HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015 – Dr. Robin Cooke has joined the faculty of the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy at High Point University as an assistant professor of ambulatory care. She is developing the school’s ambulatory care and geriatric curriculums and will be teaching a course on chronic disease and end-of-life issues.
A board certified geriatric pharmacist, Cooke comes to HPU from Anchorage, Alaska, where she spent six years as a faculty member at the Alaska Family Medicine Residency Program affiliated with the University of Washington School of Medicine. Previously, she practiced clinical pharmacy in Charlotte for many years.
“I left my dream job to come back to North Carolina and be a part of this new pharmacy school that is using innovative and creative ways of teaching,” Cooke says. “I’ve been a practicing pharmacist for 37 years, and during this time, I’ve continuously taught and mentored pharmacy students from across the U.S. I’m excited to work with the students at HPU and share my love and enthusiasm for the profession with them.”
In addition to her specialty in geriatrics, Cooke has expertise in medication therapy management, wilderness medicine and anticoagulation. She is a member of the American Pharmacists Association and was previously president of the Alaska Pharmacists Association. She has served on the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and the Drug Utilization Review Board for the State of Alaska and on the board for Anchorage Project Access, which helps find free medical care for uninsured and underinsured individuals.
Cooke holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the Medical University of South Carolina and a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.