Applications open for Dr. Jay W. Boland Research DayThis event highlights the work of undergraduate students, graduate students, residents and fellows and includes a poster session, oral presentations, creative displays and a community-engaged learning showcase. Read more...
Pharmacy career showcase set for Feb. 22East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is hosting a free pharmacy career showcase on Feb. 22, allowing students to learn about the wide variety of pharmacy careers available. Read more...
ETSU presents 2024 Alumni AwardsSeven alumni and friends of the university were recently honored with the 2024 Alumni Awards, presented by the ETSU National Alumni Association. Read more...
ETSU climbs in research and development rankingETSU improved its ranking in the national Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey – from No. 272 in 2022 to No. 239 in 2023. Read more...
ETSU honored for practice transformationEast Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy’s impact on the transformation of community pharmacy was recognized recently with a prestigious national award to the Greater Appalachian Transformation Effort (GATE), an effort the college has helped lead since its inception. Read more...
ETSU to celebrate Commencement Dec. 14ETSU will celebrate 1,369 members of the Class of 2024 at its Commencement exercises at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14. Read more...
Fall 2024 Semester Update Read more...
Practice Transformation Honor Read more...
Dr. Puri earns Early Career Scholar Award Read more...
ETSU introduces new research awardsAt its annual Celebration of Research, ETSU introduced five new awards to honor faculty and staff who have made outstanding contributions to advancing research at the university. Read more...
ETSU matriculates first legacy student pharmacist East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy’s Kyhran Ball, a student pharmacist in the Class of 2028, is following in his father’s footsteps by pursuing a Pharm.D. as the college’s first legacy student since it was founded in 2005. Read more...
And the ETSU Elevates winners are...Eight ETSU student teams took the stage on Monday, Oct. 7, to pitch their ideas to tackle community challenges. A panel of judges selected three prize winners, and the crowd voted for its favorite. Read more...
ETSU Elevates highlights ideas to uplift the regionThe annual ETSU Elevates Pitch Competition will take on new significance this year, offering both a platform for innovative ideas to uplift the region and an opportunity for the community to come together in support of recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene. Read more...
Celebrating Promotion and TenureETSU celebrated the promotion and tenure of 54 faculty members. Read more...
ETSU Safe Med Drop Off, Sept. 28 Read more...
Meet Dr. Alex Surbaugh, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Read more...
2024 GattonRx Magazine Read more...
Meet Kaitlyn (Phillips '22) North, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Read more...
Upcoming Pharmacy Career Showcase and Tours Read more...
Research Day offers opportunities for ETSU TrailblazersETSU’s Research Day showcased the outstanding research happening across the ETSU campus community. The day included the Appalachian Student Research Forum, the Jay W. Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium, and a Community Engaged Learning Showcase. Read more...
ETSU welcomes new class of student pharmacists East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy welcomed its Class of 2028 with a White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 16. Read more...
ETSU at AACP Annual Meeting 2024 Read more...
ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy earns reaccreditationETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is celebrating the reaffirmation of its accreditation, a milestone that occurs once every eight years. Read more...
Meet Dr. Shelby Brooks, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Read more...
ETSU pharmacy professor sets bar for excellence in infectious diseaseEast Tennessee State University’s Dr. David Cluck, an associate professor of pharmacy practice at the ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, has been named a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America – a rare honor for a pharmacist. Read more...
ETSU Grants Tenure, Promotion to 54 Faculty MembersDuring its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting today, the ETSU Board of Trustees approved promotions and the granting of tenure to 54 faculty members. Read more...
Student pharmacists walk the stage ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy celebrated its student pharmacists at commencement on Friday, May 3, the college’s 15th graduating class. Read more...
P3 Honored for National Military Appreciation MonthJimmy Owens, who has served as a combat medic for the last few years in the Tennessee Army National Guard and is currently a third-year student pharmacist at ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy, has become an expert in time management and honed a work ethic that he believes will serve him now and in a career to come. Read more...
ETSU announces 1911 Society Class of 2024 Read more...
Gatton College of Pharmacy hosting summer campETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is hosting the GattonRx Summer Camp from June 3-7, giving high school and college students an opportunity to discover their passion for pharmacy. Read more...
ETSU hosting Drug Take Back event on April 18 East Tennessee State University and the ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy will host a Drug Take Back Day on Thursday, April 18, 2024, allowing the community to safely dispose of prescription medications. Read more...
Appalachian Student Research Forum 2024Congratulations to all of the ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy Appalachian Student Research Forum participants! Read more...
ETSU Health 2023 Annual Report Read more...
An early start to a rewarding pharmacy career Read more...
ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy ranks 6th nationally for PGY1 match rateEast Tennessee State University’s Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy’s Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) match rate for the Class of 2024 ranks No. 6 nationally and No. 1 in Tennessee. Read more...
Why I Teach: Dr. Brian Cross Read more...
Pharmacy Dean's List, Fall 2023A semester of hard work paid off for these ETSU student pharmacists who qualified for the fall 2023 dean’s list! Congratulations! Read more...
ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy soars to No. 2 in nation for key pass rateEast Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy ranked among the top accredited pharmacy schools in the country with the latest results from the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX), which graduating pharmacists must pass to receive their license to practice. Read more...
ETSU No. 2 in the nation for NAPLEX Read more...
Mitch Albom, Piper Kerman to speak at ETSUBestselling authors Mitch Albom and Piper Kerman are headlining ETSU’s Festival of Ideas, which will be held Feb. 27-29. Read more...
An early start to a rewarding pharmacy careerETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy implemented its Early Admission Pathway to provide a direct route to pharmacy school for high school students and first-year ETSU students. Read more...
Student pharmacists making a difference in our community Student pharmacists at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy recently offered their expertise to older adults at Johnson City’s Memorial Park Community Center to help them improve their health through better management of medications. Read more...
ETSU to hold Commencement ceremonies December 16ETSU will confer 1,413 degrees to members of the Class of 2023 during two Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, December 16 in the ETSU Ballad Health Athletic Center (Mini-Dome). Read more...
ETSU celebrating reaffirmation of accreditationETSU is celebrating a milestone that occurs only once every 10 years: reaffirmation of its accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Read more...
Great Lecture Series: December 8Drs. Lee Bidgood, Nick Hagemeier and Gary Henson will be featured in the second installment of East Tennessee State University’s Great Lecture Series. Read more...
Student pharmacists get hands-on lesson in cancer researchA top natural products research scientist from Colombia visited East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy recently to meet with student pharmacists and help demonstrate the drug discovery process. Read more...
ETSU graduates inducted into Tennessee Collaborative Practice SocietyDrs. Taylor Coston (pharmacy/public health) and William Miller (medicine) were both part of ETSU’s robust interprofessional education program where students learn to use team-based principles and values to become key members of high-functioning health care teams. Read more...
Exploring ways to improve lives across TennesseeTwo ETSU researchers are part of an interprofessional statewide team that will study ways to improve medication adherence in vulnerable and disadvantaged populations in Memphis, Knoxville and Johnson City. Read more...
Gatton Rx Magazine Read more...
Distinguished Faculty Award in Teaching: Dr. Jessica BurchetteDr. Jessica Burchette, a pharmacist and associate professor at ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, has been awarded the university’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching. Read more...
Future pharmacists benefiting from funding, programsEast Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy welcomed its Class of 2027 with a White Coat Ceremony on Friday. They are the first class to benefit from state funding that lowered tuition at the college earlier this year. Read more...
ETSU thanks Hicks, Northeast TN delegationAfter years of tireless work to secure state funding for ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU celebrated success at a luncheon recognizing and thanking local legislators for their efforts. Read more...
Why I Teach: Dr. Jessica BurchetteDr. Jessica Burchette is a member of the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy’s inaugural graduating class and now teaches at the college. Read more...
Classroom excellence at ETSUCongratulations to students who made the spring 2023 dean's list. Read more...
A trailblazer in researchDr. Nicholas E. Hagemeier, ETSU vice provost for research and chief research officer, was selected for the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities’ (APLU) Research Leader Fellowship Program. Read more...
State investment will change livesThe reduction was made possible following the TN General Assembly's decision to provide a $2.5 million annual state appropriation to the college, the first state funding for the college since its founding in 2005. Read more...
Congratulations, Class of 2023ETSU celebrated more than 2,000 members of the Class of 2023 during two Commencement ceremonies held at the Ballad Health Athletic Center today. Read more...
Eye toward the underserved, these 66 graduates will change the world. The Class of 2023 at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy received their doctoral hoods this morning, officially becoming part of the college's 14th graduating class. Read more...
She realized she could make a difference. So, she did. Taylor Coston, from Florence, Alabama, a pharmacy and public health student at East Tennessee State University, was awarded the prestigious U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award. Read more...
The world needs pharmacists. ETSU is leading the way.Tuition is on track in the coming weeks to be lowered for future pharmacists attending ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy. Read more...
Pinnacle of an academic careerThe ETSU Board of Trustees approved promotion and/or tenure for faculty members during its quarterly meeting on April 21. Read more...
Inaugural pharmacy conference set for May 8
The free event, aimed at pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, will focus primarily on the topics of substance use disorder (SUD) and the opioid epidemic. Continuing education credit is also being offered for each presentation during the program.
Read more...Student pharmacists earn top national honor for drug misuse educationThis is the 10th consecutive year that the chapter has been recognized either nationally or regionally, and it has been named the winner five times in the category. The chapter is the most nationally recognized SUD APhA-ASP patient care committee in the country. Read more...
Leading in rural healthEast Tennessee State University has long been a leader in the health sciences and rural health in particular. Through collaboration with community partners such as Ballad Health, ETSU provides care to high-need communities throughout the Appalachian Highlands and is at the center of cutting-edge research. Read more...
Ethel Ngene aims to serve rural community through pharmacy“I’m very invested in rural health, in underserved populations, because I, for one, came from that background,” said Ethel Ngene Read more...
ETSU offering overnight pharmacy camp June 5-9(March 7, 2023) Students interested in learning more about the pharmacy profession can attend the GattonRx Summer Camp at ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, an overnight camp on June 5-9. Read more...
ETSU Mentored Substance Use Research training program underway(March 7, 2023) ETSU launched its second cohort of the ETSU Mentored Substance Use Research (EMSUR) training program. Read more...
ETSU Health hosting Healthcare Leadership Summit(Feb. 3, 2023) ETSU Health is hosting a Healthcare Leadership Summit for high school students from throughout the region on Tuesday, March 7, from 4-8 p.m. at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine. Read more...
ETSU mobile clinic will bring COVID-19 vaccines to rural communitiesThe initiative is being made possible through a $1.3 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Health awarded to ETSU’s College of Nursing and Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy. Read more...
ETSU celebrates the Class of 2022(December 10, 2022) ETSU celebrated more than 1,500 members of the Class of 2022 during two Commencement ceremonies held at the Ballad Health Athletic Center. Read more...
Foster, Thornton to speak at ETSU Commencement(December 9, 2022) ETSU will celebrate more than 1,500 members of the Class of 2022 during two Commencement ceremonies held at the Ballad Health Athletic Center on Saturday, Dec. 10. Read more...
Brie Levy named World Powerlifting Champ in three categories(Dec. 1, 2022) Earning a Doctor of Pharmacy is a heavy lift for most student pharmacists, but this Gatton College of Pharmacy second-year student’s strength goes well beyond the classroom. Read more...
ETSU to be regional host for TN Health Careers Summit and Expo(Nov. 4, 2022) ETSU will be the regional host site for the TN Health Careers Summit and Expo on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Read more...
Priority Scholarship nearing for ETSU PharmacyThe deadline is nearing to earn up to $10,000 as a Priority Applicant at ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy. Read more...
ETSU establishes Center for Interprofessional Collaboration(Sept. 21, 2022) ETSU's commitment to interprofessional education is strengthening and expanding with the recent creation of the ETSU Center for Interprofessional Collaboration. Read more...
Summer 2022 Dean's List announcedJOHNSON CITY (September 9, 2022) – East Tennessee State University has announced the names of students who attained a grade point average qualifying them for inclusion in the dean’s list for summer 2022. Read more...
Pharmacy open houses announced at ETSU(Sept. 6, 2022) Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering free in-person and virtual open house events for prospective students, high school teachers and guidance counselors. Read more...
ETSU Professional Development offers Pharmacy Technician Certification Course
A course to train pharmacy technicians is offered by East Tennessee State University’s Office of Professional Development from Sept. 6-Dec. 15.
Read more...Gatton College of Pharmacy's Early Admission Pathway gives students boost on career(August 18, 2022) Olivia Long knew when she was in eighth grade that she wanted to be a pharmacist. She later found a way to get a jump on that career through the Early Admission Pathway at Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy. Read more...
Gatton College of Pharmacy welcomes Class of 2026(Aug. 12, 2022) Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy welcomed 54 student pharmacists in the Class of 2026 with a traditional White Coat Ceremony today at the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts. Read more...
ETSU again offering free pharmacy dual enrollment class(Aug. 2, 2022) Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering a free college class for dual enrollment high school students to learn more about the pharmacy profession and how to get into pharmacy school. Read more...
Spring 2022 Dean's List announced
JOHNSON CITY (June 16, 2022) – East Tennessee State University has announced the names of students who attained a grade point average qualifying them for inclusion in the dean’s list for spring 2022.
Read more...Center for Pharmacy Education, Advocacy and Outreach(May 23, 2022) ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy and Ballad Health are establishing a new center to improve the lives and health outcomes of people in the Appalachian Highlands. Read more...
Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy honors 73 graduates(May 6, 2022) – The Class of 2022 at ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy received their doctoral hoods, officially becoming part of the college’s 13th graduating class. Read more...
Day of Giving 2022(April 14, 2022) With ETSU’s Day of Giving 2022 event just days away, Jon See wants donors to know that whatever program, initiative, college, or opportunity at ETSU they want to support, their gifts will be used however they are designated. Read more...
Inaugural ETSU Heroes recognized during ceremony(March 31, 2022) ETSU celebrated the extraordinary and impactful stories of the inaugural recipients of the ETSU Heroes during a ceremony on March 30. Read more...
ETSU student pharmacists earn national honor for drug misuse education(March 24, 2022) A student organization at ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy finished among the top service organizations in the country for educating the community about prescription drug misuse. Read more...
ETSU earns top pharmacy award for service(March 9, 2022) ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy earned a top national award for service to the community, part of its continuing mission to serve the rural and underserved in the Appalachian Highlands. Read more...
ETSU research explores pharmacists' role in decreasing fall risk(March 3, 2022) Researchers at ETSU teamed up to explore how pharmacists can help decrease fall risk for older patients by assessing medications and patient characteristics such as height, weight and gender. Read more...
Honoring Great Legacies(Feb. 11, 2022) During the annual Celebration of Service event on February 11, ETSU recognized employees who celebrated a milestone anniversary in 2021. Read more...
New scholarship program in honor of President Noland's 10th anniversary(Feb. 23, 2022) This year marks Dr. Brian Noland’s 10th anniversary as President of ETSU. In honor of that milestone, community leaders from across the region have come together to launch a new scholarship program. Read more...
ETSU offering pharmacy summer camp, June 6-10(Feb. 22, 2022) Students interested in learning more about the pharmacy profession can attend “GattonRx Summer Camp” at ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, June 6-10. Read more...
Five years of caring for patients with ALS(Feb. 17, 2022) On Feb. 18, 2022, the Gary E. Shealy Memorial ALS Clinic will celebrate its fifth anniversary. Read more...
Fall 2021 Dean's ListETSU has announced the names of students who attained a grade point average qualifying them for inclusion in the dean’s list for fall 2021. Read more...
'At a Glance' chronicles university's pride points(Feb. 7, 2022) A new publication called “ETSU: At a Glance” weaves together a mix of eye-catching graphics, photos and interesting facts to spotlight some of the diverse contributions, accolades and achievements that have occurred over the past year at the university. Read more...
ETSU Pharmacy Open Houses slated for coming months(Feb. 3, 2022) ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering several in-person Open House events for prospective students interested in pursuing a career in pharmacy. Read more...
Leading Voices in Public Health lecture to feature Sam Quinones(Jan. 28, 2021) Sam Quinones, bestselling author and winner of the National Book Critics Circle award, will present a lecture titled “America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth: One Reporter’s Stories” on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Carnegie Hotel. Read more...
ETSU Health continues COVID-19 vaccine clinics in New Year(Jan. 4, 2022) ETSU Health will host several COVID-19 vaccine clinics offering primary doses and boosters throughout January. Read more...
ETSU offering Pharmacy Open House event, Dec. 7(Nov. 19, 2021) ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering a free Open House event for any prospective student interested in pursuing a career in pharmacy on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 4-6:30 p.m. Read more...
ETSU Health COVID-19 vaccine clinics return to Millennium Center(Nov. 19, 2021) ETSU Health is returning to the ETSU Millennium Center for community COVID-19 vaccine clinics in November and December. The clinics will offer both primary doses and booster doses of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. Read more...