School News

Christ Ange (Angel) Katche, PharmD ’19, MBA ’19, BCACP, will join University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) faculty in July as a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Outcomes and Practice Advancement, Department of Pharmacy Practice. In this role, her primary responsibility will be to coordinate and teach topics in ambulatory care and business, engage in community and global health initiatives, and maintain an experiential training site and research program in ambulatory care pharmacy practice.

In July, Anthony Pattin, PharmD, will join University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) faculty as a clinical associate professor in the Division of Outcomes and Practice Advancement (OPA), Department of Pharmacy Practice. In this post, Pattin will coordinate and teach pharmacy law and maintain an experiential training site and research program in community pharmacy practice.

Emily Polischuk, PharmD, has been appointed Director of Practice Labs in the Division of Education and Teaching Innovation (ETI) in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, effective May 29. She will also hold academic rank as a clinical assistant professor.

After more than 30 years as an educator, mentor, and advocate, Karl Fiebelkorn, BS ’78 MBA ’88, senior associate dean for student affairs, is retiring. 

The University at Buffalo, State University of New York (UB SUNY) has been selected to be the United States host for the Zimbabwe Emerging Faculty Development Program (ZEFDP). Through a grant funded by the U.S. Department of State to the Institute of International Education, a global non-profit organization facilitating international exchange, the program will bring nine faculty from different universities in Zimbabwe to UB for six weeks beginning in early June 2023. The programmatic areas include biomedical research, pharmacy, university administration, public health, and sustainable development. 

On May 8, the University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (UB SPPS) welcomed Ann E. Weber, PhD, senior vice president, Research and Development, Kallyope Inc., as our 2023 David Chu Lecturer.