A Wide-Open Field - USSPG Members Provide Sports Pharmacy Perspective in AACP’s Academic Pharmacy Now

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Written By U.S. Sports Pharmacy Group

ARCHIVED from 7/5/2024

Publication: A Wide-Open Field published in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)’s Academic Pharmacy Now: 2024 Issue 2

USSPG Chair, Athena Cannon, PharmD, Vice Chair, Mitchell Howard, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, Member at Large, Hoai-An Truong, and USSPG Member, Michael Kessler, MS, PharmD with Kari Franson were interviewed by Jane Rooney in the second 2024 issue of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)'s Academic Pharmacy Now magazine to shine light on the growth and need for sports pharmacy education in the U.S.

Highlights from the interview:

  • Hoai-An Truong highlights his research surrounding student’s interest in understanding of sports pharmacy

  • Kari Franson introduced the new sports pharmacy certificate program at the University of Southern California (USC)

  • Michael Kessler provides insight into his role as a sports pharmacist within the USC athletic department

  • Mitchell Howard summarizes his research on patient athlete’s understanding of dietary supplements and the role pharmacists have in education

  • Athena Cannon describes the changing sports pharmacy landscape and the growth leaders are creating to positively impact all those who work with athletes

Full Interview: https://issuu.com/aacp/docs/apn-2024issue2

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