Faculty

Dr. Brandi Dahl, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy in 2017. She went on to complete a 24-month Pharmacotherapy Specialty Residency with Texas Tech on the Amarillo campus from 2017 to 2019. On faculty at ETSU, where she has served since 2019, Dr. Dahl splits her time between Gatton's Department of Pharmacy Practice and the Department of Family Medicine in the Quillen College of Medicine. She works within a multi-layered, primary care pharmacy team that includes pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. She maintains a clinical practice at ETSU Health Family Physicians of Bristol where she precepts of variety of direct patient-care experiences for second, third, and fourth-year pharmacy students, post-graduate year one and two pharmacy residents, as well as a pharmacy elective for medical residents. Her practice interests include transitions of care, cardiovascular risk reduction, and diabetes care.

Pharmacy Education, Degrees, & Post-Graduate Training 

• Doctorate of Pharmacy from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2017
• 24-month Pharmacotherapy Residency from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2019

Additional Certifications Education, Degrees, & Post-Graduate Training 

Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist

Pharmacy Curriculum Courses 

Core Curriculum:

• PHAR 1122/1222/2122: Skills I, II, III
  • Lexi-drug, guidelines, & apps
  • Vitals assessment
  • Medication device counseling review
  • Medication device counseling OSCE
  • Cardiovascular exam
  • Inhalation device & smoking cessation aids
• PMCY 2112/2212: Pharmacotherapy in Patient Care I, II
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Heart failure
  • Pain overview and acute pain
  • Headache
• PMCY 1213: Pharmacotherapy in Self-Care
  • Smoking Cessation

Elective Curriculum:

• PMPR 7302: Foundations of Clinical Pharmacy Practice (course coordinator)
• PMPR 7108: Ambulatory Care in Appalachia

Interprofessional Curriculum:

• Year 1 small group facilitator (nursing, pharmacy, medicine, audiology, speech language pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, orthotics and prosthetics, social work)

Notable Service 

Community:

• Street Medicine Interest Group Outreach – Johnson City, TN
  • Periodic street rounds and health fairs
• Medical Mission Work – Central and South Belize
• Colonial Heights United Methodist Preschool & Daycare Board of Directors

College:

• Personal and Professional Development Committee (Vice chair)
• Skills Lab Subcommittee
• Post-Graduate Preparation Committee
• Interview Committee

Organizations:

• ACCP ambulatory care and education and training PRNs (various committees)
• AACP membership ambassador

Research Interests 

• Psychological safety on experiential healthcare learning experiences
• Pharmacotherapy for cardiovascular risk reduction in inflammatory and autoimmune conditions
• Practice advancement in full-spectrum, team-based, family medicine

Selected Publications 

• Highsmith M, North K, Moore J, Dahl B. Primary care pharmacy technicians as medication access experts: a new era in primary care. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2026 May 26:103151. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2026.103151
• North K, Dahl B, Dowling-McClay K, Highsmith M. Denosumab-bbdz: a review of the interchangeable biosimilar for the treatment of osteoporosis. Ann Pharmacother. 2026 Jan;60(1):76-82. doi: 10.1177/10600280251342581
• Hawks K, Dahl B, Melkonian A, Helmly L. Improving workflow with a task buddy system in a family medicine residency. PRiMER. 2025 Apr;9:13. doi: 10.22454/PRiMER.2025.68689

Career Highlights 

• ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy Service Award, December 2024 
• ETSU Bristol Family Medicine Residency Faculty Teacher of the Year, awarded by graduating medical residents, June 2022
• ETSU Bristol Family Medicine Residency Faculty Teacher of the Year, awarded by graduating medical residents, June 2021
• TTUHSC SOP Bowl of Hygieia Award, May 2017
• TTUHSC SOP Patient Care Award, May 2017

Organization Memberships 

ACCP, AACP, ASHP, TPA