Karen Irons, M.Ed

College of Pharmacy
Administrative and Academic Affairs
Phone: 501- 686-8537
Office: RAHN 6240
Email: kdirons@uams.edu

Michelle Balli (Piel), Pharm.D., BCACP

Department

Pharmacy Practice

Education & Training

Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences: The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2010)
Pharm.D.: The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012)
Post-Graduate Year One Pharmacy Practice Residency: The Toledo Hospital and Flower Hospital Family Medicine Residency Programs (2012-2013)
Post-Graduate Year Two Ambulatory Care Specialty Residency: Butler University Health Education Center and College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (2013-2014)

Teaching Responsibilities

PHPR 5654 Patient Assessment and Application. Co-coordinator (2015 – present). Lecturer (2015 – present). Lectures: General Assessment and Vital Signs; Cardiology; ENT/Neurology.
PHPR 4625 Therapeutics I. Lecturer (2015 – present). Lectures: Hypertension Overview and Classification; Hypertension Drug Therapy; Special Situations in Hypertension Treatment; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Erectile Dysfunction and Male Hormone Replacement; Overactive Bladder and Incontinence.
PHPR 6724 Direct Patient Care/Ambulatory Care Rotation (Primary Care). Preceptor, 4-week practical
rotations in adult ambulatory care at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks.

Clinical Practice

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for Primary Care with the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO)

Research & Scholarly Interests

Diabetes mellitus
Patient satisfaction with the initiation of innovative clinical pharmacy services
Post-graduate residency training
Student and resident health and wellness

Memberships

Arkansas Pharmacists Association (2014-present)
Arkansas Association of Health-System Pharmacists (2014-present)
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (2014-present)
American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2012-present)
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (2011-present)
American Pharmacists Association (2011-present)

Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Seaton V, Dickey T, Balli ML, Briggs BE, Baker JD, Hudson JS. Rate of positive depression screenings among Marshallese patients with diabetes in Northwest Arkansas. Mental Health Clinician: January 2019, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 36-40.

McElfish PA, Balli ML, Hudson JS, Long CR, Hudson T, Wilmoth R, Rowland B, Warmack TS, Purvis RS, Shulz T, Riklon S, Holland A, Dickey T. Identifying and understanding barriers and facilitators to medication adherence among Marshallese adults in Arkansas. J Pharm Technol. 2018. 34(5): 204-215. doi: 10.1177/8755122518786262.

Felix, H, Rowland B, Long CR, Narcisse MR, Piel M, Goulden PA, McElfish PA. Diabetes self-care behaviors among Marshallese adults living in the United States. J Immigrant Minority Health (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-017-0683-4.

Seaton VS, Piel M. Student pharmacists’ social distancing toward people with mental illness. Mental Health Clinician: September 2017, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 181-186.
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McElfish PA, Rowland B, Long CR, Hudson J, Piel M, Buron B, Riklon S, Bing WI, Warmack TS. Diabetes and hypertension in Marshallese adults: results from faith-based health screenings. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2017;4(6):1042-1050. doi: 10.1007/s40615-016-0308-y. PMID: 27837454.

Curriculum Vitae

Jacob T. Painter, Pharm.D., MBA., Ph.D.

Division

Pharmaceutical Evaluation & Policy

Education & Training

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Kentucky, Graduate School
Dissertation: Chronic opioid use in fibromyalgia syndrome: characteristics and outcomes
Dissertation defended: April 2012
Graduated: May 2012
Graduate Certificate in Informatics
University of Kentucky, Graduate School
Completed 2012
Schutte Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy
Completed 2011
Master of Business Administration
University of Kentucky, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Graduated 2009
Doctor of Pharmacy
University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy
Graduated 2009

Teaching Responsibilities

Pharmacy Management (PHPR 7301), Professional Program
Three credit hours, offered annually in the spring, 2012-present
Pharmacoepidemiology (PSGP 6113), Graduate Program
Three credit hours, offered biannually in the fall, 2013-present
Pharmaceutical Evaluation & Policy Seminar (PSGP 5109), Graduate Program
One credit hour, offered each semester
Research in Clinical Care (PHPR 7150), Professional Program
Two credit hours, offered annually in the spring, 2017-present

Research & Scholarly Interests

HIV Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions (HITIDES) – Hybrid Type 3 Implementation-Effectiveness Trial: Developmental Formative Evaluation
The proposed research will provide information necessary to move forward with HITIDES implementation. Interviewing VHA budget holders will allow our team to tailor the budget impact analysis proposed in Aim 3 of the study to the real-world needs of these decision makers. Specifically, we will elicit which pieces of information are necessary for decision making and develop data collection and modeling strategies as part of the analysis to provide this information. With this information, VHA decision makers, whether at VAMCs, VISNs, or VACO operational offices, can make an informed decision as to whether HITIDES implementation makes sense in their setting and provide clear guidance on what parameters would drive decisions determining financial support for the intervention.
Role: Principal Investigator
Behavioral Health QUERI: Advancing 21st Century Mental Health Care for Veterans
The goal of this study is to advance mental health care for Veterans by improving care for those with complex behavioral health conditions, including those at highest risk for suicide.
Implementing Caring Contacts for Suicide Prevention in Non-Mental Health Settings
The major goal of this project is to implement and evaluate Caring Contacts, a suicide prevention intervention, in 25 VA emergency departments across 9 VISNs.
Role: Co-Investigator
Advance Care Planning – Group Visits National Initiative
This project develops a dissemination pathway for an enterprise wide initiative that allows rural Veterans to more readily access and work with health professionals specially trained in advance care planning.
Risk Stratified Enhancements to Clinical Care (REACH-VET)
Targeting care for patients identified through predictive modeling as being at high risk for suicide, with the Office of Mental Health Operations. The major goal of this project is to evaluate the implementation of the REACH VET program using virtual external facilitation.
PRIME Care (PRecision medicine In MEntal health Care)
The goal of this project is to evaluate the utility of pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing in treating major depressive disorder (MDD). Focusing on PGx in mental illness represents a distinct opportunity for the VA to contribute to the advancement of precision medicine in the United States, complementing the work of other federal agencies to advance the personalized treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other medical disorders.
Role: Co-Investigator
Evaluation of Primary Care-Integrated Pain Support (PIPS)
The goals of this project are to: (1) advance knowledge and address gaps in access to and engagement in evidence-based mental healthcare; (2) support innovative health services research to advance implementation science and implement evidence-based practices; (3) support mentoring and career development of mental health services researchers; and (4) encourage and support clinical-research partnerships and cross-medical center research collaboration.
Role: Co-Investigator
HSR&D COIN (Center Of Innovation) Center For Mental Healthcare & Outcomes Research
This COIN seeks to: 1) Advance knowledge and address gaps in access to and engagement in evidence-based MH/SUD care; 2) Develop, test, and implement suicide prevention strategies; 3) Advance innovative research outside of focus areas; 4) Strengthen strategic partnerships and collaborations with other centers and investigators to address VA priorities; 5) Provide training, mentoring, and career development in MH services research and implementation science; and 6) Engage Veterans and stakeholders in CeMHOR research.

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

Jennifer Roberts, B.S Pharmacy

Department

Clinical Programs Pharmacy

Education & Training

1989-1991 – Hospital Pharmacy Residency at U.T., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; 1989-1992 post graduate coursework in Hospital Pharmacy at University of Houston; 2015 completed Health Coach course at Institute of Integrative Nutrition, New York

Memberships

Hematology-Oncology Pharmacists Association (HOPA)
ASHP
APA and AAHP
SoCRA

Curriculum Vitae

Lindsey Dayer, Pharm.D., BCACP

Department of Pharmacy Practice

Experiential Education

Education & Training

Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2009-2010
Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2005-2009
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, Arkansas, 2001-2005

Teaching Responsibilities

PhPr 5636 Therapeutics II (Coordinator and Lecturer): Hematology/Thrombosis: Management of Venous Thromboembolism I; Management of Venous Thromboembolism II; Hypercoagulable States (2013); Anemia; Sickle Cell Anemia; Myeloproliferative Neoplasms/Disorders (2014-2015); Pain III, Pain IV.
PHPR 7376-001 Caring for the patient with pain: an interdisciplinary approach [elective]. Coordinator/Lecturer (2022-present)
PHPR 7364 Special Problems Acad Adm. Research. Faculty Advisor. Course

Clinical Practice

Clinical Pharmacist, Sickle Cell Clinic, UAMS Cancer Institute (2016-Present)

Research & Scholarly Interests

Experiential education and other academic research
Opioids and pain management

Honors & Awards

National Level Awards and Honors
Award for Excellence in Experiential Education. AACP Experiential Education Section 2020-21
State Level Awards and Honors
AAHP Fall Seminar 1st Place Winner- Poster. Burlette, MA, Clement C, Painter JT, Peng C, Azhar G, Dragic L, Dayer L. The effect of concurrent use of opioids and gabapentin on fall risk in older adults. AAHP Fall Seminar, Virtual, September, 23, 2021.
AR-ACCP New Investigator Award, 2016

Memberships

National Level

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP)

State Level

Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA)
Arkansas Association of Health-System Pharmacists

Publications

Dayer L, MacCamy KL, Heldenbrand SD, McKeirnan KC, Robinson JD. A Multisite, Longitudinal Study Assessing Prevalence of Anxiety in Student Pharmacists. Am J Pharm Educ. 2024 Nov 16:101334. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101334. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39557213. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39557213/
Soucie J, Arnoldi J, Banker KE, Carace N, Dayer L, O’Brocta R, Dy-Boarman E. Preceptor perspectives on disability-related accommodations in pharmacy experiential education. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2024 Nov 20;17(2):102234. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2024.102234. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39571275. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39571275/
Stafford R, Howard H, Patel S, Dayer LE. Student-driven innovation: developing pre-IPPE virtual simulations with mydispense. Pharmacy Education, 2024. Accepted for publication 10/2024.
Dayer L, Heldenbrand S. Remediation strategies for student pharmacists with socio-behavioral issues in the experiential curriculum: A case series. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2024; 1-7. doi:10.1002/jac5.2022
Painter JT, McLeroy-Charles K, Moore H, Harrington S, Dayer LE. Outpatient Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) for the Palliative Care Patient. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2024 Aug 5:1-6. doi: 10.1080/15360288.2024.2383415. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39102589. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39102589/
Painter, JT, Peng, C, Burlette, M, Clement, C, Luciani, L, Azhar, G, and Dayer, L. (2024). The Effect of Concurrent Use of Opioids and Gabapentin on Fall Risk in Older Adults. Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/15360288.2024.2358953. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38857121/
Acharya M, Hayes CJ, Li C, Painter JT, Dayer L, Martin BC. Opioid therapy trajectories of patients with chronic non-cancer pain over 1 year of follow-up after initiation of short-acting opioid formulations. Pain Med. 2024 Mar 1;25(3):173-186. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnad169. PMID: 38243702; PMCID: PMC10906713. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38243702/
Lakkad M, Martin B, Li C, Harrington S, Dayer L, Painter JT. Factors Associated With Guideline-Concordant Pharmacological Treatment for Neuropathic Pain Among Breast Cancer Survivors. Clin Breast Cancer. 2023 Aug;23(6):598-619. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2023.05.002. Epub 2023 May 18. PMID: 37328334. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37328334/
Lakkad M, Martin B, Li C, Harrington S, Dayer L, Painter JT. The use of gabapentinoids and opioids and risk of developing opioid-induced respiratory depression among older breast cancer survivors with neuropathic pain. J Cancer Surviv. 2024 Jun;18(3):917-927. doi: 10.1007/s11764-023-01338-9. Epub 2023 Feb 8. PMID: 36753003. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36753003/
Lakkad M, Martin B, Li C, Harrington S, Dayer L, Painter JT. Healthcare costs and utilization associated with pain among breast cancer survivors: a propensity score matched cohort study using SEER-Medicare data. J Cancer Surviv. 2023 Aug;17(4):917-950. doi: 10.1007/s11764-022-01282-0. Epub 2022 Nov 12. PMID: 36369622. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36369622/
Riley E, Trotter S, Dayer L, Teigen A, Nagel C, Stickley K, LaBorde P, Richardson L, McFerguson R, Ward N, Anders M. Interprofessional Naloxone Student Training to Manage Suspected Opioid Overdose. Clin Nurse Spec. 2023 Jan-Feb 01;37(1):26-35. doi: 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000720. PMID: 36508232. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36508232/
Creighton EW, Dayer L, King D, Vural E, Sunde J, Moreno MA, Stack BC Jr. Remote smart pill cap monitoring of post-surgical pain management in thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Am J Surg. 2023 Jun;225(6):988-993. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.12.020. Epub 2022 Dec 30. PMID: 36639303. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36639303/
Acharya M, Hayes CJ, Li C, Painter JT, Dayer L, Martin BC. Comparative Study of Opioid Initiation With Tramadol, Short-acting Hydrocodone, or Short-acting Oxycodone on Opioid-related Adverse Outcomes Among Chronic Noncancer Pain Patients. Clin J Pain. 2023 Mar 1;39(3):107-118. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001093. PMID: 36728675; PMCID: PMC10210068. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36728675/
Choi AN, Dayer LE, Stafford RA, Dunn EB, Li C. Prior Pharmacy Work Experience as a Predictor of Clinical and Didactic Performance for Admissions Committees. Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 May;87(5):100053. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2022.12.010. Epub 2023 Mar 15. PMID: 37288688. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37288688/
Dayer LE, Wagner R, King D, Lakkad M, Wilson LA, Montgomery C, Painter JT. Impact of Hydroxyurea Starting Dose on Pain Outcomes in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2022 Dec;36(4):223-227. doi: 10.1080/15360288.2022.2128154. PMID: 36688614. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36688614/
Acharya M, Hayes CJ, Li C, Painter JT, Dayer L, Martin BC. Development of a potential opioid misuse measure from administrative dispensing data and contrasting opioid misuse among individuals on long-term tramadol, long-term short-acting hydrocodone or long-term short-acting oxycodone therapy in Arkansas. Curr Med Res Opin. 2022 Nov;38(11):1947-1957. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2112874. Epub 2022 Aug 28. PMID: 36000252; PMCID: PMC10507676. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36000252/

Curriculum Vitae

Lisa C. Hutchison, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS, BCGP, FCCP

Department

Pharmacy Practice

Education & Training

University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, Memphis, TN (B.S.Pharm, 1982)
University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, Memphis, TN (Pharm.D., 1983)
Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN (Clinical Pharmacy Residency, 1984)
University of South Florida College of Public Health, Tampa, FL (MPH, 2001)

Teaching Responsibilities

PHPR 73055 Therapeutics III: Course Coordinator; Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias, Parkinson’s Disease, Pressure Injuries, Falls/Frailty, Epilepsy
PHPR 72062 Applied Pharmacokinetics: Geriatric Pharmacokinetics
PHPR 73083 Pharmacy Practice Assessment and Skills: Neurology and Mental Health
PHPR 73452: Geriatric Therapeutics: Course Coordinator; Biology of Aging, Geriatric Medication Game, Geriatric Assessment, Polypharmacy and Inappropriate Medications, Adverse Drug Events, Behavioral and Psychological Complications of Dementia, Home and Long-term Care Options, Therapeutic Controversy Debates, Medicare Part D Open Season, Geriatric Syndromes

Research & Scholarly Interests

Co-Editor, Fundamentals of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, 3rd edition, submitted
Faculty and Planning Committee, ASHP Geriatric Pharmacy Specialty Review and Recertification Course
Faculty, ACCP Pharmacotherapy Review and Recertification Course

Honors & Awards

Merck Sharp and Dohme Award for Outstanding Contributions to Hospital Pharmacy, 1990
ASHP Foundation Award for Achievement in the Professional Practice of Pharmacy in Organized Health Care Settings, 1993
Hospital Pharmacist Manager of the Year, Arkansas Academy of Hospital Pharmacists, 1993
Federal Woman of the Year, Scientific/Medical (supervisory), Federal Women’s Program Council of AR, 1993
American Pharmacists Association Distinguished Achievement in Hospital and Institutional Practice, 2008
Fellow, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2008
Investigation Award, Arkansas College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2015
Arkansas Gerontological Society Intergenerational Group Volunteer Award (as course coordinator for Geriatric Therapeutics Course activities), 2016

Memberships

American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Society of Healthsystem Pharmacists
American Pharmacists Association
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
American Geriatrics Society
Arkansas Pharmacist Association
Arkansas Association of Health-system Pharmacists

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

Marjan Boerma, Ph.D.

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Director, Division of Radiation Health

Marjan Boerma received her PhD in radiation biology from Leiden University, the Netherlands in 2004 and followed this with a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is currently a professor and the director of the Division of Radiation Health at UAMS. Her research interest is in normal tissue injury from ionizing radiation, specifically in the cardiovascular system. Her laboratory uses animal models that address whole-body radiation exposure due to radiological accidents, cardiac side effects of radiation therapy, and cardiovascular effects of low- and high-linear energy transfer radiation to mimic exposures during deep-space travel. She has co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in this area, and her research funding has been provided by NIH, NASA and other federal and private funding sources.

Recent Publications

Vijayalakshmi Sridharan, John W. Seawright, Francis J. Antonawich, Merrill Garnett, Maohua Cao, Preeti Singh, Marjan Boerma. Late administration of a palladium lipoic acid complex (POLY-MVA) modifies cardiac mitochondria but not functional or structural manifestations of radiation-induced heart disease in a rat model. Radiation Research 2017, 187: 361-366. [PMID: 28231026]
Vijayalakshmi Sridharan*, John W Seawright*, Reid D Landes, Maohua Cao, Preeti Singh, Catherine M Davis, Xiao-Wen Mao, Sharda P Singh, Xin Zhang, Gregory A Nelson, Marjan Boerma. Effects of single-dose protons or oxygen ions on function and structure of the cardiovascular system in male Long Evans rats. Life Sciences in Space Research 2020; 26: 62-68. *These authors made equal contributions. [PMID: 32718688]
Vijayalakshmi Sridharan, Kristin A. Johnson, Reid D. Landes, Maohua Cao, Preeti Singh, Gail Wagoner, Abdallah Hayar, Emily D. Sprick, Kayla A. Eveld, Anusha Bhattacharyya, Kimberly J. Krager, Nukhet Aykin-Burns, Hartmut Weiler, Jose A. Fernández, John H. Griffin, Marjan Boerma. Sex-dependent effects of genetic upregulation of activated protein C on delayed effects of acute radiation exposure in the mouse heart, small intestine, and skin. PLoS One 2021; 16: e0252142. [PMID: 34029348]

Complete list of publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/marjan.boerma.1/bibliography/40542188/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending

Megan Smith, PharmD, BCACP

Department

Pharmacy Practice

Education & Training

Community Pharmacy Research Fellowship, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, 2014-2016
PGY1 Community Pharmacy Practice Residency, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Kerr Drug, Asheville, NC, 2013-2014
Doctor of Pharmacy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, 2009-2013
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC, 2003-2007

Teaching Responsibilities

Self-Care Therapeutics, PHPR 7204
Management, PHPR 7306
Implementing Pharmacy Services, PHPR 7379

Clinical Practice

My clinical service contribution is through the development of enhanced clinical services in community pharmacies. In addition to working at an independent pharmacy, much of my support has been cultivating a common vision establishing a statewide pharmacy network, Arkansas CPESN, and collating data both qualitatively and quantitatively so they can effectively share their work.

Research & Scholarly Interests

Developing innovative community pharmacy services and studying the uptake, sustainability, and impact of these services on patient care and pharmacoeconomic indicators.

Honors & Awards

Walmart Scholars Program, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2014

Memberships

American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Pharmacists Association
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Arkansas Pharmacists Association
National Community Pharmacists Association
North Carolina Association of Pharmacists

Publications

1. Jennifer L. Bacci, Joni C. Carroll, Kim C. Coley, Christopher Daly, William R. Doucette, Stefanie P. Ferreri, Sophia M.C. Herbert, Shelby A. Jensen, Melissa Somma McGivney, Megan Smith, Troy Trygstad, Randy McDonough, Act for the Future of Community Pharmacy. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2025 Jan-Feb;65(1).
2. An Implementation Science Focused Practice-Based Research Network for Rural Community Pharmacies: RURAL-CP. Clinical and Translational Science – in press 2024.
3. Curran, G., Mosley, C., Gamble, A., Painter J, Ounspraseuth S, Brewer N, Teeter B, Smith M, Halladay J, Hughes T, Shepherd G, Hastings T, Simpson K, Carpenter D. Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural community pharmacies: a protocol for a stepped wedge randomized clinical trial. Implementation Sci 18, 72 (2023).
4. Smith MG, Abdullah E. Expanding scope: Impact and preferred implementation strategies for statewide test and treat protocols. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2023 Sep-Oct;63(5):1617-1622.
5. Mehta B, Smith MG, Bacci J, Brooks A, Dopp A, Groves B, Hritcko P, Kebodeaux C, Law AV, Marciniak MW, McGivney MA, Steinkopf M, Traylor C, Bradley-Baker LR. The Report of the 2022-2023 AACP Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Focused Integration of Community-Based Pharmacy Practice Within the AACP Transformation Center. Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 Aug;87(8):100561.
6. Stafford R, Smith MG. Using Instagram Stories to supplement a required self-care
pharmacy course. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2023 Jul;15(7):709-713.
7. Stafford R, Smith MG. Identification and Characterization of Workflow Models for Medication Therapy Management in Community Pharmacies. Innovations. 2023; Vol 14(2).
8. Rosenthal M, Miller L, Bateman M, Smith M, Nueva K, Ballou J. The impact of pharmacy benefit managers on community pharmacy: A scoping review. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy 10 (2023) 100283.
9. Landes, S. J., Smith, M. G., Lam, J. C., Watt, T. C., & Curran, G. M. Rural community pharmacists’ perceptions of integrating mental health interventions to reach underserved populations. Journal of Rural Mental Health. 2023; 47(2): 90-99. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000220

10. Carpenter D, Mashburn P, Hastings T, Westrick S, Rosenthal M, Smith M, Kiser S, Curran G. RURAL-CP: a rural community pharmacy practice-based research network in the USA. Rural Remote Health. 2023 Jan;23(1):8092.

Curriculum Vitae

Melanie Pilcher, Pharm.D.

Department

Pharmacy Practice
UAMS Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic

Education & Training

1984 Pharm.D.–University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
1984-85 General Hospital Pharmacy Residency–St. John’s Hospital Springfield, IL
1985-86 Specialty Residency in Geriatric Pharmacy Practice–UAMS Little Rock AR

Teaching Responsibilities

Geriatric Elective Ambulatory Care Rotation Site for P4 pharmacy students, hospital/VA residents, and geriatric pharmacy residents
Shadowing site for P3 students
Informal teaching for PA students, medical students, and others on rotation at this clinic

Clinical Practice

Anti-coagulation clinic for geriatric primary care patients
Drug information for all providers in the Thomas and Lyon Longevity clinic, including geriatricians, APRN’s, social workers, RN’s, LPN’s, MA’s, dietician, etc.
Consult-based services which include but not limited to, medication reviews, medication insurance/cost issues, medication adherence issues, etc.
Direct patient contact on a daily basis for any and all medication issues

Honors & Awards

2008 UAMS COP Preceptor of the Year

Memberships

Arkansas Pharmacists Association

Melanie Reinhardt, BS (Pharm), Pharm.D.

Department

Pharmacy Practice

Education & Training

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (1976-78)
University of Arkansas College of Pharmacy (B.S. Pharmacy 1981)
University of Arkansas College of Pharmacy (Pharm. D. 2008)

Teaching Responsibilities

Pharmaceutical Calculations PhPr 7101 – Course Coordinator
Pharmaceutics II Lab PhSc 7105
Principles of Pharmacy Practice PhPr – IV Therapy Module

Honors & Awards

UAMS College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year 2015-2016
Department of Pharmacy Practice Outstanding Faculty Award 2014
UAMS College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year 2007-2008
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award 2008
Chancellor’s Faculty Teaching Award 2007-2008
Kappa Epsilon National Outstanding Advisor 2017-2019
UAMS College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year 2019-2020

Memberships

Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International
Arkansas Pharmacists Association
International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
Kappa Epsilon Professional Pharmacy Fraternity

Publications

Wolfe J, Dunn, E, Reinhardt, M. Trailing Zeroes Can Have Drastic Consequences. AR-Rx The Arkansas Pharmacist Spring 2016, 15.
Wolfe J, Dunn, E, Reinhardt, M. Prescription Abbreviations Could Cause Dangerous Mistakes. AR
Rx The Arkansas Pharmacist Summer 2016, 15.
Wolfe J, Dunn, E, Reinhardt, M. Unacceptable. AR-Rx The Arkansas Pharmacist Fall 2016, 17.