Greetings from the Dean

I am pleased to share with you some of the top, recent accomplishments of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Pharmacy.

Once again, our graduates exceeded both state and national averages for first-attempt board pass rates. The class of 2016 boasts a 91.9 percent on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam (NAPLEX). The graduates’ combined score was the highest board pass rate of any program in Illinois or Missouri.

I have highlighted some of our students’ and faculty members’ recent accomplishments below. Please take a moment to learn some of the ways we are impacting positive change on the profession of pharmacy on a national level.

As always, thank you for your continued support of our School.

Best regards,
Dr. Gireesh Gupchup
Dean

School of Pharmacy Students Earn National Honors

School of Pharmacy students received national accolades during the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists’ Midyear Clinical Meeting including all Student Societies of Health-System Pharmacy in Las Vegas. Fourth-year pharmacy students Abby Buchman, of Springfield, and Jessica Lorenson, of Chatham, earned third place in the Clinical Skills Competition among 129 teams from across the country. Students also represented the School during the ASHP-SSHP recognition program where the group was awarded the Outstanding Professional Development Project Award.

Butler is Chair-elect for Pharmacy Practice Section of AACP

Lakesha Butler, PharmD, associate professor of pharmacy practice, will become the chair-elect for the pharmacy practice section of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) in Summer 2017.

The AACP is the national organization representing pharmacy education in the United States. Butler was selected by pharmacy practice peers through a national election.

Learn more about Butler’s appointment.

Kerr Elected IPhA President-Elect

Jessica Kerr, PharmD, assistant chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and associate professor of pharmacy practice, is president-elect of the Illinois Pharmacists Association (IPhA). The IPhA is dedicated to enhancing the professional competency of pharmacists, advancing the standards of pharmacy practice, improving pharmacists’ effectiveness in assuring rational drug use in society, and leading in the resolution of public policy issues affecting pharmacists.

Gupchup Named APhA-ASP Outstanding Dean

The American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) has selected Gireesh Gupchup, BPharm, PhD, FAPhA, dean of the SIUE School of Pharmacy, for its Outstanding Dean Award. The award recognizes school or college of pharmacy deans who have made significant contributions to APhA-ASP chapters and who have promoted, with distinction, the welfare of student pharmacists through various community service, leadership and professional activities.

Read about Gupchup's recognition.