JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 25, 2024)—Faculty at East Tennessee State University Bill
Gatton College of Pharmacy recently attended the American Association of Colleges
of Pharmacy (AACP) annual meeting on July 20-23, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. The
conference was an opportunity for the college's faculty to showcase their work advancing
pharmacy education and share their innovation with others across the academy. This
year's faculty delegate was Dr. Ashana Puri.
Congratulations to Dr. Katelyn Alexander, director of experiential education, who graduated from the prestigious AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program, which aims to develop leaders in pharmacy education. She was among 35 individuals chosen from across the country for the 20th cohort of the leadership program, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. Dean Debbie Byrd completed the program in Cohort 3 (pictured with her group) and also served as a Dean mentor for Cohort 16. Other Gatton faculty have completed the program including Drs. Brian Cross, Nick Hagemeier, David Stewart, and Sarah Thomason. Dr. Stacy Brown has been chosen for an upcoming cohort.
All faculty and staff are from ETSU unless otherwise noted.
Posters
TITLE: Utilizing Immersive and Skills-Focused Rotations to Maximize Learning within the
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Curriculum
CO-AUTHORS: ETSU faculty and staff: Katelyn Alexander, Whitney Aultman, Jessica Burchette, Emily
Flores, Jeff Gray, Julina Pyanoe, Jessica Robinson
TITLE: Preceptor Perceptions and Preference of Pass/Fail and Letter Grading for Advanced
Pharmacy Practice Experiences
CO-AUTHORS: Katelyn Alexander (ETSU), Richard Breeden (South), Angela Clauson (Belmont), Cathy
Crill (UTHSC), Chad Gentry (Lipscomb), Mark Stephens (Union)
TITLE: Using ALEKS to Remediate Gaps in Pre-requisite Knowledge for PharmD Students
CO-AUTHORS: Ashana Puri, Stacy Brown, Michele Williams, David Stewart
TITLE: ALFP Debate: Tiered Training and Licensure as a Model for the Future of Pharmacy
Education
CO-AUTHORS: Katelyn Alexander, John Allen (Univ FL), Scott Benken (UIC), Mary Bridgeman (Rutgers),
Sherrill Brown (Montana), Diane Calinski (Manchester), Catherine Cone (Touro), Julie
Cooper (High Pointe), Rebecca Cunningham (Univ North TX), Anisa Hansen (Drake), Jessica
Hinson (Ohio Northern), Harshita Kumari (Cincinnati), Julie Murphy (Toledo), Adam
Pate (Ole Miss)
Presentations
TITLE: You’re the Interim, Now What? Strategies and Considerations for Individuals and Organizations
ETSU PRESENTER: Katelyn Alexander
CO-PRESENTERS: Jeremy Hughes (Chicago State), Aisha Morris Moultry (Texas Southern), and Adam Pate
(Ole Miss)
TITLE: Challenging Topics Facing Deans – Navigating the Budgeting Maze
ETSU PRESENTER: Dean Debbie Byrd
CO-PRESENTERS: Reggie Frye (UTHSC), Terri Warholak (St Louis), Renae Chestnut (Drake), Kerry LaPlante
(Univ Rhode Island), Scott Savage (UNC)
TITLE: Loop Me In! Utilizing Feedback Loops During New Experiential Course Implementation
ETSU PRESENTER: Katelyn Alexander