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Katy F. Collins is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ's McWhorter School of Pharmacy. With over a decade of experience, she specializes in quality improvement, Medicare compliance and program administration, managed care pharmacy, ambulatory care pharmacy, and provided clinical pharmacy program management, pharmacotherapeutic recommendations and pharmacy resident and student education at Viva Health. She is passionate about mentoring pharmacy students and residents from all professions. Her research interests include managed care, Medicare quality improvement programs, sustainable pharmacy services, interprofessional education and chronic disease management.

Degrees and Certifications

• Board Certification in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP), 2018 – Present
• Alabama Preceptor Licensure, 2014 – Present
• Teaching Certificate, ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ, 2013 - Present
• Alabama Pharmacist Licensure, 2012 – Present
• Medication Therapy Management Certificate, APhA, 2012 – Present
• Doctor of Pharmacy, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ (2012)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, American Red Cross, 2011 – Present
• Pharmacy-based Immunization Delivery Certificate, APhA, 2010 – Present

Awards and Honors

• VIVA Leadership Academy – 2023
• APhA-APPM Merit Award for Research – 2013

Involvement

• Member, American Pharmacist Association (APhA)

Expertise

• Ambulatory Care Pharmacy
• Chronic Disease Management
• Medication Therapy Management
• Managed Care
• Medicare Compliance and Program Administration
• Pharmacy Education and Mentorship

Research Areas

• Medication Patient Safety and Adherence
• Medicare Program Administration
• Collaborative Practice Models in Family Medicine

Publications

Dugan BD, Lander RD, Manzella B, Fisher K, Hannings A, Skelley JW. Improving diabetes care through an interdisciplinary, patient-incentivized model in a public health department population [abstract]. American Public Health Association annual meeting, 2014, New Orleans, LA.