Project Directors
Michael T. Rupp, Ph.D., R.Ph., Professor of Pharmacy Administration at
MWU-CPG, and Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement
of Pharmacy Practice (CAPP). Dr. Rupp is a nationally recognized expert in community
practice research and clinical program development. In collaboration with Dr. Dennis
J. McCallian (see Faculty), he was a co-originator of the Family PharmaCare Center's
CPRP.
George E. MacKinnon III, M.S., R.Ph., Chair of the Department of Pharmacy
Practice at MWU-CPG, and Director of Pharmacy Education Research for the Center for the
Advancement of Pharmacy Practice (CAPP). Professor MacKinnon has extensive experience
in developing and implementing post-graduate pharmacy residency programs in a variety
of pharmacy practice and managed care environments. He has developed several Internet
applications for education and training of pharmacists.
Board of Advisors
Rebecca W. Chater, MPH, R.Ph.
Group Manager of Clinical Services
Kerr Drug, Inc.
Laura Cranston, R.Ph. (ex-officio)
Executive Director
Institute for the Advancement of Community Practice
Alexandria, Virginia
Rebecca Cupp, R.Ph.
Pharmacy Merchandising
Kroger Corporation
John Forbes, R.Ph.
Owner, Medicap Pharmacy
Urbandale, Iowa
Bill Hankla, R.Ph.
Owner, Norcross Pharmacy
Norcross, Georgia
Maria Marzella Sulli, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
St. John's University College of Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Care Coordinator
Jamaica, New York
Faculty
CommuniRes™ faculty are composed of persons who have extensive
experience in professional and post-graduate educational program development in
general, and in community pharmacy residency programs in particular. They include:
Dennis J. McCallian, Pharm.D., President and CEO of The Family PharmaCare
Center Inc., in West Lafayette, Indiana. Family PharmaCare's CPRP was
initiated in 1997 through collaboration between Dr. McCallian and Dr. Rupp, who was
then a member of the faculty of Purdue University. Now in its fourth year, this
residency recently became the first community practice residency to be accredited
by the ASHP and was the principal template that was used in the development of the
NACDS/NCPA Community Pharmacy Practice Residency Guidelines.
John P. Rovers, Pharm.D., Associate Professor of
Pharmacy Practice and Director of the Drake/Medicap Community
Pharmacy Residency Program at Drake University in Des Moines,
Iowa. Since 1994, Dr. Rovers has been heavily involved in
creating, implementing, and evaluating innovative patient care
programs in pharmacies around the world.
Scott K. Stolte, PharmD., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at
Shenandoah University. Dr. Stolte was the first graduate of Family PharmaCare's CPRP.
Since accepting a position on the faculty at Shenandoah University, he has become a
leader in community-based clinical education.
Julie Wickman, PharmD., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Mercer
University is a past community pharmacy resident and current independent pharmacy
co-owner. Dr. Wickman is a well known national figure in pharmacy practice R&D
and CPRPs.
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale (MWU-CPG)
For over 100 years, Midwestern University (MWU) has been committed to educating health
care professionals, and serving the evolving needs of society. The Glendale Campus of
Midwestern University was established in 1996 in northwest metropolitan Phoenix. The
124-acre campus is home to students in the College of Pharmacy-Glendale (CPG), as well
as the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the College of Health Sciences. Now
in its third year of operation, under the leadership of Dean David J. Slatkin, Ph.D.,
the College of Pharmacy is distinguished by its accelerated three-year professional
program leading to the Pharm.D. degree, and by its strong commitment to community pharmacy
practice throughout the curriculum and experiential rotations.
