SOP Has Strong Showing at Northwest Pharmacy Convention<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"2026](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NWPC26_Poster-Winners-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe UW School of Pharmacy had a strong presence at the recent Northwest Pharmacy Convention in Coeur d\u2019Alene, ID, with 8 students, 7 faculty, and many alumni in attendance. Highlights: Dakota Fletcher (Class of 2027)…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 2, 2026<\/div>\nDr. Kyu Lee Awarded NIH\/NIAID K01 Career Development Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Kyu](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyu-Eun-Lee-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nUniversity of Washington Assistant Professor of Health Decision\u00a0Science,\u00a0Dr. Kyu Lee, PhD,\u00a0has been awarded a 5-year K01 career development award from the\u00a0National Institute of Health (NIH),\u00a0National\u00a0Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for research on the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 26, 2026<\/div>\nNew Study Offers First Drug-Level Analysis of Medicare Savings from IRA Price Negotiation, Accounting for Market Dynamics<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCHOICE PhD candidate Yunjoo Karris Jeon leads research providing a more nuanced picture of what federal drug price negotiation is projected to save. A new study published in Value in Health offers the first drug-level…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 27, 2026<\/div>\nUW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Sean Sullivan receives ISPOR lifetime achievement award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Sean](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/SEAN-SULLIVAN-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nHonor recognizes decades of leadership in health economics and outcomes research through scholarship, policy impact and mentorship. Sean D. Sullivan, Professor and former Dean in the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy, and longtime…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: March 18, 2026<\/div>\nWelcoming our 2026-2028 Cohort of HEOR Fellows<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe CHOICE Institute is pleased to announce the 2026-2028 cohort\u00a0of HEOR Fellows who will start their programs on July 1, 2026. Our HEOR fellows work closely with faculty in the CHOICE Institute on projects where…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: February 24, 2026<\/div>\nGrowing Older in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAging is one of the few experiences that is both deeply personal and entirely universal. If we are fortunate, we grow older. We notice small changes first \u2014 a little more effort getting out of…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: February 11, 2026<\/div>\nThe IRA\u2019s Impact on Long Term Care Pharmacy: Key Challenges and Policy Solutions<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nA new viewpoint article published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy examines how key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 may unintentionally destabilize long\u2011term care (LTC) pharmacies\u2014providers that serve…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: November 19, 2025<\/div>\nThree Decades of CHOICE: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThirty years ago, a quietly ambitious idea began to take shape at the University of Washington\u2014one that would go on to redefine how we measure value in healthcare, train generations of leaders, and build a…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: October 20, 2025<\/div>\nProfessor Anirban Basu Receives 2025 HEOR Excellence\u2013Application Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Anirban](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/ANIRBAN_HOMEPAGE-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nAnirban Basu, Stergachis Family Endowed Director and Professor of Health Economics, has received the 2025 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Excellence\u2013Application Award from ISPOR \u2013 The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 15, 2025<\/div>\nWelcome Department of Pharmacy Assistant Professor, Jessica Beers<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jessica](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/JESSICA-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nA very special welcome to new Department of Pharmacy Assistant Professor, Dr.\u00a0Jessica Beers, who officially joined the School September 2. Dr. Beers earned her PharmD in 2018 from Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and completed…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 2, 2025<\/div>\nPhD Candidate Emma Cousin Co-Authors Health Affairs Article on Medicare Drug Pricing<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nA Health Affairs Forefront article, \u201cBlockbusters and Loopholes: Expanding Exemptions in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations,\u201d examines how certain high-cost \u201cblockbuster\u201d drugs may avoid Medicare\u2019s Drug Price Negotiation Program (DPNP) as a result of a small…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 8, 2025<\/div>\nFive CHOICE Students Awarded Plein Center for Aging Scholarships<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe Plein Center for Aging is a global leader in transformative pharmacy research, education, and outreach. Committed to optimizing medication outcomes for older adults and promoting healthy aging, the Center supports innovative work at the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 8, 2025<\/div>\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Effects of Cancer Treatment Advancements on Health Disparities<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAre new cancer treatments benefiting everyone equally? A new study published in JCO Advances, led by CHOICE alumni Dr. Sara Khor (’24) and CHOICE faculty Dr. Josh Carlson, Dr. Aasthaa Bansal, and Dr. Anirban Basu,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: July 1, 2025<\/div>\nCelebrating the Excellence and Impact of Our 2025 Student Award Honorees<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Celebrating](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/STUDENT-STORY-HERO-GRAPHIC-feature-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nAt the UW School of Pharmacy, excellence takes many forms. We celebrate not only academic success and groundbreaking research, but also the passion, initiative, and innovation our students bring to every challenge. This month, we\u2019re…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 24, 2025<\/div>\nHui-Hsuan Named 2025 Magnuson Scholars Award Recipient<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Hui-Hsuan](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/HUI-HSUAN-CHAN-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe UWSoP is proud to announce that CHOICE PhD student Hui-Hsuan Chan was selected last month as a 2025 Magnuson Award recipient. With a keen interest in improving healthcare sustainability through robust health economics research,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 12, 2025<\/div>\nManpreet Dhankhar Named 2025 Bonderman Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Manpreet](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/MANPREET-DHANKAR-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nWe\u2019re excited to share that Manpreet Dhankhar, a PhD student from The CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a 2025 Bonderman Fellow. Manpreet is one of just two students from the UW School of Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 7, 2025<\/div>\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Oncologist-Patient Concordance and Treatment Adherence in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Figure.](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/CML-150x150.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nIn their new JAMA Network Open study, PhD candidate Felipe Montano-Campos, Associate Professor Aasthaa Bansal, and co-authors tracked 5 years of monthly tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) adherence in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. “After adjusting…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 22, 2025<\/div>\nThe Future of Community Pharmacy Depends on Advocacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAccording to Dr. Jennifer Bacci, community pharmacies are at a crossroads and advocacy is the key to ensure their survival. In a recent interview with Drug Topics, Bacci \u2013 endowed associate professor of Innovative Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 8, 2025<\/div>\nClayton English Named AAPP Fellow for Leadership in Psychiatric Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Clayton](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clayton-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nAt the UW School of Pharmacy, innovation and compassion go hand in hand \u2013\u00a0just ask Assistant Professor Dr. Clayton English, whose dedication to advancing mental health care and psychiatric pharmacy has earned him recognition as…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: January 30, 2025<\/div>\nNew Research Highlights the Full Economic Burden of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Julia](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Julia-Fox-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nA recent study published in Value in Health\u00a0by Julia Fox – a 3rd\u00a0year PhD student at the CHOICE Institute – and coauthors reveals the staggering indirect costs of Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD), emphasizing the financial impact…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: December 17, 2024<\/div>\nAnirban Basu publishes JAMA article on Mitigating Clinical Algorithmic Discrimination<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Anirban](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anirban-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThere is significant concern that the growing use of algorithms in clinical practice can exacerbate health disparities by perpetuating discriminatory recommendations embedded in such algorithms.<\/p>\n
In a recent Viewpoint article published in JAMA Health Forum, Anirban Basu \u2013 Professor of Health Economics and Stergachis…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 9, 2024<\/div>\nJennifer Bacci Named a 2024 NAM Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jenny](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/bacci_jennifer-cropped-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected the UW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Jennifer Bacci, Endowed Associate Professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice, as one of seven outstanding health professionals for the class of 2024 NAM…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 9, 2024<\/div>\nThe CHOICE Institute and Department of Pharmacy Welcome Dr. No\u00e9mi Kreif to the Faculty<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Dr.](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NoemiKreif_head-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nDr. No\u00e9mi Kreif, MA, MS, PhD joined the CHOICE Institute and the Department of Pharmacy in March as an Assistant Professor. She joins us most recently from the University of York Centre for Health Economics…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 8, 2023<\/div>\nAaron del Pozo Sanz Awarded AES Fellowship for Epilepsy Research<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Aaron](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aaron-del-Pozo-awarded-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nCongratulations to Aaron del Pozo Sanz, a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy’s Barker-Haliski Lab! Aaron has been awarded a 2023 Early Career Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 8, 2023<\/div>\nSOP Faculty Present Research at ISS Conference<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Ed](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSRDC_Ed_Cathy_MeganMcArthur-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nDrs. Ed Kelly (Department of Pharmaceutics) and Cathy Yeung (Department of Pharmacy) recently attended and presented their research at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) held in Seattle August 1-3. Drs. Kelly…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 13, 2023<\/div>\nPharmD Student Receives US Public Health Pharmacy Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Ruger](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruger-Stufflebeam-feature-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nUWSOP PharmD student Ruger Stufflebeam has been selected for the 2023 United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award! This award recognizes pharmacy students who make significant contributions to public health, including…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 9, 2022<\/div>\nArea High School Students STEP Toward a Career In Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Students](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEP-GALLERY-6-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe 2022 edition of the Students Exploring Pharmacy (STEP) program recently welcomed 30 local high school juniors and seniors to the University of Washington campus. Each year, the 4-day program invites students to engage in…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 14, 2022<\/div>\nStudy Examines Effects of Regulations That Eliminate Insurance Cost-Sharing for Colorectal Cancer Screening<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nJAMA Network Open has published a new study \u2013 \u201cComparison of Screening Colonoscopy Rates After Positive Noninvasive Testing for Colorectal Cancer in States With and Without Cost-Sharing\u201d\u2013 examining the effects of policies in Oregon and…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: December 23, 2021<\/div>\nFour students awarded Baxter scholarships in Geriatric Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nFour second-year pharmacy students have been selected to receive a Baxter Scholarship toward their fee for the Plein Certificate in Geriatric Pharmacy. The Plein Center Leadership Team was inspired by the motivation and vision of the scholarship recipients. Each scholarship winner shared compelling personal stories of experiences that inspired them to pursue a career in geriatric pharmacy. A link between all of them is a desire to strengthen relationships with \u2013 and uphold dignity and agency to \u2013 older adults.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 11, 2021<\/div>\nSOP Receives Gift From Washington Research Foundation For BRAMS Program<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe SOP recently received a $75,000 gift from the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) to establish the Regulatory Sciences Fellowship Program, a new component of the School\u2019s Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Master of Science (BRAMS) program. The…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: December 8, 2020<\/div>\nSteve White receives achievement award from AES<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"H.](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEVE-WHITE-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nUWSOP Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy H. Steve White has been honored with the Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Epilepsy Award by the American Epilepsy Society (AES). The award was announced…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: December 3, 2020<\/div>\nUWSOP grad students represent state in national ASHP competition<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"ashp](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/ASHP-500X400-01-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nCongratulations to Camille Troyer and Jessica Bixby, who will be representing the state of Washington December 5 & 6 in the national American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Clinical Skills Competition. The CSC, an interactive, team-based…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 18, 2019<\/div>\nPromoted UWSOP faculty tackling tough problems facing population health with novel approaches<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nRecently promoted faculty are finding news ways to solve significant population health problems from Alzheimer\u2019s and related dementias to kidney disease to cancer to MRSA. These preeminent researchers were all recently awarded promotions. Learn more…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 13, 2019<\/div>\nUsing Data and Economics to Transform Health | Celebrating 25 Years<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"CHOICE](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AL_CHOICE_Retreat_2019-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nCelebrating 25 years, The CHOICE Institute continues to grow and transform, expanding its impact on population health. \u201cAt CHOICE, we work to advance the study of health economics, pharmaceutical outcomes research, and policy to improve…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 13, 2019<\/div>\nA Tradition of Reinventing Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jackie](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/gardner_jacqueline-1-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nNever doubt the profound impact that our faculty and alumni have had on health care nationwide through decades of advocacy for increased access to patient care. \u201cPharmacists are the medication experts on the health care…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 12, 2019<\/div>\nEnhancing the way epilepsy is managed by engaging community pharmacists<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"UCB](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rx-sign-Mike-Mozart-Flickr-750x338-crop-150x150.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe University of Washington\u2019s School of Pharmacy today announced a collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company UCB to improve access to care for people living with epilepsy.This interdisciplinary project will explore ways in which community pharmacists…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 10, 2019<\/div>\nThe Future of Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"AL](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AL_KoaC_Chip_Purple-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nCelebrating 125 Years of Impact & Innovation Our mission is to develop exceptional pharmacy leaders and researchers, discover solutions to improve population health, and serve the health and well-being of the public, locally and globally…even…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: July 6, 2019<\/div>\nSupporting cancer survivors<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Assitant](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AL_Aasthaa_Bansal-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nAasthaa Bansal leads an NIH MERIT award-winning team to develop decision-making frameworks to guide post-treatment care for cancer survivors Despite receiving effective primary treatment, many cancer survivors remain at risk of relapse and associated morbidity…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 6, 2019<\/div>\nBut is it safe for my baby?<\/a><\/h4>\n
\t\t\t\t\t The UW School of Pharmacy had a strong presence at the recent Northwest Pharmacy Convention in Coeur d\u2019Alene, ID, with 8 students, 7 faculty, and many alumni in attendance. Highlights: Dakota Fletcher (Class of 2027)…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t University of Washington Assistant Professor of Health Decision\u00a0Science,\u00a0Dr. Kyu Lee, PhD,\u00a0has been awarded a 5-year K01 career development award from the\u00a0National Institute of Health (NIH),\u00a0National\u00a0Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for research on the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n CHOICE PhD candidate Yunjoo Karris Jeon leads research providing a more nuanced picture of what federal drug price negotiation is projected to save. A new study published in Value in Health offers the first drug-level…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Honor recognizes decades of leadership in health economics and outcomes research through scholarship, policy impact and mentorship. Sean D. Sullivan, Professor and former Dean in the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy, and longtime…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The CHOICE Institute is pleased to announce the 2026-2028 cohort\u00a0of HEOR Fellows who will start their programs on July 1, 2026. Our HEOR fellows work closely with faculty in the CHOICE Institute on projects where…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Aging is one of the few experiences that is both deeply personal and entirely universal. If we are fortunate, we grow older. We notice small changes first \u2014 a little more effort getting out of…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n A new viewpoint article published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy examines how key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 may unintentionally destabilize long\u2011term care (LTC) pharmacies\u2014providers that serve…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Thirty years ago, a quietly ambitious idea began to take shape at the University of Washington\u2014one that would go on to redefine how we measure value in healthcare, train generations of leaders, and build a…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Anirban Basu, Stergachis Family Endowed Director and Professor of Health Economics, has received the 2025 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Excellence\u2013Application Award from ISPOR \u2013 The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t A very special welcome to new Department of Pharmacy Assistant Professor, Dr.\u00a0Jessica Beers, who officially joined the School September 2. Dr. Beers earned her PharmD in 2018 from Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and completed…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n A Health Affairs Forefront article, \u201cBlockbusters and Loopholes: Expanding Exemptions in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations,\u201d examines how certain high-cost \u201cblockbuster\u201d drugs may avoid Medicare\u2019s Drug Price Negotiation Program (DPNP) as a result of a small…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The Plein Center for Aging is a global leader in transformative pharmacy research, education, and outreach. Committed to optimizing medication outcomes for older adults and promoting healthy aging, the Center supports innovative work at the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Are new cancer treatments benefiting everyone equally? A new study published in JCO Advances, led by CHOICE alumni Dr. Sara Khor (’24) and CHOICE faculty Dr. Josh Carlson, Dr. Aasthaa Bansal, and Dr. Anirban Basu,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t At the UW School of Pharmacy, excellence takes many forms. We celebrate not only academic success and groundbreaking research, but also the passion, initiative, and innovation our students bring to every challenge. This month, we\u2019re…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t The UWSoP is proud to announce that CHOICE PhD student Hui-Hsuan Chan was selected last month as a 2025 Magnuson Award recipient. With a keen interest in improving healthcare sustainability through robust health economics research,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t We\u2019re excited to share that Manpreet Dhankhar, a PhD student from The CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a 2025 Bonderman Fellow. Manpreet is one of just two students from the UW School of Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t In their new JAMA Network Open study, PhD candidate Felipe Montano-Campos, Associate Professor Aasthaa Bansal, and co-authors tracked 5 years of monthly tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) adherence in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. “After adjusting…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n According to Dr. Jennifer Bacci, community pharmacies are at a crossroads and advocacy is the key to ensure their survival. In a recent interview with Drug Topics, Bacci \u2013 endowed associate professor of Innovative Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t At the UW School of Pharmacy, innovation and compassion go hand in hand \u2013\u00a0just ask Assistant Professor Dr. Clayton English, whose dedication to advancing mental health care and psychiatric pharmacy has earned him recognition as…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t A recent study published in Value in Health\u00a0by Julia Fox – a 3rd\u00a0year PhD student at the CHOICE Institute – and coauthors reveals the staggering indirect costs of Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD), emphasizing the financial impact…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t There is significant concern that the growing use of algorithms in clinical practice can exacerbate health disparities by perpetuating discriminatory recommendations embedded in such algorithms.<\/p>\n In a recent Viewpoint article published in JAMA Health Forum, Anirban Basu \u2013 Professor of Health Economics and Stergachis…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected the UW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Jennifer Bacci, Endowed Associate Professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice, as one of seven outstanding health professionals for the class of 2024 NAM…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Dr. No\u00e9mi Kreif, MA, MS, PhD joined the CHOICE Institute and the Department of Pharmacy in March as an Assistant Professor. She joins us most recently from the University of York Centre for Health Economics…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Congratulations to Aaron del Pozo Sanz, a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy’s Barker-Haliski Lab! Aaron has been awarded a 2023 Early Career Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Drs. Ed Kelly (Department of Pharmaceutics) and Cathy Yeung (Department of Pharmacy) recently attended and presented their research at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) held in Seattle August 1-3. Drs. Kelly…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t UWSOP PharmD student Ruger Stufflebeam has been selected for the 2023 United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award! This award recognizes pharmacy students who make significant contributions to public health, including…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t The 2022 edition of the Students Exploring Pharmacy (STEP) program recently welcomed 30 local high school juniors and seniors to the University of Washington campus. Each year, the 4-day program invites students to engage in…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n JAMA Network Open has published a new study \u2013 \u201cComparison of Screening Colonoscopy Rates After Positive Noninvasive Testing for Colorectal Cancer in States With and Without Cost-Sharing\u201d\u2013 examining the effects of policies in Oregon and…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Four second-year pharmacy students have been selected to receive a Baxter Scholarship toward their fee for the Plein Certificate in Geriatric Pharmacy. The Plein Center Leadership Team was inspired by the motivation and vision of the scholarship recipients. Each scholarship winner shared compelling personal stories of experiences that inspired them to pursue a career in geriatric pharmacy. A link between all of them is a desire to strengthen relationships with \u2013 and uphold dignity and agency to \u2013 older adults.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The SOP recently received a $75,000 gift from the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) to establish the Regulatory Sciences Fellowship Program, a new component of the School\u2019s Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Master of Science (BRAMS) program. The…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t UWSOP Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy H. Steve White has been honored with the Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Epilepsy Award by the American Epilepsy Society (AES). The award was announced…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Congratulations to Camille Troyer and Jessica Bixby, who will be representing the state of Washington December 5 & 6 in the national American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Clinical Skills Competition. The CSC, an interactive, team-based…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Recently promoted faculty are finding news ways to solve significant population health problems from Alzheimer\u2019s and related dementias to kidney disease to cancer to MRSA. These preeminent researchers were all recently awarded promotions. Learn more…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Celebrating 25 years, The CHOICE Institute continues to grow and transform, expanding its impact on population health. \u201cAt CHOICE, we work to advance the study of health economics, pharmaceutical outcomes research, and policy to improve…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Never doubt the profound impact that our faculty and alumni have had on health care nationwide through decades of advocacy for increased access to patient care. \u201cPharmacists are the medication experts on the health care…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t The University of Washington\u2019s School of Pharmacy today announced a collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company UCB to improve access to care for people living with epilepsy.This interdisciplinary project will explore ways in which community pharmacists…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Celebrating 125 Years of Impact & Innovation Our mission is to develop exceptional pharmacy leaders and researchers, discover solutions to improve population health, and serve the health and well-being of the public, locally and globally…even…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Aasthaa Bansal leads an NIH MERIT award-winning team to develop decision-making frameworks to guide post-treatment care for cancer survivors Despite receiving effective primary treatment, many cancer survivors remain at risk of relapse and associated morbidity…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nDr. Kyu Lee Awarded NIH\/NIAID K01 Career Development Award<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nNew Study Offers First Drug-Level Analysis of Medicare Savings from IRA Price Negotiation, Accounting for Market Dynamics<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nUW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Sean Sullivan receives ISPOR lifetime achievement award<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nWelcoming our 2026-2028 Cohort of HEOR Fellows<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nGrowing Older in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nThe IRA\u2019s Impact on Long Term Care Pharmacy: Key Challenges and Policy Solutions<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nThree Decades of CHOICE: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nProfessor Anirban Basu Receives 2025 HEOR Excellence\u2013Application Award<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nWelcome Department of Pharmacy Assistant Professor, Jessica Beers<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nPhD Candidate Emma Cousin Co-Authors Health Affairs Article on Medicare Drug Pricing<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nFive CHOICE Students Awarded Plein Center for Aging Scholarships<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Effects of Cancer Treatment Advancements on Health Disparities<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nCelebrating the Excellence and Impact of Our 2025 Student Award Honorees<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nHui-Hsuan Named 2025 Magnuson Scholars Award Recipient<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nManpreet Dhankhar Named 2025 Bonderman Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Oncologist-Patient Concordance and Treatment Adherence in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nThe Future of Community Pharmacy Depends on Advocacy<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nClayton English Named AAPP Fellow for Leadership in Psychiatric Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nNew Research Highlights the Full Economic Burden of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nAnirban Basu publishes JAMA article on Mitigating Clinical Algorithmic Discrimination<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nJennifer Bacci Named a 2024 NAM Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nThe CHOICE Institute and Department of Pharmacy Welcome Dr. No\u00e9mi Kreif to the Faculty<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nAaron del Pozo Sanz Awarded AES Fellowship for Epilepsy Research<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nSOP Faculty Present Research at ISS Conference<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nPharmD Student Receives US Public Health Pharmacy Award<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nArea High School Students STEP Toward a Career In Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nStudy Examines Effects of Regulations That Eliminate Insurance Cost-Sharing for Colorectal Cancer Screening<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nFour students awarded Baxter scholarships in Geriatric Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nSOP Receives Gift From Washington Research Foundation For BRAMS Program<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nSteve White receives achievement award from AES<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nUWSOP grad students represent state in national ASHP competition<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nPromoted UWSOP faculty tackling tough problems facing population health with novel approaches<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nUsing Data and Economics to Transform Health | Celebrating 25 Years<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nA Tradition of Reinventing Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nEnhancing the way epilepsy is managed by engaging community pharmacists<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nThe Future of Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nSupporting cancer survivors<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nBut is it safe for my baby?<\/a><\/h4>\n
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