Ambulatory Care Academy Member Spotlight

Ambulatory Care Academy Update and Executive Committee Member Spotlight

Dr. Jenn Wilson

The newly created Ambulatory Care Academy officially launched in January 2020 and at this time, we are focusing our efforts on spreading the word by letting members and nonmembers know there is a new academy home for individuals who identify as ambulatory care practitioners. With the change in bylaws, members can choose to identify with more than one academy (though only may serve in an elected position in one at any given time). We feel this will be important for those who maybe have a diverse practice background and may feel ties to additional practice areas.

The Ambulatory Care Academy is interested in trying to connect with ambulatory care pharmacists across the state. We hope to network with currently existing groups to build positive working relationships and promote the advancement of ambulatory care practice.

As an executive committee, plan to provide a means for sharing of ideas through the use of the Higher Logic platform over the remainder of the year. There will be various discussion posts and questions related to relevant practice topics. We encourage all members who are interested in learning more to login and update their member profile to reflect membership in the Ambulatory Care Academy, as well as to update preferences in Higher Logic to receive alerts regarding discussion posts. We also encourage anyone who has a question or idea related to ambulatory care practice to post to Higher Logic.

We will be recruiting a chair-elect and one member-at-large for the 2021 year. If you are interested in getting more involved in a leadership capacity or even just learning more about the Academy, please reach out to Chair, Jenn Wilson, Chair-Elect, Irene Ulrich, or any of the executive committee members listed below.

Jenn Wilson, PharmD, BCACP is an Associate Professor with Wingate University School of Pharmacy. She is transitioning into the role of Director of Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience. Until May of this year, she was a clinical pharmacist with Community Health Services of Union County, a free medical clinic in Monroe, NC. She is currently Chair for the Ambulatory Care Academy Executive Committee. She previously has served on the Board, Community Care Forum, Education Committee, and New Practitioner Network. j.wilson@wingate.edu

Irene Park Ulrich, PharmD, BCACP, CPP is an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at the MAHEC Family Health Centers in Asheville, NC, and assistant professor of clinical education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She has served on several NCAP committees over the past 5 years, and in addition to the Ambulatory Care Academy Executive Committee, she currently serves on the Convention Planning and eLearning Project Teams. She is currently the Chair-elect for the Ambulatory Care Academy and is an active member of the Western North Carolina Outpatient Pharmacy Partners (WNCOPP) group under NCAP. Irene.Ulrich@ mahec.net

Holly Causey Canupp, PharmD, BCACP, CPP,

CDCES is an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at Duke University Hospital specifically practicing in internal medicine at the Duke Outpatient Clinic. She currently serves as a member at-large on the

Ambulatory Care Academy Executive Committee and Chair of the Residency Conference Planning Committee and previously served on the New Practitioner Network. holly.causey@duke.edu

aly@wingate.edu Megan Coleman, PharmD, BCPS, CPP is a prac

wingate.edu tice faculty member at Wingate University School of Pharmacy. Her ambulatory care practice site is at Matthews Free Medical Clinic where works as a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner. She is currently serving as a member-at-large on the Ambulatory Care Academy Executive Committee and she previously served on the Health-Systems Forum Executive Committee. m.coleman@wingate.edu

based out of Greensboro (Clinical Pharmacist with Cone Health Internal Medicine). She has been a member of NCAP for 7 years and was previously on the Chronic Care Forum and Student Committee. She is currently serving as a member-at-large for the Ambulatory Care Academy Executive Committee. jen.kim@conehealth.com

Kim Nealy, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES, CPP is an Associate Professor with Wingate University School of Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with Novant Senior Care in Matthews. She is currently serving as a member-at-large for the Ambulatory Care Academy Executive Committee and previously served on the Health-Systems Forum Executive Committee and New Practitioner Network. k.ne

Donnie Nuzum, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CD

CES, CPP is an Associate Professor with Wingate University School of Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Atrium Health Union Family Practice in Monroe. He is a member-at-large for the Ambulatory Care Academy Executive Committee and on the planning committee for the Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Forum of North Carolina. dnuzum@ Jen Kim, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CPP is

Michelle Rager, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES, CPP

works as a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner with New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) in Wilmington, NC. Michelle joined NHRMC in June 2017 after previously working as an ambulatory care faculty member at Shenandoah University. She practices in chronic care and population health management. Michelle also serves as the RPD for the PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program at NHRMC. She currently serves as a member-at-large for the Ambulatory Care Academy Executive Committee. michelle.rager@nhrmc.org

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