Weinberger on mentoring team for pharmacy professor Roth, national award recipient

Dr. Morris Weinberger

Dr. Mary Roth, assistant professor in the UNC School of Pharmacy’s Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, was awarded a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award from the National Institute on Aging.

Roth will receive $699,170 over five years to support her project to design, implement and evaluate a medication management program to improve the quality of medication use for older adults.

The award supports the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research on patients. These awards are based on the candidate’s academic and research record, the potential for meaningful independent research and the strength of the mentoring team.

Roth’s mentoring team is led by

• Dr. Morris Weinberger, Vergil N. Slee Distinguished Professor of health care quality management in the UNC School of Public Health;
• Dr. Mick Murray, Mescal S. Ferguson Distinguished Professor in the pharmacy school, who directs the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy; and
• Dr. William Campbell, dean emeritus of the pharmacy school.

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For further information please contact Ramona DuBose either by phone at 919-966-7467 or by e-mail at ramona_dubose@unc.edu.