Program Updates
ACPE Grants the School of Pharmacy Precandidate Status
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has granted the Regis University School of Pharmacy precandidate status. With this level of accreditation status, the School is pleased to be able to matriculate its pioneer class of students to begin this fall. Speaking before the ACPE Board of Directors during their June 2009 meeting in Chicago, IL, was School of Pharmacy Dean Lane J. Brunner who was joined by Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions Academic Dean, Patricia A. Ladewig and Regis University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Allan Service. The ACPE Board and Regis team engaged in conversation about advances in the program since the April 2009 focused site visit and plans for its pioneer class of students this upcoming academic year. Much of the conversation encompassed the School’s integrated curriculum using team-based learning. The School anticipates that ACPE will request an onsite visit during the spring 2010 semester to evaluate the program for consideration to advance to candidate status. The School will provide updated information as it becomes available.
ACPE Completes Focused Site Visit
On April 23 and 24, 2009, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) completed a focused site visit of the School of Pharmacy. During the visit, the site team spoke with faculty and administrators about the progress the School has made since the comprehensive site visit last November. The site team will report their findings to the ACPE Board of Directors. The Board will make a decision during their June 24-28, 2009 meeting whether or not to grant the School of Pharmacy precandidate status. We look forward to the ACPE Board of Director’s decision and sharing the news at the end of June.
School of Pharmacy Welcomes new Faculty and Staff
The Regis University School of Pharmacy is pleased to welcome the newest members of our growing Doctor of Pharmacy program. The two most recent additions to our School are Marianne McCollum, Ph.D. and Wendy Frawley.
Marianne McCollum, Ph.D. joins the School of Pharmacy as our Assistant Dean for Assessment beginning June 2009. Dr. McCollum earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado Boulder before going on to attain a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center. She received a Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education, and graduated with a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research with emphasis in Pharmacoeconomics from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. McCollum joined the faculty at the University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy (UCDSOP) in 2000, and was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 2008. At UCDSOP, she held the position of Director of Graduate Studies in Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, and served on a number of SOP committees, including the Assessment, Curriculum, and Admissions committees. She has also served on the UCD campus-level Interprofessional Education Committee. Dr. McCollum brings to Regis her expertise in developing course and instructor assessment instruments, student exit surveys, and programs to conduct peer teaching assessments. In addition, she has well-developed knowledge of curriculum mapping and review. Her accomplishments in research focus on economic, clinical, and humanistic outcomes associated with the treatment of diabetes. Dr. McCollum is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, and is lead author on a number of publications in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Journal of Women’s Health, American Journal of Managed Care, Current Medical Research and Opinion, Clinical Therapeutics, and Pharmacotherapy. She serves as a member of the Editorial Board for the Pharmacotherapy Self Assessment Program, Seventh Edition, and is a peer reviewer for a number of health care journals. Dr. McCollum was past president and Faculty Advisor for the Rho Chi Society, Alpha Theta Chapter and is a member of Phi Lambda Sigma, Alpha Xi Chapter. She participated in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy-Walmart Annual Meeting Student-Mentor Scholarship program, and has been cited in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who Among American Women. She was recognized with the Outstanding Service and Clinical Activities award while at the Denver Veterans Administration Medical Center. As an invited speaker, Dr. McCollum has presented at the local, state and national levels. Her teaching expertise includes courses in special topics in outcomes research, applied database research, public health, health economics and policy, and pharmacoeconomics.
Wendy Frawley joined the School of Pharmacy in February 2009 as our second Administrative Assistant. Wendy is the person with the bright smile and friendly voice to welcome you as you enter the faculty office suite in the Adult Learning Center. Wendy is married with three wonderful children. She and her husband moved to the Denver area about one year ago, from the East coast. Wendy’s past experience has been as an Administrative Assistant for upper-level management. Her most recent positions were in an academic environment where she thoroughly enjoyed her work. While at Babson College, in Wellesley, MA, Wendy worked for the Director of Finance of the School of Executive Education. Most recently she was the Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director of Afterschool Education at Foundations, Inc. in Moorestown, NJ. Wendy is happy to call Denver home for her family and we are thrilled she has joined our School of Pharmacy become part of the Regis University community.
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