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Wendy Cox

Assoc. Dean for Professional Education Associate Professor

Wendy Cox, Pharm.D.

Associate Dean, Admissions and Accreditation

Professor


PHONE
(919) 966-9990
EMAIL
wendy_cox@unc.edu
ADDRESS
100J BEARD HALL, , CB# 7355, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7566
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Wendy Cox, Pharm.D., is Associate Dean for Admissions and Accreditation and professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Cox received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. After graduation, she completed a pharmacy practice residency at the Medical University of South Carolina and a primary care specialty residency with Campbell University at Kaiser Permanente in Cary, NC, and the Southern Regional Area Health Education Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Prior to joining the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Cox worked as an AHEC faculty member from 2000 – 2005, serving as the coordinator of pharmacy education at the Northwest AHEC and then as the director of pharmacotherapy services at the Wake AHEC with a clinical practice in ambulatory care. In 2005 she joined the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as the director of student services and served as the assistant dean for professional education from 2010-2015, the associate dean for curricular and student affairs from 2016-2017, the associate dean for profession education from 2017-2020, and the vice dean for profession education from 2020-2021.

In 2022, she was named associate dean for admissions and accreditation, a role in which she leads PharmD recruitment and admission efforts and oversees the accreditation of the professional program. Cox also teaches in the Leadership and Professional Development course series and various pharmacotherapy courses. Her primary research interests include admissions, curricular design, and teaching and learning methods.


  • 2002 Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
  • 2010 AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
  • 2000 ASHP-Accredited Primary Care Specialty Residency, Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Buies Creek, North Carolina
  • 1999 ASHP-Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1998 Doctor of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina



Wendy Cox School News

  • Wendy Cox promoted to full professor

    Wendy Cox, PharmD, has been promoted to full professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She is also the School’s Associate Dean for Admissions and Accreditation.  “Impacting patient care … Read more

  • PY4 Students Celebrate Post Clerkship Day

    PY4 students returned to campus for Post Clerkship Day on May 4 to celebrate the completion of their rotations and prepare for commencement. PY4 President Stephanie Salch presented the School with the Class of 2018 gift, The GROW Fund, which … Read more

  • Sixth Educational Renaissance Symposium Aims to Keep Pace with Health Care

    The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held its Sixth Annual Educational Renaissance Symposium March 5 at the Carolina Inn. This year’s symposium focused on accelerating the transformation of the School’s doctor of pharmacy curriculum to keep pace with changes in … Read more

  • Rhoney, Cox Named to New Associate Dean Roles

    Denise Rhoney, Pharm.D., has been named associate dean for curricular innovation at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and Wendy Cox, Pharm.D., is now the associate dean for professional education. Rhoney is the Ron and Nancy McFarlane Distinguished Professor and … Read more