Megan G. Smith

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy

11 h-index 52 pubs 483 cited

Research Areas

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Megan G. Smith's research focuses on community pharmacy services, particularly in rural settings, and the implementation of practice-based research. Her work investigates the capacity and interest of rural community pharmacists in administering vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, and addressing vaccine hesitancy. Smith also examines the implementation of mental health interventions by rural pharmacists to reach underserved populations.

Her research has explored the taxonomy of patient care services within community pharmacies and the transformation of pharmacy practices. She has also contributed to the field of pharmacy education, studying advanced pharmacy practice experiences. Smith's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 10, with 51 publications and 480 citations. She has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Geoffrey Curran, Heidi Charton, Rachel Stafford, and Benjamin S. Teeter.

Metrics

h-index: 11
Publications: 52
Citations: 483

Selected Publications

Impact of medical billing education support on billing practices in Arkansas community pharmacies (2026)

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Community pharmacy practice transformation: Evaluating sustainability of patient care services (2026)

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Lessons learned in optimizing recruitment and data collection for a pharmacy-based implementation trial (2025)

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Evaluating the implementation and sustainment potential of a pharmacy-embedded community health worker model (2025)

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Implementing payer partnerships for patient care programs within clinically integrated networks of community pharmacies: A qualitative study (2025)

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Financial threats and opportunities experienced by rural community pharmacies (2025)

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An implementation science focused practice‐based research network for rural community pharmacies: RURAL‐CP (2024)

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Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural community pharmacies: a protocol for a stepped wedge randomized clinical trial (2023)

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

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Using Instagram Stories to supplement a required self-care pharmacy course (2023)

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Expanding scope: Impact and preferred implementation strategies for statewide test and treat protocols (2023)

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Identification and Characterization of Workflow Models for Medication Therapy Management in Community Pharmacies (2023)

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The impact of pharmacy benefit managers on community pharmacy: A scoping review (2023)

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RURAL-CP: a rural community pharmacy practice-based research network in the USA (2023)

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COVID-19 booster vaccination in rural community pharmacies (2022)

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Grants & Funding

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