The Wayne State Board of Governors approved the promotion of Pramodini Kale-Pradan to full professor (clinical). In addition, Susan Davis, Candice Garwood and Dennis Parker Jr. earned promotions to associate professors (clinical). The four are faculty members in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.

"This is a significant achievement in their careers and one that is well-deserved," said Dean Lloyd Y. Young. "I am pleased that the University supports the recommendations of their colleagues, department chair and deans."

Pramodini Kale-Pradhan, PharmD, is a member of Pharmacy Practice since 1991 and holds a joint appointment with the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) and St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit. In 2007, Kale-Pradhan developed a vigorous research program in the area of infectious diseases, specifically in gastroenterology and nutrition supports. She has an excellent record of research funding, presently serving as a co-investigator on a pharmaceutical company supported research grant to development treatment options for methicillin-vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Kale-Pradhan has published 17 papers, 2 book chapters and 20 research abstracts in relevant academic journals. Significantly contributioning to the teaching mission of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, her responsibilities include didactic and clinical instruction in the professional doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) program. In addition, she actively participates in clinical instruction of PharmD students. Kale-Pradhan maintains an active service load and is a member of numerous committees at the department and college levels. She serves on the editorial boards of the Annals of Pharmacotherapy and chairs the gastroenterology section. Kale-Pradhan is an invited referee for more than 10 journals in the area of pharmacy practice and pharmacotherapy.

Susan L. Davis, PharmD, joined the college in July 2005 and holds a joint appointment through Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, where she serves as an infectious diseases pharmacy specialist. She has served as a co-investigator and collaborator on 8 funded research projects. In 2007, Davis was invited to present her work on bacterial resistance at the European Congress for Chemotherapy, Microbiology and Infectious Disease. She has authored 12 peer-reviewed papers, half as primary author, and 2 book chapters in top pharmacy and infectious disease journals. Davis has both funded and non-funded research projects and has presented more than 50 refereed poster or platform presentations nationally. She is a dedicated and valued educator in didactic and experiential settings. Davis serves on committees within the pharmacy department, the hospital and professional organizations. She established the first antibiotic stewardship committee that incorporates an interdisciplinary approach and a teaching, research and training opportunity for pharmacy students and residents. This committee has improved patient care and contributed to decreased health care costs.

Joining Pharmacy Practice as a clinical assistant professor in 2005, Candice L. Garwood, PharmD, also provides clinical service to Harper University Hospital, Detroit, and holds an appointment as an adjunct at the WSU School of Medicine. She blends her clinical practice with scholarship, contributing to the literature in her clinical practice specialties of anticoagulation and geriatric care. Garwood has had 11 articles published in peer-reviewed journals as well as book chapters and multiple abstracts and poster presentations at national meetings. She obtained internal funding for evaluation of renal dysfunction on anticoagulation outcomes and external funding from industry to develop postgraduate pharmacy residency training. Garwood also has undertaken other unfunded clinical investigations at Harper University Hospital. Her teaching responsibilities include both experiential and didactic instruction. She instructs pharmacy students and postgraduate pharmacy residents at her clinical practice site approximately 20 hours/week. She supports a number of committees in the college and is active in national pharmacy organizations, serving on editorial boards and clinical practice committees.

Dennis Parker, Jr., PharmD, joined Pharmacy Practice in 1999. In addition to his faculty appointment in the college, he provides clinical service at Detroit Receiving Hospital and is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the WSU School of Medicine. He is a regular lecture contributor to several courses within the EACPHS doctor of pharmacy program. Parker is well known for his game show review sessions "Who Wants to be Pharmacy Student Millionaire" and "CNS Survivor." He coordinates the Longitudinal Advanced Practice Placement (LAPP) program at Detroit Receiving and serves as a preceptor for both PharmD students and post graduate first and second year pharmacy residents. His scholarship output includes 18 publications and 20 papers (abstracts) presented/published . Parker has served as co-investigator on several research grants and was a principal investigator on an Innovative Technology Grant for his work on "Game Based Teaching Strategies in a Pharmacotherapeutics Course." He has served on a number of Pharmacy Practice committees and chaired the Convocation Subcommittee for the past three years. He also is faculty advisor of the Student National Pharmacists Association, a student group formed in 2010.

The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, one of the founding colleges of Wayne State University, is committed to advancing the health and well-being of society through the preparation of highly skilled health care practitioners, and through research to improve health care practices and treatment from urban to global levels.

Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.

Contact: Kathleen J. Karas, APR
Phone: 313-577-2312
Email: kkaras@wayne.edu