ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Oct. 20, 2020) – Pooja Patel, an assistant professor at the University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy in Tampa, Fla., has been named the 2020 Outstanding Faculty Liaison of the Year by the National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation as part of NCPA’s Annual Convention, which was held virtually.
Patel received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University in Boston, after which she completed an Advanced Community Residency with Walgreens and MCPHS University. Since joining USF TCOP, Patel practices as an ambulatory care pharmacist at the Tampa General Medical Group family medicine clinic in Riverview, Fla. She works as part of an interdisciplinary team to manage chronic disease states focusing on cardiovascular and metabolic therapeutic areas.
Patel is the course coordinator for the USF TCOP Pharmacotherapeutics I course offered to the P2 students and the Ambulatory Care Elective offered to the P3 students. She has been awarded P2 Teacher of the Year for the last two years (2019 and 2020) and was awarded Preceptor of the Year in 2019.
She also serves as a faculty advisor for NCPA’s student chapter at USF TCOP.
Patel says she is honored to be named NCPA Foundation’s 2020 Outstanding Faculty Liaison of the Year and adds that it would not be possible without the support of her amazing students at USF TCOP who nominated her for this prestigious award.
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The NCPA Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1953 to honor the previous incarnation of NCPA, the National Association of Retail Druggists (NARD) Executive Secretary John W. Dargavel. Contributions to the foundation are tax-deductible as charitable donations to the extent permitted under federal tax law. The NCPA Foundation supports the growth of independent community pharmacy through scholarships to pharmacy students, critical research/programs to improve the success of independent pharmacy and patient care, community service programs, and financial aid to community pharmacy owners for their recovery in the event of disaster or other adverse circumstances. For more information, go to www.ncpafoundation.org.
Founded in 1898, the National Community Pharmacists Association is the voice for the community pharmacist, representing over 21,000 pharmacies that employ approximately 250,000 individuals nationwide. Community pharmacies are rooted in the communities where they are located and are among America's most accessible health care providers. To learn more, visit www.ncpa.org.
