Pharmacy Student Participation in an Interdisciplinary Case Conference

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2003 by Joyner, Pamela U, Tresolini, Carol P, Harward, Donna H, Davis, W Ashley

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank their colleagues who have been part of the interdisciplinary project planning group: Marco Aleman, Stacia Carone, Susan Coppola, Celia Hooper, Anne Meier, Judy Miller, Martha Mundy, Amy Pomeranz, Sharon Ringwalt, Kathleen Rounds, Jackson Roush, Anne Skelly, Florence Soltys, Margot Stein, Beat Steiner, Judy White, Crystal Wilson, and Kim Wilson. Further, the authors are grateful for the financial support received for the project from the Office of the Provost, UNC-Chapel Hill, through the Health Affairs Interdisciplinary Education Committee.

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Pamela U. Joyner, EdD,a Carol P. Tresolini, PhD,b Donna H. Harward, BA,b W. Ashley Davis, BA(b)

a School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

b School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Corresponding Author: Pamela U. Joyner, EdD. Mailing Address: UNC-CH School of Pharmacy, Campus Box #7360, Beard Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7360. Tel: 919-962-0030. Fax: 919-966-9428. E-mail: pam_joyner@unc.edu