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Mary Beth O'Connell, Pharm.D., BCPS
Dr. O'Connell is an Associate Professor in the Pharmacy Practice Department at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. She is board certified in Pharmacotherapy. Her teaching, practice and research focuses on geriatric pharmacotherapy with an emphasis on prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. She is the course director of the Special Patient Populations module that includes women’s health. Her newest course is Patients’ Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Culture, which helps pharmacy students develop cultural competency skills. She is a clinical pharmacist and Pharm.D. student preceptor at the Detroit Medical Center Geriatric Center of Excellence. Her research in osteoporosis has evaluated the kinetic aspects of estrogen therapy and calcium absorption. Dr. O’Connell received her B.S. in Pharmacy from Wayne State University and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Minnesota. She completed an ASHP approved residency at Harper Hospital, Detroit, MI and a research fellowship at the Drug Evaluation Unit, Minneapolis, MN. She is a fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. She is Past-President of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
