Several faculty and staff members from Manchester University Fort Wayne will present research and lead sessions at the 2024 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting in Boston, Mass., on July 20-23. 

Manchester delegates are Melissa Gratz (faculty delegate), Sara Trovinger (alternate faculty delegate), Dean W. Thomas Smith (administrative delegate), and Sarah Gordon (alternate administrative delegate). As board chair, Smith will lead the Council of Deans Administrative Board Meeting and Business Meeting on Saturday and Monday, respectively.

Session leaders and speakers from Manchester will include Diane Calinski, Noha Mourad, Teresa DeLellis, and Samantha Champion. Arwa Al-Khatib and Diane Calinski will serve as contributing authors for two sessions. 

“We are so proud of all of the pharmacy colleagues that are presenting at the AACP Annual Meeting,” said Sarah Gordon, associate dean of pharmacy affairs. “As stated in our strategic plan, it gives us a tremendous opportunity to tell our story about the Manchester experience and share outcomes of our innovative work with the entire Pharmacy Academy.”  

The AACP, founded in 1900, is the national organization representing pharmacy education in the United States. Pharmacy is the third largest health profession – after nursing and medicine – with more than 300,000 clinicians practicing in community-based practices, hospitals/health systems and many other health care settings. The association represents more than 6,400 faculty, 62,500 students enrolled in professional programs and 5,100 individuals pursuing graduate study. 

For the media

Contact Sarah Gordon for more information at skgordon@manchester.edu. 

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