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Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu
University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy Dean Linda Gore Martin has been named a fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
She was among 35 honored pharmacists nationwide who practice in hospitals, ambulatory care clinics and other settings. They were honored for successfully demonstrating sustained commitment or contributions to excellence in practice for at least 10 years while contributing to the total body of knowledge in the field.
Additionally, Martin was recognized for her leadership in ASHP and her involvement in and commitment to educating practitioners and others. The program has recognized 838 Fellows since it began in 1988.
A graduate of Creighton University (Pharm.D. ’98) and UW (M.B.A. ’79 and Bachelor of Science in pharmacy in 1975), Martin previously was the pharmacy school’s associate dean of operations and academic affairs. She began her career at the UW School of Pharmacy as a drug information specialist and served 21 years as the coordinator of Drug Information Services.
In 2000, Martin accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position at the UW School of Pharmacy in social and behavioral pharmacy, with emphasis on drug information at the population level. She was promoted to associate professor in 2006 and became associate dean in 2007.
For more than 70 years, ASHP has helped pharmacists who practice in hospitals and health systems improve medication use and enhance patient safety. The society's 40,000 members include pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who practice in inpatient, outpatient, home-care, and long-term-care settings, as well as pharmacy students.
Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu