HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 6, 2015 – The School of Pharmacy at High Point University recently hired Dr. Christina H. Sherrill as assistant professor of clinical sciences.
Sherrill is responsible for developing and teaching courses related to the ambulatory care specialty. She will mentor and advise pharmacy students and collaborate on innovative research endeavors with other members of the HPU faculty and pharmacists in the community.
A native of Kernersville, Sherrill is excited to use her experience to teach students close to home.
“My goal as an educator is to create an environment of critical thinking through active learning, case-based instruction and group discussions,” says Sherrill. “I want to help my students apply knowledge to real life situations and aid them in becoming competent, caring and compassionate pharmacists.”
Sherrill received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She also completed a postgraduate pharmacy practice residency at the Charles George Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville.
During her postgraduate work, she worked in multiple ambulatory care clinics at the veterans hospital, where she focused primarily on outpatient management of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and anticoagulation. She has also served as an adjunct faculty member at the Asheville campus of UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, given lectures at the Wingate University School of Pharmacy and worked as a clinical assistant professor at the Western New England University College of Pharmacy.
“I feel very blessed to be able to return to the Triad and join the amazing team here at High Point University,” Sherrill says. “I look forward to helping to develop the curriculum and prepare for the inaugural class of the School of Pharmacy.”