Appointments

• Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
• Chief Operating Officer, NEOMED Health Care
• President, NEOvations Pharmacy Services

Area of Expertise/Research Interests

• Vaccinations
• Medication Therapy Management
• Experiential Education
• Financial Education & Wellness
• Pharmacy Operations & Quality Assurance
• Investments

Bio

Kunal Amin, BSPS, Pharm.D., graduated from the University of Toledo, Ohio, in 2009. He has implemented and led many clinical initiatives and projects throughout his career, including new services, workflow integration, operations, management and supervision. Dr. Amin is strategic-minded with entrepreneurial skills to turn ideas into actions, and he has a history of accomplished goals.

Education

• The University of Toledo

Courses

• Financial Wellness
• Immunization Training Certificate
• MTM Training Certificate
• Academic & Professional Activities

Academic & Professional Activities

• American Pharmacists Association (APhA) – Academy of Pharmacy Practice & Managment SIG (MTM, Immunization – Member); Academy of Student Pharamcist (Advisor)
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) – Member
• Ohio Pharmacist Association (OPA) – Member; Faculty Advisor, Faculty Liaison
• NEOMED College of Pharmacy – Admissions Committee Chair
• Strategic Plan Steering Committee: Growth Pillar – Appointed Member

Awards

• OPA Under 40 Award, 2023
• NEOMED Faculty Excellence Award, 2023
• Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society Faculty Inductee Award, 2022
• Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Faculty Inductee Award, 2021
• 30 for the Future Award – Greater Akron Chamber, 2021

Presentations

• Investigation of Pre-Admission Variables and Academic Success with the First Professional Year of Pharmacy School. Administrative Poster Presentation. Pharmacy Education 2024: AACP Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. July 2024.
• Factors Impacting First Attempt NAPLEX Pass Rates. School Poster Presentation. Pharmacy Education 2023: AACP Annual Meeting. Aurora, CO. July 2023.
• Impact of Recorded, Asynchronous Admissions Interviews on Holistic and Academic Interview Scores. Poster Presentation. Pharmacy Education 2022: AACP Annual Meeting. Grapevine, TX. July 2022.
• Evaluating the Role of Pharmacy Technician-Administered Vaccines in Ohio During the COVID-19  Poster Presentation. Ohio Pharmacist Association 144th Annual Conference & Trade Show. Columbus, OH. April 2022, , Midyear Clinical Meeting of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Virtual Conference. December 2021,
• Improving quality of academic and holistic interviews for pharmacy admissions. Poster Presentation, Annual Pharmacy Education Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Virtual Conference. July 2020.

Distinctions

• Master Teachers Guild
• Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt
• Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt
• APhA Certificate Training Program Faculty

Publications

• Evaluating the Role of Pharmacy Technician-Administered Vaccines. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2023. Volume 36. Issue 6.
• Impact of Recorded, Asynchronous Admissions Interviews on Holistic and Academic Interview Scores. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2022. Volume 14. Issue 3.
• Prioritizing financial knowledge and skills within the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2021. Volume 13. Issue 8.
• Investigating the impact of student loan debt on new practitioners. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2020.
• Factors Impacting First Attempt NAPLEX Pass Rates. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Volume 87. Issue 8. Article 100443.

All publications

• Google Scholar
• ORCiD