Pharmacy News and Events

Pharmacy Weeks Puts Profession in the Spotlight Members of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy have a little fun while taking a group photo.

10/18/2019 - The Wegmans School of Pharmacy will join a nationwide effort to shine the spotlight on the pharmacy profession during National Pharmacy Week, beginning Sunday, Oct. 20. Designed by the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists, the celebration is an opportunity to educate the public about the role of pharmacists as members of the health care team and advance the profession.

Meet the Wegmans School of Pharmacy Residents and Fellows Joy Snyder, Jessica Klingelsmith, Karlee Platts, and Curtis Blow

10/08/2019 - Over the course of the next year, four St. John Fisher College Wegmans School of Pharmacy residents will gain real world experience in a vast array of clinical settings as consulting members of health care teams.

Pharmacy Faculty from Egypt’s Future University Visit Fisher Future University faculty members Dr. Hayam Ateyya Abdelkawee Moussa, Dr. Naglaa Samir Ahmed Bazan, Dr. Ebtissam Abdelghaffar Metwally Darweesh, and Maha Magdy Mahmoud Ibrahim Sallam, with Fisher's Dr. Anna Ratka, Dr. Dave McAffrey, and Dean Christine Birnie.

10/04/2019 - In the small conference on the second floor of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, four faculty members from Future University in Cairo, Egypt sat with Dean Christine Birnie to debrief their three-week visit to Fisher. The conversation was fast and the ideas were flying.

Fisher Hosts Integrative and Complementary Medicine Symposium Hearty-healthy food arranged in a heart-shaped dish.

10/04/2019 - Get educated, engaged, and inspired. National and local health experts will share knowledge, resources, and advice on how to improve a person’s physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual well-being during the annual Integrative and Complementary Medicine Symposium.

Students Call Service Trips Rewarding, Immersive Lauren Adamchick was among the School of Pharmacy students to travel to El Salvador on a medical mission.

10/01/2019 - Exhausting and busy. Rewarding and indescribable. That’s how Lauren Adamchick, a second-year student in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, characterizes the medical mission she took to El Salvador.

St. John Fisher College and 2U, Inc. Partner to Deliver New Hybrid Doctorate of Pharmacy Wegmans School of Pharmacy building

09/30/2019 - The St. John Fisher College Wegmans School of Pharmacy and 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU) today announced a partnership to deliver a new clinically-oriented hybrid Pharm.D. pathway for aspiring pharmacy professionals in New York State and across the country. The pathway, called Fisher Pharm.D. Online, will be the first online or hybrid Pharm.D. pathway offered by an institution in the state, and one of fewer than 10 online graduate pharmacy programs in the country.

New Faculty Members Join Campus A wall in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education Building reads: A great education starts with a great teacher.

09/13/2019 - This fall, St. John Fisher College students will see 13 new faculty members in their classes.

Value, Quality Earn Fisher a Spot on U.S. News’ “Best Colleges” Feature Kearney Hall

09/09/2019 - St. John Fisher College earned a place on the U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Colleges” feature, making the grade for its value, quality educational opportunities, and support of veterans, among other characteristics.

Fisher Earns “College of Distinction” Designation 2019-2020 Colleges of Distinction Badge

08/13/2019 - St. John Fisher College was among just 400 colleges and universities across the country to earn a 2019-2020 Best Colleges of Distinction designation.

Future Pharmacists Get Up-Close Look at Profession Dr. Ramil Sapinoro (left) taught the students about antibiotics.

07/17/2019 - This summer, a small, select group of high school students from Young Women’s College Prep (YWCP) and Pittsford Central School District experienced an up-close look at pharmacy thanks to a first-ever summer camp hosted by the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College.

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