McKenzie Highsmith, PharmD, BC-ADM
Associate Professor
- highsmithm@etsu.edu
- 423-439-6249
- Building 7, Room 314
McKenzie Highsmith, PharmD, BC-ADM, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy. Dr. Highsmith also holds an Associate Professor appointment in the Department of Family Medicine at James H. Quillen College of Medicine. She maintains a clinical pharmacy practice with ETSU Family Physicians of Johnson City, specializing in chronic disease management and transitions of care. She is the faculty advisor for the ETSU chapter of the APhA-Academy of Student Pharmacists and a member of TPA, APhA, ACCP, STFM, Kappa Psi, and Phi Lambda Sigma.
Education, Degree, & Post Graduate Training
Doctor of Pharmacy at ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency in Pharmacy Practice at Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare
System in Nashville, TN
PGY2 Residency in Ambulatory Care at ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy
Teaching specialty:
Chronic primary care diseases, anticoagulation, cardiovascular risk reduction, healthcare policy
Classes taught:
Course Coordinator for Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice in Appalachia and IDEALS Labs V and VI
Also teach in the Pharmacotherapy Series, Pharmacotherapy Lab, Integrated Series,
Communications, and OTC/ Natural Medicines
Research Interests:
Patient-Centered Medical Home, Transitions of Care, Interprofessional Primary Care
Significant Regional, State, or National Service:
Tennessee Pharmacists Association:
Board of Directors
TN Society of Pharmacists Chair
Ambulatory Care/Collaborative Practice Committee
Organizational Involvement/Membership:
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
Tennessee Pharmacists Association
Kappa Psi
Phi Lambda Sigma