Megan G. Smith

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2015–2021); University of Iowa (2022); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2022–2026); Southmead Hospital (1997); Agriculture Victoria (1978)

Faculty Researcher

Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy

11 h-index 53 pubs 490 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Megan G. Smith, Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Science at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, focuses her research on community pharmacy practice and patient care services. Her work investigates the capacity and interest of rural community pharmacists in administering vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, and implementing mental health interventions for underserved populations. Smith also studies the taxonomy of patient care services within community pharmacies and explores practice transformation initiatives. Her research has been supported by grants related to implementation science and practice-based research networks for rural pharmacies.

Smith's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 11, with 53 total publications and 484 citations. She collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Geoffrey M. Curran, Heidi Charton, Rachel Stafford, and Benjamin S. Teeter.

Metrics

h-index: 11
Publications: 53
Citations: 490

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