Thomas K. Harrell, PharmD
OLE MISS FACULTY
Department:
School of Pharmacy
Email:
kharrell@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-2622
Biography
Dr. Kris Harrell is a passionate leader in health-system pharmacy and particularly in experiential education of students and residents. He has served as a preceptor for 15 years and has overseen all introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) since 2006. He has given numerous presentations on a variety of pharmacy education and practice issues throughout Mississippi and nationally. Dr. Harrell has also authored publications in journals and textbooks based on original community-based research and other primary care topics. He has been elected to serve in state leadership roles including: President of Mississippi Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) in 2010, Executive Council Member-at-Large for the Mississippi Pharmacists Association in 2009, and President of the Mississippi College of Clinical Pharmacy in 2008. Additionally, Dr. Harrell has served nationally as a Mississippi ASHP delegate, as a member of the ASHP Task Force on Advanced Pharmacy Practices from 2008-2010, and for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) as Chair of the Master Preceptor Advisory Board in 2013 and as a member of the Professional Affairs Committee in 2011. He has been honored with several awards including the UMSOP Pharmacy Faculty Instructional Innovations Award in 2008, the MSHP Service Award in 2005, and he was a member of teams recognized for the AACP Lawrence C. Weaver Transformative Community Service Award in 2012 and the ASHP Best Practices Award in 2003. In 2014 Dr. Harrell was recognized as a Fellow of ASHP.
Education
| The University of Mississippi, MA, Higher Education and Student Personnel | 2010 |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center, PGY-2 Residency in Primary Care | 2000 |
| The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System, PGY-1 Residency | 1999 |
| The University of Mississippi, PharmD, Pharmacy | 1998 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Medication Therapy Management, American Pharmacists Association | 07/2008 - Present |
| Licensure, Pharmacist, Alabama Board of Pharmacy | 09/1998 - Present |
| Licensure, Pharmacist, Mississippi Board of Pharmacy | 08/1998 - Present |
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy | 07/2006 - Present |
| Director of Experiential Affairs and Professional Experience Programs, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice | 2006 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center | 07/2004 - 06/2006 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy | 08/2000 - 06/2006 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Harris BJ, Butler M, Cardello E, Corelli R, Dahdal W, Gurney M, Harrell K, Murphy J, Pisano D, Sullivan M, Teeters J, Bradley-Baker L, Report of the 2011-2012 AACP Professional Affairs Committee: addressing the teaching excellence of volunteer pharmacy preceptors. American journal of pharmaceutical education, 2012 Aug 10;76(6):S4 | 2012 |
| Greening L, Harrell KT, Low AK, Fielder CE, Efficacy of a school-based childhood obesity intervention program in a rural southern community: TEAM Mississippi Project. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2011 Jun;19(6):1213-9 | 2011 |
| Liles AM, Harrell K, Common thyroid disorders. A review of therapies. Advance for nurse practitioners, 2006 Jan;14(1):29-32; quiz 33 | 2006 |
| Wofford MR, King DS, Harrell TK, Drug-induced metabolic syndrome. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2006 Feb;8(2):114-9 | 2006 |
| Harrell TK, Davy BM, Stewart JL, King DS, Effectiveness of a school-based intervention to increase health knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors among rural Mississippi middle school children. Southern medical journal, 2005 Dec;98(12):1173-80 | 2005 |
| Davy BM, Harrell K, Stewart J, King DS, Body weight status, dietary habits, and physical activity levels of middle school-aged children in rural Mississippi. Southern medical journal, 2004 Jun;97(6):571-7 | 2004 |
| King DS, Wilburn AJ, Wofford MR, Harrell TK, Lindley BJ, Jones DW, Cognitive impairment associated with atorvastatin and simvastatin. Pharmacotherapy, 2003 Dec;23(12):1663-7 | 2003 |
| Marks F, Harrell K, Fischer R, Successful use of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor in a patient with aspirin-induced asthma. Southern medical journal, 2001 Feb;94(2):256-7 | 2001 |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Harrell TK. Preceptor Development: “Focus on Health Literacy and Best Approaches in Patient Care”, Mississippi Pharmacists Association, Destin, FL | 06/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Harrell TK. “Preceptor Development Emphasis: Student Pharmacists as Health Promoters”, Mississippi Pharmacists Association, Sandestin, FL | 06/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Harrell TK, Minor DS. “Keep Up Seminar”, Oxford, Jackson, Wiggins | 05/2014 |
| Faculty Development, Harrell TK. “Issues in Experiential Education and Discussion of Latest CAPE Outcomes”, UM Department of Pharmacy Practice, Jackson, Mississippi | 09/2013 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Walmart Scholar Co-recipient, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy | 2014 |
| Fellow, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists | 2014 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Fellow | 1999 - Present |
| Mississippi Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Officer, President/Elect/Past |
Committee Service
| UMSOP - SCHOLASTIC STANDARDS, Vice Chair | 2009 - 2015 |
Teaching Experience
| PRCT 375, Pharmacy, Course, Course Director, Introductory Pharmacy Practice I | Fall 2014 |
Directed Student Learning
| Pathway Program |