Megan G. Smith

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2015–2022); University of Iowa (2022); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2020–2024); Southmead Hospital (1997)

Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy

11 h-index 54 pubs 481 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Research Group UAMS TRI Profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Megan G. Smith's research focuses on community pharmacy services and their role in integrated care management, particularly concerning medication management. She has investigated factors influencing collaboration between physicians and community pharmacists, and explored pharmacy characteristics associated with the provision of medication management services. Her work also examines the implementation of care management programs within community pharmacies.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Smith studied the challenges faced by postgraduate pharmacy programs in maintaining core values and assessed the willingness and capability of rural community pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines in the Southern United States. Her scholarship includes over 50 publications and 500 citations, with an h-index of 12. She has collaborated extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Benjamin S. Teeter and Geoffrey M. Curran.

Metrics

h-index: 11
Publications: 54
Citations: 481

Positions

Assistant Professor 2016–present

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy Institutional directory
Community Pharmacy Research Fellow 2014–2016

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy Practice Advancement and Clinical Education ORCID

Selected Publications

Proactive Support, Not Pressure: Responding to “Stop Pressuring Pharmacy Residents to be Licensed by July 1st” (2026)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education DOI OpenAlex
An analysis of two approaches to residency preparation and their effect on residency match results (2026)

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning DOI OpenAlex
Impact of medical billing education support on billing practices in Arkansas community pharmacies (2026)

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association DOI OpenAlex
Community pharmacy practice transformation: Evaluating sustainability of patient care services (2026)

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association DOI OpenAlex
Lessons learned in optimizing recruitment and data collection for a pharmacy-based implementation trial (2025)

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association DOI OpenAlex
Evaluating the implementation and sustainment potential of a pharmacy-embedded community health worker model (2025)

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association DOI OpenAlex
Implementing payer partnerships for patient care programs within clinically integrated networks of community pharmacies: A qualitative study (2025)

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association DOI OpenAlex
Financial threats and opportunities experienced by rural community pharmacies (2025)

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
An implementation science focused practice‐based research network for rural community pharmacies: RURAL‐CP (2024)

Clinical and Translational Science 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural community pharmacies: a protocol for a stepped wedge randomized clinical trial (2023)

Implementation Science 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Report of the 2022–2023 AACP Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Focused Integration of Community-Based Pharmacy Practice Within the AACP Transformation Center (2023)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Using Instagram Stories to supplement a required self-care pharmacy course (2023)

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Expanding scope: Impact and preferred implementation strategies for statewide test and treat protocols (2023)

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Identification and Characterization of Workflow Models for Medication Therapy Management in Community Pharmacies (2023)

INNOVATIONS in pharmacy DOI OpenAlex
The impact of pharmacy benefit managers on community pharmacy: A scoping review (2023)

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy 2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

Addressing COVID 19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Community Pharmacies Reducing Disparities Through an Implementation Science Approach NIH Principal Investigator
Rural Research Alliance of Community Pharmacies (RURAL-CP) University of North Carolina Co-Investigator