The NCIOM and NCMJ are proud to co-host the 2026 Symposium with the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Learn from experts about challenges facing pharmacy and promising opportunities to collaborate across disciplines to improve access to care.
Speakers at this event will highlight the evolving roles pharmacists play in North Carolina's health ecosystem and how these health professionals can fill critical roles in a variety of settings, including home care, mobile clinics, and more.
When: June 17, 2026 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration and Networking |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome |
| 9:20 a.m. | Panel: Policy Opportunities to Expand Access to Care for Rural and Underserved Patients
Moderator: Jon Easter, BSPharm, RPH Senator Gale Adcock, MSN, FNP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN Representative Heather Rhyne, RPH Leigh Foushee, PharmD, MAS, FNCAP |
| 10:05 a.m. | Interactive Discussion: Policy Opportunities in North Carolina |
| 10:35 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Panel: Bolstering Rural Health Transformation and Access to Care Through Expanding Pharmacy Services
Moderator: Patrick Brown, PharmD Franklin Roye, PharmD Tom Wroth, MD, MPH Tracey Simmons-Kornegay, PharmD |
| 11:30 p.m. | Interactive Tours: Mobile Health Care Units |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch and Learn: Mobile Health Care Units |
| 1:30 p.m. | Panel: Transforming Community Pharmacy into a Community Health Hub
Moderator: Troy Trygstad, PharmD, PhD, MBA Mike Bollinger Ijeoma Uwakwe, PharmD, MSCR Arif Kahn |
| 2:15 p.m. | Interactive Q&A: Training the Future Pharmacy Workforce
Moderator: Brenden O'Hara, RPh, BCACP Stephanie Kiser, BSPharm Beth Mills, PharmD |
| 2:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 3:00 p.m. | Reception: Celebrating Pharmacy Student Interns (All Attendees Welcome)
Featuring "More Than a Script" and "RuralRx" student interns and faculty from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Campbell College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences |
| 4:30 p.m. | Event Ends |
Please contact Brady Blackburn regarding 2026 sponsorship opportunities, or additional ways to support the NCMJ's work.
Published by the NCIOM, the NCMJ is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to public health and health policy. Founded in 1849, it continues to serve as a trusted platform for informed perspectives and research that shape health policy across North Carolina.
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