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Antidepressant prescriptions for the elderly nearly doubled over a ten-year period, according to a recent study from the College of Pharmacy.
A 1985 graduate of the college’s Kellogg Pharmaceutical Clinical Scientist Ph.D. program, Lucinda Maine will receive the U of M Alumni Service Award. The award recognizes her service to the college and the U, and to the profession of pharmacy.
Assistant Professor Oscar Garza addresses critical health inequities using a framework of social justice and University-Community partnerships. He is building healthy communities by promoting economic, social, cultural, historical, and institutional equity.
Michael Swanoski, PharmD, is the new Senior Associate Dean for the Duluth campus.
About three million refugees have come to the U.S. over the past four decades. Unlike immigrants, refugees are forced from their homes due to persecution, violence and war. Pew research estimates it can take up to two years for a refugee to actually arrive in the U.S. after beginning the process.
Randy Seifert, PharmD, professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, has been named the Peters Endowed Chair in Pharmacy Practice Innovation, effective July 1, 2017. This new position is a rotating, two-year appointment for College of Pharmacy faculty. Seifert's appointment was made following an external panel review.
Starting July 1, Jason Varin will assume the position of associate dean for professional and external relations on an interim basis. The position is currently held by Julie Johnson, who will retire June 30.
As interim associate dean, Varin will help teach the Becoming a Pharmacist course, oversee global and international programs, participate in legislative advocacy, and direct activities and programs related to alumni and professional associations.
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy has recognized Jacqueline Barber as a Master Preceptor.
The number of antidepressants prescribed in the U.S. is skyrocketing as more primary care providers give antidepressants to patients even though many of them don’t have a psychiatric diagnosis.
A group of University of Minnesota researchers set out to study how that trend might be affecting older adults.
Award is the Highest Non-Degree Conferred by the University of Minnesota.