VCU School of Pharmacy

This spring, as several of our Pharm.D. students rotated through APPEs in Germany, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates, welcomed Pharm.D. students from Gulf Medical University and Taipei Medical University for their APPEs!

Thank you to Cait Gibson, Pharm.D., director of international programs, for making this such a valuable experience for the students joining us from abroad for their rotations.

VCU School of Pharmacy alumni gathered for our Summer Pharmacy Social, enjoying an evening of connection, conversation and shared memories!

MCV Foundation Commits Support for Pharmacy’s New Bachelor’s Program | Medical College of Virginia Foundation The MCV Foundation has committed financial support for the VCU School of Pharmacy’s new Bachelor of Science program, which will strengthen the school’s significant role in a regional pharmaceutical industry boom.

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SAEP students already practicing their lab skills here at !

Come connect with fellow VCU Pharmacy alumni, faculty and staff! Catch up with old friends, make new connections, and enjoy a fun evening together in RVA.

Date: Time: Tuesday, June 9, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: River City Roll (939 Myers St, Richmond, VA 23230)
RSVP: https://www.givecampus.com/s/6q2y81

D.C. area alumni: Social in the City is THIS FRIDAY! Join your Ram Fam for a fun-filled night of games with new and old friends!

🌆 Social in the City DMV
📆 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 5
📍 DC Puttery, 800 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004
💵 FREE for 2026 grads, $10 other alumni
✅️ RSVP: https://www.givecampus.com/s/2230ed

RSVP strongly recommended, but on-site registration is also welcome!

Social in the City 2026

After 17 years in the cosmetics industry, Erika Nixon-Lambert decided it was time to go deeper. This spring, she graduated from with her Pharm.D. and a certificate in aging studies. Her journey proves that sometimes the nontraditional path leads exactly where you're meant to be!

Read her full story: https://news.vcu.edu/article/erika-nixon-lambert

Our B.S. in pharmaceutical sciences faculty and staff led our PharmSci Connect event last month for first- and second-years in our B.S. in pharmaceutical sciences program, along with an eager group of incoming undergraduates traveling from all over. Together, they enjoyed campus and lab tours, a faculty panel and a mini student org fair.

Kudos to Emily Wigginton, who led the event, Logan Neel, Ph.D., and Federica Carnamucio, Ph.D., who led the campus and lab tours, alumni and industry partners, who shared their guidance with several students and parents during the org fair, Dean K.C. Ogbonna, Pharm.D., and associate dean of student success Nick Garcia, Ph.D., who joined students for lunch, and our faculty panel, Matthew Halquist, Ph.D., Vasco Pontinha, Ph.D., Doug Sweet, Ph.D., and Yan Zhang, Ph.D., for sharing advice with students!