Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation

School of Pharmacy

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.

News

The VCU School of Pharmacy team poses on stage at the AACP 2025 Mock Trial Competition in Chicago in July 2025.

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.

Jean-Venable

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."

Headshot of Laurel Uhomba

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

Troy Trygstad

Leveraging community pharmacies as resources to the healthcare ecosystem: A perspective from the CPESN-USA leadership

Date: Monday, Oct 27, 2025

Speaker: Troy Trygstad, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

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