Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy will be awarded a 2008 Crystal APPLE Award by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) for achieving excellence in an academic practice partnership with the Perry County Health Department and Health Care System.
The award cites McWhorter’s work of establishing and providing weekly diabetes and cardiovascular risk reduction clinics in rural Perry County.
The Crystal APPLE (for Academic-Practice Partnerships for Learning Excellence) is a national award that recognizes the contributions of faculty and administrators at pharmacy schools and their practice partners for "quality experiential education in exemplary patient care clinical teaching environments," said AACP, noting eight schools earned the honor.
Initially in Perry, Samford offered weekly clinics. Later, the school began funding a graduate, licensed pharmacist to live in Perry and develop the program. The school then purchased a residence in Marion, so experiential students can stay in the community and provide health care services. The students are under the supervision of the pharmacy resident from Samford, and work closely with the Perry County Health Department, local pharmacies and physicians. (SU)
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