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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."

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

May 16, 2025

"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."

Researchers from VCU and the Virginia Board of Pharmacy pinpointed areas in Virginia with the highest needs for pharmacy services. (Getty Images)

Researchers identified 44 locations in Virginia where adding pharmacy services could benefit more than 10,000 residents

Feb. 10, 2025

The findings, published today in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, found that urban areas were more frequently pharmacy deserts than rural and suburban areas.

Practice Advancement Workgroup aims to standardize ambulatory pharmacy services

Dec. 16, 2024

Pharmacists across Virginia are uniting to make pharmacist-provided ambulatory services a standard and sustainable practice.

New affiliate faculty brings community pharmacy expertise to CPPI

Aug. 20, 2024

Jean Venable “Kelly” Goode, Pharm.D., is an expert in community-based pharmacy practice, bringing more than 30 years of experience to CPPI.

VCU named 1 of 17 trailblazers in community pharmacy advancement by AACP

June 6, 2024

VCU School of Pharmacy is among 17 centers of excellence in the country recognized with this new designation.

VCU Pharmacy and Nursing secure grant to tackle obesity in kidney transplant candidates

May 10, 2024

VCU School of Pharmacy and VCU School of Nursing have been awarded the ASHP Foundation and American Nurses Foundation Collaborative Care Grant, fueling research on the implementation of the Comprehensive Overweight/Obesity Management Pre-Kidney Transplant (COMPKT) program.

Expert panel discusses Medicaid payment for pharmacist collaborative practice services in Virginia

April 20, 2024

On April 20th, 2024, CPPI hosted a panel discussion during the VCU School of Pharmacy's Alumni Weekend focusing on Medicaid payment for pharmacist collaborative practice services. The panel featured Tana Kaefer, Pharm.D. from Bremo Pharmacy, JoeMichael Fusco, Pharm.D. from the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), John Bucheit, Pharm.D. from VCU School of Pharmacy and Caroline Juran, R.Ph., D.Ph. from the Virginia Board of Pharmacy (BOP).

CPPI travel scholarship recipients present latest research projects at ASHP Midyear Conference

Jan. 14, 2024

CPPI travel scholarship recipients present latest research projects at ASHP Midyear Conference.

New Life Baptist Church launches Diabetes Prevention Program

Nov. 6, 2023

New Life Baptist Church has undertaken a proactive effort to combat diabetes and pre-diabetes in its community.