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Member News: November 2025

Megan Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP, FAAPP, received the 2025 W. Arthur Purdum Award, one of the most prestigious pharmacy honors in Maryland.

Bennett Doughty, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, started a new position as Medical Science Liaison for NY, PA, and NJ at Axsome Therapeutics.

Practice Settings

Psychiatric pharmacists can function as medical affairs professionals assisting with analyzing and educating providers on clinical data and development of insights that can affect the medical strategy to optimize medications in a company’s psychiatric pipeline. Their training also translates to roles in educating payors on clinical and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) data that may affect their access algorithms as well as in marketing where on-label data and insights can be leveraged to optimize the success for a company’s marketed psychiatric product.
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Grant Recipient Research Published

Dr. Andrew C. Hean, 2023 Defining the Future grant recipient, and his co-authors Jamie Kneebusch,Casey Tiefenthaler, and Kelly C. Lee, recently had their research published! Dr. Hean said, "Thank you again to the foundation for making this research possible, a project that was quite special to me!" Congratulations to this research team, and thank you to our donors who make grants like this possible! You can now read and download the article online.
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Foundation Supports MHFA Training

On Monday, November 3, AAPP members Beth DeJongh, PharmD, FAAPP, BCPS, BCPP and Erin Knox, PharmD, BCPP, co-led Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training on behalf of the AAPP Foundation. Sixteen participants completed the course and are now certified! The bequest of Kim Tallian fully supported this course, and her legacy lives on through these MHFA-trained individuals. The AAPP Foundation intends to again offer MHFA courses in 2026, tentatively slated for March 9, July 14, and November 4. Courses are open to members and non-members of AAPP.

Looking Back, Looking Ahead: The Power of Progress and Giving

As we step into the final stretch of the year, there’s a natural tendency to reflect on what has been accomplished over the past year, and to set goals for the year to come. Very soon, we’ll be in the heat of the holidays and the season of giving. It’s a time not just for celebration, but also for purpose.

AAPP Foundation President Elect’s Team Earns $200k Population Health Grant

Long-time AAPP member and the current AAPP Foundation President-Elect, Clayton English, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, BCGP, FAAPP, is part of a team of SoP faculty researchers at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy that has been awarded a $200,000 Tier 3 pilot research grant from the UW Population Health Initiative. The team’s work aims to address the rise in opioid overdose deaths, increasingly driven by fentanyl. This work is vital to public health. Help us congratulate Dr. English!
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