July 14, 2011
The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and UNC Hospitals have established the Fred M. Eckel Pharmacy Leadership Award in honor of the School professor who established the UNC Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program forty-four years ago.
Eckel, a faculty member in the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education, joined the School in 1966 and established the pharmacy residency program at UNC Hospital the following year. Since its establishment, the program has trained more than 250 residents, who have been practicing pharmacy around the world in settings such as acute care, ambulatory care, academia, and administration.
Eckel graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1961 and completed his MS in Hospital Pharmacy and residency at The Ohio State University in 1963. He has spoken on pharmacy topics in all fifty states and on five continents. He has held numerous offices in pharmacy organizations at the state and national level. He currently serves as editor in chief of Pharmacy Times, executive director of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists, and executive director of Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International.
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