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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 2016
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY MISSION STATEMENT
The UAMS COP mission is to improve health of culturally diverse populations by
Educating pharmacy leaders to address community health needs
Advancing scientific discovery to produce innovations in healthcare
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On the cover: The UAMS Pharmacy
Graduating Class of 2016
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Dean’s Letter
T ravelling across Arkansas the past eight months, I have had
the great pleasure of meeting and reconnecting with so many
wonderful alumni, friends and colleagues. I want to thank each
of you for welcoming Theresa and me to the state and making us
a part of the Arkansas pharmacy family.
One of my goals as dean is to build upon our reputation as a
college, and always ensure our alumni are proud of their alma our Innovative Pharmacy Practice network. Our goal is to
mater. I am honored to lead such a talented faculty made up help pharmacists in Arkansas implement more services into
of leaders in pharmacy on every level. This was once again pharmacies and receive payment for them by utilizing the data
on display as Dr. Hauer-Jensen was awarded a $10.7 million generated from a high-performing network.
COBRE award for his research in Radiation Health, and this I hope each and every one of you feel a sense of pride while
past May, when Dr. Nicki Hilliard was elected president of the you read this report knowing that you play an important role in
American Pharmacists Association (APhA). every success of the UAMS College of Pharmacy. I would also
Our students don’t just compete on a national level, they encourage you to visit our website and follow us on social media
dominate. This past year, among the dozens of awards received, for more updates throughout the year.
the UAMS APhA-ASP chapter won national chapter of the year Thank you again for all of your support and please feel free to
for an unprecedented second year in a row and our National reach out to me if I or anyone in the college can be of service.
Community Pharmacists Association business plan team was
named national champions.
Not only are we striving to make you proud academically
on a national level, but we are also working hard to give back Keith Olsen, Pharm.D.
to pharmacy practice here in Arkansas through programs like Dean, College of Pharmacy
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2016
Dean’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Innovation, Collaboration and Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notable Awards & Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
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Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Innovation, Collaboration and Leadership
Nicki Hilliard Elected
APhA President
I f the strength of an educational
institution is in part a reflection of
the accomplishments of its faculty and
will become APhA president. In 2019,
Hilliard will become past-president. She
will serve on the Board of Trustees for all
students, then Nicki Hilliard has made three years starting in 2017.
the UAMS College of Pharmacy shine Some of those roles will be familiar responsible for chairing the academy
very brightly. ones for her. She is a former APhA- leadership meeting in the spring as well
Nicki Hilliard, Pharm. D., a College of Academy of Pharmacy Practice as serving on the association’s executive
Pharmacy professor of pharmacy practice, and Management president and committee.
in May won a two-way race when APhA Trustee, serving on the APhA She said she hopes that during that
members of the American Pharmacists Governmental Affairs, Strategic Planning time pharmacists will gain provider status
Association (APhA) voted for her to serve and Policy Standing Committees. under the Social Security Act, which
as the association’s next president-elect. Campaigning was a new experience for determines eligibility for health care
“I’m very excited, very humbled,” her but a positive one. programs like Medicare Part B. If they
Hilliard said. “My heart was racing when “It was great because you meet a lot don’t have the status by the time she’s
I saw the call come up on my phone. It of people you wouldn’t otherwise meet,” president, she will work to ensure that
was the CEO of APhA to let me know I Hilliard said. “I made some valuable they do. If pharmacists have it, then her
had won.” connections on social media, too. You focus will be on implementation.
At the association’s annual meeting next have to step out of your comfort zone Already she has been on Capitol
spring, she will become president-elect. sometimes. Doing the work doesn’t faze Hill eight times for meetings on the
Hilliard will spend a year in that office, me. I am excited and energized by it.” legislation. That’s just one of the reasons
and then in Nashville in spring 2018, she Hilliard as president-elect will be APhA recently honored her with its Good
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UAMS
Government Pharmacist
of the Year award.
T he University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences was founded in 1879 by
eight physicians. Today, UAMS is the state’s only academic health center,
part of a statewide network of postsecondary education institutions of the
Hilliard has served on
University of Arkansas System governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees.
the Board of Pharmacy
3,020 students
Specialties and is the
Two Campuses: Little Rock and Fayetteville
chair of the Pharmacy
1,429 faculty members
Provider Status Task Force
Only Unit Level One Trauma Center in Arkansas
and the Government
Family Medical Centers at six Regional Centers – 180,022
Affairs Committee for
outpatient visits in FY 2015
the Arkansas Pharmacists
Myeloma Institute has treated more than 11,000 patients from
Association.
every state in the US and more than 50 countries.
Recently, the Arkansas
Pharmacists Association Colleges
honored her with College of Nursing – 781 students
its Bowl of Hygeia College of Medicine – 694 students
award recognizing her
College of Health Professions – 662 students
community service. She
College of Pharmacy – 474 students
was past recipient of
the Little Rock Public Graduate School – 229 students
Schools Volunteer of the College of Public Health – 180 students
Year and helps manage
two golf tournaments for
charity — one supporting
Institutes
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye
mission projects and
Institute, Myeloma Institute, Donald W. Reynolds. Institute on Aging,
another the Barbara
Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Psychiatric Research
Netherton Memorial
Institute, Translational Research Institute
Scholarships, in memory
of her mother. Information as of Sept 2015
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Innovation, Collaboration and Leadership
UAMS Researchers
Establish Center
with $10.5 million Grant
M artin Hauer-Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., and his team of
researchers are studying side effects of radiation therapy
and other types of cancer therapy through a $10.5 million federal
to help the
next generation
of researchers
grant received in 2015. become full-
The team used the grant to establish the Center for Studies fledged, independent investigators.”
of Host Response to Cancer Therapy — the first research The initial focus of the new center is on post-radiation therapy
center of its type in the United States. It is part of the Centers side effects. It later will be expanded to address the side effects of
for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program of the chemotherapy and other types of cancer therapy.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The center has established two scientific cores, the cellular and
A professor of pharmaceutical sciences, surgery and pathology in molecular analytic core and the irradiation core equipped with
the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical a radiation research platform and cell imaging system, just to
Sciences, Hauer-Jensen said his goal is to create a self-sustaining, name two of the new technologies being used. The goal of the
multidisciplinary research center at UAMS that examines the scientific cores is to provide essential research support services to
mechanisms of and prevention strategies for cancer-therapy- young COBRE investigators at UAMS to show the underlying
induced toxicity and side effects. Another important goal is to cellular and molecular mechanisms of injury to normal tissue
help junior scientific investigators who have a common research that has been induced by ionizing radiation. This will assist in the
focus in this area to establish themselves as independent scientists. development of new types of interventions to prevent or mitigate
“To our knowledge, this is the first center dedicated to the side effects of radiotherapy.
proactively minimizing the impact of cancer therapy-related “We are continuing to move the center’s investigators toward
toxicities,” Hauer-Jensen said. “This is the most important grant independence,” Hauer-Jensen said. “The specific goal is to have all
I’ve ever been involved in because it provides the opportunity four current project leaders submit applications for independent
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funding this year. We also are assisting other more junior investigators to Research Institute, the COBRE center for Microbial Pathogenesis and
establish their research programs and integrate them into the center.” Host Inflammatory Responses and the COBRE Center for Translational
Increasingly effective cancer treatments have produced dramatic increases Neuroscience.
in the number of cancer survivors, more than 13 million in the United Hauer-Jensen serves as director of the center. UAMS researchers Daohong
States. As the number of survivors has increased so has the number of Zhou, M.D., a prominent stem cell and molecular biologist, and Marjan
survivors experiencing the lasting side effects of cancer treatments. Boerma, Ph.D., a radiation biologist with extensive experience in irradiation
“While the importance of achieving cancer cures is duly recognized, techniques, also are part of the center’s leadership team and direct core
comparatively little effort has been directed toward understanding the facilities. Hauer-Jensen, Zhou and Boerma all are faculty in the Division of
mechanisms of the side effects of cancer therapy and developing effective Radiation Health in the college’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
interventions to prevent them,” Hauer-Jensen said. Hauer-Jensen also serves as director of the division.
UAMS has committed $2.5 million over five years in additional support The center currently has four project leaders: Nukhet Aykin-Burns Ph.D.;
of the center. The center also will integrate its research efforts into the other Snehalata A. Pawar, Ph.D.; Igor Koturbash, M.D., Ph.D.; and Guangrong
established and developing research programs on campus, including the Zheng, Ph.D.; and has awarded pilot grants to four additional junior
programs of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Translational UAMS faculty.
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Innovation, Collaboration and Leadership
Pharmacy
Students
Provide Care
to Northwest
Marshallese
T hird- and fourth-year UAMS College of Pharmacy students
working at the student-led North Street Clinic on UAMS’
Northwest Campus in Fayetteville learn a life lesson about culture
of Marshallese in the United States, the community bears a
significant and disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes,
along with associated conditions such as high blood pressure and
even as they gain direct professional experience. chronic kidney disease.
“When they volunteer and work in the student-led clinic, The original home of the Marshallese consists of 1,156
they learn a lot about how to manage diabetes, especially with individual islands and atolls in the Pacific Ocean. Between 1946
a patient population of Marshallese whose resources are very and 1958, the U.S. military tested nuclear weapons on several of
limited,” said Jonell Hudson, Pharm. D., co-director of the clinic. the islands. The Atomic Energy Commission lists the Republic
“What they learn, more importantly than that, is how the culture of the Marshall Islands as one of the most contaminated places in
affects the disease process in a given population.” the world, and several studies demonstrate ongoing health effects
The North Street Clinic focuses on chronic disease from the nuclear testing.
management for type 2 diabetes among the Marshallese who A 1986 agreement between the Marshall Islands and U.S.
live in northwest Arkansas. One of the largest populations governments allows Marshallese to live and work in the U.S.
10Those who came here at first had access to Medicaid, but 1996 legislation Pharmacy students along with medical and nursing students are very
excluded their participation, so many of them are uninsured. involved in disease management education. Beyond counseling patients
Medical services for the Marshallese at the clinic are delivered to patients about the importance of taking medicine as prescribed, the student teams
by students in medicine, pharmacy and nursing programs under supervision educate on foot care and checking blood sugar.
of UAMS faculty. Pharmacy students enjoy the opportunity to work in An integral part of the care teams are Marshallese interpreters and
interprofessional teams and can earn Introductory Pharmacy Practice Marshallese community health workers.
Experience credits at the North Street Clinic Scott Warmack, Pharm. D., associate dean of the UAMS College of
“It’s not just this specific population they learn about,” Hudson said. Pharmacy Northwest Campus, said the interpreters and health workers are
“They are going to be able to take the lesson about culture and apply it to central to communication with patients, including follow-up phone calls
any population where they practice where the culture is different from their and even transportation to the clinic.
own. They are realizing the importance of learning about their patients’ Another important partner is a local pharmacy managed by Victoria
health care beliefs before you try to implement some treatment pattern, Hennessey, a class of 2013 alumnus.
whether it’s Marshallese, Hispanic, Laotian, or whatever their culture.” “It’s a unique relationship,” Warmack said. “Dr. Hennessey fills the
About 80 students volunteer at the clinic each year to gain experience in prescriptions we’ve written. She is physically located in the heart of
patient care, 40 of whom are pharmacy students. the Marshallese community and the only store with a native speaking
Fourth-year pharmacy students practice clinical work seeing patients, Marshallese staff.”
including presenting patient cases to faculty. Third-year students have to The entire North Street effort draws on a broad spectrum of the UAMS
opportunity to observe and perform support work in the clinic. medical education community.
11Innovation, Collaboration and Leadership
UAMS APhA-ASP
Back-to-Back
National Chapter
of the Year Winners 2016
F or the second year in a row, UAMS College of Pharmacy
students earned recognition as the American Pharmacists
Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)
“These student pharmacists constantly strive for excellence in
all their endeavors from leading community health screenings
and hosting monthly guest speakers on campus to offering
National Chapter of the Year. guidance through the college’s student life program,” said Eddie
APhA-ASP presented the chapter with the honor at its Annual Dunn, Pharm.D., the chapter’s faculty advisor.
Meeting and Exposition in March in Baltimore, MD; it was “The fact that this is their second year in a row to win the top
the first time in 15 years a chapter has won the award two prize proves these students are extraordinary not only to us but
consecutive years, and the sixth time the college’s chapter has nationally,” he said, also citing the many other awards the
garnered the prize since 2000. chapter won.
The chapter also received the following honors during the Dunn is an associate professor in the college’s Department of
annual meeting: Pharmacy Practice.
APhA-ASP Operation Heart National Winner Operation Heart is a national, public education project of
APhA-ASP Operation Diabetes National Winner APhA-ASP, and Operation Diabetes seeks to identify individuals
APhA-ASP Operation Immunization Regional Winner with previously undiagnosed diabetes while increasing overall
Generation Rx 1st Runner-Up awareness of the disease. Operation Immunization is an
National Patient Counseling Competition Top 10 Finalist immunization education campaign that also works to raise the
(Lindsey Tankersley, first-year student) number of adults receiving immunizations.
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2015 is their second year
in a row to win the
top prize proves
these students
are extraordinary
not only to us but
nationally.”
—Eddie Dunn, Pharm.D.
Generation Rx is another APhA-ASP national educational program. The APhA-ASP national organization consists of 128 chapters nationwide
Its goal is to increase public awareness of prescription medication abuse and seeks to provide opportunities for professional growth, to improve
and to enhance cooperation between health care providers, teens, parents patient care, and to envision and advance the future of pharmacy.
and communities to prevent such abuse. The goal of the National Patient
Counseling Competition is to encourage student pharmacists in their efforts
toward becoming better patient educators.
13Notable Awards & Appointments
Jonell Hudson
Receives
Chancellor’s
Teaching Award
J onell Hudson, Pharm. D., was awarded a
Chancellor’s Teaching Award for the 2015-16
academic year during UAMS Commencement on
Chancellor Dan Rahn, Hudson,
Provost Stephanie Gardner
May 21.
Hudson, an associate professor in the UAMS interprofessional education and population health. She’s been
College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy Practice at the recognized on the regional and national levels for her efforts.
UAMS Northwest Campus, was the recipient of the Chancellor’s “Dr. Hudson’s work in interprofessional education ensures that
Award for Society and Health Education Excellence. our students graduate prepared to deliver patient-focused, team-
She was recognized for her development of a comprehensive based care,” said Keith Olsen, Pharm. D., dean of the UAMS
interprofessional education course for medical and pharmacy College of Pharmacy. “We are pleased to see her tireless work
students, which includes class discussions and a staffing recognized with this prestigious award.”
requirement at the student-led North Street Clinic, where The UAMS Chancellor’s Annual Teaching Award Program
Hudson serves as co-director. The clinic focuses on management was established in 2004 to recognize excellence in teaching
of Type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases in the region’s large among faculty in all the colleges and the Graduate School. The
Marshallese population. Chancellor’s Award for Society and Health Education Excellence
Since joining the College of Pharmacy faculty in 2009, rewards the design and implementation of courses or activities that
colleagues say Hudson has shown leadership and innovation in advance the topics of society and health.
14Olsen Elected Secretary-General
of Critical Care Organization
cover everything from managing sedation, pain other health professions to work as coordinated
analgesia and delirium, to how to use mechanical teams — is rapidly becoming a central part of
ventilation for a patient. medical education in general, but it’s not new in
“We’re constantly updating those established critical care circles.
task forces, working with other universities that “It’s different than any other medical
help provide groundwork for the guidelines,” profession,” Olsen said. “You hear a lot about
Olsen said. interprofessional education. Well, we’ve been
D ean Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., has been
elected secretary general of the American
College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM),
As secretary general, Olsen helps set the
agenda for the AACM executive team, the vice
chancellor, the chancellor and immediate past
doing that for decades in critical care. We never
called it that.”
Because of their interprofessional practice
putting him in line, in three years, to become the chancellor. That executive team sets goals for the backgrounds, his fellow members in the
first pharmacist to serve as chancellor organization for the year as well as does other physician-dominated society and college have
“It’s humbling to think you have risen that far planning. always made him feel welcome.
in a medical society and are being honored by Olsen had served on the Board of Regents of “All physicians I work with are so used to a
all the people who respect you and want you to the ACCM for six years, ran for a second term pharmacist working with them and it has been a
hold that office,” Olsen said. “It was physicians and was re-elected. As the most senior person part of their practice that they expect you to be
who nominated me to keep going forward.” on the board, he then ran for secretary-general at the table,” Olsen said.
The ACCM is a part of the larger Society of and was elected. He will run unopposed for He also tries to make sure pharmacist
Critical Care Medicine. In addition to bestowing vice chancellor then move into the office of input isn’t overlooked in guideline development.
honors and fellowship status on clinicians, the chancellor automatically following the expiration “If there is anything remotely tied to
college is responsible for developing more than of that term. drug therapy, then I try to make sure a
20 of the guidelines for best practices used Interprofessional education — teaching pharmacist is on the committee for a guideline,”
nationwide in intensive care units. The guidelines students of pharmacy, medicine, nursing and Olsen said.
15Notable Awards & Appointments
Wolfe Retires
from College,
Plans for Future
Donna Wolfe, Dr. Jon Wolfe
A lthough Jonathan Wolfe, Ph.D., R.Ph., has a lifelong love
of history and the past, it has been his love for innovation
and teaching that led him to delay his retirement from the exercise, the students were leaving the room, and I found I was
College of Pharmacy until June 30. standing outside in the hall 20 minutes later and listening to my
“The strongest things that always come through in discussions students. They still were grappling with it and were animated
with Jonathan are his kindness and his giving personality,” Dean about it.”
Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., said in April. “Those are the things that After earning a doctorate in history from the University of
bring us together, and we would like to honor Jonathan for his Virginia and teaching for three years, Wolfe decided to pursue
sustained giving to the profession of pharmacy and the college.” a career in pharmacy in part because of the scarcity of faculty
Wolfe planned on retiring two years earlier and had wound positions in the humanities at the time.
down many of his responsibilities in the development office of the Wolfe worked as a pharmacist in hospitals and at a home
college until he was working half-time. A shift from traditional infusion company, and then returned to the college in 1988 to
teaching methods to a team-based approach to education piqued teach intravenous therapy. A few years later, then-Dean Larry
his curiosity. Milne, Pharm. D., asked him to serve as associate dean, and when
“I found the team-based method so engaging that I didn’t Stephanie Gardner, Pharm. D., Ed. D., became dean, he assumed
want to stop,” he said. “The first time I did a team-based learning new duties as associate dean for development.
16Wolfe with Dr. Kim Fifer, creator of the turned-wood mortar and pestle award
Five years ago, with a new associate dean in place, he began phasing
down his responsibilities and handing them off to other faculty and (Above) Wolfe with granddaughter (Below) Faculty members visit with Wolfe
administrators.
“I never expected to be an administrator,” Wolfe said. “If there is
a theme in my career, it’s that I have started a lot of things and then
given them away. That’s really the thing I enjoy, rather than writing for
40 years, looking for the new thing.”
His future plans do entail some writing though — including a history
of the College of Pharmacy that Dean Olsen has asked him to write.
Wolfe is even working on a novel about a college in a small Arkansas
town and the ghost of a Confederate veteran who haunts it.
To keep a hand in pharmacy, he also will do some consulting with a
new Little Rock compounding pharmacy, Signatura, that he calls a
“pharmacy for pharmacists.”
17Spotlight
Professor’s Work Could
Impact Future Therapies
for Age-related Diseases,
Radiation Injury
A College of Pharmacy professor is
a senior author of a publication
reporting a potential therapy targeting
in the online edition of Nature Medicine
in advance of the scientific journal’s print
edition and then in the first issue of the
the common biological mechanism that journal 2016.
contributes to age-related diseases and late Daohong Zhou, M.D., the senior
tissue injury caused by radiation. author of the Nature Medicine late tissue injury caused by radiation and
The reported discovery of the first publication, is a professor of age-related diseases, Zhou said.
broad-spectrum senolytic drug that can Pharmaceutical Sciences and the deputy Cellular senescence, the loss of cells’
potently kill senescent (or aging) cells in director of the Division of Radiation ability to divide, normally functions as
culture and effectively clear the cells in Health in the UAMS College of a tumor suppressive mechanism; however,
animals by specifically targeting a pathway Pharmacy. senescent cells become “toxic” as they
that is critical for the survival of senescent Because senescent cells are believed to accumulate after exposure to radiation
cells was made by the researchers from play a role in the late effects of radiation and with age. This is because they cause
UAMS and their collaborators in other on normal tissues and certain age-related stem cell aging that reduces the ability
institutions diseases, this study has broad implications of tissue regeneration and repair and
Findings from the researchers were for future therapies targeting the common drive chronic inflammation and
published in December 2015 in a report biological mechanism that contributes to oxidative stress.
18and rejuvenation of tissue stem cells could have
a major impact on mitigation of radiation injury
and treatment of diseases of aging,” said Zhou.
“ABT-263 was originally developed as an
anti-cancer agent. It has toxic side effects that
make it inappropriate for development as an
agent for diseases of aging. We are investigating
next-generation small-molecule drugs that are
optimized to clear senescent cells without drug-
Since chronic inflammation and oxidative or irradiated mice to induce premature aging induced toxicity,” Zhou said.
stress are thought to be the root cause of some of the hematopoietic system, the organs and Jianhui Chang and Yingying Wang are the
late effects of radiation and many age-related tissues involved in production of blood. co-first authors of the study, along with Lijian
diseases, including radiation-induced long- ABT-263 effectively depleted senescent cells, Shao, Wei Feng, Yi Luo, Xiaoyan Wang,
term bone marrow injury and age-related including senescent “stem cells” of the bone Nukhet Aykin-Burns, Kimberly Krager, Usha
osteoarthritis and atherosclerosis, eliminating marrow and muscle. Depletion of the senescent Ponnappan and Martin Hauer-Jensen as co-
senescent cells has the potential to mitigate cells appeared to reduce premature aging of authors from UAMS. Other authors include
radiation-induced late tissue injury and treat the bone marrow caused by irradiation, and Remi-Martin Laberge, Marco Demaria and
many age-related diseases. even rejuvenated the function of stem cells in Judith Campisi from the Buck Institute for
A Nature 2011 publication showed that normally aged mice. Research on Aging; Krishnamurthy Janakiraman
genetic clearance of senescent cells from a “Our results demonstrate that clearance of and Norman E Sharpless from the University
progeroid animal is beneficial, leading to senescent cells by a pharmacological agent is of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Sheng Ding
delayed onset of age-related phenotypes. beneficial in part by rejuvenating aged tissue from the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular
In the current study, ABT-263, a molecule stem cells. Because a decline in tissue stem cell Disease and Aimin Meng from the Institute of
initially developed as an anti-cancer therapy, function is associated with exposure to radiation Radiation Medicine of the Chinese Academy of
was given orally to either normally aged mice and aging, we believe clearing senescent cells Medical Sciences.
19Spotlight
Li Named ARA Scholar,
Adams Endowed Chair
H ong-yu Li, Ph. D., has come to the College of Pharmacy
with a team behind him and a mission in front of him —
beating cancer. Chancellor Rahn, Li
His research isn’t focused on a particular cancer type but on
cancer in general and in every aspect. One drug therapy Li and In a ceremony at the mansion following the ARA Scholar
his team have developed is about a year away from testing in announcement, he also was named to the Helen Adams &
clinical trials, and a second is two years away, he said. Arkansas Research Alliance Endowed Chair.
Li is an internationally recognized scientist in the field of The ARA Scholars Program recruits highly respected thought
cancer treatment research. In his research to develop new leaders with the goal of adding value to existing research
agents for cancer treatments, Li pursues kinase targets involved programs through collaboration, innovation and eventually
in cancer pathology and modulates their oncogenic signaling commercialization that brings jobs and businesses to Arkansas.
through the inhibition of small molecules. Kinase is an enzyme “We look forward to working with the Myeloma Institute and
that catalyzes the transfer of phosphates to molecules at the the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and combining
cellular level in the human body. all of our innovative approaches to medicinal chemistry,” Li
Already his arrival and work is being greeted in Arkansas with said. “My research complements the existing drug discovery
honors and praise. approach here. We’ve already started some potentially promising
On May 16 at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion, Li became work with Dr. Shi Liu in our department to identify and study
the third of three College of Pharmacy professors to be named the active components in an Indian tree.”
Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholars. In addition, Li brings with him a scientific research team who
Li joined the faculty April 1 as a professor in the college’s also worked with him in his previous position at the University
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. of Arizona College of Pharmacy in Tucson.
20Jerry Adams From left, Jerry Adams, Helen Adams, Li, Dean Keith Olsen, Chancellor Dan Rahn
“This is a highly productive group and will add a great value to UAMS Naresh Gunaganti received his master’s degree in organic chemistry
and the College in term of the high quality publications and innovative in 2007 from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India. Next,
products,” Li said. he worked for a Hyderabad-based business in the research and
The team includes: development of carbohydrate-based drug molecules. He received
Brendan Frett, Ph. D., who has strong expertise in drug synthesis his doctorate from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India in
and therapeutic development. His earlier completed work led to the 2015. After completing his Ph. D., he joined Hong-yu Li’s research
generation of two biotechnology companies and numerous authored group at the University of Arizona.
and co-authored publications. He is a co-inventor on multiple Jaideep Bharate received his bachelor’s degree in 2007 from B. R.
patent applications, which are all associated with clinical candidate Ambedkar Marathwada University in Aurangabad, India and his
generation. He has strong collaborative partnerships with experts in master’s degree in organic chemistry in 2009 from the University
the field of pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, intellectual property of Pune, India. Bharate then joined the research and development
and cancer biology. division of a Pune-based company where he worked on the synthesis
Nicholas McConnell received his bachelor’s degree from California of anticancer drugs and perfumes. He is pursuing his doctorate.
Polytechnic State University and is in the third year of graduate Bharate joined Hong-yu Li’s group in earlier this year.
studies in Li’s lab. He has four publications to his name so far and is The other ARA Scholars at UAMS are: Peter Crooks, Ph.D., chairman
working on the discovery of novel cancer therapeutics. of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the UAMS College
Lingtian Zhang received her bachelor’s degree in Pharmacology and of Pharmacy; Daohong Zhou, M.D., a professor in the Division of
Toxicology from the University of Toledo in Ohio. She joined Hong- Radiation Health of the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Department of
Yu Li’s group as a Ph.D. student earlier this year. Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph. D., director of
the UAMS Myeloma Institute.
21Spotlight
Pharmacy
Innovation
Program to
Improve
Patient Care
T hree investigators in the College of
Pharmacy are examining evidence
and looking for clues. They weigh Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., professor; Funded through a grant from the
evidence in search of the best ways to Jeremy Thomas, Pharm.D., associate Association of State and Territorial
improve heart health, in particular how professor; and Benjamin Teeter, Ph.D., Health Officers, Curran, Thomas and
to ensure patients take their medications assistant professor, make up the program Teeter are studying its effectiveness in
to control high blood pressure. as well as teach and conduct research in cooperation with a small Arkansas chain
A Centers for Disease Control- the college’s Department of Pharmacy of pharmacies.
led nationwide initiative called the Practice. “We also are looking how better to
Million Hearts Campaign seeks to “As part of the Million Hearts implement this kind of intervention in
reduce heart attack deaths by 1 million. Campaign, we are implementing an community pharmacies and how best
With that goal in mind, the UAMS evidence-based program of motivational to roll something like this out on a
College of Pharmacy Innovation interviewing, which is a form of large scale, doing a pilot study first in
Program partnered with the Arkansas counseling and communication with a smaller number of pharmacies,”
Department of Health to engage a patient,” Thomas said. “It has been Curran said.
Arkansas pharmacists in an effort shown to improve medication adherence A similar, large study was done
to improve hypertension rates and rates, and we’re working with a group of in Pennsylvania that showed
hypertension control. pharmacies to put it into practice.” positive outcomes.
22“We’re not just duplicating the model here,” This second initiative will seek to create a TEAMWORK
Thomas said. “We’re studying the application network of high-performing pharmacies to “Within pharmacy practice, I am doing
of the model. It’s important because many market to health care providers and to steer things in new contexts and with new
payers are looking to pharmacies not just patients to pharmacies that are delivering professionals and practices,” Curran said. “It’s
to provide a service. They are looking for innovative services that most pharmacies aren’t. similar to work I did before, but the content is
a positive outcome like patients taking “The model in North Carolina has worked new and very interesting to me.”
their medication. That’s the one of several well for them there,” Thomas said. “They Curran’s area of expertise is medical
contributions we can make to the health care are starting to see improved outcomes in sociology, and he previously was a researcher
system. It’s a measurable outcome. medication adherence. They also are looking exclusively in the UAMS Psychiatric Research
at and studying total cost of care, how Institute.
HIGH PERFORMANCE pharmacists impact hospitalizations and ER “It makes a lot of sense to have a pharmacist
Curran, Thomas and Teeter are putting their admissions. Those types of outcomes are out front like Jeremy,” Curran said. “Ben and I
skills to work identifying, testing and executing incredibly important to a payer. They identified are more behind the scenes doing data analysis
best practices to help Arkansas pharmacies best practices there, and we now are going to and design.”
innovate and excel, too. try to implement here in a pilot study.” All three agreed that their different
The Pharmacy Innovation Program started The Pharmacy Innovation Program also backgrounds mesh well.
in the summer of 2014 to focus attention has eight other research projects at different “It works really well when we have a medical
on implementing evidence-based practices stages of development and completion. One is sociologist leading our center because Geoff
in community pharmacy, in-patient and examining the decision-making processes that doesn’t think like a pharmacist, which is good,”
other care settings. Additionally, the program health care providers and pharmacists use in Thomas said to laughter from Curran and
develops innovative practices and seeks to prescribing and dispensing opioids. Another Teeter. “As pharmacists, sometimes we can’t
confirm their effectiveness through study study is evaluating patient outcomes and see things from the outside. He will come up
and testing. documenting implementation of a pharmacist- with questions we don’t know the answers to
Although not as far along as the Million led model for antimicrobial stewardship in and questions we wouldn’t normally ask. Ben,
Hearts study, the three researchers are looking children’s hospital in-patient units. being trained in health outcomes adds another
at a North Carolina model of high-performing layer to the team and completes the circle.”
community pharmacies and how to apply it
in Arkansas.
23Faculty Report
Cumulative 160
Publications 140 136
120
100 96
83
80 73
59
60
40
20
0
Accumulative 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total combination of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Science
Presentations
112 58
2011 2014
111
110 2012 2015
94
2013
242015-2016
College of Pharmacy Faculty
PharmaceuticalSCIENCES
Allen, Antino Frett, Brendan Liu, Shi Seng, John
Aykin-Burns, Nukhet Fu, Qiang Mohan Seenivasan, Viji Simmons, Henry
Boerma, Marjan Gurley, Bill Nowak, Grazyna Song, Lin
Breen, Phillip Hauer-Jensen, Martin Pathak, Rupak Wang, Junru
Castleberry, Ashley Haun, Randy Pawar, Snehelata Zhang, Xin
Compadre, Cesar Hendrickson, Howard Penthala, Narsimha Zheng, Guangrong
Crooks, Peter Li, Hong-yu Pierce, Dwight Zhou, Daohong
Fifer, Kim Light, Kim Price, Elvin
PharmacyPRACTICE
Arnold, Eddy Ferstl, Amanda Hutchinson, Lisa Martin, Bradley
Binz, Jessica Flowers, Schwanda Johnson, Jill McCain, Keith
Bryant Howe, Marico Foster, Howell Jolly, Brian McCaleb, Rachel
Calhoun, Lance Frank, Tom Jones, Kendrea Moore, Dennis
Coulter, Lois Franks, Amy Jones, Gavin Myatt, Sherry
Crader, Marsha Gardner, Stephanie King, Karen Neill, Kathryn
Curran, Geoffrey Glaze, Lauren Li, Chenghui O’Brien, Catherine
Davis, Dwight Hammond, Drayton Lloyd, Sonda Olsen, Keith
Dayer, Lindsey Heldenbrand, Seth Lusardi, Katherine O’Neill, Joshua
Dickey, Tiffany Hilliard, Nicki Malone, Michael O’Quinn, Darren
Dunn, Eddie Hudson, Jonell Maples, Holly Painter, Jacob
25Faculty Report
PharmacyPRACTICE continued
Parr, Michael Ragland, Denise Smith, Christi Thomas, Jeremy
Payakachat, Nalin Reinhardt, Melanie Spadaro, Daniel Warmack, Scott
Piel, Michelle Roberts, Jennifer Stafford, Rachel White, Lanita
Pilcher, Melanie Seaton, Victoria Teeter, Benjamin Wilson, Ashley
Notable Faculty Awards
Hudson, Jonelle
Gurley, Bill
Chancellor’s Teaching Award 96 Faculty
members
474
Pharmaceutical Sciences Teacher of the Year Award
Dunn, Eddie Pharmacy Practice Teacher of the Year Award Students
Reinhardt, Melanie Rho Chi Teacher of the Year Award
9:1
Hilliard, Nicki PhA Good Governance, APA Bowl of Hygiea Awards
Student/
Martin, Brad ISPOR 2016 Distinguished Service Award Faculty
Ratio
Wilson, Ashley AAHP 2015 Residency Preceptor of the Year Award
Hammond, Drayton SCCM Presidential Citation for service to the Society
26Student Spotlight
Bates Receives Faculty
Golden Key Award
A t this year’s Honors Convocation ceremony, Kaitlin Bates was named
the Faculty Gold Key recipient, signifying her as the student with the
highest scholastic record throughout four years of enrollment in the UAMS
College of Pharmacy.
During her time at the college, she tutored pharmacy students and served as
Vice-President of External Affairs and Vice-President of Rho Chi. Bates was
the recipient of the Karrol and Vicki Fowlkes
Excellence in Community Pharmacy Endowed “It is great to
Scholarship, Jordin Scholar Scholarship, and the be a part of a
College of Pharmacy Scholarship, and was on the
college that
Dean’s List each semester.
Prior to becoming a student pharmacist, Bates
recognizes
taught chemistry at Bentonville High School academic
for one year after attending the University of achievement.”
Arkansas at Fayetteville where she received a
bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and master’s in secondary education. Bates
will pursue postgraduate education through a community pharmacy residency
in conjunction with Kroger and UAMS in Little Rock.
“I was honored to receive the Faculty Gold Key award,” Bates said. “It is
great to be a part of a college that recognizes academic achievement. I am
grateful to have worked with so many great students and professors over the
past four years that have encouraged me. My scholastic success has opened
many doors for me, including the opportunity to be the Kroger/UAMS
community resident.”
27Student Spotlight
Puryear Receives
USPHS Excellence
Award
S econd-year student Erin Puryear was recognized in March
with a United States Public Health Service (USPHS)
Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award. This national
award was created to recognize pharmacy students who have
demonstrated a commitment to public health and public health
practice through their “Healthy People 2020” initiative. Puryear is
the second UAMS student pharmacist to receive the award; Corey campus garden, partially funded through the College of Pharmacy
Hayes ’13 received the same award in 2012. Women’s Giving Circle, where the students grow vegetables to
At the center of Puryear’s public health practice is the work she distribute to 12th St. HWC patients.
does for the UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center (12th Puryear also spearheaded the state’s first diabetes-friendly food
St. HWC), a student-run free health clinic where she has served as pantry, also at the 12th St. HWC. as an avenue for IFFC’s produce
the Student Deputy Executive Director. distribution and as an educational tool for their patients.
“The student-run free clinic is an amazing She has been integral in the center’s Latino outreach and
model; there is no limit what we can do with a Spanish interpreter staffing and established medical-legal
modest budget and donated services,” she said. partnership opportunities and internships for Master of Social
“Helping people who desperately need health Work students from nearby University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
care is a tremendously powerful experience. “As student pharmacists, we have incredible public service
There is nothing like it.” opportunities. I never thought about that before I came to
She is also co-founder of the pharmacy school. In terms of developing as a student pharmacist,
Interprofessional Fresh Food Coalition (IFFC), I cannot overstate the impact my work at 12th Street will impact
a student organization whose goal is to increase my career. I will be a much better practitioner for my time
the availability of fresh foods for the 12th St. spent there.” See page 47 for additonal projects funded by the
HWC patient population. The IFFC created a Women’s Group Circle Fund.
2829
Student Voice
“Before you are a
By Fourth-year student
leader, success is Heather Clarke-Johnson Flowers
all about growing
yourself. When you
T his quote describes
perfectly the experience
become a leader, I had with Cardinal Health
success is all about at their 17th annual Student
growing others.” Leadership Conference. I had
no idea what to expect from
—Jack Welch
that weekend in Houston,
Texas, no idea who else
would be there or how many of us there would be. All I knew was
that my school had graciously asked if I would be interested in
attending, and I learned a long time ago that you don’t say “no” Flowers, right
to opportunity.
It was 48 hours of learning, 48 hours of fast friendships, and team had to find and tap each number on a large, unorganized
48 hours of experiences which left indelible marks on who I “keyboard” laid out on the floor.
am and who I want to be. And although being asked to share a The moment we began, I was in planning mode—throwing out
single experience which perfectly encapsulates that feeling of “Yes! questions to the team about what ideas we had, what strategies
Leadership!” is nearly impossible, there is certainly a moment we thought would work best, and then encouraging that we go
which sticks out in my mind. ahead and try those strategies. This was a timed activity and the
Plato said that, “you can discover more about a person in an goal was to be the fastest team. Our first time was 1 minute and
hour of play than in a year of conversation,” and boy, was he a 56 seconds, which we were all SO proud of…until our moderator
smart man. There is a reason that team-building exercises exist informed us that the record was 11 seconds. Well, perspective
and that is because, simply put, they work. is everything.
We began our team building with an exercise that entailed After recovering from the initial “how is that even possible?”
calling out a sequence of numbers, in a very specific order, as the shock, we went straight to work again. One person had an idea
302016-2017 Key Dates
that brought us well under a minute. Another UAMS All Campus Reunion
breakthrough brought us to 20 seconds, and then August 19-21, 2016
the challenge was put on ourselves, “We can beat the Family Open House
fastest time…it’s all about speed now, and we can August 26, 2016
beat the record.”
White Coat Ceremony
During this exercise I had been playing the crucial
August 26, 2016
role of the “Caller” and a lot of our speed depended
on my ability to call quickly. This also put me in a APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting District 6
natural leader role, asking questions about what we November 4-6, 2016
could do to improve each trial, listening to feedback
Alumni Tailgate Preceptor CE
about my performance, and seeing firsthand that no
Razorbacks vs. Florida Gators
one person has all of the ideas, and every person has
November 5-6, 2016
at least one idea. Every team member is valuable.
We were at a stalemate, though, and it seemed we ASHP Midyear Annual Meeting
couldn’t get any faster than 18 seconds. December 4-8, 2016
Finally, I said, “Can anyone call faster?” and we
Career Fair
all looked around at each other. One of my team
January 26-27, 2017
members hesitated for a moment and said “…I
can try, I think I can do it.” The team’s unanimous APhA Annual Conference
response was “go for it!” March 24-27, 2017
Helping to lead a great team to a record-smashing Student Awards Luncheon
victory of 8.5 seconds feels awesome. The thing is, April 4, 2017
when you have great people on your team, there is a
right time to let go of the reigns and let them finish Honors Convocation
the race with their own guidance. When you have May 19, 2017
great people, this idea ceases to become scary, and Commencement
feels completely natural. The leader is not always the May 20, 2017
star. The leader is the one that shows their team the
talent they had all along.
31Student News
Honors Convocation &
Commencement Cap
Academic Year
M ore than 700 friends and family gathered in the Pulaski
Academy Connor Performing Arts Center in Little Rock
to witness 113 graduates transition from students to practitioners
at the annual UAMS College of Pharmacy Honors Convocation
ceremony. Six graduates were honored as Jordin Scholars, a
distinction reserved for those students with the highest academic
achievement and professional attainment. This scholarship and
recognition is given to honor the late Marcus Jordin, Ph.D.,
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology.
In addition, Eddie Dunn, Pharm.D., received the
Department of Pharmacy Practice Outstanding Faculty
Award; Bill Gurley, Ph.D, received the Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award; and
Victoria Seaton, Pharm.D., received the Jonathan and Donna
Congratulations to the
Wolfe Faculty Excellence Award. UAMS College of Pharmacy
The following day, families and friends were welcomed at
a graduation brunch held at Trapnall Hall in Little Rock, Class of 2016!
preceding the UAMS Commencement ceremony at Verizon
Arena where more than 1,000 degrees were conferred to the
newest classes of healthcare professionals.
32* With High Honors ** With Honors † With Honors in Research
Abigail Agatep Brandy Cooper† Josiah Hays Kirbi McMullin Brant Roberts Arturo Torres
Lindsey Alvarez Meagan Davis Matthew Heisserer** Leslie Moore** Jordan Rowe Olivia Turansky
Jessica Anderson Taylor Davis Cora Housley**† Phillip Moore Holly Rowton Claire Vines**†
Cassandra Baggett Phillip Davison Catherine Hughes** Luke Morrison** Garreth Russell Ashley Wade
Brett Bailey* Mandy Dedmon Benjamin Jarvis Maria Moutos Heather Russell Courtney Walker
Elizabeth Bates Victoria Degroot Drew Jensen Julia New Luke Schilling Joseph Warren
Kaitlin Bates* Diedra Dourth Casey Jones Sonia Ngankwe Sara Schneider** Christina Watkins
Kristen Belew** Amanda Draper Justin Jones Jennifer Nguyen Mattie Scott Jade Webb*
Haylee Bergquist Ashley Ellis Mallory Jones Jimmy Ni Tanner Simon Michael Whitman
Nicholas Bettinger Jessica Enderlin** Hannah Kloss Vanessa Owl Tyler Simon Tessa Wiley**
Misty Blanchard† Eric Escue Amanda Kurck Michelle Park Kim Karena Smith Carley Wooley
Brandi Bowers* Grant Florer** Brady Lewis Chintan Patel Rachel Sommerfeldt Daniel Wright
Jordan Bryant Jeremiah Foster Caroline Mallory Rose Pennick** Christopher Spencer Joseph Zavala
Michael Bryant Kevin Fowler Josh Maloney** Megan Phillips Cady Stone**
Sierra Burris Leeanna Graham** Ammon Martin Justin Post Alyssa Stott**
Whitney Campbell Kathleen Hamblin- Jenna Matthews Brooklyn Pruett Micah Sukany
Erica Cisler Smith Kyla McCain Morgan Ramey Alicia Sutterfield**
Whitney Collins Eric Hamilton* Kimberly McCandlis Catie Renna*† Amy Swearingen
Kyle Conner Brian Hartman Jennifer McDowell Jodie Reynolds Bradley Thomas
Jamie Coonce Haleigh Hatley Tamela McGraw Meagan Rivera John Thornsberry
3366.3%
Student News
College of Pharmacy Salary Survey
Statistics Experiential 112 Class of 2016 graduates completed the survey
opportunities
Alumni in 48 states include 89% have Of the students accepting
positions, they will practice:
and 2 countries veterinary accepted a
21% out-of-state
position
pharmacy,
toxicology/
68% of 39%
central
UAMS College of Pharmacy
infectious
disease,
those who have 40% Arkansas
opened in 1951 legislation and
accepted a
position did so
in Arkansas but
not central
regulation, bone in a community/
4,410 marrow and solid
retail setting
graduates and
organ transplant,
counting
much
and 20 students have accepted a residency/fellowship
position
more.
22% were offered Average salary for a
pharmacist (excluding
7 professional organizations, 2 honor societies a sign-on bonus and residency) position is
and 3 national fraternities
the average reported is
$15,412 $119,168
One of only 10 universities in the country that Approximately 81% have student loans, with an
offers the Nuclear Education Online program average loan amount of $107,492
3435
Student News
Business Plan Team Takes Top National Prize
C onstant critique, twice a week rehearsals for two months,
writing, and hard work led to a national prize and one of
the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s biggest student wins in 2015.
The competition’s goal is to encourage ownership, motivate
pharmacy students to create a business model for buying
an existing independent community pharmacy, or opening a
Another student team from the college took the same top prize new pharmacy.
in 2012. Kristen Belew, Luke Morrison, Brooklyn Pruett and Christina
In October, the National Community Pharmacists Association Watkins made up the team of students, all of whom graduated
(NCPA) named the college’s 2015 team the winners of the Good in May.
Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Their business plan was the result of an elective
Plan Competition. Other finalists were South Carolina College entrepreneurship class from their third year. Four teams of
of Pharmacy and University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. students each wrote a business plan and competed against
There were 43 submissions from schools and colleges of their classmates for a chance to be submitted in the national
pharmacy and more than 150 student participants. competition. After learning the Rhea Drug plan was selected for
36national competition, the team prepared for weeks by fine-
tuning in preparation for the live-audience presentation during
Class of 2019 Statistics
the NCPA Convention.
121 51 70
Schwanda Flowers, Pharm. D., associate dean for
Student Affairs & Faculty Development and associate
professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice,
and Seth Heldenbrand, Pharm.D., associate professor and students Male Female
assistant dean of Experiential Education, taught the class and
advised the students.
Flowers concentrated her assistance chiefly on the written plan’s
financial and marketing aspects, and Heldenbrand on the live
performance. Neither of them held back.
“Sometimes our feedback is brutal,” Heldenbrand said. “At one
point or another, almost everybody on the team cries. And you can
ask the team, after they won the national competition, I cried.”
The content of the student-conceived business plan involved
the hypothetical purchase of a real pharmacy in the Hillcrest
neighborhood of Little Rock. The pharmacy has been serving the
HIV community for 30 years. The plan’s core idea was to continue
to capitalize on the HIV service and to begin to focus on other
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specialty medication like new hepatitis C medicines.
“We encourage them to be creative and think outside the box,
but we want the plan to be real and feasible,” Flowers said. “They Average PCAT
3.51
have to find a real pharmacy and location. I am not sure all schools
do this, I think some are much more hypothetical.”
Besides the national honor, the team earned $3,000 in prize Average GPA
money for the college’s NCPA student chapter and another $3,000
for the college to promote independent pharmacy initiatives. *at the time of enrollment
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