Dr. Christine Birnine, dean of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy and Dr. Kelly Conn, associate professor pharmacy practice and administration, along with alumnae, Dr. Joy Snyder ’18Pharm.D., ’21MPH and Dr. Martha Poe, the 2022-2024 Public Health Pharmacy Fellow in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, recently gave two presentations at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting.
The first presentation, “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Pharmacists Preparedness for Future Public Health Opportunities: A National Survey,” stems from Snyder’s work during her time as the Public Health Pharmacy Fellow, research that she conducted at Fisher as part of her fellowship during the COVID pandemic. The poster presented findings from a national survey of United States pharmacists in October of 2020 and gained insight into the impact of the pandemic on pharmacists’ work, as well as perception of their roles during pandemic and public health activities.
The presentation, “Public Health Pharmacy Fellowship: A Collective Advantage Training Model,” shared the training model for the Public Health Pharmacy Fellowship designed to prepare pharmacists for future public health leadership. The fellowship currently partners with the University of Rochester Medicine and includes strong collaborations with many key public health organizations in the Rochester area, including the Monroe County Department of Public Health. It is designed to foster cross-disciplinary learning across institutions and stakeholders and intentionally integrates public health throughout five core areas including research/scholarship, clinical care, academia/education, leadership, and advocacy.
During the meeting, Poe received the “Early Career Award” award for the Pharmacy Section, given to a current APHA Pharmacy Section member who demonstrates a track record of early accomplishments in advancing public health and pharmacy through the application of public health knowledge, practice, partnerships, and/or scholarship. This award provides recognition to an early career public health or pharmacy professional who has served in their respective field for a maximum of 10 years.
Pharmacy Faculty Present at APHA Annual Meeting2026-11-12T09:24:00-05:00Dr. Christine Birnine, dean of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy and Dr. Kelly Conn, associate professor pharmacy practice and administration, along with alumnae, Dr. Joy Snyder ’18Pharm.D., ’21MPH and Dr. Martha Poe, the 2022-2024 Public Health Pharmacy Fellow in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, recently gave two presentations at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting.The first presentation, “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Pharmacists Preparedness for Future Public Health Opportunities: A National Survey,” stems from Snyder’s work during her time as the Public Health Pharmacy Fellow, research that she conducted at Fisher as part of her fellowship during the COVID pandemic. The poster presented findings from a national survey of United States pharmacists in October of 2020 and gained insight into the impact of the pandemic on pharmacists’ work, as well as perception of their roles during pandemic and public health activities.
The presentation, “Public Health Pharmacy Fellowship: A Collective Advantage Training Model,” shared the training model for the Public Health Pharmacy Fellowship designed to prepare pharmacists for future public health leadership. The fellowship currently partners with the University of Rochester Medicine and includes strong collaborations with many key public health organizations in the Rochester area, including the Monroe County Department of Public Health. It is designed to foster cross-disciplinary learning across institutions and stakeholders and intentionally integrates public health throughout five core areas including research/scholarship, clinical care, academia/education, leadership, and advocacy.
During the meeting, Poe received the “Early Career Award” award for the Pharmacy Section, given to a current APHA Pharmacy Section member who demonstrates a track record of early accomplishments in advancing public health and pharmacy through the application of public health knowledge, practice, partnerships, and/or scholarship. This award provides recognition to an early career public health or pharmacy professional who has served in their respective field for a maximum of 10 years./media/news-images/fall-2026/APHA-2026_960.jpg
