Category: CLIP

Established PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency Program with Rite Aid Pharmacy (2006), and subsequently with Giant Eagle Pharmacy (2013) and Asti’s South Hills Pharmacy (2017)

Developed Medication Therapy Management Training for Pharmacists including “The Pennsylvania Project” (2005,  2008)

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

Established the Silver Scripts program with Pittsburgh City Parks senior centers where first-and second-year professional students provide medication education/reviews to senior citizens, under preceptor supervision, at 14 centers in high need Pittsburgh communities

Established and leading the ACT (Academia-CPESN Transformation) Pharmacy Collaborative funded by the Community Pharmacy Foundation. A nationwide initiative to engage schools and faculty nationwide who are teaching and engaged with community pharmacy practice transformation.

CEC Medication Education and Wellness Center to open December, 2019

Partnered with the University of Pittsburgh Community Engagement Center (CEC) leadership to develop the CEC in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh

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

Formally established the Community Leadership & Innovation in Practice (CLIP) Center within PittPharmacy to be the School’s home for community-focused faculty, staff, students, and programs

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