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As part of its ongoing exchange program with Italy's Universita degli Studi di Messina (University of Messina), the School of Pharmacy recently said ciao (hello) -- and ciao (goodbye) -- to eight students from Italy. Francesa "Ester" Morreale, Guiseppa LoSurdo, Mariarosaria Platania and Michela Savoca were here Sept. 7...-Oct. 2; and Maria Carmela Araniti, Flavio Franchina, Maria Carmela Giurrandino and Nicola Messiniti were here Oct. 7-Nov. 6. Denise Emminger, IPPE director for the School of Pharmacy, says, "They were all absolutely delightful!"Read More

VCU School of Pharmacy Cute couple alert! Mike Butler and Danielle Balmaceda, both first-year Pharm.D. students, personified "puttin' on the Ritz" at the annual SOP Semiformal Nov. 13 at Richmond's Renaissance Center. Event theme: "Waking Up in Vegas." Live entertainment: the musical stylings of Melissa Hetzler (who also shot this photo). Watch this space; more to come!

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Team Psychotropes (see below) consisted of SOP faculty Sharon Gatewood, Akash Alexander, Jean-Venable "Kelly" Goode, Amy Kennedy, Gary Matzke and Leticia Moczygemba. Daily Planet representatives were Robert Osborn, Judy Parker-Falzoi and Dianne Reynolds-Cane. Awards garnered by Team Psychotropes were: Health Outcome Ma...nagement Award, Clinical Pharmacy Services Improvement Award and Life Saving Patient Safety Award.Read More

VCU School of Pharmacy A triple threat! Many congratulations to the School of Pharmacy team -- "Team Psychotropes" -- which, in collaboration with Richmond's Daily Planet Health Care Center, received THREE awards at the HRSA Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services 2009 Collaborative at Learning Session 4 in Dallas.

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Tie one on for the holidays! A Kappa Psi pharmacy tie, that is. You have till Friday (Nov. 20) to order any of four styles of pharmaconeckties (get it?!) so your tie(s) will arrive before winter break. Want an order form? E-mail Jamie Waller (P2) by Friday. The ties are $15 each. 1: Sayings including "May cause marked ...drowsiness." 2: Mortars and pestles, tablets, capsules. 3: Hypodermics, bottles, stethoscopes. 4. Sayings including "Avoid sunlight while taking this." Already have an order form? Remember to drop it off, along with check or money order, in Jamie Waller's mailbox by Friday. Good cause, great gift.Read More

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Congratulations to the school's two dozen newly initiated Phi Delta Chi brothers! The initiates, all P2s, are: James Adams, Seema Banger, Sara Bekri, Claire Crain Brown, Loan Chin, Geetika Gandhi, Leslie Hanley, Karl Hayter, Amy Ho, Miranda Johnson, Hasan Kazmi, Nelia Kranitzky, Minh Le, Brad Martin, Shreya Patel, Hoda... Rostami, Danielle Rawlings, Lindsay Samuel, Sara Tittermary, Jennifer Trinh, Neil Allen Van Pelt, Ryan Wong, Melody Wootten and Bryan Yumori. For more info on PDC's Alpha Delta chapter, click on the link.Read More

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The School of Pharmacy's annual semiformal is going on ... right now! It runs through midnight at Richmond's Renaissance Center. This year's theme is "Waking Up in Vegas." Hmm. ASHP's Midyear Clinical Meeting is in Vegas, too. Any connection? :) We don't have photos yet, of course, but if you'd like to take a trip down... memory lane, click on this link and scroll down to the second item, "Semiformal 2008." Enjoy!Read More
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Watch here for photos from VCU School of Pharmacy student-centered events and projects, such as the annual White Coat Ceremony and graduation.

VCU School of Pharmacy Give it up for fourth-year pharmacy students, who began their sixth round of APPE (Advance Pharmacy Practice Experience) this week. Enjoy, P4s! And remember, only 29 shopping days till your monthlong winter break begins. (Oh, no, we're not a bit jealous!)

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If you're in the area Thursday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., don't forget to drop in at the Barnes & Noble @ VCU Medical Center, 601 N. 10th St., for a book-signing and discussion of SOP professor emeritus Werner Lowenthal's "Earth Sculptures." This collection of his award-winning photography was compiled by his widow, H...ilda Meth. If you buy a book, by the way, all proceeds go to the Lowenthal Endowment Fund for student scholarships. Good deal!Read More
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In his later years, Dr. Werner Lowenthal, a longtime professor in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, launched himself into the world of photography with great gusto.It turns out he ...

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It's a mere few shopping weeks till the holidays -- have you bought a special gift for that special canine? Rover can be the first on his block to sport a School of Pharmacy hoodie -- and you'll be benefiting a good cause (SACP) at the same time. The deadline to order is 3 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 12). For more info, visit ...www.pharmacy.vcu.edu. Under "Upcoming Events," click on "Nov. 12: Deadline to order doggie T's." Here's a photo of Adam Krukas' (P3) dog, Mordey, sporting his SOP pride.Read More

VCU School of Pharmacy Calling all SOP students and faculty: Here's a great chance to enhance your ability to communicate with a diverse community. If you're interested in learning and practicing Spanish -- medical terminology, in particular -- please fill out an online survey compiled by Adam Krukas (P3). The survey deadline is 5 p.m. Friday (Nov. 13). Fluency is not a prerequisite.
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Hello Student Pharmacists and Faculty!I am doing this survey to assess who might be interested in forming a medical spanish club. This would give students and faculty the opportunity to learn and practice their Spanish, with an emphasis on using medical terminology we would use in practice! ...

VCU School of Pharmacy The MCV Campus might not be home to many restaurants (unless you count McDonald's, the bagel place and cafeterias), but it does have ... food carts!
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There’s a world of choices for a lunch out in Richmond. And that’s just on one corner. Stretching a block south and a block west from the corner of 11th and Marshall streets, you can get Chinese, ...

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Photos from the Office of Experiential Education's 2009 Preceptor Awards -- as well as a list of the class of 2009 residencies and fellowships -- were included in the Summer/Fall 2009 issue of Preceptor Newsletter. Haven't seen it? Click here: http://www.pharmacy.vcu.edu/sub/exper/do cs/NewsletterVol5Issue2SummerFall09.pdf
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