Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy

Pharmacy students earn MBA as part of dual degree program

 

JOHNSON CITY (Sept. 25, 2019) Eleven students from East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy earned their accelerated Master of Business Administration degrees this weekend, as part of the colleges Doctor of Pharmacy-MBA dual degree program, a partnership with ETSU College of Business and Technology. The ceremony was held on Saturday at the Millennium Center.

Gatton College of Pharmacy graduates, all from the Class of 2020, are as follows:

  • Yaa Anane, Arlington, Texas
  • Michael Bowyer, Wise, Virginia
  • Augustine Bui, Baldwin Park, California
  • Tucker Carlson, Dandridge, Tennessee
  • Chelsie Collins, Jonesborough, Tennessee
  • Daniel Cox, Gray, Tennessee
  • La Travia Howard, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • R. Keith Ivens, Maryville, Tennessee
  • Anes Karic, South Burlington, Vermont
  • Hudsadong Novansy, Lowell, North Carolina
  • Keaton Summers, Seymour, Tennessee

We are so proud of our students who have now obtained their MBA, said Dr. Debbie Byrd, dean of Gatton College of Pharmacy, who also holds an MBA. The Pharm.D.-MBA program is designed to give our students a broader perspective on business that will strengthen their ability to interpret pharmacy management issues. It also opens up opportunities for leadership and gives graduates a better appreciation of the business side of pharmacy within various health care settings.

For Bui, the Pharm.D.-MBA dual degree program broadens the scope of his education.

It provides me with the clinical knowledge to begin my pharmacy career and with the management education that would open doors to new opportunities within the pharmacy world, said Bui.

The pharmacy school also offers a Master of Public Health degree in conjunction with the ETSU College of Public Health. Graduates of the Pharm.D.-M.P.H. program gain a more expansive view of health, with a special focus on disease prevention and health promotion strategies. The public health training component also strengthens students abilities to conduct and interpret research and serve in an applied public health setting. Students enrolled in the articulated program will develop knowledge and skills to address health and disease for the individual and populations.

To learn more about Gatton College of Pharmacy, visit www.etsu.edu/pharmacy.

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