{"id":137875,"date":"2021-03-25T11:28:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T21:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=137875"},"modified":"2021-03-25T11:28:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T21:28:17","slug":"ma-inducted-into-healthcare-guild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/03\/25\/ma-inducted-into-healthcare-guild\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacy school dean inducted into national healthcare guild"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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A nationally recognized group of interdisciplinary health care professionals and educators, who are called on to serve as advisors to policy makers in Congress, welcomed the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo\u2019s<\/a> pharmacy college dean into its ranks. <\/p>\n

Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy<\/a> Dean Carolyn Ma<\/strong> was inducted into the National Academies of Practice<\/a> (NAP<\/abbr>) as a Class of 2021 distinguished practitioner and fellow. NAP<\/abbr> fellowship is extended to those who have excelled in their profession and are dedicated to furthering interprofessional practice, scholarship and policy in support of interprofessional care.<\/p>\n

Ma\u2019s membership was made official during a virtual awards and induction ceremony on March 20.<\/p>\n

“Since the beginning of my pharmacy career as an oncology pharmacy specialist, interprofessional patient care has proven to be the best approach for quality patient care,” Ma noted. “As part of the UH\u2019s<\/abbr> Center for Health Sciences and Social Work, this amazing experience with my fellow deans, directors and health care colleagues supports a strong foundation to expand on this critical work representing Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> on a national level.”<\/p>\n