College of Pharmacy May 23, 2020College of Pharmacy

Opening and Musical Accompaniment ................................................................................................................................................... Kenny Nguyen Pharm.D. Candidate

Welcome............................................................................................................................................................................................M. Lynn Crismon, Pharm.D.Dean, James T. Doluisio Regents Chair and Behrens Centennial Professor

Commencement Remarks ...........................................................................................................................................................................................Ryan Shaw Class of 2020 President, Pharm.D. Candidate

Congratulations to the 2020 Pharm.D. Graduates .......................................................................................... College of Pharmacy Faculty

Commencement Address ..................................................................................................................Sandra Leal, Pharm.D., MP.H, CDE, FAPhA Chief Executive Officer, SinfoniaRx and Executive Vice President, Tabula Rasa HealthCare

Introduction of Degree Candidates ............................................................................................................................W. Reneé Acosta, R.Ph., M.S. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Clinical Professor, Abbott Centennial Fellow, Provost’s Teaching Fellow

Oath of a Pharmacist ......................................................................................................................................... Jennifer Ridings-Myhra, R.Ph., M.Ed. Assistant Dean for Experiential and Professional Affairs, Clinical Associate Professor

Pharm.D. Class of 2020

Congratulations to the 2020 Pharm.D. Graduates .......................................................................................... College of Pharmacy Faculty

Message to Pharm.D. Class of 2020 and Closing Remarks .......................................................................M. Lynn Crismon, Pharm.D. Dean, James T. Doluisio Regents Chair, and Behrens Centennial Professor

“The Eyes of Texas” .........................................................................................................................................The University of Texas Longhorn Band

Doctor of Pharmacy Celebration .........................................................................................................................................2020 Pharm.D. Graduates

The doctor of pharmacy degree is not officially conferred upon graduates until the university-wide ceremony when the dean presents the class to the president and provost. The president will then confer the degree based upon the authority delegated to him by the UT System Board of Regents.

Class of 2020 Student Awards

College of Pharmacy Academic Achievement Award .........................................................................................................................Taylor PatekFor excellent grade point average, communications skills, professionalism, and contributions to the college Jaime Pena

Jordan Loomis

College of Pharmacy Award for Outstanding Research ...........................................................................................................Brenda AstorgaFor the completion and dissemination of outstanding research projects Alana Coleman Christopher Jackson

Rupesh Panchal

College of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Patient Care ............................................................................................................. Judy ChanFor the delivery of exceptional patient-related care and the demonstration Ashley Dinhof excellent patient communication skills Steven Swank

College of Pharmacy Award for Dedicated Service ...................................................................................................................Ashley AbrahamFor exceptional contributions of service to the college, the university Volanda Jacksonand/or the profession of pharmacy Alyeshka Jusino-Acosta

College of Pharmacy Award for Exemplary Leadership ................................................................................................................Yana MaskovFor the provision of outstanding leadership to the college, the university Kenny Nguyenand/or the profession of pharmacy Mandy Renfro

Victoria Vuong

College of Pharmacy Alumni Association Mortar and Pestle Award ................................................................................Omar FuentesFor exceptional contributions/accomplishments Kaitlin Kennedyin leadership, service, patient care, and research Lindsey Loerathroughout pharmacy school

Pharmacy Excellence in Public Health Award ................................................................................................................................... Mandy RenfroFor a commitment to public health and active in developinginnovative approaches to current public health challengesand those who will help lead the nation to a healthier future

College of Pharmacy 2020 Class Officers

President .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Ryan ShawVice President .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................Michelle Tran Secretary/Treasurer .....................................................................................................................................................................................................Victoria Vuong

Academic Achievement Award

Taylor Patek - In addition to earning one of the highest grade point averages (GPAs) in the 2020 University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy graduating Pharm.D. class, Taylor served as Secretary of the Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society and is a Student Representative of the Central Texas Society of Health System Pharmacists Board of Directors. Taylor also participated in several service, patient care, and research activities during her time as a student.

Jaime Pena - Jaime earned one of the highest grade point averages (GPAs) in the 2020 University of Texas at Austin Col-lege of Pharmacy graduating Pharm.D. class. Jaime was a member of several pharmacy organizations, including the Co-operative Pharmacy Student Association where he served as Vice-President. Jaime also participated in several academic and service positions during his time as a student.

Pharm.D. Student Honors and Awards Recipient Highlights

Jordan Loomis - Jordan earned one of the highest grade point averages (GPAs) in the 2020 University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy graduating Pharm.D. class. Jordan held several academic roles during her time as a student in the College. She was also a member of several pharmacy organizations, including Student Chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy where she held several chair positions.

Outstanding Research

Brenda Astorga - In addition to serving as the College of Pharmacy representative for The University of Texas Senate as well as chair of various committees in multiple student organizations, Brenda led a project entitled “An Interprofes-sional Approach to Improving Medication Reconciliation in an Academic Medical Center” that was recognized as the Best Quality Improvement Project at the University of Texas Interprofessional Health Showcase. She also participated in additional research projects focusing on infectious disease and nutritional health, which resulted in two peer-reviewed publications and one presentation at a scientific meeting.

Alana Coleman - Through the Pharm.D. honors program, Alana led a project titled “Antibiotic Utilization Patterns As-sociated with Treating Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections in Texas Medicaid Patients”. This resulted in four presentations at national and local meetings. She also participated in research focused on pharmacist-led hemorrhage control which resulted in three presentations at national and local meetings and three peer-reviewed publications.

Christopher Jackson - In addition to earning one of the highest grade point averages (GPAs) in the 2020 University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy graduating Pharm.D. class and holding several academic positions during his time as a student, Chris led research projects entitled “The Impact of Rapid Diagnostics on the Management of Infectious Gastroenteritis due to Shigella and Shiga-producing E. Coli in a Large Community Hospital,” and “Utility of T2 Bacterial Panel for Antibiotic Stewardship in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation”. These projects have thus far resulted in three abstracts at national and local conferences and two manuscripts currently under review in high impact journals.

Rupesh Panchal - While holding several academic and service positions during his time as a student, Rupesh led research projects titled “Exploring the Potential of Using Health Information Technology in Community Pharmacy to Increase Tobacco Cessation Counseling Referrals” and “Gamma Amino-Butyric Acid (GABA) Modulating Medications and their Increased Risk of Clostridioides difficile Infection”. He also participated in additional research projects in infectious disease with focus on antibiotic prescribing practices and prevalence of C. difficile in Texas soil. This work resulted in two abstracts at international meetings, three presentations at state and local meetings, and one paper under peer review.

Excellence in Patient Care

Judy Chan - Judy participated in the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation Team Clinical Skills competi-tion and has served at many health screenings and medication therapy management events. She also was selected for a competitive rotation with the Indian Health Service during the fourth academic year in the pharmacy curriculum, and gained experience in caring for this patient population. Additionally, Judy has served as the International Vice President of the American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists.

Ashley Dinh - Ashley served as Co-Chair for Project Collaborate and coordinated over 30 health screening events in communities in Austin, San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley. She also participated in medical mission trips to Yan-gon, Myanmar and Cocle, Panama to assist in providing free health services to underserved villages. She participated in numerous patient care activities to improve care of dialysis patients as well as patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Her accomplishments in these areas were acknowledged at national and local meetings.

Steven Swank - Steven served as President for the UT-Student National Pharmaceutical Association, the Clinical Special-ty Chair for the UT-Student College of Clinical Pharmacists and received the Statewide Self Care Competition Cham-pion Award from the Texas Pharmacy Association. He participated in and placed first in the Clinical Skills in Patient Counseling Competition sponsored by the Student Society of Health System Pharmacists. Steven also participated in several research projects focused on transgender and elderly patent populations as well as nutritional issues associated with university students faced with food insecurity.

Dedicated Service

Ashley Abraham - Ashley provided service to the college and the community through a variety of college and pharmacy organization-sponsored initiatives. She organized a trip to Houston to assist those affected by Hurricane Harvey. She also organized mission trips to Casa Marianella, an immigrant shelter in Myanmar and to Acuna, Mexico to provide health services to underserved populations. As chair of the Operation Heart Project, she participated in numerous health screenings and educational events throughout Austin.

Volanda Jackson - Volanda was a mentor for the UT College of Student Affairs Project Engage Pharmacy Program (PEPP), which inspires historically underrepresented minorities and first generation college students to consider careers in pharmacy. She also shared her passion for the profession while serving as a mentor for middle school students through Austin Partners in Education and American Diabetes Association-sponsored summer camps. Volanda also organized

health education and career day presentations in Austin high schools. She was recognized for her work in coordinating health screening events with the school of social work in Korean communities in Austin. Volanda also participated in medical mission trips to Myanmar and Mexico.

Alyeshka Jusino-Acosta - Alyeshka served as Vice President of the Hispanic Association of Student Pharmacists and as Regional Coordinator of the Know Your Medicine program. She has served as a Spanish-speaking translator for the American Heart Association’s “Go Red Por Tu Corazon,” a heart health awareness initiative to educate Latinas about heart disease and for the Lower Valley Health fair in El Paso where she provided medication education and planning to the community. She also participated in health screening and medication therapy management events arranged by other pharmacy student organizations, and assisted with College of Pharmacy student interviews and outreach activities.

Exemplary Leadership

Yana Maskov - Yana served as a member of the Pharmacy Council Executive Board, Training Leader for the Know Your Medicine Program and the Pharmacy Council Liaison to the Longhorn Pre-Pharmacy Association. She also served on the Ethics and Oversight Committee of the University of Texas Student Government and helped initiate the Longhorn as Partners mentoring program for first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented students.

Kenny Nguyen - Kenny served as the Local Exchange Officer of the American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) and as Co-Chair of the International Pharmaceutical Students Federation. He re-ceived an APhA High Five and Outstanding member award. Additionally, Kenny held several offices in state and na-tional pharmacy organizations and participated in an internship at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) in Chicago.

Mandy Renfro - Mandy served as Vice President and Founding Member of the UT College of Pharmacy chapter of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy. She also served as President of the Student Pharmacist Recovery Network (SPRN) and was Co-Chair of the Operation Naloxone Project. She also served on the University of Texas Committee on Sub-stance Safety and Overdose Prevention and implemented the first university-wide drug take back day. She was invited to speak at the Purdue College of Pharmacy about her work in SRPN and was asked by a local news outlet to talk about Operation Naloxone. Mandy participated in a competitive nonprofit leadership internship at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy in Alexandria, Virginia. Most recently, she was selected by the US Public Health Service to receive its Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award.

Victoria Vuong - Victoria served as President and Co-founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter at the University of Texas at Austin. Through this effort, students from nursing, medicine, pharmacy, social work, and business now participate in quality improvement rounds and research at the Dell-Seton medical center. She

served as president of Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International where she participated in a variety of fundraising and outreach activities including the Lunches of Love program and was a student mentor and case competition leader for the Student Industry Pharmacists Organization.

Pharmacy Alumni Association Mortar and Pestle Awards

Omar Fuentes - Omar served as Vice President of the UT Austin student chapter of the National Community Pharma-cists Association (NCPA) and was Team Co-Lead for the Texas Venture Labs Mentoring program. He placed third in the NCPA Good Neighbor Pharmacy Business Plan Competition and, as part of the Lester Entrepreneurial Scholars Program, was part of a team that presented the winning pitch at the Texas Health Catalyst competition for the devel-opment of inhaled antibiotics for the treatment of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections. His research in this area resulted in one publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Additionally, Omar also participated in several academic and service positions in the college during his time as a student.

Kaitlin Kennedy - In addition to earning one of the highest grade point averages (GPAs) in the 2020 University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy graduating Pharm.D. class, Kaitlin served as Vice President of the Student College of Clinical Pharmacy, treasurer for the Student Pharmacist Recovery Network and actively participated in several other organizations. Additionally, Kaitlin participated in a number of academic responsibilities/roles for the college. She was actively involved in several community outreach activities and placed first in the local AACP Clinical Skills Competition. She also helped with several research projects which resulted in three presentations at national meetings, two publica-tions in peer-reviewed journals and one manuscript under review for publication.

Lindsey Loera - Lindsey served as President of the Student Pharmacist Recovery Network (SPRN) and served as the Student Liaison for the University of Texas at Austin Center for Students in Recovery program where she worked with campus officials and the Department of Human Health Services to determine how government funding could be best utilized for college campuses. For this effort, she was the 2018 recipient of SPRN’s Albert Einstein award. She partici-pated in several mission trips to Myanmar and in 2019 assisted with the opening of a Continuation of Care clinic in the

Philippines as part of the Be the Change Global Outreach Program. She has coordinated numerous events on campus and in Austin to educate others about the opioid crisis, mental health and substance abuse. She participated in a variety of research projects with a focus on substance abuse and addiction which resulted in several presentations at local and national meetings. In 2019, she received a national US Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy award for creating a donation drive to benefit Austin’s homeless population.

College of Pharmacy 2020 Class Officers

President

Ryan Shaw - In fall 2017, Ryan worked as Pharmacy Intern Stagecoach Pharmacy Kyle, Texas. He served as IPE Co-lumbia Heights Health Fair Community Liaison. Ryan was IPC Care Program Student Liaison (Sodalis Buda). Rotation Region: San Antonio. His Rotation Electives were Corporate Management (H-E-B); Hematology/Oncology (Audie L. Murphy VAH); and Psychiatric Medicine (San Antonio State Hospital).

Vice President

Michelle Tran - Michelle Tran initially started her pharmacy career working as a certified pharmacy technician at Walmart Pharmacy prior to attending the College of Pharmacy. Since then, she has worked in a variety of settings including an independent compounding pharmacy and a psychiatric facility. In her time at the college, she has led a free primary

care clinic servicing homeless families in San Antonio, worked on a team to provide basic bleeding control training to the public, volunteered with Hurricane Harvey relief, and conducted research with her fellow classmates regarding nal-oxone availability and gender affirming therapy education. She also has held numerous leadership positions, including co-founding a social group known as Taco Club in the San Antonio region to promote bonding with classmates and to support local businesses. Michelle will be a PGY1 pharmacy resident at Methodist Dallas Medical Center following graduation and hopes to pursue her clinical interests in internal medicine and transplant.

Secretary/Treasurer

Victoria Vuong - Victoria Vuong was born and raised in Houston, Texas where she discovered interest in patient care, music, and volunteering. She is currently an advisor to the first Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Chapter in Austin, an interprofessional organization dedicated to empowering health professionals to promote patient safety and participate in quality improvement projects/research. Formerly, she served as President and Co-Founder of the IHI Chapter at Austin, President of Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International, and Pharmacy Class Representative. In addition, she worked as an Advanced Academic Assistant and participated in various academic standing committees. Following graduation, she will be completing an industry fellowship in Global Regulatory Affairs at Sanofi Genzyme. Overall, Victoria is committed to improving patient-provider relationships and access to care for all populations through engaging with other professionals, creating innovative projects, teaching others, and working with a team to enact large-scale changes.

Sandra Leal, Pharm.D., MPH, CDE, FAPhAChief Executive Officer, SinfoniaRxTabula Rasa HealthCare, Executive Vice President

Sandra Leal is the Chief Executive Officer of SinfoniaRX and Executive Vice President for Tabula Rasa HealthCare. Dr. Leal is responsible for oversight and forward-thinking expansion of pharmacists’ services that focus on outcomes, ac-cess, and quality.

Dr. Leal received her Pharm.D. from the University of Colorado and her MPH in Public Health Practice from the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Leal completed her residency at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System and a Primary Health Care Policy Fellowship with the Department of Health and Human Ser-vices. Her work has been published in Diabetes Care, Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Journal of the American Phar-macists Association, Annals of Internal Medicines and a discussion paper published

by the Institute of Medicine entitled, “Patients and Health Care Teams Forging Effective Partnerships”.

Her programs are two-time recipients of the American Pharmacists Associations (APhA) Foundation Pinnacle Award, ASHP Best Practice Award in Health-System Pharmacy and the National Association of Community Health Centers Innovative Research in Primary Care Award. Dr. Leal was recognized as APhA’s Good Government Pharmacist-of-the-Year for her advocacy work on pharmacist provider status and will be installed as President-Elect for the American Pharmacists Association for the 2020-2022 term.

Doctor of Pharmacy Address

Class of 2020 White Coat Ceremony. August 2016.

Ashley Abraham +Janci Danae Addison +Michael Kesandu Akwari +Itzel Alfaro-RivasBrooke Elizabeth AllisonDanielle Michaele Alvarez ∆Brenda Astorga +Courtney Jewel Baus +Christine Elizabeth BorundaEldridge Darnell Boyce Jr.Claire Theresa Brandt *** +Gladys Brown vv

Alex Daniel CantuPatrice Annette Carmouche +Judy Hue-Wah Chan *Ja Yoon ChoiKassandra Closner +Kayla ClosnerAlana Michelle Coleman vv +Mitchell D. Crouch +Richard George Crowell +Kristen Elizabeth Curry vv +Kassandra A. De La GarzaMaria Fernanda Delgado +Ashley Thuy Nhi Dinh +Kelly Nicole Dziersk *Omar Alejandro FuentesJessica Arianna GalindoRoberto Javier Galindo *+Ravi Karan Gandhi +Lisa Garcia +David Vu Giang ∆William Randolph Godinez +Anjeanette GonzalezKyle Andrew GordonShelly Goyal +Chelsea Michelle Griffin ***Meghan Ha +Diana Marcela HessSamantha Marie Hill-Keane **James Hsu +Ashly Nasima Ibrahim +Dariush Ilghari **

Emily Jane Interrante +Christopher Bryan Jackson *vv

Volonda Sheredith JacksonAny K. JivanAlyeshka Liz Jusino- AcostaLeny Elsa KeerikattuKaitlin Eva Kennedy ** +Rubya Mischel Khalid +Hanna Kim vv +Chia-Hsuan Kuo * +Caitlin Elizabeth Labay * +Falak Lalani vv +Thais Ivonne LealAndrew Kang Lee Jr.Andres Alberto LeosLindsey Jordon Loera ∆Jordan Mackenzie Loomis* +Daisy Annette Madrigal +Yana Nicole Maskov vv +Elizabeth Anne Meszaros * +Matthew John Mohr Jr. +Eva Marie MooreRobert Anthony MotonHannah Taylor Mucha +Kenny NguyenQuynh-Nhi Thi Nguyen +Jessica Joleyn OchoaJoelle Ariel OrendainLynda Elise PalaciosRupesh M. PanchalTaylor Marie Patek *** +Nicole Marie PedersonJaime Abraham Pena *** +Kariana Zuzuel PenaTram Anh Thi PhamSara Marie Pistilli ∆Natasha Hassan Premji +Julio QuintanillaRavina Sunil Rana Mandy Lynne Renfro vv

Erin Dianne ResweberJessica Lynn RobertsonCameron Alcide Roy

Sarvnaz Sadrameli +Kevin Robert Salinas *Brittany Allison SantosSavita Senthil vv ∆MinYoung SeonRyan Michael Edward ShawYevgeniya M. Shinkar *Mariela Ytzel SilvaSteven D. Swank *Stephen Ambrose Thompson * vv ∆Dorothy Joy TranMegan Meky Tran **Michelle Tran +Vu My Thuy Tran *** vv

Ryan UngBrandon Mathew Varughese +Laranci VizcainoVictoria Maithao VuongStephen Hong Wang +Melissa Nacu Weller + Patrick Mackenzie Whaley +Ashlee Heather Wolf Steven Douglas Wulfe **∆Pedro F. YabarAlexander Gregory Yap **∆Jessica YeChenyuan Zhou +

Summer Graduates

Seth Michael BeltranKevin GianNikita Sunny KoottianiHannah Rae Spector

2020 Doctor of Pharmacy Graduates

* Graduating with University Honors** Graduating with University High Honors*** Graduating with University Highest Honors Graduating with College Academic Honors Graduating with High College Academic Honors Graduating with Highest College Academic Honors

vv Graduating with Research Honorsv Graduating under the Pharm.D./Ph.D. Program+ Graduate accepted to residency program∆ Graduate accepted to graduate school

Participating in Postgraduate Residencies

Ashley AbrahamJanci Addison Michael AkwariBrenda AstorgaCourtney BausClaire BrandtPatrice CarmoucheKassandra ClosnerAlana ColemanMitchell CrouchRichard CrowellKristen CurryMaria DelgadoAshley DinhRoberto GalindoRavi GandhiLisa GarciaWilliam GodinezShelly GoyalMeghan HaJames HsuAshly IbrahimEmily InterranteKaitlin KennedyRubya KhalidHanna KimChia-Hsuan KuoCaitlin LabayFalak LalaniJordan LoomisDaisy MadrigalYana Maskov Elizabeth Meszaros Matthew MohrHannah MuchaQuynh-Nhi NguyenTaylor PatekJaime PenaNatasha PremjiSarvnaz SadrameliMichelle TranBrandon VarugheseStephen WangMelissa WellerPatrick WhaleyChenyuan Zhou

UT Southwestern Medical CenterAscension SetonAurora Health Care/St. Luke’s Medical CenterMethodist Hospital San AntonioUW HealthVeterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare SystemHarris Health SystemDoctors Hospital at Renaissance Health (DHR)AnthemCentral Texas Veterans AdministrationSt. David’s South Austin Medical CenterTexas Children’s HospitalCorpus Christi Medical CenterUniversity of Texas MD AndersonTexas Health PresbyterianMount Sinai Hospital Medical CenterUniversity Medical Center of El PasoUniversity of New Mexico HospitalsLoyola University Medical CenterTabula Rasa Healthcare, Inc.South Texas Veterans AdministrationDoctors Hospital at Renaissance Health (DHR)Baylor S&W McLane Children’s Children’s Health Children’s Medical CenterMethodist Charlton Medical CenterCorpus Christi Medical CenterHill Physicians Medical GroupHouston Methodist HospitalUniversity of Utah Hospitals & ClinicsParkland Health & Hospital SystemValley Baptist Medical Center BrownsvilleUT Southwestern Medical CenterBaylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTexas Tech University Health Sci Center - AbileneMethodist Hospital San AntonioBaylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleUniversity of New Mexico HospitalsUniversity of Texas MD AndersonUniversity of Washington/HarborviewIllinois College of PharmacyMethodist Dallas Medical CenterMemorial Hermann Southwest HospitalConfluence Health, Central WashingtonParkland Health & Hospital SystemUniversity Health SystemVeterans Administration North Texas Health Care System - Dallas

A residency is a postgraduate training program that allows the resident to perform as a licensed practitioner while training under the supervision of an experienced preceptor. During the program, the resident develops skills and competencies in providing pharmaceutical care to patients in a variety of clinical settings thus accelerating professional growth beyond entry-level experience. Class members pursuing first year postgraduate residencies (PGY-1) are listed below.

Claire Theresa BrandtGladys BrownJudy Hue-Wah ChanAlana Michelle ColemanKristen Elizabeth CurryKelly Nicole DzierskRoberto Javier GalindoChelsea Michelle GriffinSamantha Marie Hill-KeaneDariush IlghariChristopher Bryan JacksonKaitlin Eva KennedyHanna KimChia-Hsuan KuoCaitlin Elizabeth LabayFalak LalaniJordan Mackenzie LoomisYana Nicole MaskovElizabeth Anne MeszarosTaylor Marie PatekJaime Abraham PenaMandy Lynne RenfroKevin Robert SalinasSavita SenthilYevgeniya M ShinkarSteven D. SwankStephen Ambrose ThompsonMegan Meky TranVu My Thuy TranBrandon Mathew VarugheseMelissa Nacu WellerSteven Douglas WulfeAlexander Gregory Yap

University and College Academic Honors

Highest University Honors & High College Academic Honors

University Honors & College Academic Honors

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University HonorsUniversity Honors & College Academic HonorsUniversity HonorsHigh University Honors & High College Academic HonorsHighest University Honors & High College Academic HonorsCollege Academic HonorsHigh College Academic HonorsHigh University Honors & College Academic HonorsHigh University Honors & College Academic Honors

College Research Honors

Research Honors

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Research Honors

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Research Honors

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Research Honors

Honors

Participating in Postgraduate and Graduate School

Postgraduate Fellowships

Lindsey Loera

David Giang

Savita Senthil

Fellowship in Pharmacy Addictions Research and Medicine -The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program - Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program - Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Professional and GraduateDegree Programs

Danielle Alvarez

Alexander Yap

Stephen Thompson

Steven Wulfe

Sara Pistilli

MS/Residency - University of Houston College of Pharmacy and University of Texas MD Anderson

MS/Residency - Pharmacotherapy Division - The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Ph.D. Program - Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Division atThe University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Ph.D. Program - Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Division atThe University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

University of Minnesota School of Law

Kristin M. Janzen, Pharm.D., BCPSClinical Assistant Professor | Pharmacy PracticeThe University of Texas at Austin College of PharmacyClinical Pharmacy Specialist | Adult MedicineDell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas at Austin

Kristin Janzen is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. After graduating from UT College of Pharmacy in 2015, she completed a combined 24-month combined PGY1&2 Pharmacotherapy residency at Butler University and Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she stayed on faculty for a year prior to returning home to the UT College of Pharmacy. She currently practices at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas in Internal Medicine, where she

precepts APPE students and residents on academic internal medicine rotations. Her research and teaching focuses on core medicine disease states, such as pulmonology, cardiology, and diabetes, residency preparation, and interprofessional education.

Class of 2023 Recipient - Dr. Christian WhitmanClass of 2022 Recipient - Dr. Ken LawsonClass of 2021 Recipient - Dr. Patrick Davis

IPPE Preceptor of the Year – Dr. Zachary LewitzOutstanding Faculty Advisor of the Year – Dr. Claire Latiolais

2019-2020 Teaching Excellence Awards

AAPS - American Association of Pharmaceutical ScientistsAMCP – Academy of Managed Care PharmacyAPSA - Asian Pharmacy Students AssociationCPFI - Christian Pharmacists Fellowship InternationalCPSA - Cooperative Pharmacy Student Association - Rio Grande ValleyEPSPA - El Paso Student Pharmacist AssociationHAP - Hispanic Association of PharmacistsLPPA - Longhorn Pre-Pharmacy Association (Austin)NCPA - National Community Pharmacists AssociationSASPA - San Antonio Student Pharmacists AssociationSIPhO – Student Industry Pharmacists OrganizationSNPhA - Student National Pharmaceutical AssociationSPRN - Student Pharmacist Recovery NetworkTCSP – Texas Coalition of Student PharmacistsUT-APhA-ASP - UT American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student PharmacistsUT-ISPOR - UT International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes ResearchUT-SCCP – UT Student College of Clinical PharmacyUT-SSHP - UT Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Professional and Specialty Student Organizations

“I promise to devote myself to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy. In fulfilling this vow:

I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of suffering my primary concerns.

I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for my patients.

I will respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me.

I will accept the lifelong obligation to improve my professional knowledge and competence.

I will hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of our profession’s moral, ethical, and legal conduct.

I will embrace and advocate changes that improve patient care.

I will utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.

I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.”

Prepared by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

The Eyes of Texas

The Eyes of Texas are upon you,

All the livelong day.

The Eyes of Texas are upon you,

You cannot get away.

Do not think you can escape them

At night or early in the morn -

The Eyes of Texas are upon you

‘Til Gabriel blows his horn.

Oath of a Pharmacist

Today’s virtual ceremony is the first of two opportunities to celebrate completion of the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. Tonighy the College of Pharmacy joins schools and colleges from all disciplines for the university-wide 137th Spring Virtual Commencement begins at 9 p.m. CDT. Details are available at http://commencement.utexas.edu.

Dr. Brené Brown will present the commencement address. Dr. Brené Brown, BSW ‘95, is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work.

She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her latest book, Dare to Lead, which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership.

Brené’s TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 35 million views. She is also the first researcher to have a filmed talk on Netflix. The Call to Courage special debuted on the streaming service on April 19, 2019.

Brené lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie.

University-Wide Commencement Address