AWARDS

AWARDS DAY Each April, students, faculty, and staff gather to celebrate the accomplishments of the year and recognize individuals for service to the school and the profession.

Teacher of the Year: Dr. Eileen Ward

Outstanding Student Service Award: Anderson Isaac

Outstanding Student Leadership Award: Courtney King

Outstanding Student Research Award: Darshana Rana

Outstanding Student Professionalism Award: Katelyn Thomasson

Preceptor of the Year: Dr. Lee J. Dailey, Laurens County Memorial Hospital

Student Advocate Award: Mrs. Deanie Kane

Faculty Researcher of the Year: Dr. Jennifer Clements

Exemplary Service to Admissions Faculty Award: Dr. Katherine Hanlon

FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

Nguyen B, Clements J. Obesity management among patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes: A focus on lifestyle modifications and evidence of antiobesity medications. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Sep;12(5):303-313.

Ward E, Threatt T. Developing Telepharmacy Services: Needs, Challenges, and Tips for Success,” Palmetto Pharmacist. 2017 July;57(4):22-30.

Tillery EE, Clements JN,Howard Z. What's new in multiple sclerosis? Ment Health Clin. 2018 Mar 23;7(5):213-220.

Fincham, J. The Crucial Role of Nutrition Support Services for Hospitalized Patients. American Health and Drug Benefits 10(5):269-270

Chen X & Gumina G. Functional selective D2 ligands for the treatment of schizophrenia. Nov. Appro. Drug Des. Dev. 2017, 3(1): 555602.

Shull AY & Farrell CL. ‘Et tu, inhibitor?’: the potential for HIV inhibitors to prime P-gp-mediated chemoresistance in cancer. Future Sci OA. 2017 Nov 23;4(2)

Afeli S, Houchins T, Jackson N, Montoya J. First Generation College Students’ Demographic, Socio-economic Status, Academic Experience, Success and Challenges at Pharmacy Schools in the United States. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning , March 2018, Vol. 10 Issue: Number 3 p307-315.

Fincham, J. Time to take your digital pill. Bottomline, Inc. December 2017

Rana D, Afeli S. First Molecular Evidence of ABCC5, a Drug Efflux Transporter in Human Urothelial Bladder Cancer Cells. American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting & Exposition, Nashville, TN, March 16-19, 2018.

Clements J, et al (Editorial Board). American College of Clinical Pharmacy Ambulatory Care Survival Guide. 4th Edition. Lenexa, KS: American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Clements J. Osteoporosis. In: Sutton, S. McGraw-Hill’s NAPLEX Review Guide, 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill

Meade C, Clements J. Ivabradine use in systolic heart failure. Journal of the American Academy of PAs. 31(3):52-54, March 2018.

Shelton K, Clements J. Naloxegol: Management of opioid-induced constipation. Journal of the American Academy of PAs. 30(9):51-53, September 2017.

Tillery E, Howard Z, Clements J. What’s new in MS? Ment Health Clin 2017;7(5):213-20.

Board C, Huneycutt E, Clements J. Lesinurad, a selective URAT-1 inhibitor, for the management of hyperuricemia and gout. J Pharm Pract 2017 Jan 1

Tillery E, Gates J, Dozier S. Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in the Geriatric Unit of an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital. Poster presented at the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists' Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL; Nov 3, 2017.

Vickery PB, Tillery EE, DeFalco AP. Intravenous Carbamazepine for Adults with Seizures. Ann Pharmacother. 2017;Oct 1.

Sarbacker GB, Lusk KA, Kalich B. Aspirin for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in adults 80-years-of-age and older. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2018; 60: 562-564.

Minze MG, Ellis KD. Chapter 64: Vaccinations. In: Zeind CS, Carvalho MG, eds. Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs, 11th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2017.

Shealy KM, McCaslan M. Incorporating an Entrepreneurial Certificate into the Pharmacy Curriculum. Am J Pharm Ed 11 Dec 2017.

Fincham, JE. Drugs that can turn deadly. BottomLine Health. 2018, 32(3), 5-7.

Afeli SA. Examining similarities and differences among pharmacy education mobile applications. Innovations in pharmacy. 2018, 9(1):1-3.

Fincham, JE. Importance of health outcomes research for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. American Health and Drug Benefits Journal. 2018, vol. 11.

Fincham, JE. Global use and misuse of opioids. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2018, 26, 91-92.

Romero-Sandoval EA, Fincham JE, Kolano AL, Sharpe B, Alvarado-Vázquez PA. Cannabis for Chronic Pain: Challenges and Considerations. Pharmacotherapy. 2018 Jun;38(6):651-662.

Foushee JA, Tillery EE, Giles AB, Couch MM Incorporating Physical Manipulatives for Tactile Learning into an Integrated Pharmacotherapy Curriculum. Poster presentation, AACP Annual Meeting, July 2018.

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