Angela (Dee) R. Thomason
Professor
McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice
1427 CHS Building 1
adrobert@samford.edu
205-726-4476

Angela (Dee) R. Thomason currently serves as a professor at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, McWhorter School of Pharmacy with focus responsibilities in interprofessional education and general medicine advance pharmacy practice experience as a clinical pharmacist specialist at Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital at Lakeshore. Over the past several years, she has held various leadership positions within the Experiential Education, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and School with responsibilities related to pharmacy students’ early practice experiences in community and health-system settings, preceptor development, faculty leadership and interprofessional education. Angela also practices as a clinical pharmacy specialist at a local health-system participating in various clinical pharmacy services such as internal medicine, anticoagulation, and transitions of care. Her pharmacy experiences over her career have encompassed a variety of clinical settings with direct patient care services within federal, community and academic health-systems. Angela received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and completed an ASHP-accredited Specialty Primary Care Pharmacy Practice residency. She continues to serve ASHP and Alabama state affiliate of ASHP with various leadership roles.

Degrees and Certifications

  • PharmD, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ
  • ASHP Accredited Primary Care Pharmacy Practice Specialty Residency, Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery and Trainer, American Pharmaceutical Association
  • Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Board of Pharmacy Specialties
  • Physical Assessment in Patient Care Management, Nova Southeastern Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ College of Pharmacy
  • Education Scholar Certifiation, AACP Education Scholars Program

Involvement

  • Encompass Health, Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital
  • National Association Board of Pharmacy (NABP)
  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
  • American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
  • Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ALSHP)

Expertise

  • Internal Adult Medicine
  • Interprofessional Education
  • Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapies

Awards and Honors

  • Fellow of Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists (FALSHP), 2023
  • McWhorter School of Pharmacy Superior Scholar Award, 2023
  • Alabama Society of Health System Pharmacist (ALSHP), 2021
  • Award of Excellence in Experiential Education. (AACP), 2021
  • Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists Service Award, 2019
  • Award of Excellence in Experiential Education. (AACP), 2019
  • McWhorter School of Pharmacy Scholar Award, 2016
  • Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists Service Award, 2015
  • Certificate of Recognition - Department of Pharmacy Practice, 2010
  • Carl Wayne Shaddix Pharmacy Practitioner of Excellence Award, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, 2006

Research Areas

  • Fellowship for Interprofessional Development at Samford (FINDS). William E. and Wylodine F. Hull Fund for Christian Scholarship (Hull Grant

  • Naro PB, Thomason AR. “Education of Pharmacy Students with Geriatric Sensitivity Training Module”

  • Thomason AR, Waldrop B, Henderson R. “Pharmacy Morning Report (PMR) Pilot Program”

  • Ongoing Scholarship and Research: Interprofessional education, anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapies, rehabilitation medication, internal medicine

Publications

  • Bolela J., Morato J., Smith A., Thomason A.R.(2024) Tramadol's current role in the new opioid guidelines. ALSHP InPharmative Quarterly. 10(1): 7-10.

  • Brown S., Boyd K., Thomason A.R. (2023) Potential Drug Interactions with Antiplatelet Medications and Cannabidiol: A focus on P2Y12 Inhibitors. The Senior Care Pharmacist,38,141-7.

  • Shelton L.R., Thomason A.R., Hensarling R.W. (2022) Faculty fellowship in interprofessional education: An atypical approach to faculty development. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice,28,100528.

  • Hensarling R.W., Shelton L.R., Thomason A.R. (2020) Faith Integration in the Development of an Interprofessional Fellowship. Journal of Christian Nursing,37,165-169.

  • White C.W., Thomason A.R., Prince V.(2014). Recurrent venous thromboembolism in a patient with Heterozygous Factor V Leiden Mutation. Hosp Pharm,49,748-751.

  • Thomason A.R. , Elmore L.K., Naro P.B.(2013) Pharmacy students’ attitudes toward the underserved population: the role of experiential education. Curr Pharm Teach Learn,5,444-449.

  • Henderson C.D., Broeseker A.E., Berry C.G., Fort D., Thomason A.R. , Cahoon T.M., Karlet M.C.(2013) Interprofessional Education Sessions involving Doctor of Pharmacy, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Nurse Anesthetist Students. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 5,450-457.

  • Charest D.M., Krogsgard E.S., Thomason A.R .(2010) A patient case: Intravenous Azithromycin-induced hepatoxicity. Hosp Pharm, 45,545-48.

  • Thomason A.R., Waldrop B.A., Henderson R.P.(2008) Pharmacy morning report pilot study adapting the medical model of case-based teaching to the pharmacy curriculum. International Journal of Pharmacy Education and Practice (IJPEP),4,2.http://www.samford.edu/schools/pharmacy/ijpe/208/208.html#pmr. Accessed November 3, 2008.

Presentations

  • Transitions of Care: Snapshot of Experiences. Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists Annual Fall Meeting.

  • Intentional Interprofessional Experiential Education. Collaborating Across Borders (CAB) International Conference.

  • Fellowship for Interprofessional Development at Samford (FINDS). Collaborating Across Borders (CAB) International Conference.

  • Interprofessional Collaboration: Faith and Chemotherapy. APHA Annual Meeting.

  • Interprofessional approach to understanding how faith affects patients’ medication choices. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.

  • New Drug Update. Regional Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospitals.

  • DKA with SLGT2 inhibitors. Regional Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospitals.

  • Lessons we are learning: Virtual Pharmacy Practice Experiences. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.

  • Unmasking innovative and creative teaching strategies in experiential education. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.