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The OSU College of Pharmacy faculty and staff voted on a number of peer awards to commemorate a very unique year. Thumbs up to all of the COP faculty and staff for another great academic year!  Most Likely to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse:Gary Miller Green Thumb Award:JJ Furuno Most Likely… Read more: End of Year Faculty & Staff Awards

Students, faculty, and staff of the College of Pharmacy celebrated the end of the 2020-2021 school year at the Student Recognition Banquet. Many of the student’s hard work and dedication from this last school year was recognized with various leadership and peer elected awards. Congratulations to everyone for completing another… Read more: Student Recognition Banquet

Sunday, June 6, 2021, OSU College of Pharmacy conferred 84 Doctor of Pharmacy degrees (Pharm.D.), 7 Doctor of Philosophy degrees (Ph.D.), and 2 Masters of Science degrees (M.S.). 8 of the Pharm.D. graduates also received their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the OSU College of Business. This year due to unprecedented circumstances the College… Read more: Class of 2021 Virtual Ceremony

This year in following COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, we are honoring our Icons of Pharmacy & Outstanding Young Alum through a Recognition Video. Please follow the link below and help us celebrate their tremendous accomplishments. CLICK HERE TO VIEW ICONS RECOGNITION VIDEO To learn more about the Icon of Pharmacy… Read more: 2020-2021 Icons of Pharmacy Recognition Video

JJ Furuno – Professor of Pharmacy PracticeArup Indra – Professor of Pharmaceutical SciencesRoberto Linares – Senior Instructor II of Pharmacy PracticeJessina McGregor – Professor of Pharmacy PracticeConroy Sun – Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences with TenureOleh Taratula – Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Congratulations to these six faculty for their advancements, their accomplishments, and for the recognition… Read more: OSU College of Pharmacy announces the following faculty advancements:

Dear OSU College of Pharmacy Alumni, As I wrap up final projects for the alumni office this week, I want to thank each and every one of you for all that you do for the profession, for our students, and for the college.  You have all helped make the college a better,… Read more: Paige’s Farewells

Marco Herrera, fourth-year PhD student in the Sahay Lab, has been awarded an Oregon Lottery Graduate Scholarship from the Graduate School. Thanks to Marco for assembling the application, and to Dr. Sahay for writing the letter of support, that resulted in this great representation of our graduate program.

Current P4 student, Bailey Mayfield developed tobacco cessation messaging and promotional materials during her final P4 rotation at Pill Box Pharmacy in Silverton, OR to help Oregon residents recognize their pharmacists as a tobacco cessation access point. Access the materials HERE >>>>  

OSU College of Pharmacy’s CE department, via a pilot project funded via partnership with the Oregon Health Authority’s division of public health focused on Tobacco Cessation, has driven the development of the billing model for Oregon pharmacists to successfully bill for their patient assessment services associated with prescribing tobacco cessation… Read more: Oregon State University College of Pharmacy Continuing Education Selects AssureCare® Platform for Tobacco Cessation Assessment, Prescribing, and Medical Claims Processing and Services at Pill Box Drugs, Inc. and Grants Pass Pharmacy.

Faculty, Drs. Adriane Irwin and Dan Hartung and current P4 students Neda Kazerouni, Carly Fostanian, Baylee Mayfield, and Brandon Montgomery recently published a paper titled,” Pharmacy-related buprenorphine access barriers: An audit of pharmacies in counties with a high opioid overdose burden”. View the feature on the OHSU news page.

Dr. Amy Burns (’11), Director of Pharmacy and Population Health at AllCare Health is the featured author and course presenter of Successful Implementation of Patient Assessment & Proper Billing. Dr. Burns professional expertise guided and provided the framework for OSU College of Pharmacy’s CE office to build this transformative and important course… Read more: Alumnus, Dr. Amy Burns (’11), co-author for Oregon State College of Pharmacy CE Billing Course

At the Pill Box in Dallas, OR on April 29th, 2021, Dr. Joe King alumnus of Oregon State University College of Pharmacy Class of 2012 was the first pharmacist to assess, prescribe and properly bill Oregon Medicaid for provision of tobacco cessation services. Joe followed the protocols as described in the OSU College of… Read more: Dr. Joe King (’12), First Pharmacist in Nation to Assess, Prescribe, and Bill as an Independent Prescriber for Tobacco Cessation