News

• WDET: Dr. Paul Kilgore on prematurity of CDC mask guidance
  May 18, 2021
  Dr. Paul Kilgore, Wayne State professor of pharmacy practice, says his personal behavior has not changed despite the CDC relaxing masks guidelines or fully vaccinated adults.
• WDIV: Devin Scillian talks with Dr. Paul Kilgore and Dr. Marcus Zervos about vaccination progress
  May 10, 2021
  Flashpoint's first segment on Sunday, May 9, featured a discussion with two Wayne State University doctors who played critical roles in the development of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines: WSU Applebaum Associate Professor and Director of Research Dr. Paul Kilgore and Assistant Dean of Global Affairs Dr. Marcus Zervos.
• Join us for the Pharmacy Class of 2021 graduation on May 11 at 5:30 p.m.
  May 10, 2021
  The event will be streamed starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, on YouTube. You'll be able to watch and chat in real time with your classmates, family and friends.
• Six WSU Applebaum faculty members achieve promotions and/or tenure
  May 7, 2021
  Nora Fritz and Jiemei Wang were promoted to associate professor with tenure. Melissa Lipari and Vicky Pardo were promoted to associate clinical professor. Moh Malek was promoted to full professor. Francine Salinitri was promoted to full clinical professor.
• Pharmacy preceptor and alumnus Lucius Daniel '93 appointed to NCODA Executive Council
  May 7, 2021
  Wayne State University pharmacy preceptor and alumnus Lucius Daniel, PharmD, ACE, was appointed to the National Community Oncology Dispensing Association (NCODA) Executive Council.
• Board of Governors recognizes faculty scholarly achievements, with Dr. Susan Davis and Dr. Joseph Roche among those honored
  May 3, 2021
  The WSU Applebaum professors were two of five Wayne State instructors to receive 2021 WSU Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Awards.
• Summer brings leadership changes to WSU Applebaum
  April 29, 2021
  The Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will undergo several changes to its leadership team throughout the summer of 2021.
• Stronger together: Pharmacy Prof. Aline Saad deepens WSU Applebaum’s commitment to interprofessional education
  April 26, 2021
  Preparing students for a collaborative professional environment where they’ll communicate and cooperate across disciplines is the motivation behind IPE. As one of only a handful of colleges nationwide that houses a PharmD program alongside a range of other professional health care programs, WSU Applebaum has integrated IPE into its curricula for decades.
• PharmD students create video saluting 'Pharmacy Heroes' for MPA convention
  April 16, 2021
  WSU Applebaum PharmD students and faculty are highlighted as pharmacy heroes in a video created for the Michigan Pharmacists Association annual convention by Wayne State alumnus and MPA Executive Fellow Zack Mueller, and students Johnie Bailey and Joseph Paul Javier.
• Kappa Psi philanthropy focuses on food insecurity
  April 16, 2021
  Wayne State University’s chapter of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity has made it a point to devote the past semester to tackle food insecurity in the local community through several philanthropy initiatives, including efforts with CAPA Cares, the W Food Pantry and Zaman International.
• Board of Governors recognizes pharmacy professor Susan Davis for contributions to national COVID-19 treatment guidelines
  April 8, 2021
  Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Susan Davis has earned a 2021 Wayne State University Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award. The award honors her work as an invited member of the National Institutes of Health COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel, which was convened in March 2020 by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
• Updates in Pharmacy Law CE course offered free to WSU Applebaum faculty, preceptors
  April 6, 2021
  New professional licensing rules for pharmacy were put into place in January 2021 that require 1 CE credit hour of pharmacy law and ethics every two years. The Wayne State University PharmD program has designed a live virtual presentation to satisfy this requirement and has partnered with the Detroit Medical Center Department of Pharmacy Services to provide ACPE credit for the activity.
• WHSO and Kappa Psi to host Part 2 of COVID-19 vaccine seminar with Dr. Paul Kilgore
  April 6, 2021
  On Monday, April 12, WHSO and Kappa Psi will present Part 2 of their vaccine updates seminar featuring WSU Applebaum Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Research Paul Kilgore.
• WDET: Dr. Paul Kilgore cautions against letting guard down on COVID-19 precautions
  April 2, 2021
  In an interview with Stephen Henderson of Detroit Today, Professor of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Paul Kilgore says the U.K. strain is partly to blame for the spread of COVID-19 cases in Michigan. This strain of COVID-19 can spread more rapidly and needs fewer virus particles to establish an infection in the body. For this reason, he encourages people to continue to wear a mask, even after vaccination.
• Pharmacy professor, students launch campaign to secure COVID-19 vaccines for Lebanese universities
  March 30, 2021
  Professor of Pharmacy Practice Linda Jaber combined her roles as a scientist and academician to conceive the Lebanon Matters Fund, which aims to raise money to provide COVID-19 vaccines to faculty, staff and students of Lebanon’s many universities. She is working with students in the Arab American Pharmacist Association at Wayne State and the Center for Arab American Philanthropy to promote the fundraising initiative.
• WJR: Drs. Kilgore and Zervos talk with Paul W. Smith about the lasting impact of their vaccine development efforts
  March 29, 2021
  WJR’s Paul W. Smith hosted a discussion with Paul Kilgore, Wayne State associate professor of pharmacy practice, and Marcus Zervos, WSU assistant dean of global affairs and division head of infectious diseases at Henry Ford Health System, who served as co-principal investigators on the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine studies in Detroit.
• Pharmacy honor society Rho Chi initiates 19 new members
  March 25, 2021
  On Monday, March 22, Wayne State's Alpha Chi Chapter of Rho Chi inducted 19 second-year student pharmacists in a virtual ceremony. 
• Drs. Kilgore, Zervos discuss their roles in Moderna, Johnson & Johnson vaccines
  March 24, 2021
  The team spent most of 2020 racing to help develop the safe and effective Moderna vaccine, and then turned their attention to what became the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine. Their work has led to the development of two of the three readily available COVID-19 vaccines and has already begun to save lives.
• WSU Applebaum Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy team makes Pharmacy & Therapeutics Competition finals
  March 12, 2021
  “Participating in the P&T Competition is an honor in it itself, but being national finalist is wonderful in allowing our young chapter to develop and create awareness around managed care,” said Fadi Manuel, AMCP President and P&T team coordinator. “My teammates and our advisors did a magnificent job working together and being flexible with their schedules during these tough times. We are proud to represent Wayne State University and we want to empower our pharmacy students to explore different opportunities in pharmacy and see if that is something that they enjoy!”
• Student Pediatric Pharmacy Association to host Q&A with PharmD alum Selmir Mahmutovic
  March 11, 2021
  Dr. Selmir Mahmutovic is a pediatric pharmacist working at Children's Hospital of Michigan. He will be explaining his work as a pediatric pharmacist and answering questions about the field.
• Jerry Schumacher, former WSU pharmacy faculty and distinguished alumnus, dies at 83
  March 5, 2021
  Dr. Gerald “Jerry” E. Schumacher, 83, clinical pharmacist, researcher, educator, Wayne State University distinguished alumnus and former pharmacy faculty member, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease on February 20, 2021.
• AMCP continues seminar series with discussion on Accountable Care Organizations
  March 5, 2021
  On Tuesday, March 9, the Wayne State University chapter of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy will continue its seminar series focused on educating students about managed care and related career options for graduating PharmD students. Next week’s seminar will feature WSU Applebaum alumnus and current executive fellow at the Michigan Pharmacists Association, Dr. Zack Mueller '20.
• WHSO and Kappa Psi to hold COVID-19 vaccine seminar with Dr. Paul Kilgore
  March 4, 2021
  On Monday, March 8, WHSO and Kappa Psi will present a vaccine updates seminar featuring WSU Applebaum Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Research Dr. Paul Kilgore.
• Grosse Pointe News: Paul Kilgore discusses FDA emergency use approval of J&J vaccine
  March 3, 2021
  “This vaccine is not only highly effective against severe disease in the United States, but was also highly effective against the highly transmissible South African variant that is now showing up in the United States,” said WSU Applebaum Associate Professor and Director of Research Paul Kilgore, M.D., MPH, one of the co-principal investigators of the Johnson & Johnson trial at Henry Ford Health System that began in November. “It is 100 percent effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths and is also equally effective across all races, including whites, African Americans and Hispanics.”
• Mary Beth O’Connell presented with MPA’s Fred W. Arnold Public Relations Award
  February 26, 2021
  WSU Applebaum Professor of Pharmacy Practice Mary Beth O’Connell will receive the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) Fred W. Arnold Public Relations Award during the Association’s virtual Annual Convention & Exposition, held Feb. 26-27.