e-Scripts Winter 2025

Winter 2025 Newsletter

We are pleased to present the Winter 2025 issue of e-Scripts, the email newsletter of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy. This issue of e-Scripts reports on Institute news and developments over the past few months. Please email us at aihp@aihp.org with your questions, feedback, and suggestions.

AIHP Remembers John Parascandola

It is with great sadness that the Institute acknowledges the death of John Parascandola (1941-2024).  For more than a half-century, John contributed his time, expertise, and enthusiasm to the field of the history of pharmacy. Read more about our dear friend John on our website.

AIHP Launches Two New Digital Repositories in the Month of January

The Edward Kremers Research Library and Archive Digital Collection

The Digital Collections of the Edward Kremers Research Library and Archive includes a diverse range of print materials, manuscripts, and artifacts from the shared collections of the AIHP and the School of Pharmacy. Items were chosen for their uniqueness and historical significance, reflecting the extensive and varied history of community pharmacy and pharmaceutical manufacturing in the United State. Researchers around the globe can access the collections, exposing them to new and wider audiences. For more information, visit our webite. This invaluable resource is available to the public, so please share it widely with your pharmacy family and friends!

AIHP Educational Video Library 

AIHP is pleased to announce the launch of the AIHP Educational Video Library, our new, members-only digital resource library on YouTube. These members-only resources will teach you how to care for archival materials, conduct historical research, and identify artifacts, to name a few of the topics we are sharing. AIHP will be adding to the collection of videos, so check back to see what’s new!

The AIHP Educational Video Library is members-only and only accessible by this link. 

We are interested in sharing what we know with others, and we want to hear from you. If there is a topic you’d like us to tackle next or expand upon, let us know by sending us an email at aihp@aihp.org.

(A booklet on hormone therapy by Reed & Carnick from the digital library)

Looking Back at a Productive 2024

We had a very busy and productive 2024, check out the AIHP Year-in-Review here to see highlights from the year. We have big plans for 2025, so be sure to put these dates in your calendars and be on the lookout for future emails regarding our events! 

Looking Ahead to 2025 – Save the Dates for Upcoming Events!

Lunch and Learn: A Guided Tour through the New Digital Collections of the Edward Kremers Research Library and Archive with Hannah Rose Swan
Thursday, February 13th, 12:00 (noon) Central
This is a members-only event, and registration is required. Register for the event here. Read more about the event here.

Kremers Award Lecture with Dr. Zachary Dorner
Thursday, February 20^th, 12:00 (noon) Central
This event is open to the public, and registration is required, register here. 
For more information about the Kremers Award and Dr. Dorner visit the website. 

Artifacts Roadshow with Dr. Gregory Higby
Thursday, March 6^th, 12:00 pm (noon) Central
Join Dr. Higby as he talks about artifacts from our collection, and maybe even yours! If you have an artifact that you would like Dr. Higby to talk about or identify, please send photographs of the object to aihp@aihp.org before February 28^th. 
This is a members-only event, and registration is required. Register for the event here.

History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals (HoPP) Open House with HoPP Editorial Board Members
Thursday, March 13^th, 11:00 am Central
Learn about the journal and what editors are looking for in a submitted article.
This is a members-only event, and registration is required. Register for the event here.  

Pharmacy Fatigue & Burnout with Dr. Jason Perepelkin
Tuesday, April 8^th, 4:00 pm Central
This event is open to the public, and registration is required. Register for the event here.  

Ketamine Therapy & Pharmacy with Dr. Jason Perepelkin
Wednesday, April 9^th, 3:00 pm Central
This event is open to the public, and registration is required. Register for the event here.

More is coming, so stay tuned for more details in future emails.

Staffing Changes at AIHP

We’re excited to share that two of our team members are stepping into new roles to further contribute to our growth and success. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals on their new responsibilities:

Beth Fisher is now in the role of assistant director. Beth started her AIHP tenure as program manager in 1995 assistant and moved into the curator position in 2000. In the role of assistant director, she will now be overseeing all aspects of the AIHP office. Of the change, Beth says “I am excited to continue working with our historical collections and promoting the AIHP to a wider audience.” 

Kristen Huset is now in the role of program manager. Kristen started as the digitization specialist in 2023 working on making the collections more accessible to the public. In her new role as program manager she will be focusing on supporting the AIHP Capital Campaign and coordinating the management and operations of AIHP activities, including membership, collections development, and outreach.

These position changes will help the Institute prepare for the upcoming capital campaign and programmatic growth. 

2024 End-of-Year Gift-Giving Campaign

The AIHP finalized its 2024 end-of-year gift-giving campaign in late December! The AIHP Board of Directors and staff wish to heartily thank those members and friends who supported the campaign with their generosity.

In total, the AIHP raised over $6500 to help kickstart our capital campaign, enhance our collections, with a special focus on the Lila and Emanuel Halpern Collection, and connect and share our collections with our members and the public.

Again, we want to thank everyone who took part in the campaign!

AIHP in the News!

The  American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)  have recently spotlighted a powerful collection of oral histories from our collection that celebrate the impact and legacy of  U.S. Public Health Service Chief Pharmacy Officers (CPOs) in the healthcare field. The U.S. Public Health Service Chief Pharmacist Officers Oral History Project provides invaluable insights into the personal journeys, professional challenges, and transformative contributions of CPOs in shaping modern pharmacy practice.

AIHP is very pleased that the hard work of RADM (Retired) Richard M. Church, RADM (Retired) Richard J. Bertin, and William A. Zellmer is being recognized by the pharmacy community.

Read the full article on the website with links to the other articles.

Don’t Forget to Renew!

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is proud to support its members and friends, in addition to the next generation of scholars in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical history. 

But we need our members to do this! Don’t forget to renew!
If you want to stay a member in 2025 and beyond, renew here!