Â鶹ÊÓƵ

Skip to Content

Mark Stephens

Associate Dean for Academic Administration | Professor of Pharmacy Practice

About

Mark A. Stephens, Pharm.D., BCPS completed his pre-pharmacy curriculum at Â鶹ÊÓƵ University in 1982. He received his B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee in 1985 and his Pharm.D. degree from the University of Tennessee in 1986. He completed a pharmacy practice residency at the Regional Medical Center Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee in 1987. Dr. Stephens became board certified as a Pharmacotherapy Specialist in 1995. Prior to joining the Â鶹ÊÓƵ University School of Pharmacy as Associate Professor and Director of Experiential Education, Dr. Stephens served as a clinical pharmacist at the Regional Medical Center Hospital in Memphis from 1987 to 2000. His practice was primarily based in the Internal Medicine Clinic where he worked in pharmacist-managed clinics in anticoagulation, hypertension, diabetes, diabetes education, and hyperlipidemia management. Dr. Stephens also served as an Associate Professor for the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy where he provided lectures and precepted pharmacy students. Dr. Stephens then served as Director of Pharmacy and Disease Management for Memphis Managed Care Corporation, a non-profit organization that primarily provided health benefits to TennCare recipients. Dr. Stephens was responsible for the pharmacy benefit of the 200,000 member organization and provided oversight to five disease management programs. In 2006, Dr. Stephens became Director of Clinical Pharmacy for AmPharm Health Services of Parsons, Tennessee. Dr. Stephens provided consulting services for an expansion of their line of business to long-term care residents.

Education

  • Pharm.D., University of Tennessee

  • B.S., University of Tennessee

Scholarship

Articles

  • Design and implementation of a laboratory-based drug design and synthesis advanced pharmacy practice experience (2015)

    Am J Pharm Ed

Presentations

  • Building the pharmacy pipeline – To infinity and beyond: Looking beyond graduation (2016)

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting

  • Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal (2016)

    Collaborative Education Institute Clinical Pearls Series

  • In the News: An Update on the ACPE 2016 Accreditation Guidelines for Experiential Education (2016)

    ACPE CE Accredited, Â鶹ÊÓƵ University School of Pharmacy

  • Assessment of the impact of APPE scheduling changes on preceptors (2015)

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting

  • UUSOP innovative approaches to standards 2016 (2015)

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting

  • New PCSK9 Inhibitors on the Horizon for Hyperlipidemia (2015)

    Mid-South College of Clinical Pharmacy

  • Survey of pharmacy preceptors to characterize resources used to remain current (2014)

    Tennessee Pharmacist Association

  • Design and Implementation of a Laboratory-Based Drug Design and Synthesis APPE (2013)

    Roundtable Presentation. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting

  • Influence of Required Confidential Student Evaluations of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Preceptors (2013)

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting

  • Innovations in Education: Design and Implementation of a Laboratory-Based Drug Design and Synthesis APPE (2013)

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting

  • Treating Hyperlipidemia: Emerging Risks & New Directions (2013)

    West Tennessee Pharmacists Association

  • Assessment of Factors that Influence Student Preferences for Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (2012)

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting

  • Vertical Alignment of Faculty Mentoring Programs Within and Across Pharmacy Programs (2012)

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting

  • New and Future Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation. (2011)

    Tennessee Pharmacist Association 124th Annual Convention

  • Management of Mixed Hyperlipidemia. (2011)

    Volunteer State Medical Association 107th Annual Meeting

  • Management of Dyslipidemias (2011)

    West Tennessee Regional Health Department Primary Care Meeting

  • My New Year’s Resolution: Stop Smoking (2011)

    West Tennessee Area Pharmacists Association Meeting

  • Drug Information in the Community Pharmacy: Characterizing Resources, Practices, and Needs. (2010)

    American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists Mid-Year Meeting

  • Managing Anticoagulation in the Hospitalized Patient (2010)

    Medical Continuing Education Meeting

  • Application of Course Content and Development of Patient Education and Counseling Skills for First-Year Pharmacy Students in a Non-Prescription Drug Simulation Lab. (2010)

    Application of Course Content and Development of Patient Education and Counseling Skills for First-Y

  • Evaluation of Potential Determinants of Successful Performance in First Year Pharmacy Students (2010)

    AACP Annual Meeting

  • Application of Course Content and Development of Patient Education and Counseling Skills for First Year Pharmacy Students in a Non-Prescription Drug Simulation Lab (2010)

    ACCP Spring Practice and Research Forum Meeting

Awards

  • Faculty Member of the Year (2016)

    UUSOP Class of 2016