The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy has appointed Adam Persky, PhD, as an associate editor of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, the official scholarly publication of the association.
Persky joins Claire Anderson, PhD, Jack Fincham, PhD, and Frank Romanelli, PharmD, MPH, who also serve as associate editors of the journal.
Founded in 1937, AJPE is the official scholarly publication of AACP. Its purpose is to document and advance pharmaceutical education in the United States and internationally.
Persky has received a number of teaching awards during his tenure at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, including best overall instructor. He was named an Atlantic Coast Conference Teaching Scholar, has numerous publications in the area of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and has given national and international presentations on evidence-based teaching and learning. He also is on the editorial board of College Teaching. He is a clinical associate professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics.
“The journal prides itself on a long history of distinguished scholars serving as associate editors, and Dr. Persky is a welcome addition to the current team,” says Gayle Brazeau, PhD, AJPE editor and dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of New England. “He brings to the position a wealth of knowledge and experience as an educator and scholar in the field of pharmacy.”