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Erin Light, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Erin Light is a third-year student pharmacist in the ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy. At age 36, she readily admits she has taken the long road – one filled with several unexpected turns – to get to this point. The Bulls Gap native who now lives in Greeneville has been a pharmacy tech since 2001 and is a single mom to daughter, Emma, 9. She is the correspondent for the Gamma Delta chapter of the pharmacy fraternity Phi Delta Chi at Gatton.

Q: Why did you decide to go to pharmacy school?  

A: I’ve always wanted to go to …

Etsu Pharmacy Professor Named To Editorial Board Of Scholarly Journal, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY Dr. Sam Harirforoosh, an associate professor in East Tennessee State Universitys Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, has been selected to serve on the editorial board of a scholarly journal.

Clinical Pharmacokinetics, published by Springer Healthcare, is noted as the major review journal in the area of clinical pharmacokinetics and promotes the continuing development of clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics for the improvement of drug therapy and aims to advance postgraduate education in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics.

Harirforoosh, who teaches in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is also a member of ETSUs Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease …

Etsu's Gatton College Of Pharmacy Receives Continued Full Accreditation, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY The Doctor of Pharmacy degree program at East Tennessee State Universitys Gatton College of Pharmacy has earned continued full accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The accreditation is valid through 2024.

This accreditation confirms that we continue to meet all standards required for a quality-assured professional education, said Dr. Adam Welch, associate dean for Assessment and Academic Affairs at the Gatton College of Pharmacy. It confirms that our 319 student pharmacists, including the 17 enrolled in dual degrees and 25 in our research concentration, are in a position to make a lasting impact on patient …

College Of Pharmacy Professor Appears Before The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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p class="p1">Dr. Sarah Melton, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, appeared as a witness before The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), on Thursday, March 26. The hearing was entitled Examining the Growing Problems of Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse: State and Local Perspectives. Thursdays hearing provided subcommittee members an opportunity to explore prescription drug and opioid abuse from the state and local perspective.

Video can be found here

Meet Christie Monahan, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Learn more about P4 Christie Monahan's APPE rotation at the Food & Drug Administration. 

What made you decide to pursue the rotation?

CM: While my track in pharmacy was and still is leading towards residency, I was looking to get as much as I could get in variety out of my fourth-year rotations. This included looking at regulatory agencies and industry. Out of the ones offered, the FDA most appealed to me due to its location, research ambitions, and involvement with REMS programming.

What was your favorite part of the rotation?

CM: Most definitely getting to experience the unique environment …

Meet Dr. Mckenzie Highsmith, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

McKenzie Higsmith, PharmD, from Johnson City, TN, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. Dr. Highsmith also holds an adjunct faculty appointment in the Department of Family Medicine at James H. Quillen College of Medicine. She maintains a clinical pharmacy practice with the ETSU Family Physicians of Kingsport. She is faculty advisor for the ETSU chapter of the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists and a member of TPA, APhA, ACCP, STFM, Kappa Psi, and Phi Lambda Sigma. 

Q: Why did you want to pursue pharmacy?

MH: I am a third generation pharmacist. I first met Dr. Jim …

Meet Michele Graybeal, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Meet Michele Graybeal, from Kingsport, Tennesssee. Michele has worked in the Office of Student Affairs since 2008. An alumna of ETSU and former pharmacy technician, she spent five years working with student musicians and guest artists at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg before returning home to the Tri-Cities. Her current position as Student Life Coordinator allows her to work with the people she most enjoys: students. Michele looks forward to further developing her administrative knowledge in the areas of student service and advocacy.

What brought you to Gatton?

MG: When my husband and I were moving back …

Meet Dr. Rick Hess, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Meet Dr. Rick Hess, from Lutz, Florida. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy in 1998. He completed his post-graduate residency in community practice specializing in providing diabetes care in community pharmacy. In 2007, Dr. Hess joined ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy as assistant professor of pharmacy practice. He currently provides diabetes care with State of Franklin Healthcare Associates. 

Why did you want to pursue pharmacy? 

RH: I wanted to be in health care and especially was interested in how medications could either help or harm people.  I wanted to understand it more …

2014-Etsu Pharmacy Student Awarded Prestigious Summer Internship At Johns Hopkins, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY A student in the Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University has been awarded a prestigious summer internship at Johns Hopkins University.

Shannon Parkey, a second-year pharmacy student at ETSU, will spend the summer taking part in the Johns Hopkins Pharmacy Internship Program through which she will work at the Johns Hopkins Weinberg Outpatient Pharmacy in Baltimore.

The pharmacy, located in The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, services approximately 140 acute care beds and two high-volume outpatient oncology infusion centers.

The acute care patient areas include surgery, medical oncology, benign hematology, hematologic malignancies and bone marrow …

American Pharmacists Month, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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In recognition of American Pharmacists Month (APhM), the Johnson City Board of Commissioners presented the East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy student pharmacists a proclamation declaring October as American Pharmacists Month in Johnson City, TN.

Etsu Establishes Center For Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention And Treatment, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY East Tennessee State University announced Wednesday its establishment of a new, interprofessional research center at the institution that will focus on one of the most significant health issues plaguing both the region and much of the nation.

Prescription drug abuse is a national epidemic and our region has been hit very hard by it, said Dr. Robert Pack, associate dean in the ETSU College of Public Health. The United States consumes twice as many opioids per capita than the next closest nation. Among leading states, after Alabama, Tennessee is a close second for opioids consumed per person. And …

Etsu Fellow Receives Grant To Study Prescription Drug Abuse On College Campuses, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY A $40,000 grant from the Tennessee Board of Regents is helping one East Tennessee State University fellow continue his long-standing interest in studying prescription drug abuse.

Dr. Rajkumar Sevak, one of two inaugural fellows at the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University, was awarded the TBR grant to conduct research related to prescription stimulant misuse on college campuses.

Ive always been fascinated about why people take prescription stimulants non-medically, said Sevak, who has conducted research on the topic in the past through his work as a faculty member at the University of California, Los …

Etsu Leads Community Roundtable On Opioid Abuse, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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East Tennessee State University’s Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy and Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment hosted a roundtable discussion on Tuesday morning for key players in the community, as well as ETSU faculty, on the topic of opioid abuse, prevention and treatment. Angela Hagaman, director of operations for the Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment, led the discussion on many topics including treatment, education and ways to better engage the community. 

“We started this conversation talking about connection, relationship and empathy,” said Hagaman, wrapping up the discussion. “We are doing many things successfully, but we …

Etsu's Future Pharmacists Offer Analyses On Herbal Elixirs, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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While patrons of the Mall at Johnson City may have been hoping to find time to shop, a group of East Tennessee State University students were on hand to talk shop about the pros and cons of natural medicines.

On Monday afternoon in the malls lower level, groups of students from ETSUs Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy provided passersby with information, research and conclusions on the effectiveness of a variety of herbal medicines and home remedies.

For the past seven years, the college has facilitated the presentation to educate the public on the health benefits, if any, of popular herbs …

Etsu's Gatton College Of Pharmacy Creating Training Resource For Pharmacy Students, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – The Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University’s Delta Epsilon chapter of the academic honor society Rho Chi recently received a grant to help create a valuable resource for students.

The $500 grant, obtained by assistant professor and the ETSU chapter co-advisor Dr. Cortney Mospan, will allow the college to create an online arena in which fourth-year pharmacy students at ETSU can log in for guidance in finding post-graduation training positions.

The project is being called the “Online Residency Preparation Site Sponsoring Applicant Success.”

 “It will focus on how to find information about programs, …

Gatton Ph.D. Student Receives Prestigious Award, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Hannah Oakes, Ph.D. student in the laboratory of Dr. Brooks Pond, recently received a prestigious American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship. This highly competitive fellowship includes $10,000 per year to be utilized toward research and educational costs. As part of the application process, Hannah submitted a research proposal, as well as a CV, personal statement, and letters of recommendation. The review panel selected recipients based on the novelty, relevance, and feasibility of their proposed research, their academic achievement, their leadership skills and experience, their publication record, and their communication skills.

Some information about the award:

The primary …

Notes From The Field- Tipton Experiences Rural Appalachia, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Meet P4 Payton Tipton, of Jonesborough, TN, who grew up in the Appalachian region and wanted to learn more about the culture as part of her rotation. 

What did you do while on rotation?

PT: For the first part of the rotation, we worked in Rogersville (TN) at a federally qualified health center. We helped out in the pharmacy and counseled patients on their prescriptions. We also did a lot of medication therapy management. For the last week of rotation, we had didactic lectures in the mornings and did fun activities in the afternoons. Activities included: white water rafting, bike …

2014-Pharmacy Website, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is excited to be launching a new website on August 1, 2014!  The college is revamping the look and feel or their website to provide easier access to information and present a graphic layout.  

The site will be responsive to all the various devices, so that user will be presented with pages that are easy to navigate on all platforms, from cell phones, to tablets to desktops.

Prospective and current students will find sections that have information just for them, and all visitors can find out about the great programs that the Bill Gatton …

Bgcop Students Compare Notes On Scotland Visit, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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Students Aaron Garst and Tyler Finocchio from East Tennessee University, and Emily Hoeksema and Brandi Sherbert from the Medical University of South Carolina spent four weeks in Aberdeen working alongside RGU students and observing pharmacy professionals in a variety of settings across Scotland.

It was the students' first visit to Scotland and they spent time learning about how pharmacy is taught and practiced in the country as well as enjoying a number of activities and visits around the north-east and in the Highlands.

Lecturers at RGU's School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences organised a number of visits for the students, …

Etsu Pharmacy Professor Working To Improve Effectiveness Of Cancer Drugs, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY Dr. Zac Walls arrived at East Tennessee State University in 2011 and has been working ever since to improve drugs used to treat certain cancers.

An assistant professor in the Gatton College of Pharmacy, Walls currently is focusing much of his research on doxorubicin, one of the most successful drugs used in the treatment of ovarian cancer.

Im trying to reformulate the drug to make it even better, Walls said.

Due to the way the chemotherapy drug enters a cancer cell, much of it gets trapped inside an endosome, which is the compartment inside the cell that is …

Inaugural Fellows At Etsus Gatton College Of Pharmacy Entrenched In Research, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY As the first two fellows ever at East Tennessee State Universitys Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, Dr. Daniel Ventricelli and Dr. Rajkumar Sevak are setting the bar high for themselves and for future participants in the new fellowship program.

Established this year, the Community Pharmacy Practice Research Fellowship is a two- to three-year training program that emphasizes practice-based research, particularly in the realm of prescription drug abuse.

This is a great way to bridge community pharmacy practice and research, said Dr. Nick Hagemeier, assistant professor with the College of Pharmacy and mentor for the fellows. Our profession offers …

R&D Performance Business Plan, Daniel R. Wiacek

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

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The Role Of American Culture In The Convergence Process Of International And United States Financial Accounting Principles, Umarbek U. Rabbimov

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

The aim of this study is to analyze the role of American culture in the process of the International Financial Reporting Standards and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles convergence.

Mgmt 175: Information Strategies For Management Students (Spring 2013 Cohort), Ilana Barnes, Hal Kirkwood, Mary Dugan

IMPACT Symposium

Our poster will focus on the process of creating and maintaining a technology-enabled flipped classroom to enable information. In the 2013 school year, a team of librarians in the Parrish Library for Management and Economics transformed a business information literacy course from a traditional lecture, 40-student, computer-lab class into multiple sections of a flipped, 70 student, computer-less class in order to meet the request of the department that the successful course be required for all 500 students. It may be particularly useful for instructors who have struggled with how to deliver literacy instruction uniformly across large populations (such as the …

The Bankruptcy-Law Safe Harbor For Derivatives: A Path-Dependence Analysis, Steven L. Schwarcz, Ori Sharon

Faculty Scholarship

U.S. bankruptcy law grants special rights and immunities to creditors in derivatives transactions, including virtually unlimited enforcement rights. This article argues that these rights and immunities result from a form of path dependence, a sequence of industry-lobbied legislative steps, each incremental and in turn serving as apparent justification for the next step, without a rigorous and systematic vetting of the consequences. Because the resulting “safe harbor” has not been fully vetted, its significance and utility should not be taken for granted; and thus regulators, legislators, and other policymakers—whether in the United States or abroad—should not automatically assume, based on its …

The Effect On Stockholder’S Wealth On Critical Systems Failure And Remedy: The Boeing 787 Case, Jayendra Gokhale, Sunder Raghavan, Victor J. Tremblay

Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Information Sciences - Daytona Beach

In this paper we analyze the effect of Boeing Dreamliner 787’s battery problems on stockholder wealth. Using the event study methodology, we show that the recall in January of 2013 initially caused the company’s cumulative abnormal returns to fall by almost 4% in four trading days after the recall. This was followed by an announcement by two major airlines to ground all of the 787 Dreamliner jets. The FAA also ordered all US airlines to ground their 787s and announced an investigation to review all critical systems of 787s. However within four months of the investigation, FAA approved Boeing’s revisions …

Promoting Innovation And High-Tech Entrepreneurship In Historically Black Colleges And Universities: An Exploratory Research, Bivek Adhikari, Alexis Bliese, Elon Davis, Leila Halawi

Publications

This study explores the current state of innovation and high-tech entrepreneurial initiatives in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Previous research showed that institutions’ environment, faculty empowerment, organizational trust, early stage capital, innovation centers and innovative teaching practice had a major effect to support innovation and foster tech-entrepreneurship. We present our conceptual model. The final section explains the current state of research and implications for future research are discussed.

Biztech Winter 2014, Southern Adventist University

BizTech – School of Business Newsletter (Retired)

The winter 2014 edition of BizTech features articles on Principles of Accounting 1, experience outside the classroom, ENACTUS, and Newbold.

An Analysis Of Nontechnical Game Theory On Laboratory Sales Trainees In Saudi Arabia, Akram Abdul Cader

International Journal of Applied Management and Technology

The purpose of this case study was to analyze 6 months of training application in a nontechnical game theory setting. Three laboratory sales trainees were studied using training reports that logged their strategic decisions and the amount of sales they obtained from their clients. A pure strategy game theory analysis was conducted on the decisions by the sales trainees. Two types of strategies were derived from the study: (a) allocentric and (b) egocentric. The egocentric strategies yielded higher personal payoffs, while the allocentric strategies yielded higher organizational payoffs. Training intervention was withheld during the 6-month period in order to allow …

Crummer Suntrust Portfolio Recommendations: Crummer Investment Management [2014], Elena Anemogiannis, Tatiana Castillo, Saken Smailov, Juan Iznaga, Christopher Simmonds, Garrett Flick, Thomas Trevisani, Charles Ward, Ang Li

Crummer Truist Portfolios

On balance, we believe the market will move modestly higher in the short-term. As we believe the economy is still recovering, we recommend over weighting the portfolio in cyclical sectors and underweighting countercyclical sectors. Like all soothsayers, we can only hope our glass is half‐full.