Drug Information/Medication Policy
Dianne Williams May, Pharm.D., BCPS
Dianne May, Pharm.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy and Campus Director for Pharmacy Practice Experiences in the Division of Experience Programs at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. She offers an advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) in Drug Information with an emphasis on drug policy management. She coordinates the activities related to the resident's journal club and the Adverse Drug Reaction Conference where students and residents present to physicians in the Department of Medicine. She also offers a writing elective that is open to both students and residents and precepts an introductory patient care experience (IPPE) for 3rd year pharmacy students in the Occupational Health Wellness program and nursing home that are part of the Georgia Regents Health System..
Dr. May received both her BS and Pharm.D. degree from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Prior to her move to academia, Dr. May served in various roles at the health system including Drug Information Specialist, Medicine ICU Clinical Specialist and Drug Information and Formulary Coordinator. As part of the leadership team, her primary responsibilities included medication use policy, running the day-to-day operations of the Drug Information Center, coordinating P&T Committee and Anti-Infective Subcommittee activities, maintaining the Pharmacy’s online formulary and website and serving as editor of the Drug Information Newsletter. For almost 18 years she served as preceptor for the pharmacy residents’ Drug Information experience as well as Pharm.D. students on their Drug Information advanced practice experience and lectured on Drug Information for the University of Georgia. She has been Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy since 1999 and has served as a Board member and District Director for the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists (GSHP). She is also an active member of the following committees: GSHP Education Committee, University Hospital Consortium (UHC) Research and Education Committee, ASHP, AACP, ACCP, GPhA, and APhA. Her research interests include: Drug Information, Medical Writing, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, and Drug Policy Management.
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J. Russell (Rusty) May, Pharm.D., FASHP
J. Russell May, Pharm.D. is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Prior to his move to academia, Dr. May was a drug information specialist and clinical manager in the Pharmacy Department at MCG Health for 22 years, including serving as Director of Pharmacy from 1998 to 2003. Since graduating from the University of Kentucky Pharm.D. and Hospital Residency Programs in 1981, Dr. May has focused his practice in the areas of drug information and drug policy development at MCG (now Georgia Regents). He also served as the Program Director of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice at MCG and Secretary of the MCG Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee for many years.
Dr. May is a Past President of the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists and has served as Chairman, Publications Committee, and Chairman, Pharmaceutical Care Committee. He has also served on the Executive Committee of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Section of Clinical Specialists and as a member of the ASHP Commission on Credentialing. He is a Past Chair and current member of the Drug Utilization Review Board for the Georgia Department of Community Health.
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Erinn Rowe, Pharm.D., M.S.
Erinn Rowe is the Pharmacy Manager for Clinical Services at Georgia Regents Medical Center. Dr. Rowe obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Georgia in 2008 and went on to complete the Health System Pharmacy Administration (HSPA) residency at the University of North Carolina Medical Center (UNCMC). She also received her MS degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). She worked at UNCMC from 2010-2014, serving as a Clinical Manager over the Sterile Products Area, Controlled Substances, and Pharmacy Surgical Services. She served as a preceptor for PGY1 and PGY2 HSPA residents, PGY1 pharmacy practice residents, fourth year APPE students, and was the coordinator for the first year UNC IPPE students. While in North Carolina, Erinn was a member of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists and also sat on the Financial Performance Committee of the University Health-System Consortium. She recently joined the Georgia Regents team in September of 2014 and will be establishing her practice here. Some of her initial responsibilities include planning and communication related to drug shortages, and updating the formulary web site, which includes an extensive number of therapeutic interchanges, pharmacy protocols and criteria for use. Dr. Rowe is conducting a search for a Drug Information/Medication Safety Pharmacist to work with her as a key member of the pharmacy team.
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