Tag: College of Pharmacy

NSU Receives Approval by Top University Accrediting Body

Dr. Belle Wheelan, President of SACSCOC with NSU President and CEO George L. Hanbury II

Nova Southeastern University received notification from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) that our Fifth-Year Interim Report has been successfully accepted with no additional reporting requested.

SACSCOC is the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. It serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices primarily among the diverse institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Latin America and certain other international sites approved by the SACSCOC Board of Trustees that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degrees.

The Commission also accepts applications for membership from domestic institutions in the other 39 states, as well as international institutions of higher education around the world.

Congratulations to all for this recognition of NSU as a preeminent university of quality and distinction!

Posted 12/05/23

College of Pharmacy Named for Barry, Judy Silverman

On Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, Nova Southeastern University renamed its College of Pharmacy the Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy.

NSU Board of Trustees Vice Chair and Chair of the NSU Health Professions Division Board of Governors Dr. Barry Silverman and his wife made a transformational gift to the university, with the goal of enhancing the growth and continued impact of NSU’s pharmacy program not only in Fort Lauderdale but also at our Palm Beach and San Juan, Puerto Rico campuses.

A crowd of more than 300 turned out for the unveiling of the college sign, including Pharmacy Dean Dr. Michelle Clark; President and CEO Dr. George L. Hanbury; and President-elect, Executive Vice President and COO Dr. Harry K. Moon; the NSU Board of Trustees, and a host of NSU faculty, staff, students and administrators.

“The Silvermans’ gift will aid the college tremendously in providing a world-class education to students, allowing them to achieve the NSU edge,” Dean Clark said.

Posted 12/10/23

FY2025 PRG and QOL Grant Cycles Now Open

The FY 2025 President’s Research Grant (PRG), formerly the Presidents Faculty Research Development Grant (PFRDG), and Quality of Life (QOL) grant cycles are now open! This year the application process will take place on Cayuse Sponsored Projects, NSU’s new grant management system. Applications are due via Cayuse no later than January 22, 2024, 5:00 p.m.. More information, as well as application instructions, can be found on the PRG and QOL websites, linked below. Through these programs, eligible faculty may apply for internal grants of up to $15,000 in support of a variety of research and scholarly activities. PRG and QOL are tremendous opportunities to obtain support for research and scholarship at NSU, and to build faculty research capacity that can be leveraged toward external funding pursuits.

For more information about how to apply and program guidelines, visit the PRG program website here and the QOL website here. For questions, please contact PRG@nova.edu or QOL@nova.edu.

Posted 12/10/23

Pharmacy Professor Keynote Speaker at Aging Well Summit

Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor Benedict C. Albensi, Ph.D., has been chosen to be the keynote speaker at the upcoming 4th Annual Aging Well Summit. The event, dubbed
“Healthy Brains, Healthy Caregiving,” will be held November 11-12 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Madison, WI.
Professor Albensi, with NSU’s College of Pharmacy, will speak on “Are We Missing the Boat with Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Care.”

Posted 11/01/23

NSU Makes Strong Showing at SENDCon Regional Meeting

NSU Davie and Tampa campuses were well represented at the recent SENDCon meeting in Atlanta, Ga., with two of our colleges in attendance – Pharmacy and Psychology/Neuroscience.

SENDCon, which stands for the Southeastern Neurodegenerative Disease Conference, is a new regional meeting whose parent organization is the Alzheimer’s Association USA:  https://www.alz.org/sendcon/overview.asp. Last year (2022) the meeting was supposed to take place in Bonita Springs, but a hurricane canceled it. There were about 200 people in attendance in-person and another 200 or so who attended virtually at the 2023 meeting. There were several posters presented by NSU.

Posted 10/22/23

NSU Health Veterans Care Receives $5 million from the State

From left, President George L. Hanbury II, Dr. Leonard Pounds, Sen. Alexis Calatayud, and Executive Vice President, COO and President-Elect Dr. Harry K. Moon.

On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Florida state Sen. Alexis Calatayud came to the Alan B. Levan l NSU Broward Center of Innovation and presented a check for $5 million from the State of Florida to Nova Southeastern University’s NSU Health Veterans Care.

On hand to receive the check were Dr. Leonard Pounds, NSU’s Vice President of Clinical Operations; NSU President and CEO George L. Hanbury II; and Dr. Harry K. Moon, NSU’s COO, Executive Vice President, and President-Elect.

Posted 10/09/23

Breakfast Panel to Discuss Breast Cancer Strategies, Oct. 18

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The AutoNation Institute for Breast Cancer Research and Care’s mission is to eradicate breast cancer through prevention as well as the development of new clinical strategies that involve personalized medicine.

Join us as we hear from an expert panel that will address the areas of research and innovative treatments that push the needle forward for generations to come.

  • Date: Wednesday Oct. 18
  • Time: 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
  • Title: Breast Cancer Awareness Breakfast Panel
  • Location: Alvin Sherman Library – Cotilla Gallery

Registration Link: https://cvent.me/wYeb0w

Posted 10/03/23

Interprofessional Education, Simulation to Open Gateway to Future of Health Care at NSU

For years, NSU has been raising the bar on health care in South Florida through interprofessional education and simulation. Our philosophy and practice have focused on training future professionals to interact with patients and collaborate as members of health care teams before practicing in real-life health care environments.

To enhance and expand our current world-class health care facilities, NSU Health is seizing the opportunity to put them under one roof at the future site of a brand new, standalone Interprofessional Simulation Complex, or SimCom.

This facility – spearheaded by EVP and COO Dr. Harry Moon and NSU Health – will serve as the cornerstone of NSU’s health care footprint on the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus, strategically located near the health care colleges, NSU Health’s clinics, the Center for Collaborative Research, and the HCA University Hospital. The facility’s infrastructure will be used by students on campus as well as all regional campuses virtually. Slated to open in 2025, SimCom will be supported by NSU Health’s new Interprofessional Simulation Institute – led by Executive Director Dawn Wawersik. The Institute – which already oversees the administration and operations of simulation activities for the university.

These cutting-edge endeavors will culminate in a uniquely beneficial asset to NSU students, educators, and researchers across all our regional campuses, as well as the health care community and industry at large. The much smaller former Dolphins training facility building, previously considered to house SimCom, will be repurposed to address much-needed office and classroom space on campus.

Learn more about these exciting endeavors.

Posted 09/26/23

NSU Offers Free Flu Shots to Faculty and Staff

954-262-4550

It’s that time of year again—the time to get an annual flu vaccine. The Office of Human Resources is pleased to collaborate with the NSU Pharmacy and ICUBA to provide free seasonal flu shots to all faculty and staff enrolled in an ICUBA medical plan.

The purpose of the flu vaccine is to minimize transmission of the influenza virus in the workplace by providing occupational protection to faculty and staff and to prevent transmission to other members of the NSU community. Annual influenza vaccination has been found to be both safe and effective in reducing the risk of influenza and health care-related transmission.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), everyone six months and older in the United States should get an influenza (flu) vaccine every season with rare exception. CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has made this “universal” recommendation since the 2010-2011 flu season.

Option 1: Visit an On-site Clinic

Please bring the following items with you to the event:

1). VAR Form:

 https://www.nova.edu/hr/wellness/forms/VAR%202020.pdf?_gl=1*804pcs*_gcl_au*MTIzODM3OTM4Ni4xNjkyNjMwNjYz

2). If you have not used our pharmacy services in the past, please also fill in this form and bring it with you to the event:

https://www.nova.edu/hr/benefits/New_Patient_Form.pdf?_gl=1*drd8pq*_gcl_au*MTIzODM3OTM4Ni4xNjkyNjMwNjYz

3). Also, please bring your Bluecross/Blueshield Medical ID Insurance card. If you have a different insurance, we process and accept most major insurances, just bring your pharmacy benefits card with you.

Event dates / Times / Locations:

As a reminder, employees can schedule an immunization appointment Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by calling the NSU pharmacy at 954-262-4550, if the clinic dates/times are not convenient.

Option 2: NSU Health Pharmacy Walk-Ins or Appointments

The NSU Health Pharmacy accepts walk-ins for the Influenza vaccine and all other CDC approved vaccines as well as scheduled appointments for your vaccines. Please call us at 954-262-4550 or pass by the pharmacy to get your flu shot today.

Posted 08/30/23

Applications Open for Provost’s Research & Scholarship Awards

Starting August 7, 2023, nominations will be accepted for the annual Provost’s Research and Scholarship Awards. Last year this program was expanded to increase recognition opportunities for NSU faculty, and to improve accessibility to faculty from all academic disciplines and career stages.

The Provost’s Research and Scholarship Awards (PRSA) program now awards up to four awards. The PRSA program has two disciplinary categories and two awards within each category by career stage (one for early career and one for established faculty). Therefore, the below four awards, given sufficient candidates in each category, will be awarded annually:

  1. Assistant Professor in the Arts, Business, Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences
  2. Associate/Full Professor in the Arts, Business, Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences
  3. Assistant Professor in STEM and Health/Medicine
  4. Associate/Full Professor in STEM and Health/Medicine

The purpose of this program is to recognize demonstrated achievement in research, scholarship, and creative pursuits by NSU faculty members. These annual awards recognize distinguished accomplishments in the pursuit of research, creative, and scholarly activities across disciplines and career stages, as noted above.

More information and the link to the application is available here: http://www.nova.edu/academic-affairs/provost-award/index.html.

The deadline to submit a nomination or to self-nominate is September 6, 2023, 5:00 p.m., EDT. The winners of the Provost’s Research and Scholarship Awards will be announced in November 2023.

Posted 08/04/23

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