Launched the Pharmacy Innovation Network (PIN), a research network for community pharmacies and pharmacists interested in partnering on research initiatives to improve care to people in communities.

Partnered with NASA for a student team experiment on the International Space Station

Fostered formal relationship with the Allegheny County Health Department to support all County pharmacy services in partnership with Duquesne University

Partnered with the University of Pittsburgh Office of Human Resources to establish an employee Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) Benefit

PERU’s Pennsylvania Opioid Overdose Reduction Technical Assistance Center (TAC) provides counties statewide with evidence-based technical assistance to reduce overdose in their communities. These efforts are housed centrally at overdosefreePA.org

NIH All of Us Precision Medicine Initiative to establish a nationwide research network representative of the diversity of people in the United States. We partnered with the University’s Clinical Research Institute and Giant Eagle Pharmacies to serve as key enrollment and education sites.

SBIRT training for health professional students in a wide range of states through a grant funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Developed the initial evaluation for the construct and use of the Electronic Quality Improvement Platform for Plans and Pharmacies (EQuiPP)

Led and supported the establishment of the Pennsylvania Pharmacist Care Network now including over 150 independent and grocery store pharmacies statewide

P2 Experiential Learning designed to simulate a community pharmacy enhanced services network. All 114 P2 students have 12, 8-hour sessions at a community pharmacy location providing and documenting, and “billing” for patient care to simulate the working of a clinically integrated network

Implementation of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in emergency departments

Created the Community Leadership & Innovation in Practice Workshop (CLIP) Series within the P2 community pharmacy IPPE experience. Four workshops are held during the spring semester modeled after a state or national association meeting. To date, over 20 state and national speakers have joined the series. Students, preceptors, faculty and..Read More

Collaboratively created the “Panther Clinic” –a multi-disciplinary, student led, free health clinic on weekends at the Birmingham Clinic

Center for Medicaid and Medicare Innovation (CMMI) Advisor’s Program (Dr. Pringle)

Healthy People 2020 integration into didactic and service learning/experiential learning program

Established partnerships with Federally Qualified Health Centers(FQHC) to provide care: Matilda H. Theiss Health Center

Facilitated Patient-Safety and Clinical Services Collaborative (PSPC) with Forbes Pharmacy (psychiatric outpatient care) and a rural FQHC and pharmacy location

Established first in the nation Community Pharmacy Research Fellowship

Modernized the community pharmacy IPPE experience in over 70 locations to include practice development and direct patient care

Initiated international partnerships within countries of high need for advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE) including locations in: Honduras in partnership with the Pittsburgh Shoulder to Shoulder Program, Malawi (2007), Philippines (2009), Namibia (2016)

Established partnerships with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) to provide care: Northside Christian Health Center

Initiated partnership with Rx Council for students to assist a non-profit community agency utilizing Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Patient Assistance Programs to assist patients in accessing medications

Initiated collaboration with Health Care for the Homeless and Operation Safety Net to provide needed medication-related care and for student IPPE and APPE experiences