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ACCP 2008 Education Award Goes to Raasch
Ralph Raasch, PharmD, will receive the Education Award at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy in October.
The Education Award recognizes an ACCP member who has made substantial and outstanding contributions to clinical pharmacy education at either the undergraduate or postgraduate level. Raasch is an associate professor in the Division of Pharmaceutical Practice and Experiential Education.
ACCP said that, having served as a faculty member for thirty years, Raasch has distinguished himself as an outstanding teacher, mentor, and exceptional practitioner-educator role model.
ACCP said that letters written by colleagues in support of Raasch’s nomination speak to role as an exceptional educator and faculty member:
- “He has had major programmatic responsibility at the professional doctoral level since 1981 and served for many years as a member of the school of pharmacy’s Curriculum and Progression Committee.”
- “His lectures are interactive, case-based, and nonrehearsed exciting exchanges of information between he and his students…. He has been voted teacher of the year multiple times at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and his unique style is legendary!”
- “Students really enjoy the ID consult service because Dr. Raasch has developed a role for both himself and the students. He is the co-leader of the consult service with an attending physician. The students learn clinical microbiology, virology, parasitology, and clinical immunology alongside medical students, residents and fellows.”
An accomplished and experienced infectious diseases clinician, Dr. Raasch is a fixture on the UNC infectious diseases consult service, where he precepts two students per month throughout the year. Raasch has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, more than 15 book chapters, and numerous pharmacotherapeutic reviews. He is a past ACCP Regent, a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist, and a fellow of the College.