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Ashley Pugh

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice | Assistant Dean for Experiential Education

About

Dr. Ashley Pugh, Pharm.D., graduated with her Bachelor of Science from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University, and in 2018, her Pharm.D. from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University College of Pharmacy. Prior to joining Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University as Assistant Director for Experiential and Interprofessional Education and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Dr. Pugh was a Community Practice Resident at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University College of Pharmacy and Kroger Pharmacy. Dr. Pugh currently serves as Coordinator of the American Pharmacists Association’s Immunizing Pharmacists Special Interest Group and has previously chaired various committees of the American Pharmacists Association’s Immunizing Pharmacists and Medication Management Special Interest Groups. Dr. Pugh is a previous member of the American Pharmacists Association New Practitioner Advisory Committee and served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Tennessee Society of Chain Pharmacists.

Education

  • Pharm.D., Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University

  • B.S., Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University

Scholarship

Articles

  • Pharmacy Times

  • U.S. Pharmacist

  • Self-testing and self-management of warfarin anticoagulation therapy in geriatric patients (2013)

    Consult Pharm.

Presentations

  • Student Self-Evaluations: A Comparison of Preceptor and Student Perceptions and Practices (2021)

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting

  • Student Self-Evaluation Perceptions and Practices in Experiential Education (2020)

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting

  • Minutes to Win It: Helping Students Win with Medication Knowledge (2020)

    .†American Pharmacists Association 2020 Annual Meeting Preceptor PharmTalk

  • Immunization Update (2019)

    West Tennessee Pharmacists Association

  • Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Confidence Regarding Provision of Opioid Antagonist Therapy (2019)

    American Pharmacists Association 2019 Annual Meeting

  • Eat to Educate: Increasing Student Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Confidence in Nutrition Counseling (2019)

    American Pharmacists Association 2019 Annual Meeting Preceptor PharmTalk

  • Medication Safety Update (2017)

    Tennessee Pharmacists Association 2017 Summer Meeting

  • Challenging students to creatively engage patients (2017)

    American Pharmacists Association 2017 Annual Meeting Preceptor PharmTalk

  • Impact of Medication Therapy Management Interventions on Patient Adherence to HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (2015)

    2015 American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting

  • Impact of pharmacy work experience and study time on first-year student pharmacists’ ability to recall medication names (2014)

    American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists Midyear Meeting

  • Knowledge and beliefs regarding prescription drug abuse among undergraduate, male college students (2013)

    American Pharmacists Association 2013 Annual Meeting

Awards

  • APhA Foundation CEO for the Day, (2024)

  • Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year- (2023)

    Tennessee Pharmacists Association

  • Faculty Member of the Year- (2022)

    Class of 2025

  • Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists Student Advocacy Award- (2020)

    Tennessee Pharmacists Association

  • Faculty Member of the Year- (2019)

    Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University College of Pharmacy Class of 2022

  • Faculty Preceptor of the Year Award- (2018)

    Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University College of Pharmacy Class of 2018

  • Young Alumna of the Year Award- (2017)

    Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University

  • Faculty Member of the Year- (2016)

    Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University College of Pharmacy Class of 2019

  • Faculty Recognition Award- (2016)

    Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University Class of 2019