over the counter. A University of Florida pilot…
At the conclusion of the first year of UF Health’s Personalized Medicine Program, the results are in: The program has successfully implemented a process for genetic testing that helps cardiologists identify which patients may benefit from a switch to an alternate anticlotting medication. The researchers published a review of the…
