Faculty and staff advance pharmacy education and research at AACP Annual Meeting

Presenters from the school included:

• James M. O’Donnell, dean
  Speaker: Approaches to Funding Graduate Students and Graduate Programs
• William A. Prescott, Jr., clinical professor and chair, pharmacy practice
  Poster: Engaging Pharmacy Faculty and Students in Community and Institutional COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
• Nicholas Fusco, clinical associate professor, pharmacy practice
  Poster: A Virtual Escape Room and Simulation as a Method to Improve Interprofessional Socialization
  Moderator: Are We Ready for Kids? Training and Assessing Students to Provide Culturally Responsive Pediatric Care
• Gina Prescott, clinical associate professor, pharmacy practice
  Roundtable session: Transition from an Immersive to Virtual Global Health Experience
• Christopher Daly, clinical associate professor, pharmacy practice
  Speaker: ACT Pharmacy Collaborative Task Force: Review of Curriculum and Experiential Education Frameworks

Several faculty and staff members were also recognized for their outstanding contributions to AACP and the school:

• Kristin Gniazdowski, associate dean of resource management: Administrative and Financial Officers Special Interest Group, 2021 Exceptional Service Award
• Maya Chilbert, clinical assistant professor, pharmacy practice:
  2021 SPPS Educator of the Year
• Jaime Maerten-Rivera, assistant director of assessment: Assessment Special Interest Group 2021 Collaborative Publication Award             
• Nicholas Fusco, clinical associate professor, pharmacy practice: Pediatrics Pharmacy Special Interest Group Chair
• Fred Doloresco, director of assessment and clinical associate professor, pharmacy practice:
  Technology in Pharmacy Education and Learning Special Interest Group Chair 

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy is a national organization representing pharmacy education in the United States. The mission of AACP is to lead and partner with its members in advancing pharmacy education, research, scholarship, practice and service to improve societal health.