November 04, 2022

Five Mentored Research Investigator Training Program (MeRIT) participants delivered platform presentations of their research on Monday, October 17^th at the 2022 Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in San Francisco, California. Presenters were selected from published papers of completed MeRIT research.. In addition to presenting their research, each participant briefly described how completing the MeRIT program has impacted their career, professional mentorship(s)/relationships, and future research. 

The participants who presented their research are as follows:

• Christina H. Sherrill, Pharm.D., BCACP, CPP, Assistant Professor of Ambulatory Care from High Point University Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy presented “Effect of Pharmacist-Driven Professional Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adults with Uncontrolled Diabetes”. (If unable to access the link directly, copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1427)
• Sharmon P. Osae, Pharm.D., BCACP, Clinical Assistant Professor University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, presented “Evaluation of quality measure attainment with pharmacist-delivered Medicare annual wellness visits”. (If unable to access the link directly, copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(21)00454-4/fulltext)
   
• Kirk E. Evoy, Pharm.D., BCACP, BC-ADM, CTTS, Clinical Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin and Clinical Pharmacist at the University Health presented “Receipt of Substance Use Counseling Among Ambulatory Patients Prescribed Opioids in the United States and National outpatient medication utilization for opioid and alcohol use disorders from 2014 to 2016”. (If unable to access the link directly, copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1178221819894588)
   
• Melanie Manis, Pharm.D., BCPS, Assistant Professor at Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, presented “Evaluating the Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention at Discharge in a Community, Nonteaching Hospital”. (If unable to access the link directly, copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10600280221111795)
• Elias B. Chahine, PharmD, FCCP, BCIDP, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Palm Beach Atlantic University and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Wellington Regional Medical Center presented “Impact of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Mandate on Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Clostridioides difficile Infection Among Long-term Care Facility Residents”. (If unable to access the link directly, copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/ascp/tscp/2022/00000037/00000008/art00008?crawler=true).

The 2-year longitudinal MeRIT program is designed to assist pharmacists with developing the abilities necessary to conduct investigator-initiated research, either independently as a principal investigator or as an active co-investigator within a research team. For more information on the program, including important dates for applying, go to https://www.accpfoundation.org/merit/.