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Dr. Rick Hess, professor of Pharmacy Practice at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, achieved a major career milestone after being named a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP), a distinction recognizing excellence in clinical pharmacy practice and research.
The FCCP designation recognizes individuals who have made sustained contributions to the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and demonstrated exceptional performance in clinical pharmacy practice and/or research.
“Receiving this recognition is both humbling and incredibly meaningful,” Hess said. “It reflects not only my professional journey in clinical pharmacy but also the inspiring influence of the mentors, colleagues, students and residents at ETSU who continue to motivate and challenge me in my practice.”
Hess received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy in 1998. He completed his post-graduate residency in community practice, specializing in providing diabetes care in community pharmacy. Following his residency, Hess started providing diabetes self-management education and became director of a pharmacy-based ADA-recognized program while practicing in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2007, he joined Gatton as a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. He currently provides diabetes care with ETSU Health Internal Medicine. Hess is a certified diabetes care and education specialist and a board certified ambulatory care pharmacist.
ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is one of the university's five health sciences colleges that comprise Tennessee's largest public Academic Health Sciences Center. ETSU prepares future health professionals through an interprofessional model that brings together students and faculty from multiple disciplines to learn with, from and about one another.
Learn more at etsu.edu/pharmacy.
