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Bio:

M. Maggie Folan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy & Therapeutics at the School of Pharmacy of the University of Pittsburgh. She received her BSN from Duquesne University in 1979 and joined the Pharmacodynamic Research Center in the School of Pharmacy as a research nurse in 1988. Intrigued by the research and not satisfied to remain outside of the laboratory she began taking courses to increase her knowledge of pharmacokinetics, statistics, and experimental design. Eventually she entered the graduate program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and graduated with a PhD in 2003, joining the faculty shortly thereafter.

Dr. Folan is interested in increasing the international opportunities available to PharmD students during their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience. She developed a position in collaboration with Beacon Hospital in Dublin, Ireland and hopes to be able to expand this to other areas in Ireland and the EU. Another interest is to increase the diversity of the PharmD population within the school. Her belief is that we need to attract excellent students in the high school years. As such, Dr. Folan is active in the “So You Want to Be a Pharmacist” program where she conducts a compounding lab for high school students as part of their day spent in the School Pharmacy.

Dr. Folan is the chair of the Academic Affairs Committee for the MS and PhD degree programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences and advises all first year students in the program. She directs the Graduate Education And Research at the University of Pittsburgh (GearUP) mini-graduate school weekend and the summer research program held annually for students interested in pursuing a career in research at the graduate level.

Teaching is very dear to Dr. Folan. She coordinates the Pharmacology course for the Dental Hygiene program in the School of Dental Medicine and is particularly fond of teaching the pharmacology of the endocrine system. You can find her assisting in the Profession of Pharmacy course for the first year students. Dr. Folan is a member of both the PharmD and Dental Hygiene curriculum committees.