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MEDIA RELEASE Ninety pharmacy students from the class of 2013 recited the Oath of a Pharmacist in front of their peers, professors, community and families last week at the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony is a rite of passage for students entering their first year in the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo will be the first in the country to offer a dual degree with a Nurse Practitioner Specialty and Doctorate in Pharmacy (FNP/PharmD) thanks to a congressionally directed $951,000 grant from the Department of Education.            “Students studying at the University of Hawaii at […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A research project that looks at deep-sea microorganisms to prevent cancer, led by University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy Dean John M. Pezzuto, has received renewal notice from the National Cancer Institute in the National Institutes of Health. The grant, entitled “Natural Inhibitors of Carcinogenesis,” is currently in its 17th year […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The national agency responsible for providing full accreditation in 2011 to the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Pharmacy affirmed the candidate accreditation status of the college during its June board of directors meeting. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) reviewed the College of Pharmacy’s interim report, which was submitted March […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Physicians will now be able to earn continuing medical education (CME) credits through the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Pharmacy after a vote last week from the Hawaii Medical Association CME Facilities Accreditation Committee. Hawaii Medical Association (HMA) is recognized by the national Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education as the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE When people need to go to the county’s Aging and Disability Resource Center, they will soon be able to get advice on medications from experts from the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Pharmacy.  The collaboration is due to funding from the Health Resource Services Administration from a grant that will also […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Undergraduates at the University of Guam who want to earn a degree in pharmacy can transfer up to 70 credits to the pre-pharmacy program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo due to a memorandum of understanding recently signed by both universities. The agreement between the two universities seeks to clear the way […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Pharmacy students at the University of Hawaii at Hilo are receiving financial support from nine scholarships totaling more than $25,000. Several were announced at a luau held Saturday, May 2, attended by more than 200 students, employees and supporters. Criteria for the scholarships, awarded from individuals and corporations, are based on merit and […]

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  Second-year UH-Hilo College of Pharmacy students Jim Wasser, Jessica Toyama and Keegan Sugimoto are recognized by Ron Taniguchi, College of Pharmacy community partnerships director; Dr. John M. Pezzuto, College of Pharmacy dean and professor; Dr. John T. Berthiaume, HMSA vice president and medical director; and UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng for their work in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy has received a $10,000 check from retail pharmacy Walgreens to fund a diversity initiative at the university. Walgreens also presented a check for $20,000, the second donation toward a $50,000 pledge, to support the building fund for the newly established pharmacy college. The check […]

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MEDIA RELEASE If residents in the greater Hilo area look closely behind the counters at their local pharmacy, they may see people behind the counter wearing white lab coats with the University of Hawaii at Hilo logo. These are students from the university’s College of Pharmacy, who are receiving retail experience while they earn their […]

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