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Jack E. Fincham
Ph.D., R.Ph.
About Dr. Fincham
A Biographical Sketch
Jack E. Fincham, Ph.D., R.Ph., is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy, and was a Kellogg Pharmaceutical Clinical Scientist Fellow at the University of Minnesota where he obtained his Ph.D. in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. Dr. Fincham has held academic, research, and administrative positions at several Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy. He has researched varying topics pertaining to patient compliance, medication management, avoiding medication risks, the Medicare Drug Benefit, and drug use in the elderly. Dr. Fincham has practiced as a pharmacist in numerous ambulatory and institutional settings. Dr. Fincham currently serves as the A. W. Jowdy Professor of Pharmacy Care at the UGA College of Pharmacy and Adjunct Professor of Public Health in the UGA College of Public Health. From 1994-2004, Dr. Fincham served as dean of the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy.
Dr. Fincham has authored over 200 refereed and professional manuscripts published in over 50 journals. He has made over 200 professional and research presentations to allied health, dental, medical, information technology, nursing, pharmacy, and public health professional groups from Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Currently, he is a member of several national and international journal editorial boards. He has edited and written four books, with four additional books in press at this time. Dr. Fincham serves as the Associate Editor of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Dr. Fincham has written the book: Taking Your Medicine: A Guide to Medication Regimens and Compliance for Patients and Caregivers, published by Pharmaceutical Products Press. Dr. Fincham has a book in press: Tips and Helps for You and the Medicare Drug Benefit.
Dr. Fincham is an active member of numerous pharmacy, public health, and academic associations. He recently began service as a member of the Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and has served as an advisor for the CMS Medicare Drug Benefit Program from 2003 until the present. Dr. Fincham is a Fellow in the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, a member of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honor Society, and the Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society. In 1997, he was named the recipient of the Faculty Excellence in Pharmacy Administration Award by the National Community Pharmacists Association. Also in 1997, he was given the Deans Award for Sustained Contributions to Community Pharmacy Practice by the American College of Apothecaries. In 1998, he was listed as one of the top 50 most influential pharmacists in the U.S. by Drug Topics magazine.
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