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Ashley Firm

  • PharmD
  • Director of Student and Alumni Engagement, Director of Student Affairs for the Physician Assistant Studies Hybrid Program and Associate Professor
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Contact

alf158@pitt.edu

412-624-6743

238 Murdoch Building 3420 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Biography

After returning to the Pittsburgh area, Ashley Firm worked within a local independent pharmacy and began leading the pharmacology course with the on-campus program. Firm continues to work at a national pharmacy chain to provide the most updated perspective on pharmacy to the students.

Education
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh
Awards
  • Distinguished Faculty Award, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Pittsburg
  • Innovation in Education Award, Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence, Office of the Provost, University of Pittsburgh
  • Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests
  • Incorporating technology and innovative teaching methods in the classroom
Professional Organization Appointments
  • Inducted to Pi Alpha, the National Honor Society for Physician Assistants