Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation - Virginia Commonwealth University

What We Do

c p p i director, Teresa Salgado, and student stand with research poster.

Advancing pharmacy practice through evidence-based research

We conduct meaningful research. From demonstrating the impact of pharmacists on patient and population health outcomes to promoting the expanded scope of pharmacists in community-based settings, our team conducts research that informs real-world pharmacy practice advancement in partnership with multiple state-level stakeholders across different settings.

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Bringing experts together to share ideas and spark change

Our seminars connect science with practice. CPPI offers monthly seminars covering topics related to contemporary issues in pharmacy practice and innovative collaborative care models aimed at students, faculty, practicing pharmacists or anyone interested. These events foster learning, dialogue and the exchange of forward-thinking strategies that advance pharmacy practice and improve patient care.

News

Aug. 8, 2025

VCU team finishes Top 2 in the nation in AACP Mock Trial Competition

VCU School of Pharmacy students competed in the national championships in July, where they finished second.

June 26, 2025

Dr. Jean-Venable "Kelly" Goode receives 2025 Kappa Epsilon/Merck Vanguard Leadership Award

A person who nominated Dr. Goode for the award stated that she embodied "the ideals of Kappa Epsilon by lifting others up to achieve personal and professional goals, developing leaders and serving her community through professional and philanthropic services."

May 16, 2025

Uhomba named 2025 ACCP-ASHP-VCU Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow

"This fellowship offers an unparalleled opportunity to drive change at the intersection of health care and policy," Dr. Uhomba shared. "I believe that through this platform, I can create lasting reforms that impact health care access and equity across the nation."

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Next Up @ CPPI

Dima Qato

Structural racism and disparities in access to essential medicines in the U.S.

Date: Monday, Sep 22, 2025

Dima M. Qato, Pharm.D., Ph.D. is a pharmacist and pharmacoepidemiologist and is currently at the University of South California as the Hygeia Centennial Chair and associate professor in the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the Alfred Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and director of the Program on Medicines and Public Health.

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