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Dr. Kevin Eidson, member of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy and assistant professor at Lipscomb, routinely takes student pharmacists to Board of Pharmacy meetings, showing them firsthand the interpretation of the laws and rules that impact pharmacy
College of Pharmacy among ten in nation with perfect law exam pass rate the national association of boards of
Pharmacy has listed the College of Pharmacy as one of only ten nationwide to obtain a 100 percent pass rate in 2015 on the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, a standardized exam created by the NABP to assess competency and knowledge of pharmacy law and ethics. In fact, the College of Pharmacy has achieved a 100 percent first-attempt pass rate on the MPJE for the past four years. The 2015 pass rate reported by the NABP is based on the 44 members of Lipscomb’s Class of 2015 who took the MPJE to practice in Tennessee. For a student pharmacist to become licensed as a pharmacist, he or she must successfully pass two separate examinations administered by the NABP: the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination and the MPJE or equivalent stateadministered jurisprudence exam.
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Every Lipscomb College of Pharmacy student is required to take a pharmacy law and ethics course taught by Dr. Kevin Eidson, former executive director of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy, current member of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy and assistant professor at Lipscomb. Eidson routinely takes student pharmacists in the law and ethics course to Board of Pharmacy meetings, showing them firsthand the interpretation of the laws and rules that impact pharmacy and the consequences of not following them. “It’s very exciting to see where the college stands among our peers, especially since our program is still young,” said Dean Roger Davis, Pharm.D., on the accomplishment. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work of Dr. (Kevin) Eidson and the college’s top-quality faculty that we rely on to teach our student pharmacists not only the skills they need but the knowledge to apply those skills legally, ethically and effectively.” Lipscomb has also had tremendous success with the second portion of the licensure examination process with a NAPLEX pass-rate of greater than 95 percent.
Pharmacy professor named to 2016 Women of Influence dr. susan morley,
assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, was named a Nashville Business Journal 2016 Woman of Influence in the inspiration/ mentor category. Morley was nominated for the Women of Influence Award for her work with students at Lipscomb as well as for her volunteer service with the Family Advisory Council at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She has served on the Family Advisory Council at the hospital since 2008 and recently assumed the role of chair for the council. Morley was also awarded the 2015 Faculty Member of the Year from the pharmacy Class of 2016 for her teaching excellence and her dedication to student pharmacists.
