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CMS selects Dr. Pontinha to serve as expert on yearlong drug price policy assignment

Oct. 26, 2026

For the next 12 months, Vasco Pontinha, Ph.D., will be providing "expert and authoritative information and analysis" in Medicare policy work at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).

CPPI Welcomes New CPPI Core Faculty Member Emily Gravlee, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Oct. 21, 2026

The Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation (CPPI) is excited to welcome its newest core faculty member, Emily Gravlee, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

CPPI launches resource designed to support pharmacists seeking payment for clinical services

June 23, 2026

The Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation (CPPI) at the VCU School of Pharmacy is recruiting Virginia pharmacists to help evaluate the Virginia Medicaid Pharmacist Provider Enrollment Guide, a resource designed to support pharmacists seeking payment for clinical services.

'Be that person that’s a joy to be with': Notable Pharmacy educator, researcher and dedicated mentor David Holdford retires after 31 years

May 6, 2026

Bringing 'wisdom' and 'the element of humor' to the job, the Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes professor rarely gave students THE answer – and that, they say, is what made them better leaders.

Introducing Voices in Pharmacy Innovation

Jan. 6, 2026

The new podcast, launching this week, will uncover how pharmacy practitioners and health care leaders can make change happen in pharmacy practice.

VCU Pharmacy faculty help shape ADA’s 2026 Standards of Care in Diabetes

Dec. 19, 2025

Recommendations from Dr. Dave Dixon focus on addressing and preventing cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among people with diabetes.

Ph.D. student’s work aims to expand pharmacist clinical services in Virginia

Dec. 17, 2025

Class of 2025 Rana Amayreh has developed a resource focused on increasing uptake of statewide protocols and Medicaid billing for community-based pharmacist services in Virginia.

VCU produces more graduates in health-related degrees than any other university in the state, making VCU an unparalleled leader in shaping Virginia’s health care future. (VCU School of Dentistry)

Here is how VCU plays an unparalleled role in training Virginia’s health care workforce

Nov. 21, 2025

The state’s top producer of health sciences graduates is treating the critical need for more providers.

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

Aug. 8, 2025

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

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

June 26, 2025

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."