Pharmacy News and Events

04/15/2020 - Through a uniquely created Wegmans School of Pharmacy fellowship program, Joy Snyder ’18 (Pharm.D.) has been able to integrate pharmacy practice into public health while simultaneously pursuing a master of public health degree at St. John Fisher College.

04/10/2020 - For the last month, members of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy have served with the Monroe County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) helping local health officials respond to COVID-19 cases in the area.

04/06/2020 - For the past seven years, Dr. Vivek Dave has taught his students in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy how to create a hand sanitizer gel.

03/17/2020 - Master’s programs offered through St. John Fisher College’s Wegmans School of Nursing and Wegmans School of Pharmacy are among the top 120 programs in the country, according to a ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

03/16/2020 - Like many of her classmates, Ashley Blaakman ’19 (Pharm.D.) chose a career in health care because of her passion for service. So it’s no surprise that a team of students and faculty from Fisher spent their spring break serving those in need at the border of El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, volunteering with local human services organizations.

02/27/2020 - Graduates of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy had the highest pass rates in the state of New York in 2019 on two pharmacy licensure exams: the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MJPE). The pass rates also rank among the top 10 percent nationwide.

02/24/2020 - The Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College welcomed two new faces to campus this spring. Dr. Joseph (Trevor) Belcher will serve as the new assistant dean of online education and Dr. Janet Lighthouse joined the faculty.

02/20/2020 - This spring, Dr. Kobi Nathan, assistant professor in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, will be inducted into the newest class of American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Fellows.

02/19/2020 - Graduates from the Class of 2019 are finding success in their lives after Fisher, according to results from the First Destinations Survey (FDS) administered by the College annually to all bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degree recipients.

02/12/2020 - Harini Sivakumar and Lakshya Balan, two students from Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research in India, spent a month at St. John Fisher College’s Wegmans School of Pharmacy.