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2006-2007 TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS:
Collegiate Teacher of the Year: Gary Milavetz, PharmD, Associate Professor
Class of 2010 Teacher of the Year: Jonathan Doorn, PhD, Assistant Professor
Class of 2009 Teacher of the Year: Robert Shaw, PharmD, MPH, Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Class of 2008 Teacher of the Year: Jenna Steffensmeier, PharmD, Assistant Professor (Clinlcal)
2006-2007 Preceptor OF THE YEAR AWARDS:
Faculty Preceptor of the Year: CoraLynn Trewet, MS, PharmD, BCPS, Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Community Practice Preceptor of the Year: Kristin Berg and Bethany Sather, Target Pharmacy, West Des Moines
Hospital/Health System Preceptor of the Year: John Rode, Jennifer Rode, and Michelle Birdsell, Henry County Health Center, Mt. Pleasant
Assistant Dean Elected Treasurer of National Society
Paul Abramowitz, Pharm.D., director of the Department of Pharmaceutical Care at UI Hospitals and Clinics and assistant dean and professor in the UI College of Pharmacy, will serve a three-year term as treasurer of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). The position also involves serving as treasurer of the ASHP Research and Education Foundation.
ASHP is the 30,000-member national professional association that represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals, clinics, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care and other components of health care systems. Abramowitz is also past president and past chair of the Board of Directors of ASHP. Abramowitz's term began June 26, 2007.
Abramowitz also serves as the chairperson of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, and has also served on the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners for the past seven years. Abramowitz is also vice-chair of the board of directors of the Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center, a joint venture of UI Hospitals and Clinics and the Iowa Health System. Donna Katen-Bahensky, senior associate vice president for medical affairs and chief executive officer of UI Hospitals and Clinics, said, "Mr. Abramowitz is a remarkable leader. His unquestioned integrity, high standards and management capabilities make him highly qualified for this important professional office on the national level."
Faculty Achievements
Congratulations to William Doucette, John Swegle, Jeff Reist, and Mike Ernst for their hard work and recent accomplishments!
- William Doucette, PhD, Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, promoted to Professor
- John Swegle, PharmD, Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, promoted to Associate Professor (Clinical)
- Jeff Reist, '82 BSPh, PharmD, Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, for receving his PharmD, Summer 2007, now Assistant Professor (Clinical)
- Mike Ernst's research (Ernst ME et al. Hypertension. 2006:47[3]:352-358), was referenced in JAMA, in an article by Mike Mitka, JAMA, 2007:298:31. "Experts Argue Not all Diuretics the Same".
division Residnet, fellow and graduate student recognition ceremony
The program started with a welcome, introduction by Dr. Karen Farris and the Graduate Charge by Dean Jordan Cohen. Then the Community Care Pharmacy Practice Residents began with project presentations and then the Graduation Ceremony followed with presentations of certificates. The day ended with a wonderful reception to wish everyone farewell and good luck with future endeavors.
The following were Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) Pharmacy Residents:
Sarah DeHaan, PharmD - Location of Sioux City
Jessica Purcell, PharmD - Location of Waterloo
The following were Community Care Pharmacy Practice Residents:
Ashley Dohrn, PharmD - Location of Main at Locust/Davenport
Stevie Hudrlik, PharmD - Location of Family Pharmacy/Dubuque
Sukhmani Sarao, PharmD - Location of Osterhaus Pharmacy/Maquoketa
Maria Theresa de Jesus-Roetlin, BSPharm, Doctor of Medicine - Location of Shepley Pharmacy/Mt. Vernon
The following Graduate Student:
Yong Ming Zhao, PhD - Pharmaceutical Socioeconomics
 
Jay Currie, Residency Director, Jay Currie, Residency Director, Stevie Hudrlik, Resident,
Ashley Dohrn, Resident, Josh Feldmann, Preceptor, Heather Rickertsen, Preceptor
Kara Carruthers, Preceptor
 
Jay Currie, Residency Director, Jay Currie, Residency Director,
Suk Sarao, Resident, Maria Theresa de Jesus-Roetlin, Resident,
Matt Osterhaus, Preceptor Amy Jackson, Preceptor
Pharmacy Practice Residents making strides
Two Community Care Pharmacy Practice Residents have been recognized by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Sukhmani Sarao, PharmD, and Ashley Dohrn, '06 PharmD, have each been awarded a $1,000 Incentive Grant from the APhA Foundation, January 2007, for their respective work:
Sarao S, Osterhaus M, Farris K, Currie J. Impact of Community Pharmacists' Recommendation During Screenings for Diabetes and Hyperlipidemia on Lifestyle Changes, Medication Use, and Physician Visits. APhA Foundation Incentive Grant. $1,000. January 2007.
Dohrn A, Carruthers K, Farris K, Currie J, Doucette W. Clinical Outcome Achievement for Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia in a Pharmacist Case Management Program: A Case-Control Study. APhA Foundation Incentive Grant. $1,000. January 2007.
Ashley Dohrn was also elected president of the Quad City Area Pharmacy Association for the 2007 calendar year.
Career Development Group Visits U of I Pharmacy Practice Lab
Thirty-four students from West Liberty High School in West Liberty, Iowa, visited the Pharmacy Practice Lab in early January to explore the field of pharmacy. The group viewed a career video, made lip balm in the practice lab, and spoke with College of Pharmacy clinical and research faculty. The group was here as part of their final day in a career development workshop series entitled "A Future in Iowa: Career Development Program". The program was sponsored by Dr. Saba Ali of the College of Education.
College Division Hosts Faculty / staff Retreat
The Clinical and Adminstrative Division (CAP) sponsored a faculty and staff retreat January 18th-19th at the Holiday Inn in Coralville, IA. The focus of the retreat was "moving CAP to the next level" -- setting the stage to prioritize its diverse missions. The program helped to develop strategies for the future of the division. The invited facilitator was Mac Bogert of Allen Zabriskie Associates. He has worked with a number of organizations including the DHHS Public Health Fellows program.
"The faculty retreat was a terrific opportunity for faculty to revisit their roles as members of the CAP community and to begin to build division-wide initiatives that benefit everyone", said Bernard Sorofman, faculty member and head of division.
Faculty elected to national offices
William Doucette, PhD, Associate Professor, was elected as Chair-Elect (2007-2008) of the Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences (ESAS) Section of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science in the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). He will take office at the annual meeting in March, 2007, in Atlanta. He received a PhD from the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, and is currently studying models of multidisciplinary collaborative care, and evaluating pharmacy services. The ESAS Section is home to those interested in health services research, policy and administration with application to pharmaceutical treatments and pharmaceutical care.
Karen
Farris, PhD, Associate Professor, has been elected as Chair-Elect (2007) of the Social and Administrative Sciences (SAdS) Section of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).
Vern Duba, MA, Assistant Professor (Clinical) was elected Chair (2007) of the Libraries/Educational Resources Section of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).
Michael W. Kelly, '88 PharmD, '89 MS, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, was nominated as the Chair-Elect (2007-2008) of the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Members of this section are pharmacists with specialty practice interests who may also conduct clinical research in a number of recognized and emerging specialty areas of pharmacy practice.
Faculty awarded fellow status
Bradley G. Phillips, Associate Professor, and Jay D. Currie, Professor(Clinical), Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, have been elected Fellows of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and will be recognized during a special ceremony on October 26th at the College's 2006 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. After nomination by their colleagues, Fellow candidates undergo a comprehensive and rigorous evaluation by the Credentials: Fellowship Committee of their practice and/or research accomplishments. Persons nominated as a Fellow also must have made a substantial contribution to ACCP through activities such as presentations at College-sponsored meetings; service as an abstract, Research Institute, or Pharmacotherapy reviewer; contributions to College publications; service as a committee member; or tenure as a Practice and Research Network, chapter, or other elected ACCP officer. Seventeen ACCP members were elected nationwide.
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