 Amy M. Franks, Pharm.D.
AssociateProfessor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Phone: (501) 296-1296
Fax: (501) 296-1168
Office: Education II Bldg 6/132B
Email: afranks@uams.edu
Education & Training:
Pre-pharmacy studies, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, 1995-1997
Doctor of Pharmacy, conferred with High Honors, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1997-2001
Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Research Fellowship, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2001-2003
Teaching Responsibilities
Director (2009-present), Combined Pharmacy Practice Residency/Master of Public Health (MPH) Program.
Director (2006-2008), Clinical Pharmacology Research Fellowship Program.
Director (2008-present), Co-Director (2005-2007), Lecturer (2005-present), UAMS College of Pharmacy Post Graduate Teaching Certificate Program.
Course Coordinator (2005-2007), Recitation Coordinator (2005-present), and Lecturer (2002-present), PHPR 4625 Therapeutics I. Hypertension: Overview and Classification; Hypertension: Drug Therapy; Special situations in the Treatment of Hypertension; Dyslipidemia: Treatment Considerations; Dyslipidemic Drug Therapy; Ischemic Heart Disease; Treatment of Stable/Unstable Angina; Treatment of Myocardial Infarction; Treatment Considerations in Heart Failure; Heart Failure: Drug Therapy; Cardiogenic Shock; Antiarrhythmic Agents; Drug Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation; Peripheral Arterial Disease.
Recitation Coordinator (2009-present), PHPR 5635 Therapeutics II.
Course Coordinator (2006-present) and Lecturer (2006-present) PHPR 5442 Introduction to Research Methods [elective].
Mentor/Coordinator (2004-present), PHPR 5332 Special Problems in Pharmacy Practice [elective].
Lecturer (2008-present), PHPR 5642 Evidence-Based Medicine and Pharmacoeconomics. Interpreting Noninferiority Studies.
Lecturer, Management Meetings Series. Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System ASHP-Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency. Evaluation of Drug Literature.
Lecturer (2006-2007) and Small Group Facilitator (2005-present), PHPR 3423 Pharmacy Practice I. Residencies, Fellowships, and Clinical Practice; Blood Pressure and Glucometer Point-of-Care labs.
Lecturer (2004-present), PHSCI 4445 Pharmacokinetics. Practical considerations in the therapeutic monitoring of antiarrhythmic drugs.
Lecturer (2004-present), PHPR 5654 Pharmacy Practice III Physical Assessment. Interpretation of Electrocardiograms, Injection Certification, Heart Sounds.
Preceptor (2003-present), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice PGY1 Residency.
Preceptor (2001-present), PHPR 6614 Acute Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience, Cardiology.
Clinical Practice
Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine Team 1 – Cardiovascular Medicine. UAMS Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Director, Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Service, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Research & Scholarly Interests
Pharmacist-directed interventions and community education to reduce cardiometabolic risk; drug-induced alterations of platelet aggregation and atherothrombotic disease risk; outcomes research in the pharmacological management of patients with cardiovascular disease; educational assessment methods
Honors & Awards
2008 Chancellor’s Faculty Teaching Award
2008 College of Pharmacy Class of 2008 Award for Outstanding Faculty Member in Pharmacy Practice
2007 Teaching Scholars Health Professions Educational Research Poster Exhibit Third Place Award
2006 Faculty Sponsor, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Gateway to Research Award (Sidney Veach, second-year pharmacy student)
2006 Faculty Mentor, Wal-Mart Annual Conference Scholarship Program Award for the American Association of College of Pharmacy Teachers Seminar (Catherine O’Brien, fellow)
2005 Chancellor’s Faculty Teaching Award
2005 UAMS College of Pharmacy Student Body Teacher of the Year Award
2005 UAMS College of Pharmacy Dean’s Teaching Incentive Award
2004 UAMS CARE (Compassion, Attitude, Respect, Excellence) Recognition
2001 Arkansas Association of Health-System Pharmacists Fall Seminar Poster Presentation Award
Memberships
American Heart Association
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Arkansas Pharmacists Association
Arkansas Association of Health-System Pharmacists
Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society
Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honor Society
Curriculum Vitae
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