Introduction:
Dr. Peter Morley is quite different from most faculty members you will find in Colleges of Pharmacy today. First, he is a medical anthropologist, and, by virtue of his education and research, he understands more about patients' drug taking behaviors than most pharmacists. Second, he has had experience teaching medical students at Memorial University Medical School of Newfoundland, nursing students at the University of Utah School of Nursing, and pharmacy students at the University of Utah, the University of Florida and presently at the University of Minnesota. This broad range of experiences allows him to bring a perspective to the College of Pharmacy which few faculty have.
In addition, his vast experience has taken him to many different countries around the world. After growing up in England, he received his B.A. (Honors) in politics, sociology and anthropology and the M.A. in political science from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Morley continued his education at Stirling University in Scotland where he received his Ph.D. in anthropology. In addition to teaching in New Foundland, Utah, Florida, and Minnesota, he was a visiting professor at the Medical School of the University of Guadalajara, Mexico. This international experience allows him to appreciate and understand the many differences that exist in patients, students and pharmacists.
Dr. Morley has brought all of this experience to the Minnesota Pharmaceutical Care Project. He has been instrumental in working with the pharmacists to better understand their patients, and to more quickly accept and integrate the dramatic changes in their profession.
The profession of pharmacy needs input from faculty with perspectives and experiences that go beyond pharmacy. Dr. Morley represents such an individual.
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