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Hilo Medical Center Foundation welcomes board members

Hilo Medical Center Foundation welcomes board members

MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Medical Center Foundation welcomes three new members to its 25 person board of directors. The new directors will serve two and three year terms. They are: Peter Tadaki, Certified Public Accountant; Dr. John Pezzuto, Dean School of Pharmacy University of Hawaii Hilo; and Jerry Chang, Hawaii State Representative. They join Chairman Dawn […]

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College of Pharmacy accomplishes accreditation goal

College of Pharmacy accomplishes accreditation goal

MEDIA RELEASE After five years of intensive reviews, the College of Pharmacy (CoP) at the University of Hawaii at Hilo has been granted full accreditation by the national agency that regulates pharmacy schools. At a June 24 meeting, the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) voted to award the college […]

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First pharmacy class to graduate at spring commencement

First pharmacy class to graduate at spring commencement

MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo marks a historical milestone when the College of Pharmacy awards its first Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degrees at spring commencement 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14 at Edith Kanakaole Stadium. Dean John Pezzuto, who has spent 30 years in academic pharmacy, describes the class of 2011 as “dynamic […]

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UH-Hilo's first pharmacy residents established on Maui

UH-Hilo’s first pharmacy residents established on Maui

MEDIA RELEASE The first pharmacy residents through the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy (CoP) are working with the staff at Maui Medical Center while helping to achieve national accreditation for the University’s residency program. Similar to residencies that allow medical doctors to get postgraduate experience, the UH Hilo pharmacy residency gives pharmacists […]

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UH Hilo launches new rural health center

UH Hilo launches new rural health center

MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo is launching a major new initiative this fall, the Center for Rural Health Science. It will draw together physicians, pharmacists, nurses and other health care providers to solve rural health problems in Hawaii and throughout the Pacific by means of research, education, community service and policy change. […]

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Pharmacy Class of 2014 to take oath of profession

Pharmacy Class of 2014 to take oath of profession

MEDIA RELEASE Ninety pharmacy students from the Class of 2014 will recite the “Oath of a Pharmacist” in front of their peers, professors, community and families at the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony, slated for Sunday, Oct. 17. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins […]

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College of Pharmacy, UH Manoa expand research with $9M in federal funds

College of Pharmacy, UH Manoa expand research with $9M in federal funds

MEDIA RELEASE Seven faculty members from the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Pharmacy will be strengthening a project with UH Manoa that will receive $9 million in federal funding over three years. The project, funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), allows the collaboration to continue expanding and improving biomedical research in […]

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UH Hilo, American Samoa Community College to aid pharmacy students

UH Hilo, American Samoa Community College to aid pharmacy students

MEDIA RELEASE   The University of Hawaii at Hilo has signed an agreement with American Samoa Community College(ASCC) to help students in the Pacific Pre-Pharmacy Program to successfully apply to the UH Hilo College of Pharmacy.             “This is further proof of our commitment to extend our reach beyond Hilo and we’re looking forward to […]

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UH-Hilo College of Pharmacy awarded $1.5M grant

UH-Hilo College of Pharmacy awarded $1.5M grant

MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy will begin new health care initiatives in Hawaii and the Pacific region thanks to a $1.5 million congressionally-directed grant from the U.S. Department of Education. “I have watched the College of Pharmacy grow over the past few years, and it is very gratifying to […]

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Accreditation board OKs status for College of Pharmacy

Accreditation board OKs status for College of Pharmacy

MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Pharmacy is on track to receive full accreditation next year after a positive evaluation by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). ACPE is the national agency that sets standards for the education of pharmacists. At its annual June meeting in Illinois, ACPE’s Board of […]

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International science magazine features Pezzuto's research

International science magazine features Pezzuto’s research

MEDIA RELEASE Research from University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy Dean John M. Pezzuto was highlighted in an article in Chemical and Engineering News, one of the most highly respected sources for scientific news. The article focuses on the work Pezzuto has done in the area of cancer chemoprevention. Pezzuto has been funded […]

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College of Pharmacy inaugural class begins senior internships

College of Pharmacy inaugural class begins senior internships

MEDIA RELEASE Although still a year away from earning their PharmD from the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Pharmacy, many students are currently in the process of leaving Hilo and won’t return until they graduate in spring 2011. Students who began their quest in 2007 are set to begin the final stage to […]

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UH Hilo College of Pharmacy awarded $16M for health care project

UH Hilo College of Pharmacy awarded $16M for health care project

MEDIA RELEASE A consortium led by the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy to use health information technology to provide better health care to Big Island residents has been awarded $16,091,390. Hawaii County is one of 15 communities across the nation chosen to serve as pilot communities to develop wide-scale use of electronic […]

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Coqui frog expert joins College of Pharmacy

Coqui frog expert joins College of Pharmacy

MEDIA RELEASE Until last month, Dr. Gary Ten Eyck had to travel thousands of miles to conduct research on the reproductive habits of coqui frogs. Now that he has joined the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy, he can simply walk out the back door. Ten Eyck hopes his research will aid in […]

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