Amy Kennedy

Dr. Kennedy is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and clinical pharmacist at El Rio health center. Before joining the staff at UA, Dr. Kennedy worked as a clinical pharmacist at a health center for the homeless. While there, she provided medication therapy management services, precepted students, and conducted research as part of an interprofessional healthcare team.   Dr. Kennedy graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with her PharmD in 2008.  She completed her community pharmacy practice residency and community participatory research fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010.   Her scholarship interests include preventive health, the impact of medication adherence on mental health outcomes, the role of therapeutic lifestyle modifications in hypertension management, medication therapy management outcomes, and the pharmacist’s role in caring for the underserved. Dr. Kennedy was recently awarded the ACCP Ambulatory Care PRN seed grant for her project titled “Assessment of Perceptions and Barriers to Therapeutic Lifestyle Modifications in Homeless Patients with Hypertension.”

Awards:

• Badger of the Year
  • Wisconsin Alumni Association, Tucson Chapter, Spring 2023
• Innovation Award
  • Southern Arizona AHEC research fair, Spring 2023
• Academic Leadership Institute
  • University of Arizona, Summer 2022
• Clinical Science Educator of the Year
  • University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Class of 2021, Spring 2021
  • University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Class of 2019, Spring 2019
  • University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Class of 2017, Spring 2017
• Theodore G. Tong Distinguished Leadership and Service Award
  • University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Spring 2021
• Fellow
  • American Pharmacists Association, Spring 2020
• Arizona Champion
  • University of Arizona Provost, Spring 2019
• Department Award for Excellence
  • University of Arizona, Spring 2019
• Faculty Preceptor of the Year
  • University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Class of 2019, Spring 2019
• UA COP white coat faculty coater
  • Spring 2019
  • Spring 2018
  • Spring 2017
  • Spring 2016
  • Spring 2015
  • Spring 2014
• UA COP white coat faculty emcee
  • UA COP class of 2020, Spring 2019
  • UA COP class of 2017, Spring 2016
• Pharmacy Today profile
  • American Pharmacists Association, Winter 2018
• Rho Chi Membership induction
  • Spring 2017
• Pharmacy Today cover
  • American Pharmacists Association, Fall 2016
• Leadership development fellowship
  • El Rio Community Health Center, Summer 2016
• Clinical Sciences Educator of the Year
  • University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Class of 2015, Spring 2015
• Pinnacle
  • American Pharmacists Association Foundation, Summer 2014
• Faculty member of the year
  • University of Arizona College of Pharmacy graduating class, Spring 2014 (Award Finalist)
• AzPA Excellence in Innovative Practice Award
  • Arizona Pharmacists Association, Summer 2013
• Patient Care Quality Leadership Profiles
  • NCQA, Fall 2012
• Preceptor of the year
  • Arizona APhA-ASP chapter, Spring 2012