If caroline stokes would add pharmacists to the list of healthcare providers imagine how many more patients would have access to testing and other life savings health services.

HHS Expands Access to Childhood Vaccines during COVID-19 Pandemic hhs.gov/about/news/202…

An insightful and well-written discussion on #pharmacy level barriers to successful treatment of #opioid use disorder SPPCP nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

VCU #InfectiousDiseases expert Amy Pakyz dreamed of being published in the journal CID. She told friends she could retire happy if that happened. She died early this year. Colleagues helped complete her revisions and resubmitted her paper ... and IT WAS JUST PUBLISHED IN CID.

An excellent explanation about (lack of) payment for pharmacists’ services in the recent CMS physician fee schedule. Progress, although not all positive.

FDA approves first monthly injectable to treat HIV infection buff.ly/394izxL #HIV

“Especially at a time when you have #vaccine hesitancy and concerns in vaccine confidence, having access to a health care provider like a community #pharmacist provides a comfort level to the patients and communities." ow.ly/E03b50Dfz2v

Live outside the region? Ballad says they won’t turn anyone away for vaccine. wjhl.com/local-coronavi…

Join me and make a gift to Gatton College of Pharmacy during ETSU Day of Giving 2021 #ETSUDayofGiving givecampus.com/tbrmve

The CPNP Foundation is proudly #ShiningLightOnMentalIllness during the CPNP Annual Meeting in 2021 & in May during Mental Health Awareness Month. Join me in being an agent of change and breaking the stigma around mental illness! AAPP #CPNP2021 #CPNPF #GCOPCPNP

Enjoyed working with @ampeckham and Nikki Acquisto to present on the role of pharmacists in Team-Based Management of Opioid Misuse Across the Care Continuum #ASAM2021 #twitterrx #pharmacy ETSU Pharmacy

ELITE Eight!

@RuralEquity Graduate Assistants Maggie Melton and Chyanne taught others how to save a life using the opioid reversal medication naloxone at the Remote Area Medical (RAM®) clinic in Gray, TN this past weekend!

So very deserving of this recognition!

ETSU's ETSU Pharmacy students pay 30-40% more tuition than those who attend the Memphis campus of UTK. Many are 1st gen college students who go on to serve rural underserved communities. Learn about a proposed fix at 5. Here's dean Debbie Byrd. WJHL wjhl.com/news/local/ste…

Known on the street as “tranq dope,” the mix of fentanyl and an animal sedative causes burnlike wounds in people who inject it and resists opioid overdose reversal drugs. nyti.ms/3Zo3ejY

Thank you Will Cooke for presenting your inspiring story told in the Canary in the Coal Mine. You are an inspiration and real change agent.

The #GattonRx Class of 2023 first-time NAPLEX pass rate is 95.4% (national avg: 78.6%). The college ranks No. 2 in the nation and No. 1 in Tennessee among accredited colleges and schools of pharmacy. Way to go! #BucsGoBeyond #GattonStuffDone

At #APhA2024, the #GattonRx committees for APhA-ASP Operation Substance Use Disorders and OTC Medicine Safety both earned 1ST RUNNER UP. In addition, we had a great time of fellowship at our Dean’s Dinner. #APhA2024 #GattonRxImpact #BucsGoBeyond 🥳👏👏👏

Hats off (and hoods on) to ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy’s Class of 2025 – the 16th graduating class in the college’s history! etsu.edu/etsu-news/2025…