Candidates
election 2008
President-elect Brian L. Crabtree School of Pharmacy The University of Mississippi Brian L. Crabtree, Pharm.D., attended Mercer University where he received the B.S. in pharmacy and Pharm.D. degrees. He completed a postgraduate residency in psychiatric pharmacy at The University of Tennessee. He has served in faculty positions since that time, first at Wayne State University and for 25 years at The University of Mississippi, where he is associate professor of pharmacy practice and clinical associate professor of psychiatry. Patient care, teaching and research interests are in psychiatry and developmental disabilities. Dr. Crabtree developed a particular interest in active learning strategies and coordinated implementation of the problem-based learning initiative at The University of Mississippi. He continues with a full teaching load, including classroom teaching, small group facilitation, development of teaching cases and supervising students in introductory and advanced practice experiences. He is board certified in psychiatric pharmacy and maintains an active practice in psychiatric and developmental disability facilities. Current research is focused on outcomes assessment of treatment algorithms and pharmacoeconomic initiatives. Dr. Crabtree has been a member of AACP throughout his academic career, most recently serving on the Board of Directors and as chair-elect, chair, and immediate past-chair of the Council of Faculties. He has served on various committees and task forces, and has attended AACP Institutes and other conferences with teams of colleagues to develop general and professional education abilities, and methods of assessment. Dr. Crabtree has participated as a facilitator in AACP workshops for new and aspiring faculty members and has consulted schools of pharmacy on problem-based learning and other active learning methods.
Gary M. Oderda College of Pharmacy The University of Utah Gary M. Oderda, Pharm.D., M.P.H., received his Pharm.D. degree from the University of California, San Francisco in 1972 and completed an internship and residency there in 1973. He received an M.P.H. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1982. Dr. Oderda has a record of significant service to AACP. Most recently he chaired the Academic Affairs Committee that worked with authors to produce five white papers that served as the basis for the Curricular Change Summit in September. Other service has included serving on a section Nominating Committee, the Task Force on the Graying of Faculty, and chairing the Professional Affairs Committee and the GAPS Review Committee. He also served as a member of an FDA Advisory Committee, a CPSC Advisory Committee and most recently as a member of a CMS Technical Advisory Committee on Quality Measures in Medicare Part D. Dr. Oderda joined the faculty of the University of Maryland as an instructor and director of the Maryland Poison Center in 1973. He left in 1991 as professor, acting assistant dean and a senior policy Fellow at the Center for Drugs and Public Policy. After moving to The University of Utah, he was professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacotherapy. He currently is a professor and director of The University of Utah Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center. Dr. Oderda has worked with Utah Medicaid for approximately 15 years with contracts for preparation of DUR criteria sets, operation of the Drug Regimen Review Center (DRRC) and as a co-PI for a $2.8 million Medicaid Transformation Grant.
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