Awards and Recognitions
Dr. Rachita Sumbria was selected as the recipient of the 2026 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Presidential Distinguished Alumni Award and the 2026 TTUHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award.
Dr. Rocke DeMark will join the 2026-2027 AACP Admissions Workshop Advisory Committee.
Publications
Dr. Gary Fong, Tien Dinh, Misty Vu, and others published “EcoRxChoice.com – an SIDP-Funded Calculator Integrating Environmental Metrics with Antimicrobial Stewardship.” in Antimicrobial Stewardship Healthcare Epidemiology.
Dr. Keykavous Parang published “AI-Based Assessment Tools in Pharmacy Education” in Preprint, 2026.
Presentations
Oral (e.g., Platform Presentations, Symposiums, Plenaries, Keynotes)
- Dr. Rocke DeMark and others presented “Waivers, Worries, and What-If’s: Risk Management in PharmD Admissions,” at the AACP Annual Meeting Admissions Workshop in Grapevine, TX on July 17, 2026.
- Dr. Rocke DeMark and others presented “Enhancing the Interview Experience Q&A,” at the AACP Annual Meeting Admissions Workshop, in Grapevine, TX on July 17, 2026.
- Dr. Albert Bach, Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman, Dr. Jelena Lewis, and Vivian La presented “Interprofessional OSCEs in Doctor of Pharmacy Programs in the United States,” at the AACP Annual Meeting in Grapevine, TX on July 19, 2026.
- Dr. Jeff Goad and others presented “Increasing Adult Immunizations in Challenging Times for Public Health: COVID-19, RSV, Flu and Pneumococcal Vaccines,” at the CVEEP Panel, during the USAging Annual Conference and Tradeshow, in San Diego, CA, on July 19, 2026.
- Dr. Moom Rahman presented“From Competency to Curriculum: Practical Strategies for Integrating Pharmacogenomics Across the PharmD Program,” at the AACP Pharmacy Education 2026 Annual Meeting, in Grapevine, TX on July 19, 2026.
- Dr. Jeff Goad presented “Immunization Education in an Era of Uncertainty: Teaching Evidence-Based Practice When Authoritative Guidance Is Contested,” at the AACP Pharmacy Education 2026 Annual Meeting, in Grapevine, TX on July 20, 2026.
- Dr. Hindu Rao and others presented “Know Thyself: Turning Accountability Styles into Productivity Power,” at the AACP Pharmacy Education 2026 Annual Meeting in Grapevine, TX.
- Dr. Rachita Sumbria presented “The Erythrocyte-Brain Endothelial Axis in Microvascular Disease,” at the American Heart Association Stroke Bridge Webinar on July 30, 2026.
Posters
- Dr. Ashley Daffron presented “Modernization of Pharmacy Business Management and Patient-Centered Communication Courses Using Specifications Grading and Artificial Intelligence,” at the Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium in Prato, Italy on July 5-8, 2026.
- Dr. Albert Bach, Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman, Dr. Jelena Lewis, and Vivian La presented “Interprofessional OSCEs in Doctor of Pharmacy Programs in the United States,” at the AACP Annual Meeting in Grapevine, TX on July 19, 2026
- Dr. Jerika Lam, Dr. Marc Fleming, and others presented “Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Pharmacy-Based HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Patients’ Perspectives)” at the International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 26-31, 2026.
- Dr. Jerika Lam and others presented “Despite Enabling Policies, Few California Pharmacies Provide Pharmacist-Initiated Oral or Injectable PrEP,” at the International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil onJuly 26-31, 2026.
- Dr. Jerika Lam and others presented “Money Talks: Viable Pathways for Pharmacist-Initiated PrEP Services Start With Billing and Reimbursement,” at the International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 26-31, 2026.
Quotables (Faculty in the News)
- Dr. Jerika Lam was an invited panelist speaker for the Medscape Education CME/CNE/CPE event, Navigating Vaccine Conversations in the Real World.
- Dr. Rachita Sumbria was quoted in the Nature Reviews Drug Discovery news ‘Brain-shuttle biologics chart new paths across the blood–brain barrier‘: Brain-shuttle biologics chart new paths across the blood–brain barrier.
