News | Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

Stellar alumni recognized through inaugural Alumni Awards

Alumni Awards honour and recognize exceptional alumni who have successfully demonstrated a significant commitment to our Faculty's community. Congratulations to this year’s winners!

Five early career tips for new PharmD grads

Jamie Kellar, acting director of the PharmD program lays out five tips for new PharmD grads as they begin their professional journey.

PharmD 1T9 Alumnus Sia Baddie while on fourth year APPE rotation

Four preceptors recognized for outstanding teaching and mentorship

Nominated by their students, the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy’s 2020 APPE Preceptors of the Year demonstrate a high level of commitment to their pharmacy practice, their patients and their students.

Class of 2020 Honours and Fourth Year Awards

Join us in congratulating our Fourth Year Award recipients for the 2019-2020 year!

Professor of the Year 2020 Recipients Listed

Pharmacy students celebrate Professors of the Year

We are pleased to announce the 2020 Professor of the Year Award recipients, as selected by pharmacy students for excellence in teaching and student mentorship.

Alison Thompson Pandemic Ethics Webinar Screencap

Experts discuss ethical and practical questions about COVID-19 vaccine distribution

As scientists and pharmaceutical companies around the world race to find an effective vaccine against COVID-19, complicated questions are arising about how a vaccine will be manufactured and distributed and which populations will have first access.

Pharmacy professor uses simulated patient platform for clinical course

When COVID-19 meant all classes had to move online, Assistant Professor Natalie Crown saw it as an opportunity to implement an innovative digital patient assessment platform.

Pharmaceutical Science graduate builds student community through volunteer work

PharmSci PhD Alumna Giovanna Schver receives U of T Student Leadership Award for volunteer work.

President of graduating PharmD class honoured for contributions to student life

As president of the 2020 PharmD graduating class, Michelle Wang has had to manage some unexpected challenges, with no playbook from previous class presidents.

Pharmacy students create initiative to evaluate COVID-19 treatment evidence

A group of students from the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy has created a new initiative to identify, evaluate and communicate evidence from COVID-19 treatment trials, addressing a critical gap in health care

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We need a moonshot for new diagnostics if we want effective pandemic control

The fact that we are struggling with diagnostic testing is not because we lack the ability to detect the virus with the required speed. The problem is related to a lack of attention to—and investment in—diagnostic technology development.

Photo of a PPE drip at Michael Garron Hospital

Pharmacy students lead initiative to supply vital equipment to health care workers

A group of U of T pharmacy and medical students are coordinating a network of 3D printers to provide thousands of face shields for health care workers in Toronto and Hamilton.