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Art Schuna in the William S. Middleton Veterans Memorial Hospital

A Driving Force in Ambulatory Pharmacy

Posted on December 5, 2023

Arthur Schuna (BS ’73, MS ’75) was instrumental in expanding clinical pharmacists’ roles on local and national levels.

Tyler Albright, Amanda Margolis, and Ryan Simonet outside of the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital

Advancing Veteran Care with Specialty Pharmacy

Posted on September 15, 2022

Alumni created a first-of-its-kind specialty pharmacy service to provide additional support, education to veterans undergoing complex medication therapies.

Ed Portillo at the VHA Diffusion of Excellence meeting

Assistant Professor Ed Portillo’s COPD CARE Service Receives 5-Year VA Grant

Posted on June 2, 2022

New VA funding supports national expansion and evaluation of the service Assistant Professor Ed Portillo (PharmD ’14) designed to reduce COPD exacerbations among veterans.

COPD CARE team Assistant Professor Ed Portillo (PharmD '14) and PharmD students Jordyn Kettner, Kelly Thomas, and Ziting Zhang.

Pharmacist-Driven COPD Intervention Receives ASHP Best Practice Award

Posted on December 6, 2021

Developed by Assistant Professor Ed Portillo, COPD CARE leverages pharmacists to reduce exacerbations By Katie Gerhards COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) exacerbations are a leading cause of hospital readmission in the United States. COPD is the …

portrait of Berook Addisu

Berook Addisu Named 2021 Young Alumnus of the Year

Posted on September 11, 2021

The Pharmacy Alumni Association honors Berook Addisu for his contributions to leadership and patient care. 

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