LINDSEY WELCH, Pharm.D., BCPS

Experience Programs
Senior Public Service Associate
Director, Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences

Experience Programs

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, 2008

Pharmacy Practice Residency: Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Columbus GA, 2008-2009

Areas of Expertise

Research Areas: Pharmacy experiential education including student/preceptor development,intervention and assessment

Opportunities for Collaboration:  Patient outcomes and student professionalism

Honors, Awards, and Achievements

University of Georgia H. Gordon and Francis S. Davis Student Organization Achievement and Recognition Awards Advisor of the Year; awarded to the student organization advisor who has gone above and beyond the basic expectations of an advisor. The nominee must be an active advisor of a registered student organization at the University of Georgia. There are over 700 registered student organizations at the University of Georgia.

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, License No. 3157610, 2018

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Outstanding Reviewer Recognition, 2017

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Leadership Development Special Interest Group- Best Poster Award,  2015

Awarded for Hughes LD, Welch LH, Hannings AN, Darley A. Impact of an Assigned Leadership Model on Student Pharmacist Perceptions of Leadership Capability and Importance to Future Career Success. AACP Annual Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, July 2015

Georgia Pharmacy Association’s Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award, 2015

– Awarded to one pharmacist in the state of Georgia who is within 10 years of graduation for outstanding service to the profession of pharmacy

Georgia Pharmacy Association’s Leadership GPhA inaugural class 2014-2015

– Selected as one of 12 Georgia pharmacists who demonstrates leadership potential for this inaugural program which aims to hone those leadership skills and motivate attendees to participate not only in the association, but as community leaders representing the pharmacy profession.

University of Georgia Career Center Student Career Development Contribution2014, 2015, 2017

– Given to faculty whom at least one graduate in UGA’s graduating class identified as a person who has contributed greatly to their career development and success. As part of the UGA Career Center Career Outcomes Survey, students were asked to identify UGA faculty and staff who have had a significant, positive impact on their career decision-making process.

AACP’s Excellence in Assessment Award, 2014

– Co-recipient with Mike Fulford, Ph.D., Director of Assessment

University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Received for work of Professionalism Task Force. APhA Immunization Champion Award: Community Outreach Division (Honorable Mention), 2011

– Awarded to UGA College of Pharmacy Division of Experience Programs

Affiliations

Southeastern Pharmacy Experiential Education Consortium (SPEEC), Chair, 2017

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) , Experiential Education Section Secretary of Knowledge Management, 2019-2021; Experiential Education Section Scholarship Committee Chair, 2015-2016

American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

Georgia Pharmacy Association (GPhA) ,Board of Directors,  2013-2015

Georgia Pharmacy Foundation (GPhF), Board of Directors, 2017-current

Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists (GSHP)

Rho Chi Honor Society

Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society

Research Interests

Student Professional Development, Experiential Education, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Selected Publications

Welch LH, Sheffield MC, Staton A, Stevenson L, Syed LH, Naro PB, McDowell L, Fetterman JW, Duke LJ. A Consortium Approach to Incorporating Entrustable Professional Activities into the APPE Curriculum. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. July 2019.

Hannings AN, Duke LJ, Logan LD, Upchurch BL, Kearney JC, Darley A, Welch LH, Brooks KL, McElhannon MB. (in press) Patient Perceptions and Impact of Student Pharmacist Run Mobile Influenza Vaccination Clinics. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2019; 59(2):228-231.

Welch LH, Bonner CL, Augustine J, Duke LJ. Academic Success Plans in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences to Promote Self-Awareness and Improve Performance. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019; 11(4):321-328.

Welch LH, Bonner CL, Augustine JM. A Multi-School Evaluation of Academic Success Plans During Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs). American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN July 2017.

Welch LH, Danielson J, Duke LJ. A Multi-School Evaluation of Interprofessional Interactions During Health-Systems-Based Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs). American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN July 2017.

Welch LH and Bonner CL. Use of Academic Success Plans in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences: Promoting Self-Awareness. AACP Experiential Education Section Newsletter. 3(1) (2015), pp1-3.

Hannings AN, Welch LH, Wolfgang A, Watson J. Evaluation of a week-long professionalism boot camp for incoming PharmD students. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA July 2016.

Hughes LD, Welch LH, Hanning AN, Darley A. Impact of an Assigned Leadership Model on Student Pharmacist Perceptions of Leadership Capability and Importance to Future Career Success. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, July 2015.

Welch LH, Hughes LD, Hannings AN, Fulford M. The Impact of an Assigned Leadership Model on Student Self-Evaluation Scores in an IPPE. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting, Grapevine TX, July 2014.

Hughes LD, Welch LH, Hannings AN, Fulford M. Relationship between StrengthsFinder 2.0 Leadership Domains and Student Pharmacist Perceived Capabilities to Perform Leadership Skills. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting, Grapevine, TX, July 2014.

Hughes LD, Welch LH, Hannings AN, Fulford M. Student Pharmacist Perceptions of Capability to Perform Leadership Skills versus Importance to Future Career Success. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting, Grapevine, TX, July 2014.

Welch LH, Hughes LD, May DB, McEwen DW, and Duke LJ. Evaluation of Student Confidence in Influenza Immunization Administration Using a Multi-modal Teaching Approach. Curr Pharm Teach Learn, 6(6) (2014), pp. 782-791.


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