Category: Practice Advancement and Clinical Education
Opportunity to impact global health supply chains
January 22, 2024The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is part of two consortiums, DAI and the Panagora Group, that have been awarded a place on the Global Health Comprehensive Technical Assistance for Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management (Comprehensive TA) contract by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This is a competitive contracting mechanism designed to ensure that USAID partner countries have sustainable access to safe, effective, quality-assured and affordable health commodities. An indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, the Comprehensive TA IDIQ is part of the USAID’s broader Next Generation Global Health Supply Chain Suite of Programs (NextGen). The … Read more
Jackie Zeeman promoted to associate professor
November 27, 2023Jackie Zeeman, Pharm.D. ‘14, has been promoted to associate professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She is also the associate director in the Office of Organizational Effectiveness, Planning and Assessment. “To me, this faculty promotion signifies that my expertise is positively impacting research, teaching and service initiatives at the School, University and beyond. I am humbled to have my contributions recognized by the academy,” Zeeman said. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Wake Forest University and her Pharm.D. from the School. Zeeman then completed a pharmacy … Read more
Kathryn Morbitzer promoted to associate professor
October 11, 2023Kathryn Morbitzer, Pharm.D., M.S., has been promoted to associate professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She is also the associate director of the Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education and Research (CIPhER) and assistant director of the M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a concentration in Health-System Pharmacy Administration program. “Being promoted to associate professor is not just a milestone in my career; it represents a profound commitment to pharmacy education. I am deeply honored to have reached this stage, and I am excited about the opportunities ahead,” said … Read more
AACP Distinguished Preceptor Recognition Program selects Pete Koval
June 7, 2023Associate Professor Pete Koval, Pharm.D., BCPS, CPP, has been chosen for the 2023 AACP Distinguished Preceptor Recognition Program, which recognizes individuals for their sustained commitment to excellence in experiential education and professional practice. He is Director of Pharmacy Education with the Piedmont Area Health Education Center in Greensboro and a Clinical Pharmacist with Cone Health Family Medicine. Koval has precepted more than 700 months of pharmacy students/residents and has mentored 50 ambulatory care-focused pharmacy residents. In his collaborative practice, he strives to have pharmacy students and residents effectively participate in pharmacist-led direct patient care. “I continue to enjoy being involved … Read more
Carpenter, Kiser awarded grant to study COVID-19 impacts on rural pharmacies
June 5, 2020UNC-Chapel Hill has been nationally recognized for its COVID-19 research efforts, and that includes faculty from various departments of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Co-PIs Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., associate professor in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, and Stephanie Kiser, professor of the practice in the Division of Practical Advancement and Clinical Education, were recently awarded funding to study the pandemic’s impact on rural pharmacies. Both are located at the School’s Asheville campus. “Our rural communities are experiencing the impact of this virus quite differently than our larger urban and suburban areas, and we recognize that our … Read more
Two faculty members selected to serve in AACP House of Delegates
December 4, 2019UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy faculty members Amanda Savage, Pharm.D., and Kimberly Sanders, Pharm.D., have been selected by their peers to serve as delegates in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)’s House of Delegates in the coming years. Savage, a clinical assistant professor in the School’s Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, will serve as a delegate during the 2020 AACP Annual Meeting in Long Beach, CA. “I am grateful to my colleagues for nominating and selecting me to represent the School as the faculty delegate at the AACP Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California,” Savage said. … Read more
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy announces chair for Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education
November 25, 2019The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is thrilled to announce Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., has been named Chair of its Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE), effective January 1, 2020. Ferreri joined the School in 2001 as a clinical assistant professor, and today is a professor in PACE. She previously served as PACE’s Executive Vice Chair. In the past, Ferreri served as director of the community pharmacy residency program from 2004 to 2015, and previously as a residency preceptor for the program. Since 2001, she has supervised and mentored more than 90 community pharmacy residents. Based on her residency … Read more
Faculty member honored with international new investigator award
August 9, 2019When Jackie Zeeman conducts research, she’s hoping her findings will leave the world a little better than she found it. Her most recent work, “Identifying Traits and Building Consensus on Priority Leadership and Professionalism Attributes in Pharmacy Education,” left that mark on an international level. Zeeman was one of four across the world invited to present research in the New Investigator Series at the 10th Biennial Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium in Prato, Italy, in July. At the symposium, she dug into the definitions of leadership and professionalism in pharmacy education. Because of her work, the symposium honored Zeeman with the … Read more
Students Select 2019 Best Instructors; Phil Rodgers Wins Top Award
May 2, 2019Pharm.D. students at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy selected the Instructor of the Year award winners for 2018-19, honoring the winners at the annual awards ceremony on April 13. The Instructor of the Year award recognizes one course instructor from each year of the Pharm.D. curriculum who demonstrates the highest qualities of instructional ability and an interest in both the students and the educational programs of the school. Overall Instructor of the Year Award: Philip Rodgers, Pharm.D. PY3 Instructor of the Year Award: Kathryn Morbitzer, Pharm.D., M.S. PY2 Instructor of the Year Award: Suzanne Harris, Pharm.D. PY1 Instructor of … Read more
School awarded AACP’s 2019 Innovation in Teaching Award
April 25, 2019The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy awarded its 2019 Innovation in Teaching Award to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The School was recognized for redesigning the pharmacotherapy curriculum at the School and implementing the new integrated pharmacotherapy (iPHTH) course series. The iPHTH consists of three groundbreaking courses taught across consecutive semesters in the second and third year of the pharmacotherapy curriculum. The award-winning project, co-led by Denise Rhoney, Pharm.D., and Amanda Corbett, Pharm.D., is titled “Master Adaptive Learning: Reengineering Core Integrated Pharmacotherapy Curriculum for 21st Century Learning.” Project team members included Sarah Anderson, Pharm.D., Tom Angelo, Ph.D., Ian … Read more