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The University of Rhode Island Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Pharmacy student works on the discovery of a cholesterol drug that reduces liver inflammation
Third-year pharmacy student Rachel Carley, a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF), has worked on a discovery that could help patients with cholestasis, a condition that impairs the flow of bile from the liver. Carley will continue to work with URI Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Nisanne Ghonem, testing whether fenofibrate reduces inflammation.
Studies by Pharmacy Professor offer hope to patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia are not only tormented by their disease, but often receive ineffective treatment. Clozapine, the only effective treatment, is often a last resort because it has unique side effects and risks.
Commencement 2016: PharmD Graduating Student Profile
As a student, Gregory Kelly did an internship at Johns Hopkins, raised money for Doctors without Borders, coordinated blood drives, and was active in the URI Student Alumni Association and Feinstein Enriching America Program. In June , the Pharma grad begins a pharmacy residency at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
Commencement 2016: PharmD Graduating Student Profile
Meet Kelsey Norman, president of the URI club field hockey team, academic coach in the New Student Programs Office, and recent PharmD grad as she heads off to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to begin a residency at a V.A. health care facility.
NPR: Risk of Opioid Overdose Climbs in Middle Age
University of Rhode Island Pharmacy professor Jeffrey Bratberg says the way people in this age group tend to take drugs is putting them at higher risk.”They’re taking longer-acting opioids. They’re taking doses that, at certain thresholds, are associated with increased overdose death.”
PharmD student develops method to improve post-surgical pain management
During a general medicine rotation last summer, Krystal Memmer worked with patients who had recently undergone total joint arthroplasty. “When I was going through my patients’ files I realized that there was a lot of opportunity for improvement of pain management after they had their surgeries. That’s how the research project developed.”
Anita Jackson honored with URI Diversity Award for Faculty Excellence
On April 19, Jackson was honored at the 18th Annual University Diversity Awards for Faculty Excellence “in recognition of her commitment to enhancing the quality of life for students, faculty and staff with disabilities and for other students from diverse perspectives and backgrounds.”
Providence Journal reports: Neuroscience startup at URI to focus on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
Scientists who once worked together for the global pharmaceutical company Pfizer are now collaborating with URI’s George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience. The group, which is calling itself MindImmune, is working to build a company they hope will find treatment for diseases of the brain—Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neuro-degenerative disorders.
Showing the Face of Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy faculty and students headed to the Rhode Island State House on April 5, for the 13th Annual Face of Pharmacy event, where they joined forces with members of organizations including Rhode Island Pharmacists Association and Rhode Island Society of Health-System Pharmacists to “put a face” on the issues and legislation that affect pharmacy.
URI launches Academic Health Collaborative to position University as health reform leader
The University of Rhode Island is putting in place a sweeping reorganization of its health programs to maximize cross-disciplinary teaching, research, and outreach and to place the University in a position of strength as health care undergoes rapid change in the United States. URI has established the Academic Health Collaborative to spur cooperation and innovation in the areas of research, inter-professional education, population health, health promotion and recognition and elimination of health disparities.
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