University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy was strongly represented among the individuals inducted as Distinguished Practitioner Fellows at the National Academies of Practice (NAP) Annual Meeting in March 2024. Four alumni from the members from the College of Pharmacy were inducted.
- Brian Cross, PharmD (Class of ’00)
Assistant Vice Provost and Director, The Center for Interprofessional Collaboration
East Tennessee State University Academic Health Sciences Center - Andrea S. Franks, PharmD (Class of ’92), BCPS, FNAP
Professor and Assistant Dean for Curricular Affairs
UT Health Science Center College of University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
- Chasity M. Shelton, PharmD (Class of ’05), FCCP, FNAP, BCPS, BCPPS
Professor and Associate Dean, Student Affairs
UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy - Caroline Zeind, PharmD (Class of ’93)
Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost and Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
To become a Distinguished Fellow, individuals need to have a minimum of ten years of exceptional service in their careers, showcasing their commitment to interprofessional practice and making healthcare accessible and affordable for everyone. The selection process involves evaluation by accomplished peers, who choose candidates based on their significant and lasting contributions to their respective professions.
NAP is a non-profit organization founded in 1981 to advise governmental bodies on our healthcare system. Distinguished practitioners and scholars are elected by their peers from multiple different health professions to join the only interprofessional group of healthcare practitioners and scholars dedicated to supporting affordable, accessible, coordinated quality healthcare for all. NAP firmly believes that close collaboration and coordination of different healthcare professions, aligned through a common vision, can advocate for patients and model excellence in interprofessional and preventive care. NAP is dedicated to lifelong learning from, with, and among different healthcare professions to promote and preserve health and well-being in society.