Josh Guffey, Pharm.D., has been named director of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Education.
Guffey is currently the director of pharmacy education at the Charlotte Area Health Education Center/Carolinas Medical Center, where he has extensive experience in pharmacy education and continuing education. He also holds a faculty appointment in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education.
Guffey will continue his work at the Charlotte AHEC and will spend part of his time as the director of the Office of Continuing Education at the School. In this new role, Josh will lead the vision, creation, implementation and assessment of continuing education programs and efforts for the School.
Guffey is an alumnus of UNC Chapel Hill. He received his Pharm.D. from Wingate University and completed his residency training at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy.
Prior to joining CHS and UNC, he served as faculty at the University of Georgia and South Carolina College of Pharmacy, with clinical practices in Ambulatory Care/Family Medicine with the Athens Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic and Greenville Health System.
His research interests include diabetes management, interdisciplinary education, transitions of care and advancing pharmacy practice.