About the College of Pharmacy
Creating transformational leaders in pharmacy
Message From the Dean
The NEOMED College of Pharmacy is excited to recognize the 20th anniversary of our founding. The College received approval from the State of Ohio and the NEOMED Board of Trustees in 2005; the first class matriculated in 2007. During the past year, I had the pleasure of having Dr. David Allen, who was the founding dean of the College, as a mentor. It was helpful to learn more about his vision for the College.
The 2024-2025 academic year was a busy one with an onsite ACPE accreditation visit in April. The visit went well and our commitment to high-quality interprofessional education was acknowledged in the final report. We received the full 8-year term for our accreditation. Shortly after the visit, NEOMED did a search for a permanent dean for the College. After serving as the interim dean for two years, I was honored to be selected as the permanent dean and given the opportunity to continue leading this exceptional program.
The profession of pharmacy is facing a lot of changes right now. The opportunities for graduates continue to expand into new areas and current clinical practice continues to evolve. I am optimistic about the future of the pharmacy profession, but it will take advocacy and action to ensure that legislative changes are positive for our profession.
Sincerely,
Katherine Tromp, Pharm.D.
Dean, College of Pharmacy
By the numbers
Above: Key outcomes for the pharmacy program include an 81.5% NAPLEX first-attempt pass rate (above the 77.5% national average), a 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio, and 97% of graduates reporting they feel prepared to enter pharmacy practice based on the 2025 AACP Graduating Student Survey. The program has received $1.56 million in total research awards in fiscal year 2024 and has graduated 1,054 students across 15 graduating classes since 2011. Outcomes also include an 83% residency placement rate for the Class of 2025 and a 95% job placement rate for the Class of 2024.
Gallery: 2025 highlights
Faculty highlights
Magdi H. Awad, Pharm.D., received the Board of Directors Pharmacy Champion Award from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
Joseph Marchiano, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP, was recently elected to the board of the Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacy as President-Elect.
Sheila Fleming, Ph.D., Director of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging is recognized among top 2% globally cited researchers.
Alumni Highlights
Dana Wilkerson, Pharm.D. (‘16), M.S., BCACP, was appointed president of the Ohio Pharmacist Association in April 2025. She was installed as
president-elect in spring 2024.
Philip King, Pharm.D. (’13) and Dustin Carneal, Pharm.D. (’15) were elected Fellows of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy—one of the highest honors in the profession. They are the first NEOMED alumni to be elected as ACCP Fellows.
Jacob Sweet, Pharm.D. (‘22) and Dan Jones, Pharm.D. (‘14), have expanded their independent pharmacy, Elite Pharmacy, from one location in Canfield, Ohio, to new locations in New Philadelphia, East Palestine, Ravenna and Garrettsville.
David Hudoba, Pharm.D. (’19) is the pharmacy manager of a new Community Action Agency pharmacy filling a pharmacy desert in Lisbon, Ohio.
Student highlights
Deanna Laughlin is involved locally, regionally, nationally and internationally in pharmacy associations—she is vice chair of the ASHP Pharmacy Student Forum on the national stage, and was appointed Student Exchange Officer-Elect for the American Pharmacists Association and International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation.
Kaitlyn Myk-Kish, Pharm.D. (‘25) received one of 12 Student Leadership Awards from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists during her P4 year.
NEOMED’s team of pharmacy students took home first place in the annual Jeopardy Bowl competition at the Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacy (OSHP) Annual Meeting and Residency Showcase and second place in the OSHP Clinical Skills Competition.
Adil Hasan had a summer internship at Gilead and received the Cathy A. Carroll scholarship from AMCP.
CPESN PARTNERSHIP
Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network (CPESN) entered a partnership with the College of Pharmacy in fall 2024. The alliance will bring new resources to pharmacists in Ohio to implement provider status and advanced patient care services within community pharmacies throughout the state. Jaclyn Boyle, Pharm.D., M.S., M.B.A., BCACP, FASHP (’12) continues leading the relationship for NEOMED.
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Mentoring opportunities
As health professionals, there is perhaps no greater service we can provide to the next generation than that of mentorship. A symbiotic relationship, mentoring leaves the volunteer with a sense of fulfillment and the mentee with invaluable guidance.
NEOMED has created an innovative approach to providing basic career guidance to current students in a low-commitment, low-stress and high-impact way through its new website – NEOMED Connect. This opportunity is fashioned to best meet the needs of both the busy professional and the student.
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Research at NEOMED
The NEOMED College of Pharmacy is driven by its commitment to pursue educational excellence and advanced research. The College aims to address the current healthcare issues facing society, while enhancing the knowledge of our students. The main research focus area is Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging with faculty working in other areas such as pharmacogenomics, musculoskeletal research, and diabetes, obesity and metabolism.
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is very supportive of student research; they have supported 70 summer student trainees and 100+ high school students during the past five years. For pharmacy students in particular, the College launched a Pharmacy Research Curriculum Concentration. This created the opportunity for an extra distinction for students heavily involved in research during their Pharm.D. program. The NEOMED College of Graduate Studies offers a Ph.D. program that five Pharm.D. graduates have completed or are currently completing.
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