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Faculty Scholarship
Publications
- Miller JC, McKennon S, Remsberg CM, and five others published, Rural Clinicians’ Efforts to Maintain Relationship-Centered Care Amidst Conflicting Tensions with Inherited Opioid Prescribing Practices. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Mar 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-026-10363-0
- Kimberly C. McKeirnan, Alanda A. Barash, Siavosh Naji-Talakar, and one other published, Implementing an oncology elective in a doctor of pharmacy curriculum, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, Volume 18, Issue 7, 2026, 102583, ISSN 1877-1297, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2026.102583.
- Frazier C. Smith K. published “Gender Affirming Care,” Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. Ed DiPiro J, Yee G, Posey M, Haines S, Nolin T, Ellingrod V. 2026. 13th edition.
Presentations
- February 24, 2026, Danial Baker presented “How to Optimize Use of Turnitin,” for the Gulf Medical University via Zoom.
- March 14, 2026, Danial Baker presented, “Drug Storages: Causes, Impact, and Future Changes in the Supply Chain,” for the Spokane Pharmacy Association in Spokane, WA.
- March 2026, Kimberley McKeirnan and Taylor Bertsch presented a poster, “Boosting Care: Surveying the Role of Immunizing and Advanced Role Pharmacy Technicians, “at APhA in Los Angeles, CA.
- March 11, 2026, Mugan Undeberg and Angela Stewart presented, “Growing Rural Pharmacists to Bridge Healthcare Gaps in Rural Washington State,” for the NW Rural Health Conference in Spokane, WA.
Service
- Cheyenne Frazier wrote the continuing education home module on ‘Diabetes Care,” as part of the WSPA Ambulatory Care Certificate: WSPA Ambulatory Care Certificate Training Program
- Dana Bowers recorded a podcast, “Complicated UTIs: What’s Crystal Clear & What’s Still Cloudy,” for the New Episode of Breakpoints: the SIDP Podcast.
Student Achievement
Doctor of Pharmacy students
- On March 26, 2026, the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) student group teamed up with Nicole Rodin and WSU Health to conduct a Narcan training. During the event, students were equipped with 24 boxes of Narcan so they have not just the knowledge to save a life, but the tools as well.
- PY2 Rural Health students, Alleni Velasco, Alexsandra Vargas, Amy Schoonover, Sarai Lopez, Perla Mendez, Susana Lopez-Auilar, Ashlynne Comnick, and Xochitl Chavez, along with Faculty mentor, Megan Undeberg, participated in the 12th annual Rural Pharmacy Career Roundtable and Networking event on Tuesday, March 31, with participants from IL, TN, and NC. Our special featured pharmacists/sites from Washington included Dr. Nathan Spinelli from Columbia Basin Health Clinic and Dr. Josuah Tilus from Chinook Pharmacy in Forks, WA.