Texas Pharmacy Association Recognizes UT Tyler Faculty
June 16, 2020
UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
Texas Pharmacy Association Recognizes UT Tyler Faculty
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The University of Texas at Tyler announced today that two clinical assistant professors from the UT Tyler Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy have been recognized by the Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA) for outstanding community service and commitment to the profession.
Dr. Takova Wallace-Gay earned the TPA 2020 Bowl of Hygeia Award, which recognizes a pharmacist who continually demonstrates professional excellence and made significant public service contributions to their community. Dr. Jessica Wooster earned the TPA 2020 Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award, which recognizes a pharmacist who has graduated within the last 10 years and demonstrates leadership excellence, contributes to their community and the TPA, and advances the practice of pharmacy.
“Dr. Wallace-Gay and Dr. Wooster are wonderful ambassadors for the Fisch College of Pharmacy and UT Tyler,” said Dr. Lane Brunner, founding dean of the Fisch College of Pharmacy. “We are so excited to share their achievements and recognition by the Texas Pharmacy Association.”
Serving UT Tyler since 2016, Wallace-Gay regularly leads medication and health safety information sessions for East Texas school children and underserved populations in Tyler. She is currently establishing an interprofessional clinic with Under the Bridge ministries to assist underserved members of the community. Her research and scholarship interests include pharmacist involvement in cardiovascular risk reduction, health literacy and interprofessional education.
Wooster also has been with UT Tyler since 2016. She serves on the American Colleges of Clinical Pharmacy Transitions of Care (TOC) Task Force and as the coordinator for the TOC Committee for the American Pharmacists Association where she is instrumental in advocating for TOC pharmacy services. Wooster established a TOC pharmacy service that improves care of patients being discharged from UT Health East Texas. Through this service, she mentors pharmacy students on their advanced rotations at both UT Health East Texas in Tyler and the Tyler Cardiovascular Consultants clinic. Her research and scholarship interests include TOC pharmacy services, cardiovascular outcomes in the outpatient setting; and active learning and clinical simulations in pharmacy education.
The association’s annual awards are based on nominations submitted by members and selected by a committee of the TPA Association Affairs Council.
Since 1879, TPA serves members practicing in all areas of pharmacy, including community, hospitals, long-term care facilities, education, manufacturing and distribution. TPA champions for all Texas pharmacy professionals in advocacy, continuing education and practice innovation; and empowers today’s pharmacists to be effective healthcare advisers.
A member of the prestigious UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered to nearly 10,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News and World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.