The nation’s oldest charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives of older Americans has chosen UB as its partner in an effort to better protect older adults from preventable medical errors.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — On September 1, one hundred and twenty-eight students took their first step toward becoming pharmacists during the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual White Coat Ceremony, held in Slee Hall.
The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is implementing a new academic success Honors/Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading System beginning with the first year PharmD class matriculating academic year 2022-23 and will be used for all future incoming PharmD classes. The new system will emphasize learning over the attainment of traditional letter grades, improve assessment of student knowledge and empower students to become the next generation of pharmacy leaders.
The UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (UB SPPS) Residency Training Program was featured in the national 50 Stories from 50 States Challenge, an initiative from the Academica-CPESN Transformation (ACT) Pharmacy Collaborative.
Steven E. Lipshultz, MD, A. Conger Goodyear Professor and Chair of pediatrics, is launching the first international pediatric cardio-oncology conference this fall.
Gina Prescott, PharmD, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice, and Nicholas Fusco, PharmD, clinical associate professor and vice chair of pharmacy practice, have both been named as Fellows of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).
UB has been awarded an important grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) that supports teaching health sciences students how to dispel medical disinformation.
Kristin Gniazdowski, associate dean for resource management and unit business officer, has been elected Chair-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Administrative and Financial Officers Special Interest Group (AFO SIG) where she will serve a three-year term.
