News

• ALBUM: Pharmacy Alumni Fireside Chat
  November 13, 2023
  On Thursday, Oct. 26, the WSU Applebaum pharmacy community gathered at BasBlue Detroit for Fireside Chat: A Focus on Advocacy in Pharmacy. Panelists MPA President Elect Sarah Hill, PharmD '10; CVS Health District Leader Amran Hizam, PharmD '18; and ASHP VP of Business Development and Strategy Kathy Pawlicki discussed industry issues, with panel moderation by Assistant Clinical Professor Brittany Stewart, PharmD '09.
• WSU Applebaum board member creates pharmacy scholarship to honor father's life of service
  November 13, 2023
  "I joined the board because of my father,” Wernette said. “And my continued involvement with the college inspired me to make a donation honoring him there."
• WJR: Associate Dean for Pharmacy Susan Davis interviewed on nationwide pharmacy staff walkout
  November 1, 2023
  Dr. Davis addressed industry concerns on the air.
• Pharmacy alum Kerry LaPlante named dean of University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
  October 19, 2023
  Internationally recognized expert in antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases, LaPlante is the first female dean of the College of Pharmacy.
• Morgan Mrowca and Caroline Simko to represent WSU in state and national ASHP Clinical Skills Competition
  October 19, 2023
  The top-scoring team of Caroline Simko and Morgan Mrowca will represent WSU Applebaum in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) National Clinical Skills Competition in December, as well as the state competition on Oct. 28.
• GALLERY: Class of 2027 PharmD White Coat Ceremony
  September 28, 2023
  On August 22, the Class of 2027 gathered in Wayne State's Community Arts auditorium to celebrate the start of their pharmacy education by taking the Oath of a Pharmacist and trying on their white coats for the first time.
• The Curbsiders podcast: COPD in Older Adults with Leah Witt, MD & Amber Lanae Martirosov, PharmD
  September 22, 2023
  Level up COPD management in older adults. Start with learning the latest in COPD diagnosis and classification, then stay for the mind-blowing inhaler misuse & cost discussion. We’re joined by a dynamic (and interprofessional) duo: Dr. Leah Witt (@leahjwitt) and Dr. Amber Lanae Martirosov, PharmD (@AmberMartirosov).
• Applebaum Leadership Development Program supports the next generation of pharmacy leaders
  September 18, 2023
  When a family member had taken ill, Obioma Opara ’22 saw how the leadership of a pharmacist can make a difference. "My mother-in-law's pharmacist noticed a drug she had been prescribed could have had a dangerous interaction with another medication she was taking," Opara said. "This one guy caught that, but there are too many other people who do not have someone to notice interactions like that. I believe in trying to make a change, one patient at a time. So hopefully, when I am a pharmacist, I can be 'that one guy' and influence people's lives."
• A model for others: Linda Ford Lane scholarship supports women in pharmacy
  September 18, 2023
  Linda Ford Lane ’52, was a model for women in pharmacy. One of only a few women graduating in the Wayne State University College of Pharmacy class of 1952, she was a pioneer in her field. In recognition of that contribution, an anonymous donor has established an endowed scholarship in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences promoting a commitment to the study and practice of pharmacy by women.
• GALLERY: International Overdose Awareness Day in Detroit '23
  September 7, 2023
  On Aug. 31, 2023, Professor of Pharmacy Practice Victoria Tutag Lehr partnered with Wayne State’s Michigan Poison & Drug Information Center, MiPDC Coalition for Poison Prevention, AmeriCorps Overdose Rescue Training and the National Guard’s Michigan Counter Drug Taskforce for community outreach in the Spirit of Detroit Park Plaza during International Overdose Awareness Day. The group provided information on common drugs of misuse, overdose prevention, the importance of carrying naloxone to reverse an overdose situation in the community, appropriate medication disposal, and resources for treatment and recovery. Booth visitors were encouraged to write thoughts on a remembrance board, and several people shared their lived experiences with overdose and continued recovery. “It was a beautiful, sunny day and food trucks brought out the lunch crowd,” said Dr. Tutag Lehr. “We had a successful day at Spirit Plaza thanks to our strong collaboration. Next up: working together on a project to place public-access naloxone boxes throughout metro Detroit.”
• Professors DiZazzo-Miller, Martirosov earn 2022-23 WSU Applebaum Excellence in Teaching Awards
  August 31, 2023
  The Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has announced the recipients of its 2022-23 Excellence in Teaching Awards: Associate Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy Rosanne DiZazzo-Miller and Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice Amber Lanae Martirosov.
• GALLERY: WSU Applebaum Welcome 2023
  August 30, 2023
  On Aug. 30, students, faculty and staff celebrated the start of the academic year with info booths, tons of giveaways, ice cream treats, food truck lunches available for purchase – and even an appearance by W the mascot. What a wonderful way to kick off the school year with smiles and camaraderie!
• GALLERY: Wayne State Pharmacy shines at AACP Annual Meeting
  August 18, 2023
  WSU Applebaum Pharmacy Practice faculty participated in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting in Aurora, CO, in July 2023. At the event, Associate Clinical Professor Dennis Parker was honored for completing AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program, Clinical Professor Christopher Giuliano presented research in a session, and Chair Lynette Moser and Associate Clinical Professor Helen Berlie shared a poster.
• Pharmacy Practice News: Prof. Candice Garwood on national plan to reduce hospital readmissions for heart failure
  August 11, 2023
  “Heart failure therapy is often a complex regimen,” Garwood said. “Following the guidelines and optimizing therapy is a challenge for the clinicians, and understanding those therapies and taking them [correctly] and adhering to those therapies are challenges for patients.”
• Wayne State Lambda Kappa Sigma earns back-to-back Chapter of the Year honors at national convention
  July 31, 2023
  Wayne State’s Omicron chapter of Lambda Kappa Sigma went into the pharmacy fraternity’s 2023 National Convention as the reigning Chapter of the Year and left with that title intact. In addition to that high honor at the July 19-23 event in Norfolk, Virginia, 2021-22 Chapter President Jewel Konja earned the very competitive Collegiate of the Year award, plus Omicron won Top Chapter among Wayne State’s level and swept the convention’s two new awards: PepTalks Attendance and PepTalks Top Quiz.
• Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Candice Garwood appointed to American College of Clinical Pharmacy Board of Regents for three-year term beginning Nov. 14
  July 15, 2023
  Dr. Garwood was chosen as ACCP regent in the annual elections this spring. In addition to her WSU Applebaum PharmD position, Garwood is a clinical pharmacy specialist at Harper University Hospital, part of the Detroit Medical Center. Her three-year Board of Regents term begins Nov. 14, 2023.
• Student pharmacists: Volunteer for weekly Detroit Riverwalk health screenings this summer – see link in album caption
  July 10, 2023
  Each Tuesday morning throughout the summer, WSU Applebaum student pharmacists volunteer their time to provide blood pressure screenings for community members strolling along the picturesque Detroit Riverwalk. For this collaborative effort with the WSU School of Medicine, Dr. Rima Charara serves as adjunct faculty preceptor and PharmD student leaders are Sama Ali and Noorhan Sabbagh.
• Crain's Detroit Business: It's about to get easier to become a pharmacist in Michigan, with comments from Dr. Susan L. Davis
  July 7, 2023
  "A one-time test is redundant with the efforts of pharmacy schools and employers," Davis said. "Pharmacy schools include pharmacy law and ethics as a standard part of our curricula, so every graduating pharmacist has passed competency assessments and had that knowledge reinforced in direct practice experiences. Pharmacy employers already have staff development activities in place to ensure appropriate standard of care and adherence to all regulatory standards and laws."
• Students and licensed pharmacists benefit from APhA Medication Therapy Management training session in Applebaum Building
  June 29, 2023
  The course presented a systematic approach for developing, implementing, delivering and sustaining MTM services. The purpose of this certificate training program was to prepare pharmacists to improve medication use through the delivery of MTM services in a variety of practice settings.
• Detroit Free Press: 2023 PharmD alumna featured in story about CVS and Detroit Goodwill working toward pharmacist shortage solutions
  June 22, 2023
  "You keep pushing," said WSU Applebaum alumna Chinonoso (Blessing) Chijioke-Chukwuma, PharmD '23, at the CVS Workforce Innovation and Talent Center that just opened at the Detroit headquarters of Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit. "What do you want to achieve? You don't want to be at the mercy of anybody, right? So you put on the lion's hat, and you say, 'I can do this.' There's nothing in this world that is not achievable if you put your mind to it."
• Infectious Disease Special Edition: Dr. Susan Davis and former ARL Fellow Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir on correcting disparities in infectious disease care
  June 22, 2023
  “It’s my hope that you are able to describe the relationship between systemic racism and social determinants of health when providing treatment to patients with infections, and also identify the factors in antimicrobial resistance, or stewardship processes and policies that could result into disparities in care,” said Dr. Abdul-Mutakabbir, an assistant professor of clinical pharmacy in the Division of the Black Diaspora and African American Studies, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, at the University of California, San Diego. Associate Dean for Pharmacy Susan Davis added: “We are just scratching the surface of how social, racial and other factors influence how antimicrobials and other medications are used. Dr. Abdul-Mutakabbir makes a great point that if clinicians intend to reduce disparities, the first step is to measure differences and raise awareness of the need.”
• Specialty Pharmacy Continuum: Dr. Amber Lanae Martirosov on pharmacist involvement improving drug adherence for interstitial lung disease
  June 22, 2023
  “Ultimately, we plan to do a quasi-experimental analysis looking at time to drug initiation, rates of dose reductions and rate of discontinuation before and after adding a pharmacist to management,” Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice Amber Lanae Martirosov noted. “There have also been requests from providers who have seen what we have done with ILD to add our services to other diseases like sarcoidosis, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, so we are working with them to see if there is the possibility to embed a pharmacist in those clinics as well.”
• The Student Pharmacist: News from the 2022-23 academic year, created by and for students
  June 7, 2023
  Coverage of student activities, events and news that took place in the WSU Applebaum Doctor of Pharmacy program during the 2022-23 school year – created by and for students.
• WSU Applebaum PharmD program honors preceptors during annual Recognition & Development Event
  May 26, 2023
  On May 18, members of the WSU Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Doctor of Pharmacy program gathered for the annual PharmD Warrior Preceptor Recognition & Development Event. Awards were presented to four exemplary preceptors.
• CE opportunity for pharmacists: APhA MTM training at Wayne State June 22
  May 17, 2023
  On Thursday, June 22, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will present American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services training.