Wyncote's Dr. Laura Waite Named Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at University of the Sciences

PHILADELPHIA, PA (10/01/2013)(readMedia)-- Dr. Laura Waite was named assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at University of the Sciences.

Her teaching responsibilities in the University's Philadelphia College of Pharmacy will include teaching the pharmacy and therapeutics and case studies courses.

Dr. Waite's research interests include student assessment, diabetes, lipids, and renal disease. She is currently researching ways to evaluate the implementation of advanced clinical pharmacy services in a non-academic community hospital.

Prior to being appointed assistant professor at USciences, Dr. Waite held numerous positions at other educational institutions. She was most recently the assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Midwestern University of Chicago's College of Pharmacy with a practice site at Edward Hospital and Health Services. Before that, she was adjunct faculty at University of Florida while working simultaneously, at different times, as an adult internal medicine clinical specialist at Orlando Regional Medical Center, a cardiovascular clinical science manager at Abbott Labs, and an adult internal medicine clinical specialist at Florida Hospital Orlando.

Dr. Waite received her PharmD from University of Texas at Austin. Originally from Texas, Dr. Waite currently lives with her husband and son in Wyncote, Pa.

At University of the Sciences, students embark on a challenging learning experience in a proving ground for successful professionals in the science and healthcare-related fields. A private institution dedicated to education, research, and service, and distinguished as the nation's first college of pharmacy, the University has produced leaders in the science and healthcare marketplaces since its founding in 1821. Students in USciences' five colleges learn to excel in scientific analysis and to apply their skills to improving healthcare in the lives of people worldwide through such disciplines as pharmacy, biology, physical therapy, healthcare business, and health policy. For more information, visit usciences.edu.

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Posted Tuesday October 01, 2013 at 03:38 pm by University of the Sciences
Last Updated Tuesday October 01, 2013 at 04:14 pm