Doctor Pharmacy, University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy 2006

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, UGA College of Pharmacy / Medical College of Georgia Health System, Augusta, GA 2007

PGY-2 Critical Care Residency, University of Virginia Health System, Critical Care

Research Areas: Sepsis complications, issues in Infectious Diseases, critical care education, innovative teaching methods and interprofessional education

Opportunities for Collaboration: Vascular and hemodynamic changes in sepsis; Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program Cohort 22 (2025-2026)

UGA Women’s Leadership Fellows Program (2024-2025)

Fellow American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) (2023- Present)

Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists Pharmacist of the Year (2022)

UGA College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year (2020)

American College of Clinical Pharmacy Critical Care Practice and Research Network Education Award (2020)

Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists President (2019-2020)

UGA Creative Teaching Award (2017)

Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (2015-Present)

GSHP Outstanding District Director (2011)

GSHP Outstanding Young Health System Pharmacist (2009)

• University of Georgia Critical Care Collaborative (UGAC3), Member
• American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), Member
• Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Member
• American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Member
• Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists (GSHP), Member, Past-President
• American Associations of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), Member

Complications of sepsis in critically ill patients

Infectious disease issues in critically ill patients

Development and assessment of critical care education in pharmacy schools

Innovative teaching methods

Interprofessional education

Journal Manuscripts

1. Hawkins WA, Smith SE, Newsome AS, Carr JR, Bland CM, Branan TN. Fluid Stewardship During Critical Illness: A Call to Action. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. July 2019. http://doi.org/10.1177/0897190019853979
2. Smith SE, Newsome AS, Hawkins WA, Bland CM, Branan TN. Teaching research skills to student pharmacists: a multi-campus, multi-semester applied critical care research elective. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. Nov 2019. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2020.01.020
3. Newsome AS, Smith SE, Bland CM, Branan TN, Hawkins WA. Scholastic synergy: A team prototype for pharmacy faculty engagement in education, research, and service. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. October 2020. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2020.10.011
4. Branan TN, Hawkins WA, Newsome AS, Bland CM, Smith SE. Twelve Tips for Synergistic Delivery of Remote APPE Rotations. MedEd Publish. November 2020. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2020.000257.1
5. Branan TN, Smith SE, Newsome AS, Phan R, Hawkins WA. Association of hidden fluid administration with development of fluid overload reveals opportunities for targeted fluid minimization. SAGE Open Medicine. December 2020. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312120979464
6. Newsome AS, Ku PM, Murray B, Smith SE, Powell RM, Hawkins WA, Branan TN, Bland CM. Kindling the fire: the power of mentorship. AJHP. 2021. 78(24):2271-2276. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxab295
7. Hawkins WA, Smith SE, Stitt TM*, Abdulla A*, Branan TN, Hall RG. Low Prevalence of Thrombosis Prophylaxis Dose Adjustments Highlights Implications for Patient Safety. Innovations in Pharmacy. 2021;12(4)1-6. Article DOI: http://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v12i4.4288
8. Clemmons AB, Lebovitz L, Fulford M, Greene K, Franks A, Branan TN, Plake KI. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on faculty at research-intensive United States schools/colleges of pharmacy. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. Feb 2022`. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2021.11.018
9. Gamble KC*, Smith SE, Bland CM, Sikora Newsome A, Branan TN, Hawkins WA. Hidden Fluids in Plain Sight: Identifying Intravenous Medication Classes as Contributors to Intensive Care Unit Fluid Intake. Hospital Pharmacy. 2022;57(2):230-236. http://doi.org/10.1177/00185787211016339
10. Carr JR*, Hawkins WA, Newsome AS, Smith SE, Clemmons AB, Bland CM, Branan TN. Fluid Stewardship of Maintenance Intravenous Fluids. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2022;35(5):769-782. doi:1177/08971900211008261
11. *Abdulla A, *Williams C, Branan TN, Smith SE. Optimal dosing of enoxaparin in critically ill patients with venous thromboembolism. Innovations in Pharmacy. 2023 Feb;14(1):Article 2. doi: 10.24926/iip.v14i1.5174
12. Smith SE, Barlow B, Ha L*, Park SE*, Branan TN. Non-Trauma Uses of Viscoelastic Hemostatic Assays in Critical Care: A Narrative Review and Primer for Pharmacists. JACCP. May 2023. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1828
13. Smith SE, Halbig Z*, Fox NR, Bland CM, Branan TN. Outcomes of Intravenous Push versus Intermittent Infusion Administration of Cefepime in Critically Ill Patients. Antibiotics. June 2023. DOI: http://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12060996
14. Hawkins WA, Darley BA, Malcolm DR, Smith SE, Sikora A, Bland CM, Hixon LM, Flowers G, Branan TN. Design and Implementation Considerations of Experiential Interprofessional Education for a New Practitioner. AJHP. 2024;81(1):e12-17. http://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxad238.
15. Branan TN, Hawkins WA, Palmer R, et al. Translating Clinical Decision-Making Skills From a Critical Care Pharmacy Elective to the Required Curriculum. Am J Pharm Educ. 2024;88(1):100599. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100599.
16. Branan TN, Darley BA, Hawkins WA. How critical is it? Integrating critical care into the pharmacy didactic curriculum. AJHP. 2024;81(18):871-875. http://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxae153
17. Sherman ER*, Ta NH*, Branan TN, Patimavirujh N, Dickinson LA, Bland CM, Smith SE. Evaluation of the Efficacy of Intravenous Push and Intravenous Piggyback Administration of Ceftriaxone in Critically Ill Patients. Antibiotics. 2024;13(10):921. http://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13100921
18. Smith SE, Bland CM, Branan TN, Sikora A, Hawkins WA. Research and scholarly methods: research collaboration. JACCP. 2024;7(11):1122-1132. http://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.2041
19. Smith SE, Smith LT, Sikora A, Branan TN, Bland CM, Hawkins WA. Relationship between medication complexity regimen and pharmacist engagement in fluid stewardship. AJHP. 2025;82(11):e529-535. http://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxae369

Books

Bland CM, Branan TN, Hawkins WA, Sikora A, Smith SE. InteGREAT: A Guidebook for Creating Great Healthcare Teams. Praeclarus Press. 2024

Textbook Chapters

1. Bland CM and Branan TN. Other Common Infections in the ICU. In: Fish DN ed. Critical Care Self-Assessment Program Book 1. ICU Infections. Lenexa, KS: American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 2016.
2. Branan TN and Bland CM. Sepsis. In: Slain D ed. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach. 11th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 2020.
3. Branan TN and Hawkins WA. Acute Kidney Injury. In: Sutton, SS ed. Naplex Review Guide. 4th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 2021.
4. Branan TN, Smith SE, Bland, CM. Sepsis and Septic Shock. In: Chisholm-Burns M, Wells BG, Schwinghammer TL, Malone PM, Kolesar JM, and Dipiro JT. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice. 6th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 2021.
5. Branan TN and Susan SE. Sepsis. In: Slain D ed. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach. 12th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 2022.
6. Most A and Branan TN. Sepsis Syndromes. In: Sutton, SS ed. Naplex Review Guide. 5th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 2025.