
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, Pharmacy | 1999 |
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, PharmD, Pharmacy | 1998 |
University of Mississippi School of Business, BBA, Business Administration - Finance | 1993 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
Certification, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), American Association of Diabetes Educators | 2003 - 12/2008 |
Certification, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), Board of Pharmacy Specialties | 2003 - 12/2016 |
Licensure, Pharmacist, Mississippi Board of Pharmacy | 06/1998 - Present |
Current Positions
Professor, School of Pharmacy | 07/2015 - Present |
Associate Dean, School of Pharmacy | 08/2008 - 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 Practice | 08/2008 - 02/2016 |
Associate Professor, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice | 07/2008 - 06/2015 |
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice | 07/2002 - 06/2008 |
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice | 08/1999 - 06/2002 |
Sponsored Program Funding
Extramural, Pharmacy Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Project, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Mississippi State Department of Health | 10/2011 - 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, 2014 | 2014 |
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 Commentary | 2007 |
Presentations
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ross LA. University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Update, Mississippi Pharmacists Association Mid-Winter Meeting, Jackson, Mississippi | 02/2014 |
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, DC | 08/2013 |
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, Illinois | 07/2013 |
Professional Membership and Service
American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Board of Regents | 2013 - Present |
Mississippi Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Committee Chair, Education Committee | 2013 - 2014 |
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Committee Member, Council of Deans | 2008 - Present |
Committee Service
MEDICAL CENTER-RESEARCH ADVISORY, Member | 2015 - Present |
MEDICAL CENTER-MARKETING, Member | 2014 - Present |
MEDICAL CENTER-BUSINESS GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, Member | 2014 - Present |
MEDICAL CENTER-SACS LEADERSHIP, Member | 2014 - Present |
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-EXECUTIVE, Member | 2014 - Present |
MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE, Member | 2009 - Present |
Teaching Experience
PRCT 357, Pharmacy, Course, Preceptor, Leadership & Advocacy | Fall 2014 |
PRCT 354, Pharmacy, Small Group, Facilitor, Pharmaceutical Care: Group | Fall 2014 |
Directed Student Learning
Preceptor, Advised: Christa Curtis | 2014 - Present |
Residency Training
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program, Preceptor | 2014 - 06/2015 |