Agnes Ann Feemster

Biography

Agnes Ann Feemster is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science (PPS) at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and the medication safety officer for oncology with the Johns Hopkins Hospital.  She received a bachelor’s degree in pre-professional health studies from Clemson University, a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the Medical University of South Carolina, and a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from the University of South Carolina. She completed a pharmacy practice residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and is a board- certified pharmacotherapy specialist. She has more than 15 years of clinical, leadership, and management experience in health-system pharmacy practice at large teaching hospitals. Before joining the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, she served as interim director of pharmacy at the University of Maryland Medical Center and assistant director of clinical pharmacy, investigational drug, and central production services. She leads the School’s pharmacy practice management and health-system pharmacy course and coordinates the international training program for the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. Dr.  Feemster also manages a practice laboratory for first year pharmacy students.

Research Interest

Dr. Feemster’s research interests include pharmacy practice management and leadership, medication safety, educational methods and outcomes, pharmacy informatics, global health, and interprofessional education.  This summer she will lead an interprofessional team of pharmacy and medical students in Cairo, Egypt to assess safety culture among Egyptian healthcare providers.