August 2023 | Issue 044

Students in white coats reciting Pledge of Professionalism

Welcome, Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2027 🥼

This year’s incoming class of student pharmacists boasts 92 of the best and brightest students from fourteen states and two foreign countries with an average GPA of 3.68. Read more / Listen

Gamecock Student Pharmacists to Compete for National Title

For the second year in a row, the USC College of Pharmacy Business Plan Competition team has earned a spot in the top three of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy National Community Pharmacists Association Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. Read more

AACP Research Funding Rankings Show Continued Growth for COP

The latest rankings in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Research Funding Rankings report shows that the University of South Carolina climbed another spot in total funding from the National Institutes of Health. Read more

Q&A with Michelle Cakley, '99

Gamecock pharmacist Michelle Stokes Cakley is a lifelong learner and committed to 'paying it forward' by mentoring future pharmacists along their journey. Learn more about her life and career in our latest Alumni Q&A.

Around the College

"Study finds more women dying from alcohol consumption in recent years" - Washington Times feat. Assistant Professor Ismaeel Yunusa
Clinical Professor Jennifer Clements elected to Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) 2024 Board of Directors
Student pharmacist Peter Hiller named to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) inaugural cohort of Aspiring Academics
The application for Fall 2024 admission to our Doctor of Pharmacy program is now open. Application requirements, dates and deadlines can be found at go.sc.edu/pharmd

Events and Opportunities

USC Homecoming Weekend
October 13-15, 2023

Visit the USC Alumni Association website for this year’s events and a to-do list to make the most of your time while you’re back home in Columbia.

From the Dean

What a wonderful sight it is to see our students back on campus and in the classroom! We held our White Coat ceremony last week, an event I always look forward to as we welcome the Class of 2027 to our college. It is inspiring to see the eager looks on the faces of our new and returning students, and I am excited for the future of our profession.

As the semester gets underway, please remember that my door is always open for you to share your thoughts on how we can continue to move the college forward and to share the wonderful news about all we are accomplishing together.

Stephen J. Cutler, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Pharmacy

715 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208

sc.edu/pharmacy | alumni@cop.sc.edu

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