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Graduation 2010 UH College of Pharmacy’s May 2010 Commencement included such highlights as Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst as Commencement Speaker, the return of Class of 1960 “Golden Cougars” and nearly 140 graduates, including the first Pharm.D./M.S. combined program graduate. Below, Dewhurst, who praised graduates for the important role they will play in delivering cutting-edge healthcare for the citizens of Texas, is joined by UH System regents and UH alumni Nandita V. Berry and Nelda Luce Blair, and UH System Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and UH Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost John J. Antel. Above: Golden Cougars Daniel Earl Morse, Andrew Hunter (Kaszycki) and Ralph C. Turner, Jr., pictured with Dean Pritchard, represented the college’s Class of 1960 at the May 2010 Commencement. 1 2 The 2010 Preceptor Awards recipients were Anna Kwan, R.Ph. (BS ’89), Wal-Mart Pharmacy; Susan Lam, Pharm.D. (’05), Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital; and Thuy Doan, R.Ph., Methodist Hospital. 1: Faculty member Jeff Sherer and Chitra Desai. 2: Peter Akinwunme, the first Pharm.D./M.S. combined program graduate, and Pritchard. 3: Pharm.D. graduates Danny Nguyen and Hollie Nguyen. 4: Ph.D. graduates Liza George, Pharm.D. (’09), Guarav Patki and Trinh Tran. 5. Tran with advisor Karim Alkadhi. 6. Pharm.D. graduate Ali-Reza Shah-Mohammadi and faculty member Yuen-Sum (Vincent) Lau. 7. Pharm.D. graduate Badal Patel and faculty member Lynn Simpson. 3 4 MAY-AUGUST 2010 GRADUATES Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology/ Pharmaceutics Ibrahim A. Alhaider Liza Elezabeth George Kaustubh H. Kulkarni Gaurav Patki Rashim Singh Trinh Tuyet Tran Master of Science in Pharmacy Administration Peter Oluseyi Akinwunmi Sandipan Bhattacharjee Satabdi Chatterjee Ravi Kumar Goyal Swapna Uday Karkare Angelica Aquipel Klinski Dilip Umeshkumar Makhija Hemalkumar Bhupendrabhai Mehta Rohan Chandrakant Parikh Jeetvan Gautam Patel Harshali Ketankumar Patel Ankur R. Patel Darshan Navnitrai Sangani Mo Yang Doctor of Pharmacy Peter Oluseyi Akinwunmi Husna Ali Elizabeth Marie Araujo Paige Leanne Austin Anurekha Azeem Matthew Ryan Baker Shannon Faith Baker Jissi Balon Simrit Kaur Bassett Galicia Cristina Beltran Mustafa Abid Bhimani Clayton Reece Boyd Emily Alyce Bradley Lindsay Ann Carlson Christina Marie Cattley Eric Lupping Chan Billy Chang Karen Kai-Wen Cheng Angela Hyun Chi Sara Louise Cleveland Stacie Sacky Dacus Minh-Duc Dang Melissa Ann Deaver Johnna Marie Dees John Brian Dela Cruz Bradley Peyton Delaney Christopher J. Demmeck Chitra Girish Desai Nancy Elisa Dinero Crystal Kay Dixon Gurumeet S. Doshi Amber Wave Dwairy Yelena Alekseyevna Dymnikova-Rook Laura Elizabeth Edmundson Arianne Ellena Edwards Miguel Angel Fernandez, Jr. Douglas Michael Gage Meghan Elizabeth Goodson Anjum Haq Angel D. Hinojosa Tommy H. Ho Winston Hsu Jonathan Y. Huang Gloria Ka Wun Hui Kandi Kaylene Icenhower Joseph A. Isbell Aeliya Fatima Jaffar Gerald Hwan Kim Nikolos Aanon Kleepbua Aileen Ray Korulla Kevin Kratz Kristi Ann Kubosh Stephanie Nicole Lao Brandon Michael Lee Kanchan Likhari Valerie Renee Mack Sunita Reddy Madadi Audra Michelle Mata Elisabeth Marie Alonso Napierkowski Ngoc Nguyen Danny Kim Nguyen Hollie Thuy Nguyen Linh Nguyen Thao Huynh Nguyen Minhtri Nguyen Tochi Joy Nwosu Clayton Philip Otto Laura Chayoung Paik Katerine Elizabeth Palacios Allison Lee Palmer Essie Samuel Parankimamvila Christine Rene’e Parker Shreya Kaushik Patel Badal N. Patel Sruti Rameshchandra Patel Shawn Delisle Patterson Chian Nguyen Pham Thanh Ngoc Phan Ngocanh Huu Phan Michael Kam-Yin Poon Hannia Zaheer Qureshi Erin Marie Ressler Rachel K. Rochelli Kathryn Antoine Rucker Derek Alexander Sachitano Sara Danielle Schepcoff Adrienne Brett Sevin Ali-Reza Shah-Mohammadi Kyana Detroneice Stewart Melissa Willhoft Thomas Siem Lee Tieu Arnold Tieu Le-Minh Duy Tran May Kim Tran Anhtuan Thien Tran Annie Tran Michael Tien Tran David Edward Trindle Dan Truong-le Liza Mary Varghese Betsy Elizabeth Varghese Aimee Villalon Tuan Anh Vo Julie Hien Vu Janet Starnes Way Thomas Weber Stephanie Louise Weightman David C. Woods Nedayka Wright Rolise Wright Erika Lynn Zezulka Yading Zhou Jon Phillip Zweifel B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences Phuong Le Hannah H. Abu-Ain Karlis L. Butler Samuel Yh Chung Sang Cao Dang Chris Martin Green Rania Emily Harmoush Sho-Jung Kuo Trinh Tu Lam Karen W. Liang Tatiana Thu-Thao Nguyen Erin Elizabeth Ploch Hoda Pourzargham Yenny Lorena Weissfisch 5 6 7 6 University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Texas Children’s Hospital Joins M.S./Residency Partnership As the concurrent M.S./Residency program between UH College of Pharmacy and several health systems in the Texas Medical Center (TMC) enters its third year, the program is welcoming a sixth TMC institution: Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH). Launched in 2009, the program is designed to prepare pharmacists with the knowledge and skills necessary to assume positions of management and leadership in health care. Students will be awarded a M.S. in Pharmacy Administration with a focus on pharmacy leadership from UHCOP and concurrently complete PGY1/PGY2 residency training (as a new program, it is not yet accredited by ASHP). In addition to UHCOP, the other founders of the program are the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Harris County Hospital District, Memorial Hermann Health Care System, The Methodist Hospital, and St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital. “Texas Children’s Hospital will undoubtedly add a much-needed Administrator Helps Faculty Spend More Time on Research, Less Time on Funding Reports With UH College of Pharmacy faculty grant submissions – and success in receiving awards – at an all-time high, the college recently hired a Research Administrator to not only assist our faculty in sustaining the high quality and quantity of proposals, but also ensure that the grants awards follow proper business office, university and funding agency guidelines. Research Administrator Marianne Sherman joined the college in July 2010 after serving as Grant Coordinator at the UH National Wind Energy Center since April 2009. Sherman graduated with honors from UH’s College of Education in 2009, with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Education with a specification in mathematics. A member of Sherman Chi Omega and the National Association of Women MBAs, she is currently enrolled in the M.B.A. program at UH’s Bauer College of Business. dimension to our program,” said Divya Varkey, Pharm.D., M.S., SLEH pharmacy operations manager and chair of the program’s steering committee. “This only expands the opportunities provided to not only future candidates for the program, but current residents should they be interested in gaining experience in the pediatric setting.” Katie M. Scholz, Pharm.D. (’07), M.S., TCH pharmacy manager, said the concurrent M.S./residency program will be a natural complement to the PGY-2 pharmacy administration residency program established at TCH three years ago. “TCH Pharmacy is excited to join the program while it is still in its early phase,” Scholz said. “Some of the unique opportunities at Texas Children’s include experience at our new community-based hospital in West Houston, as well as an opportunity to participate in the opening of the new maternity hospital and in our extensive investigational pharmacy services.” UH Grads Continue to Exceed National, State Pass Rates on Mandatory Licensure Exams UH College of Pharmacy graduates once again have exceeded the state and national average pass rates among first-time test-takers on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examinations (NAPLEX) and the National Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE). On the NAPLEX, UH Pharm.D. graduates taking the test for the first time achieved a pass rate of 98.11 percent, compared to average pass rates for Texas and the U.S. of 95.00 percent and 95.31 percent, respectively. On the MPJE, UHCOP graduates taking the test for the first time achieved a pass rate of 97.18 percent, compared to an average pass rate of 94.92 percent and 95.50 percent for firsttime Texas and U.S. test-takers, respectively. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy data covers first-time test-takers from May to August 2010. College Finalizing Self-study Report for ACPE Accreditation Visit UH College of Pharmacy’s work on its Self-study Report, which is one of the first steps required for accreditation for another six years by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, is nearing completion and scheduled to be submitted by February 2011. Before the final document and supporting appendices are submitted, the Self-study Report will be ratified by the college’s faculty in January. The report will be posted to the college’s Web site when it is submitted to ACPE. The accreditation review team’s site visit is scheduled for March 29-31, 2011. ACPE is expected to make a final determination on the college’s accreditation status by late spring/early summer 2011. “Not only is Self-study exercise mandatory for accreditation, but it’s also an excellent opportunity to assess the state of the college, the progress we’ve made since the prior report and the steps we’re taking to prepare the college and its students for the future healthcare environment and workplace,” said J. David Hayes, Pharm.D. (’97), BCPS, clinical associate professor and chair of the Self-study Taskforce. “The feedback from our students, alumni, faculty and staff members has been both constructive and essential in providing a gauge of where the college is headed and the challenges we need to overcome as we plan for the future.” University of Houston College of Pharmacy 7
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