SPOKANE, Wash. – Linda Garrelts MacLean has been elected to a three-year term on the board of trustees of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).
She is associate dean for advancement and a clinical professor at the Washington State University College of Pharmacy where she teaches pharmacy management, entrepreneurial pharmacy and practical politics and pharmacy. She has particular interest in new models for community pharmacy and community pharmacy residency programs.
APhA represents more than 62,000 practicing pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and others interested in advancing the profession.
MacLean is past president of the Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) and a member of the national nonprofit Community Pharmacy Foundation board of directors. In 2011, she received the WSPA Distinguished Leadership Award. She has been recognized by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) as Preceptor of the Year and Faculty Liaison of the Year.
She has provided numerous continuing education sessions on topics such as immunizations, diabetes and community practice and has been involved as coach and mentor for 12 student pharmacist teams for the NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition, including two first-place teams. In 2009, she received the Students’ Choice Award for Excellence in Teaching from WSU.
Read the entire APhA press release at https://www.pharmacist.com/apha-announces-results-2014-board-elections.
Contacts:
Linda Garrelts MacLean, WSU College of Pharmacy, 509-358-7722, lmaclean@wsu.edu
Lori Maricle, WSU College of Pharmacy communications, 509-368-6679, lmaricle@wsu.edu