The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) today announced the results of elections for the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA-APRS), Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM), and the APhA-APPM Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The newly elected APhA-APPM and APhA-APRS Officers will be installed at the 168th APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Los Angeles, March 12-15, 2021. APhA-APPM SIG leaders will assume their new leadership roles immediately. To learn more about the candidates, please https://www.pharmacist.com/apha-elections.

Elected by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA-APRS)

APhA-APRS President-elect (2021-2022)                        

Spencer Harpe, PharmD, PhD, MPH, FAPhA
Downers Grove, IL

APhA-APRS Basic Sciences – Chair-elect (2021-2022)

Anthony J. Di Pasqua, PhD

Binghamton, NY

APhA-APRS Clinical Sciences Section – Chair-elect (2021-2022)                           

Mark Decerbo, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP
Henderson, NV

APhA-APRS Economic, Social and Administrative Sciences (ESAS) Section – Chair-elect (2021-2022)         

Marc Fleming, PhD, MPH, RPh
Fort Worth, TX

APhA-APRS Postgraduate Officer (2021-2023)

Meena Murugappan, PharmD, MPH

Minneapolis, MN

Elected by the Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM)

APhA-APPM Executive Committee – Members-at-Large (2021-2023)                  

Pair I - Amy Kennedy, PharmD, BCACP  

Tucson, AZ

Pair II - Olivia Kinney, PharmD

Cincinnati, OH

Pair III - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

Nashville, TN            

APhA-APPM New Practitioner Officer (2021-2023)

Jordan Rowe, PharmD, BCACP

Kansas City, MO

The following were elected as 2020-21Coordinator-elect for the respective APhA-APPM Special Interest Group (SIG):

Care of Underserved Patients 

Jason Martinez, PharmD, BCACP          

Bellefontaine, OH

Compounding

Ashlee N. Mattingly, PharmD   

Baltimore, MD

Diabetes Management

Adam Davies, PharmD

San Antonio, TX

Immunizing Pharmacists

Ashley Pugh, PharmD, BCACP  

Enville, TN

Medical Home / ACO

Jelena Lewis, PharmD, BCACP, APh

Irvine, CA

Medication Management

Olivia Strain, PharmD

Madison, MS

Nuclear Pharmacy Practice

Akram Hussein, PharmD, MBA, BCNP

Dublin, OH

Preceptor

Bethany Sibbitt, PharmD
Dayton, OH

Transitions of Care

Danielle M. Candelario, PharmD, BCPS 
North Chicago, IL

About APhA-APPM

The APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM) is dedicated to assisting members in enhancing the profession of pharmacy, improving medication use and advancing patient care. APhA serves pharmacists in all practice settings, including independent and chain community pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, health maintenance organizations, federal facilities, nuclear pharmacies and other specialized settings. Members receive access to continuing education, an online community of practitioners, networking and leadership opportunities, tools and resources for developing patient care services, cutting edge information on Medication Therapy Management and regulatory issues facing the profession. APhA-APPM is also home for the Special Interest Groups (SIGs). SIGs are member driven groups focused on key areas of interest. To learn more about APhA-APPM: https://pharmacist.com/apha-academy-pharmacy-practice-and-management

About APhA-APRS

The APhA-Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA-APRS) stimulates the discovery, dissemination and application of research to improve patient health and serves pharmacists and those members who are involved in the pharmaceutical sciences. Members of APhA may choose to belong to a primary section within APhA-APRS based on their area of research. APhA-APRS is governed by an Executive Council comprised of elected leaders from the three Sections of APhA-APRS: Basic Sciences, Clinical Sciences and Economic, Social and Administrative Sciences (ESAS). Members receive access to continuing education, an online community for pharmacists, networking and leadership opportunities, premier research journals such as JAPhA and JPharmSci, cutting edge information on Medication Therapy Management, and regulatory issues facing the profession.­­ To learn more about APhA-APRS: https://pharmacist.com/apha-academy-pharmaceutical-research-and-science