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UMSOP Has BigPresence at AACP'sAnnual Meeting

New Chair forDepartment ofPharmaceutical HealthServices Research

School of PharmacyLaunches AdvancedPharmacy TechnicianProgram

School HostsInternationalConferences

Three SOP FacultyMembers Honored atMPhA Annual Meeting

New Members Namedto School's Board ofVisitors

Kudos!

EVENTS White CoatCeremonySept. 12, 2 p.m.MSTF AuditoriumThe School's annualceremony towelcome first yearstudents to thepharmacy profession

Summer 2014

Dear friends and colleagues, Another academic year is here, and our faculty andstaff are excited to welcome a new group of firstyear student pharmacists. During the summer, wemiss the energy and "buzz" having a building full ofstudents generates. Students keep us on our toesand challenge us to think outside of the box interms of our curriculum and how we deliver it. Wevalue the feedback our students give us on theireducational experience at the School of Pharmacyand take their input into consideration as we develop new programsand course content. I also value your feedback as alumni, donors, and friends of the Schoolof Pharmacy. One of the best parts of my job is the opportunity I haveto interact with each of you. I look forward to seeing you during whatpromises to be a busy fall ­ one full of endowed lectures, workshops,alumni receptions, and more. I hope you are able to attend one of themany events the School hosts. In the spirit of expertise, influence, and impact,

Natalie D. Eddington, PhD, FAAPS, FCPDean and Professor

UMSOP Has Big Presence at AACP's AnnualMeeting I was pleased to join many of the School's faculty and staff at theAmerican Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's (AACP) AnnualMeeting in Texas in July. The School was well represented withpresentations, posters, session moderators, committee memberships,

School of PharmacyAll Alumni ReunionSept. 12­13Friday night Oriolesvs. Yankees gameand Saturday Tasteof BaltimoreLuncheonClick here for details 2014 APhAFoundation PinnacleAwards Innovationsin PharmacyPractice LectureSept. 17, 1 p.m.Pharmacy Hall,Room N103 or viasimulcastRepresentatives ofEl Rio CommunityHealth Center,winners of a 2014Pinnacle Award, willdeliver the inauguralInnovations inPharmacy PracticeLectureRSVP here

and award winners. AACP's annual meeting is an excellent forum forsharing our experiences with our colleagues and for learning from eachother as we seek to provide the best pharmacy education we can toour students. Our presence at this national meeting continues to grow,and I am proud of the faculty and staff who participated or who werehonored for their achievements.

Robert Beardsley, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical healthservices research ­ speaker on ACPE guidelines for admissions,and speaker at an open forum on ACPE's draft standardsAndrew Coop, PhD, professor and chair of pharmaceuticalsciences ­ 2014 Dr. James E. Wynn Memorial AwardRichard Dalby, PhD, associate dean for academic affairs, andLisa Lebovitz, JD, assistant dean for academic affairs andassessment ­ 2014 Excellence in Assessment AwardRichard Dalby, PhD, associate dean for academic affairs ­poster on career preparation for off campus students, roundtablemoderator, and speaker on computer­based examinationsNatalie Eddington, PhD, dean and professor ­ chair ofResearch and Graduate Affairs Standing CommitteeStuart Haines, PharmD, professor of pharmacy practice andscience ­ speaker on measuring and evaluating faculty practiceactivitiesAmy Ives, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practiceand science ­ School of Pharmacy AACP delegateLisa Lebovitz, PhD, assistant dean for academic affairs andassessment ­ poster presentations on programmaticassessment, admissions data and NAPLEX and MPJEperformance, roundtable moderator on curriculum refinementMary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, professor of pharmacypractice and science ­ moderator for roundtable on curriculumrefinementJill Morgan, PharmD, associate professor of pharmacypractice and science ­ immediate past chair of Student ServicesSpecial Interest GroupNeha Pandit, PharmD, associate professor of pharmacypractice and science ­ poster presentation on national HIV/AIDSstrategy goalsTim Rocafort, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacypractice and science ­ poster presentation on facultyperformance assessment and feedbackMagaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, professor and chair ofpharmacy practice and science ­ moderator for roundtable onmulti­instructor active learning sessionsFadia Shaya, PhD, professor and vice chair for academicaffairs, Academic Research Fellows ProgramToyin Tofade, PharmD, assistant dean for experiential learning­ speaker on preceptor trainingDeanna Tran, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacypractice and science ­ speaker on creating opportunities forpharmacy collaborations and poster presentation oncollaborative cardiovascular­focused educational programShannon Tucker, assistant dean for instructional design andtechnology ­ moderator for roundtable on instructional design andsatellite campuses, poster presentations on graduation CAPPand electronic health records, and speaker on computer­basedexaminations

New Chair for Department of Pharmaceutical

Health Services Research C. Daniel Mullins, PhD, professor in the Departmentof Pharmaceutical Health Services Research(PHSR), has been named chair of the departmentfollowing a nationwide search. Dr. Mullins has beena trusted member of the School of Pharmacy'sfaculty for nearly two decades and has servedPHSR in many capacities. He is an accomplishedresearcher, a dedicated teacher and mentor, and athoughtful administrator. I am confident that he willbe a stellar leader for PHSR as it works to expandits programmatic research within the department andacross campus, and as it shapes the next generation of pharmaceuticalhealth services researchers through its nationally renowned graduateprogram. Dr. Mullins, who joined the School of Pharmacy faculty in1995, received his bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology and completed his doctorate at Duke University. He hasserved the PHSR department in many capacities over the years,including as graduate program director, as a previous chair, and mostrecently as interim chair following the retirement of former chair IleneZuckerman, PharmD, PhD, in December 2013. Please join me incongratulating him on his new appointment. Read more here.

School of Pharmacy Launches AdvancedPharmacy Technician Program The School of Pharmacy has launched a new certificate program thatwill help pharmacy technicians with three to five years of workexperience advance their practice and take their careers to the nextlevel. Called PharmTechX, the program began July 1 and is availablethrough the School's Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions (CIPS)Knowledge Enterprise, an innovative online learning platform that willallow pharmacy technicians to move through the program at their ownpace and at times most convenient for them. Hospital and communitypharmacy leaders across the state of Maryland have recognized theneed for advanced pharmacy technician training that allows currenttechnicians to expand their capabilities, which will enable pharmaciststo spend more time delivering direct patient care. Our newPharmTechX Program offers an online, self­paced, and interactivelearning environment that is designed to help practicing pharmacytechnicians meet their career goals and assume more leadershipresponsibilities within their organizations. Led by Jill Morgan, PharmD,BCPS, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practiceand Science, the PharmTechX Program is a collaboration between theSchool and three local health systems in Maryland ­ the University ofMaryland Medical System, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and MedStarHealth. It includes three practice­based certificate trainingprograms that technicians can choose from based on their individualpractice interests: Leadership and Patient Care, Specialty PharmacyPractice, and Community Pharmacy Practice and Management. Readmore here.

Schools Hosts International Conferences The School was fortunate to be able to host three internationalconferences in May and June that brought researchers and academics

to the School.

Third International Conference on Microneedles: The Schoolof Pharmacy, under the leadership of Audra Stinchcomb,PhD, professor in in the Department of PharmaceuticalSciences (PSC), hosted theThird InternationalConference onMicroneedles, May 19­21.The conference was a livelymix of more than 200academic, industrial, andregulatory delegates, andincluded networkingopportunities during posterand exhibition sessions, as well as social activities. A range ofinvited and keynote speakers from both business and academiapresented technical highlights and reviewed state­of­the­artdevelopments in the field. Topics included: design andtechnology, clinical and pre­clinical results, fabrication andmaterials, coatings and formulation, drug and vaccine delivery,regulatory issues, and more.US/Thai Pharmacy Education Conference: The School ofPharmacy, under the direction of Ed Moreton, PhD,professor inPSC, hosted the US­Thai Consortium for the Development ofPharmacy Education inThailand Conference, May28­30. The three­dayconference welcomed 125attendees from the UnitedStates and Thailand to theSchool to share informationand best practices onpharmacy education. Theconsortium was founded inMay 1994 when nine schools of pharmacy from the UnitedStates and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacysigned a Memorandum of Agreement with eight schools ofpharmacy in Thailand and the Committee for PharmacyManpower Development of the Thailand Ministry of UniversityAffairs. There are now 18 Thai and 16 US schools of pharmacyin the consortium. In July 2008, the MOA was renewed for anadditional fourteen years. The Consortium fosters a formal link,on an institutional basis, that supports the long­termdevelopment plan of the Ministry of University Affairs toenhance the academic, research, and clinical programs of theirschools of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Ninth Pan American Conference on PharmaceuticalEducation: The School welcomed more than 90 delegates,presenters, and participants from 35 countries across the Americas to the Ninth PanAmerican Conference onPharmaceutical Educationheld June 2­4. Hosted byMagaly Rodriguez deBittner, PharmD, BCPS,CDE, FAPhA, professorand chair of the Departmentof Pharmacy Practice andScience (PPS) at theSchool, the conference aimed to promote cooperation among

pharmacy schools across the Pan American region. Sponsoredby the School of Pharmacy, the Pan American HealthOrganization (PAHO), the American Association of Colleges ofPharmacy (AACP), and the Ministry of Health in Brazil, theconference featured presentations and panel discussions thathighlighted innovative methodologies for pharmacy educationand evaluation.

Three SOP Faculty Members Honored at MPhAAnnual Meeting Three faculty members from the Department ofPharmacy Practice and Science (PPS) were therecipients of prestigious statewide awards from theMaryland Pharmacists Association (MPhA). DeannaTran, PharmD, an assistant professor in PPS,received MPhA's 2014 Distinguished YoungPharmacist Award, which is presented each year toa pharmacist who has graduated within the past 10years and has made a significant contribution to theprofession through service to a local, state, ornational pharmacy organization. Dr. Tran completeda one­year community pharmacy residency at Virginia CommonwealthUniversity and Martin's Pharmacy following her graduation from theSchool of Pharmacy in 2011. Her research and teaching focus oncommunity pharmacy practice, including medication therapymanagement, diabetes, immunizations, travelhealth, point­of­care testing, and over­the­countermedications. She currently serves as a clinicalprograms consultant to Giant Pharmacy. Mary LynnMcPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CPE, professor andvice chair for education in PPS, received MPhA'sSeidman Distinguished Achievement Award, whichrecognizes her important contributions to theassociation, organized pharmacy, and the pharmacyprofession. An international authority in the fields ofpain management and palliative care, Dr.McPherson has maintained a practice in hospice and palliative care, aswell as ambulatory care, throughout her career. She teachesextensively in the School's Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program anddeveloped one of the first palliative care pharmacy residency programsin the United States, for which she currently servesas director. MPhA's Cardinal Health Generation RxChampions Award was awarded to BethanyDiPaula, PharmD, BCPP, associate professor inPPS, in recognition of her outstanding commitmentto raising awareness about the dangers ofprescription drug abuse among the general publicand the pharmacy community. Dr. DiPaula receivedher PharmD from the School of Pharmacy, whereshe also completed a psychiatric pharmacyspecialty residency. She now serves as director ofthat residency program and is a board certified psychiatric pharmacistwith practices in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatry andsubstance abuse. Read more here.

New Members Named to School's Board of

Visitors Seven new members have been named to the School's Board ofVisitors. A distinguished group of professional, business, andgovernment leaders who are committed to the mission and goals of theSchool, the Board of Visitors provides advice and counsel to the dean,advocates for the School in pursuit of its aims, and assists the Schoolwith fundraising. The new members of the Board include:

Thomas E. Menighan, BSPharm, MBA, FAPhA, executive vicepresident and chief executive officer of the AmericanPharmacists Association (APhA)Stephen J. Allen, RPh, MS, FASHP, executive vice president ofthe American Society of Health­System Pharmacists (ASHP)FoundationJudy Britz, PhD, executive director of the MarylandBiotechnology CenterMary Baxter, BSP, MBA, vice president of national practiceleader performance and outcomes at Cardinal HealthJoseline A. Pena­Melnyk, representative for Anne ArundelCounty and Prince George's County in the Maryland House ofDelegatesJohn Spearman, president and chief operating officer at LaurelRegional HospitalAudra Stinchcomb, PhD, founder and chief scientific officer ofAllTranz, Inc.Wenxue Wang, president and chairman of the board for ChinaFortune Land Development, Ltd. Read more here.

Kudos! Our faculty, staff, and students are extremely talented individuals whoare often recognized for their expertise by our School, University, andexternal organizations. Here is a list of recent achievements.

Abdalla Aly, a graduate student in the Department ofPharmaceutical Health Services Research, won Best OralPresentation for Session A and the Gerontology and GeriatricsEducation and Research Program Award at UMB's GraduateResearch Conference.Abdulla Aly and Viktor Chirikov, graduate students in theDepartment of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, werenamed recipients of the department's 2014­2015 Donald O.Fedder Memorial Fellowship Award.Robert Beardsley, PhD, a professor of pharmaceutical healthservices research, received a 2014 Icons of Pharmacy Awardfrom Oregon State University College of Pharmacy.Heather Boyce and Jacky Lin, graduate students in theDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received TravelAwards from the 17th International Diffuse ReflectanceConference held in Chambersburg, Pa.Nicole Brandt, PharmD, a professor of pharmacy practice andscience, has been reappointed as editor of thegeropharmacology section of the Journal of GerontologicalNursing, has been named a clinical expert for the AmericanGeriatrics Society's 2015 Beers Criteria Update, and has beennamed a pharmacy columnist for Caring for the Ages, the officialnewspaper of the American Medical Directors Association.

Mehmet Burcu and Xinyi Ng, graduate students in theDepartment of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, wererecipients of the department's 2014­2015 Arthur SchwartzMemorial Scholarship Award.Lijia Chen and Maryanna Lanning, graduate students in theDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, won AmericanChemical Society Travel Grants.Bethany DiPaula, PharmD, associate professor of pharmacypractice and science, has been appointed to the Maryland StateOverdose Advisory Council's Pharmacists Prescribing NaloxeneWorkgroup and has been appointed to the American Society ofHealth­System Pharmacists' Section Advisory Group onPreceptor Skill Development.Natalie D. Eddington, PhD, FAAPS, FCP, dean and professorof the School of Pharmacy and executive director of Universityregional partnerships, has been named chair of the AmericanAssociation of Colleges of Pharmacy's Research and GraduateAffairs Standing Committee.Shamia Faison, a graduate student in the Department ofPharmaceutical Sciences, won the Graduate TranslationalResearch Award at UMB's Graduate Research Conference.Steven Fletcher, PhD, an assistant professor of pharmaceuticalsciences; Kathleen Pincus, PharmD, an assistant professor ofpharmacy practice and science, and C.S. Raman, an associateprofessor of pharmaceutical sciences, were selected by theSchool of Pharmacy faculty as 2014 American Association ofColleges of Pharmacy's Teachers of the Year.Brandy Garzel, a graduate student in the Department ofPharmaceutical Sciences, received a 2014­2015 NationalInstitutes of Health Chemistry­Biology Interface GraduateStudent Training Grant from the University of Maryland,Baltimore and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.Geoffrey Heinzl, a graduate student in the Department ofPharmaceutical Sciences, received a 2014 American Foundationfor Pharmaceutical Education Pre­doctoral Fellowship.Stephen Hoag, PhD, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences,and James Polli, PhD, the Shangraw/Noxell Endowed Chair ofPharmaceutical Sciences, were awarded a United States patentfor a method to evade and detect counterfeit drug products.Ting­Yang "Jane" Huang, a graduate student in theDepartment of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, wonfirst place in AcademyHealth's Presenting Research inCompelling Ways Student Pecha Kucha Style Competition.Bilal Khokhar, a graduate student in the Department ofPharmaceutical Health Services Research, won Best Poster forSession B and the Gerontology and Geriatrics Education andResearch Program Award at UMB's Graduate ResearchConference.Cherokee Layson­Wolf, PharmD, an associate professor ofpharmacy practice and science and associate dean for studentaffairs, was named a trustee of the Maryland PharmacistsAssociation.Joey Mattingly, PharmD, MBA, an assistant professor ofpharmacy practice and science, has been appointed to theAmerican Pharmacists Association's Academy ofPharmaceutical Research and Science 2014­2015Communications Standing Committee.Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, a professor of pharmacypractice and science, was named the founding chair of theAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine'sPharmacotherapy Special Interest Group, was appointed to the

Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group, and was appointedto the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's PartD Medication Relatedness National Working Group.Xinyi Ng, a graduate student in the Department ofPharmaceutical Health Services Research, won third place inAcademyHealth's Presenting Research in Compelling WaysStudent Pecha Kucha Style Competition.Ebere Onukwugha, PhD, an assistant professor ofpharmaceutical health services research, received the Dr.Patricia Sokolove Outstanding Mentor Award from theUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore's Graduate StudentAssociation.Brent Reed, PharmD, an assistant professor of pharmacypractice and science, has been appointed to the 2014­2015Communications Standing Committee for the AmericanPharmacists Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Researchand Science. He has also been named director of the School ofPharmacy's Cardiology Pharmacy Residency Program.Monet Stanford, a fourth year student pharmacist, has beenappointed to the American Pharmacists Association'sCommunity Pharmacy Residency Program Advisory Panel for aone year term.Deanna Tran, PharmD, an assistant professor of pharmacypractice and science, was appointed to the AmericanPharmacists Association's New Practitioner NetworkCommunications and Networking Standing Committee and hasbeen reappointed to the American Pharmacists Association'sAcademy of Pharmacy Practice and Management AwardsStanding Committee.James Trovato, PharmD, an associate professor of pharmacypractice and science, was reelected to a one­year term as chairof the American Society of Health­System Pharmacists' Houseof Delegates.Katherine Walker, PharmD, an associate professor ofpharmacy practice and science, has been appointed to theMaryland State Overdose Advisory Council.Jia Bei Wang, PhD, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences,has been named a standing member of the National Institutes ofHealth's Surgery, Anesthesia and Trauma Study Section for2014­2020.Kristin Watson, PharmD, an associate professor of pharmacypractice and science, was named the Class of 2014's Teacherof the Year.

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