Experiential Learning

Dr. Barnes’ research interests include implementation science focused on expanding the role of pharmacists in ambulatory settings, the use of population health management to improve the quality and cost of care provided in primary care settings, the sustainability of pharmacist-provided care in primary care settings, and methods to develop and support pharmacy practice preceptors. Dr. Barnes’ passion lies with mentoring the next generation of the profession to achieve their own personal goals and dreams.

Dr. Buatois is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist practicing in the area of inpatient internal medicine. She has a passion for experiential education and postgraduate training. She equips pharmacy students and residents with the critical thinking skills they need to be successful pharmacists in the future. Her scholarship focuses on pharmacist impact on the management of acute illness as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Dr. Hernandez’s area of focus is health care access. His current practice site is a federally qualified health center in central Ohio, where he provides experiential education in the ambulatory care setting to students in the PharmD program. His passion lies in preparing students to provide holistic, patient-centered care to the most vulnerable populations.

Dr. Legg’s interests include experiential education and interprofessional practice education. As the Director of Experiential Education, she is responsible for building strategic experiential partnerships and preceptor engagement programming as well as leading the experiential education program and team, with a special focus on APPE. She enjoys interacting with pharmacists in all practice settings to create unique APPE rotations for student pharmacists. Dr. Legg is passionate about interprofessional opportunities and is a member of the 2023 National Academies of Practice Interprofessional Group of the Year based on a high-quality simulation the group created including students from 10 different health professions collaborating to take care of simulated patients.

Dr. Michel directs the College of Pharmacy Learning Lab at COSI. A molecular genetics researcher by training, his career subsequently branched into science education and outreach. His current research interest is how the public understand and interact with the healthcare system, especially their pharmacy care. His lab also offers interactive outreach focused on teaching the public, especially children, about how pharmacists care for their patients and communities. Lastly, his public-facing lab provides an ideal setting to train his undergraduate students to be the next generation of great science communicators.

Dr. Nguyen is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist practicing in outpatient general internal medicine under collaborative practice agreements. She is passionate about educating the future generations of pharmacists in both didactic and experiential settings and introducing the pharmacy profession to underrepresented students. Her scholarship interests include pharmacy practice advancement and the scholarship of teaching and learning.