News

• First- and second-year PharmD students encouraged to join learning community
  October 3, 2024
  The learning community is operated by P3 PharmD students who are chosen for their academic, professional and leadership abilities.
• Wayne State Lambda Kappa Sigma earns honors at national convention
  September 24, 2024
  Wayne State earned the Top Leadership Award for consistently setting a great example, working together as an effective team and building a positive culture in the chapter. Wayne State LKS also took home the Top Service Event Award (Women's Health Initiative). This award honors a chapter that was not only creative and innovative when planning and carrying out a service event but also successful.
• Dr. Helen Berlie and Jessica Pfeiffer named to Wayne State Academic Leadership Academy
  September 24, 2024
  Launched in 2019 as part of Wayne State University’s ongoing commitment to the success and growth of its faculty and staff and in alignment with the Strategic Plan’s emphasis on teaching, learning and student success, this prestigious group of fellows is dedicated to propelling the university’s mission. The 2024-25 Academic Leadership Academy fellows represent disciplines and units across campus.
• ALBUM: Pharmacy Class of 2028 Ice Cream Social
  August 19, 2024
  On August 19, 2024, WSU Applebaum faculty advisors met with new students during Pharmacy Orientation. The individual groups enjoyed ice cream treats while getting to know each other and discussing success strategies for the year ahead.
• ALBUM: PharmD collaborates with SOM to offer Detroit Riverfront screenings
  August 9, 2024
• WDET: Dr. Lynette Moser interviewed on how pharmacy closures affect community health (25 minute mark)
  July 15, 2024
  Dr. Lynette Moser talks about how pharmacy closures can harm community health — and what WSU Applebaum is doing to educate and train pharmacists to make a big difference in the future.
• Dr. Moh Malek and Dr. Kyle Burghardt earn prestigious manuscript designation
  June 28, 2024
  Professor of Physical Therapy Moh H. Malek and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Kyle Burghardt were notified by the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research that their manuscript was accepted for publication and also selected for the Dr. Gary A. Dudley Memorial Paper.
• ASHP podcast: Exploring pharmacists’ perceptions in delivering patient care through telehealth, featuring Dr. Melissa Lipari and Dr. Alison Lobkovich
  June 27, 2024
  This podcast explores pharmacists’ perceptions of incorporating telehealth and opportunities to improve its development in clinical practice. The purpose of this discussion is to uncover the optimal potential of telehealth and learn about key insights of this modernized practice.
• WDET: The impact of pharmacy closures, featuring Dr. Susan Davis
  June 27, 2024
  "I think sending people to another pharmacy, which is what stores have to do when they close, that's not the answer for people who might have limited transportation," Davis said. "Relying on online pharmacy delivery doesn't help us when people need access to immunization. So these closures can have a lot of negative effects."
• Crain's Detroit Business: Rite Aid's departure from Michigan will lead to 'pharmacy deserts,' according to experts including Dr. Susan Davis
  June 26, 2024
  In the last 17 years, the state of Michigan has lost more than 500 retail pharmacies. In dozens of towns in the state, a pharmacy is more than 10 miles away — pushing them outside the nearly 90% of Americans who live within a five-mile commute to the nearest location to get medications.
• Wayne State experts – including Dr. Paul Kilgore – warn of potential threats due to low vaccination rates in Michigan; stress importance of immunization
  June 24, 2024
  “Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease currently circulating in Michigan,” said Paul Kilgore, M.D., M.P.H., co-director of the Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases (CEID) at Wayne State and professor of pharmacy practice in Wayne State's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
• WJR: How high temps impact your medications, featuring Dr. Candice Garwood
  June 21, 2024
  Dr. Candice Garwood, a clinical professor of pharmacy at WSU Applebaum, tells Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie how high temperatures and humidity can negatively affect medications.
• WXYZ: Common medications that make you more susceptible to big heat, featuring Dr. Candice Garwood
  June 18, 2024
  "Seniors and pediatrics are probably most susceptible to side effects of medications," Garwood said. "And so those are the populations that we think about the most."
• WSU Applebaum part of interprofessional Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program project supported by $5M Health Resources and Services Administration grant
  June 7, 2024
  Candice Garwood, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, as a co-leader for PharmD; Diane Adamo, Ph.D., M.S., OTR, as co-leader for physical therapy and occupational therapy; and Aline Saad, PharmD, as the interprofessional curriculum coordinator for the project.
• Nature: SARS-CoV-2 detection in pediatric dental clinic wastewater paper co-authored by Prof. of Pharmacy Practice Paul Kilgore
  June 7, 2024
  his was the first longitudinal study to analyze dental clinic wastewater to estimate asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection trends in children.
• CE opportunity for pharmacists: APhA MTM training at Wayne State on June 20
  May 21, 2024
  On Thursday, June 20, 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.
• WINDSOR STAR: 2016 PharmD alum Aaron Nixon wins Young Professional of the Year during Business Excellence Awards
  May 20, 2024
  Aaron Nixon, owner of Main Street Pharmacy and Wellness Centre, won the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award in the Young Professional of the Year category.
• 2024 Pharmacy Convocation
  May 17, 2024
  Graduation ceremony for Class of '24 at DSO on May 6
• ALBUM: 100 Years of Pharmacy Education in Detroit banner installation
  May 15, 2024
  During the 2024-25 academic year, WSU Applebaum will celebrate our pharmacy program's 100-year anniversary — including newly installed banners lining the Mack Avenue side of the Applebaum Building.
• WATCH: University spotlight on PharmD graduate Morgan Mrowca
  May 2, 2024
  Watch this Class of 2024 student pharmacist describe her Warrior Strong experience
• Wayne State graduates empower urban health, featuring Lauren Lim, PharmD '24
  April 30, 2024
  Following graduation, Lim will begin her clinical pharmacy residency at Johns Hopkins University.
• WSU Applebaum student pharmacist earns APhA National Leadership Award and Community Pharmacy Scholarship
  April 25, 2024
  Third-year Doctor of Pharmacy student Shannon Habba was presented with the national Student Leadership Award during the APhA 2024 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Orlando in late March — marking the first time a Wayne State student has received this honor.
• Wayne State PharmD program shines bright in Orlando during APhA national meeting
  April 25, 2024
  On March 22-25, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice Brittany Stewart traveled to Orlando with student pharmacists Shannon Habba and Samantha Jaboro for the APhA 2024 Annual Meeting & Exposition.
• ALBUM: Rho Chi & Phi Lambda Sigma Initiation and Lakey Award Lecture
  April 25, 2024
  April 18, 2024 ceremonies
• Wayne State PharmD program shines bright in Orlando during APhA national meeting
  April 19, 2024
  On March 22-25, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice Brittany Stewart traveled to Orlando with student pharmacists Shannon Habba and Samantha Jaboro for the APhA 2024 Annual Meeting & Exposition.