Leigh A. Ross, PharmD

Leigh A. Ross, PharmD

Ole Miss Faculty

Department:
School of Pharmacy

Email:
laross@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-2481

Biography

Dr. Leigh Ann Ross is Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi (UM) School of Pharmacy. Dr. Ross received a BBA and a PharmD degree from UM and completed a Primary Care Pharmacy Residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). Dr. Ross is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Dr. Ross previously served as Director of Pharmaceutical Care Services at UMMC, overseeing the anticoagulation, asthma, diabetes and lipid clinics. As Associate Dean, she serves as the School’s liaison with UMMC and oversees the School’s clinical programs and partnerships. Dr. Ross is Director of the Community-Based Research Program and Principal Investigator of medication management projects in Mississippi communities. She serves as PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program Director. Dr. Ross completed a Congressional Fellowship in the Office of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran and is a former President of the Mississippi Pharmacists Association and the Mississippi Biotechnology Association. She serves as a member of the ACCP Board of Regents, Chair of the ACCP PAC Governing Council, and Immediate Past Chair of the AACP Section of Teachers of Pharmacy Practice. Dr. Ross is an invited member of the National Academies of Practice and a Fellow of ACCP and ASHP.

Education

University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Pharmacy1999
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, PharmD, Pharmacy1998
University of Mississippi School of Business, BBA, Business Administration - Finance1993

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), American Association of Diabetes Educators2003 - 12/2008
Certification, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), Board of Pharmacy Specialties2003 - 12/2016
Licensure, Pharmacist, Mississippi Board of Pharmacy06/1998 - Present

Current Positions

Professor, School of Pharmacy07/2015 - Present
Associate Dean, School of Pharmacy08/2008 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Department Chair, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice08/2008 - 02/2016
Associate Professor, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice07/2008 - 06/2015
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice07/2002 - 06/2008
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice08/1999 - 06/2002

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, Pharmacy Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Project, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Mississippi State Department of Health10/2011 - Present

Publications

Abstracts

Warrington L, Ross LA, Bloodworth LS, Farr LL. Implementation of medication therapy management and patient safety initiatives in a patient-centered medical home. JAPhA. 2012;52(2):257.2012

Book Chapter

Ross BS, Ross LA. Headache Disorders. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 20142014

Editorial Commentary

Ross LA. Quality Initiatives in Pharmacy: HRSA Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2013;47:1206-09.2013
Culhane NS, Brooks A, Cohen V, Couchenour R, Ferreri S, Garrett A, Jackson E, Marciniak MW, Roller L, Ross LA, Roth M, Somma MA, Young EW. Medication therapy management services: application of the core elements in ambulatory settings. ACCP Commentary2007

Presentations

State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ross LA. University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Update, Mississippi Pharmacists Association Mid-Winter Meeting, Jackson, Mississippi02/2014
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Implementation of a Non-Traditional Residency Program, 2013 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists National Pharmacy Preceptors Conference, Washington, DC08/2013
Poster Presentation, Bloodworth LS, Ross LA, Brown MM, Davis CS, Ellis AW, Harrell TK, Pitcock JJ, Riche DM, Sherman JJ, Warrington LE. Educational Model in a Community-Based Research/Service Program, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois07/2013

Professional Membership and Service

American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Board of Regents2013 - Present
Mississippi Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Committee Chair, Education Committee2013 - 2014
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Committee Member, Council of Deans2008 - Present

Committee Service

MEDICAL CENTER-RESEARCH ADVISORY, Member2015 - Present
MEDICAL CENTER-MARKETING, Member2014 - Present
MEDICAL CENTER-BUSINESS GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, Member2014 - Present
MEDICAL CENTER-SACS LEADERSHIP, Member2014 - Present
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-EXECUTIVE, Member2014 - Present
MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE, Member2009 - Present

Teaching Experience

PRCT 357, Pharmacy, Course, Preceptor, Leadership & AdvocacyFall 2014
PRCT 354, Pharmacy, Small Group, Facilitor, Pharmaceutical Care: GroupFall 2014

Directed Student Learning

Preceptor, Advised: Christa Curtis2014 - Present

Residency Training

University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program, Preceptor2014 - 06/2015