Fellowship Programs

Past Fellows and Fellowship Directors
(From left to right) Melissa McGivney, Joni Carroll, Katie Doong, and Kim Coley

Community Practice Development & Research Fellowship

The fellowship program was established within the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh in 2007.

The goal of this fellowship program is to provide graduates with a solid foundation in scholarship pertaining to community pharmacy practice, and emphasis is placed on developing future faculty members. The fellowship program is designed to build upon the school’s community- based initiatives while actively contributing to the research agenda for community-based scholarship.

Fellowship Practice Partners:

  • Giant Eagle Pharmacy
  • Pitt Vaccination and Health Connection Hub
  • Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network/CPESN: over 180 pharmacies in Pennsylvania, and partnership with CPESN USA nationwide

Visit our fellowship page to learn more about this program.

Program Directors:
Kim Coley, PharmD, FCCP
Professor of Pharmacy & Therapeutics
University of Pittsburgh | School of Pharmacy
Email: coley@pitt.edu

Melissa S. McGivney, PharmD, FCCP, FAPhA
Associate Dean for Community Partnerships
Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics
University of Pittsburgh | School of Pharmacy
Email: mmcgivney@pitt.edu

Current Fellow:
Lindsay Heck, PharmD
Email: LAH164@pitt.edu

Public Health Pharmacy Fellowship

The goal of this fellowship is to provide graduates with a strong foundation in public health pharmacy and health equity. An emphasis is placed on developing skills in implementation science (both research and practice) and developing future pharmacy leaders in public health and future faculty members. The fellowship program is designed to foster a pharmacist’s growth in 1) public health research and program evaluation (implementation research, patient-centered outcomes research, and community-engaged scholarship), and 2) pharmacists’ roles in essential public health services including but not limited to assessment, policy development, grant writing, and leadership.

Fellowship Practice Partners:

  • Allegheny County Health Department
  • Pitt Vaccination and Health Connection Hub
  • Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network/CPESN: over 180 pharmacies in Pennsylvania, and partnership with CPESN USA nationwide

View this document or visit our fellowship page to learn more about this program. (link coming soon)

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Program Director:
Joni Carroll, PharmD, BCACP, TTS
Lead Pharmacist, Allegheny County Health Department Pharmacy
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy & Therapeutics
University of Pittsburgh | School of Pharmacy
Email: Joni.Carroll@pitt.edu

Current Fellow:
Thai Nguyen, PharmD
Email: Thai.Nguyen@pitt.edu

Past Fellows

Jennifer Bacci

Jennifer Bacci, PharmD, MPH

Margie Snyder

Margie Snyder, PharmD, MPH

Hannah Renner

Hannah Renner, PharmD, MPH

Joni Carroll

Joni Carroll, PharmD, BCACP, CTTS

Katie Doong

Katie Doong, PharmD

Sophia Herbert

Sophia Herbert, PharmD

Kelsey Hake, PharmD

Current Fellows

Lindsay Heck, PharmD

LAH164@pitt.edu

Thai Nguyen, PharmD

Thai.Nguyen@pitt.edu

Our Fellow Publications

  • Herbert SMC, Heck LA, Vogel AN, Coley KC, Somma McGivney MA, Maher RL Jr, Carroll JC. Strategies for implementing the Appointment-Based Model at a rural independent chain of community pharmacies. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022 Jan-Feb;62(1):104-111.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2021.09.009. Epub 2021 Sep 30. PMID: 34702646.
  • Herbert SMC, Carroll JC, Coley KC, McGrath SH, McGivney MS. A Student Pharmacist Quality Engagement Team to Support Initial Implementation of Comprehensive Medication Management within Independent Community Pharmacies. Pharmacy (Basel). 2020 Aug 9;8(3):141. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8030141. PMID: 32784831; PMCID: PMC7558787. Available at: https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/8/3/141
  • Carroll JC, Renner HM, McGivney MS, Grapsy J, McCormick K, Cooney SS, Coley KC. Using prescription dispensing data infographics to facilitate collaborative pharmacist-prescriber discussions on mutual patients. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2019 Mar-Apr;59(2):232-237.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2018.11.014. Epub 2019 Jan 9. PMID: 30638731.
  • Bacci JL, Coley KC, McGrath K, Abraham O, Adams AJ, McGivney MS. Strategies to facilitate the implementation of collaborative practice agreements in chain community pharmacies. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2016 May-Jun;56(3):257-265.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2016.02.014. Epub 2016 Mar 24. PMID: 27053276.
  • Osborne MA, Snyder ME, Hall DL, Coley KC, McGivney MS. Evaluating Pennsylvania Pharmacists’ Provision of Community-based Patient Care Services to Develop a Statewide Practice Network. Innov Pharm. 2011 Dec 1;2(4):61. doi: 10.24926/iip.v2i4.244. PMID: 25405069; PMCID: PMC4232935.
  • Snyder ME, Zillich AJ, Primack BA, Rice KR, Somma McGivney MA, Pringle JL, Smith RB. Exploring successful community pharmacist-physician collaborative working relationships using mixed methods. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2010 Dec;6(4):307-23. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.11.008. Epub 2010 Feb 11. PMID: 21111388; PMCID: PMC3004536.
  • McGrath SH, Snyder ME, Dueñas GG, Pringle JL, Smith RB, McGivney MS. Physician perceptions of pharmacist-provided medication therapy management: qualitative analysis. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2010 Jan-Feb;50(1):67-71. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2010.08186. PMID: 20097641.