Institute for Innovative Pharmacy Practice

America’s population is aging, prescription drug use is on the rise and affordable access to basic healthcare has become a national crisis. As the nation is facing a shortage of skilled pharmacists, the Institute for Innovative Pharmacy Practice ("I2P2") is working to respond to these issues and to enhance the pharmacist’s role in providing quality healthcare. I2P2, created in 2006, is a premier center for training, research and advocacy. It prepares well-rounded pharmacists who promote entrepreneurial solutions for better health and better business, and it conducts real-world research to benefit patients as well as pharmacy practitioners. The Institute draws on the School of Pharmacy’s recognized strengths in senior care, pharmacy management and community-health programs to address current practice needs. Jacqueline Gardner, professor and co-director of the Pharmacy Retail Management certificate program, is the principle investigator. As a tribute to Gardner’s dedication to innovative pharmacy practice, an endowed professorship was named in her honor to support the ongoing research and advocacy of the Institute.