Faculty Highlight 
Edoabasi McGee, PharmD, BCPS

April 30, 2019

This month's faculty highlight features Dr. Edoabasi McGee, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at PCOM Georgia.

Why did you choose a career in pharmacy education?

After pharmacy school I completed a residency then went off to become a clinical pharmacist at a program that was expanding their clinical pharmacy services. I worked as a clinical pharmacist for seven years before I moved to PCOM.

My interest in academia came about when I felt like I needed a challenge to help me grow professionally. I had precepted many pharmacy students during the seven years as a clinical pharmacist and I really enjoyed experiential teaching. So when an opportunity came up to do both didactic teaching and experiential, I jumped at it.

As a pharmacy educator, I enjoy staying on the cutting edge of information to be able to teach the most current healthcare practices. I have been very challenged at PCOM and I have grown in leaps and bounds professionally, which fuels my passion for pharmacy education.

What is your research interest?

As an antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist, I am interested in all things stewardship. I enjoy evaluating patient outcomes after implementing antimicrobial stewardship interventions. I also enjoy doing educational research such as evaluating the effectiveness of innovative teaching methods.

What advice do you have for a person considering a career in pharmacy?

Pharmacy is a very noble profession, I think anyone that loves impacting the world in a positive light with health outcomes should look into pharmacy. The mainstream public looks as pharmacist as the person in their local retail store, however the role of a pharmacist expands beyond that.

Pharmacist can work in a hospital on disease specific teams with diverse healthcare teams. We can also work in an ambulatory center on disease specific teams. We can teach the next generation, work as a consultant for long-term care institutions. We can manage medications in home health care settings and in telemedicine. The opportunities are endless, so get a strong knowledge foundation with additional postgraduate training and create opportunities that challenge you to grow professionally and remember your career as a pharmacist is not a sprint but a marathon.

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Wedding cake from Bruster’s—almond cake batter ice cream with black raspberry swirl.