Dr. Shannon Beckman, PharmD, a 2010 graduate of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, was recently named to the Main Street Murfreesboro Board.
Dr. Beckman is a pharmacist at Beckman’s Prescription Shop, the oldest independent pharmacy in Murfreesboro, along with her husband Keith Beckman, PharmD, who is also a College of Pharmacy gradate. The store was opened in 1972 by Keith’s parents, and Shannon said she loves being in an independent, downtown, community pharmacy.
“I love the patients and contributing to their health care and getting to know them,” she said. “There’s a local flavor, so we know all of our patients by name. That to me was very unique to community pharmacy.”
Beckman’s Prescription Shop was selected as Downtown Murfreesboro’s Business of the Year in 2021 and Shannon, in addition to providing great patient care for the downtown Murfreesboro community, also oversees the pharmacy’s vaccination and community outreach efforts. Shannon says she appreciates being in a community pharmacy where she can spend as much time with her patients as she needs. By doing so, she is able to build relationships with her patients and with local health care providers that give her an opportunity to reach a lot of people.
