School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences kudos, fall 2022
P3 Luis Midence, overseen by Leon Cosler, was selected to present at the American Public Health Association (APhA) meeting being held from Nov. 6-9 in Boston on “The Influence of State Restrictions on Opioid Prescribing: 2006-2018.”
Deanna Forella, Shannon Fitzpatrick and Katherine Bradley won the local ACCP Clinical Skills Competition, scoring an impressive 4,000 (out of a possible 5,225) points to win the competition. The team then made it to the fourth round in the national competition, finishing in the top 16 out of more than 110 schools.
The Rho Chi Society Epsilon Omega Chapter member initiation ceremony was held Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the rotunda at the Innovative Technologies Complex on the main campus. The following members of the Class of 2024 were welcomed into the organization:
- Haytham Avdel
- Madison DeStefano
- Shannon Gallo
- Bryce Heller
- Jasmeen Kaur
- Antonietta Macri
- Jang-Soo Misevis
- Edisson Ospina Sanchez
- Paul Puccio
- Brendyn Savage
- Ciara Sherling
- Eric Smith
- Grace Vaca
- Brady Wisniewski
- Zoey Zagoria
The 15 new members join the 29 current students and alumni who were initiated into the international honor society for pharmaceutical sciences last June. Only the top 20% of each class is inducted into the exclusive society.
Bennett Doughty, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice, is the recipient of two awards: the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Education for his work with TRUST, and the Binghamton Council/Foundation Award for his work with TRUST and directing the University’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Education program.
Wesley Kufel, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice, was elected chair-elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Practice and Research Network (PRN). He has also been appointed to the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Infectious Diseases Pharmacy (BCIDP) Specialty Council for a three-year term. The council is responsible for writing and certifying the national board-certified infectious diseases pharmacist examination and recertification materials.
Samantha Benjamin, a graduate student working in the Tumey lab, received an F31 National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award (NRSA) predoctoral fellowship. The title of her research proposal is: “Mitigating ADA Through Site-specific Conjugation Technology.”