Melanie Mabins - Pharm. D.

Dr. Melanie Mabins is an instructor at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. She teaches pharmacy practice in the Patient Care Laboratory with a focus on patient-centered care in ambulatory and community settings. She also teaches in the Contemporary Aspects of Pharmacy Practice course. She serves on the Honor committee for the College.

As a clinical pharmacist, Dr. Mabins serves in the College of Pharmacy's PharmacistCARE program. In this innovative pharmacy service, she provides diabetes education and management and medication therapy management services to Medicaid and Medicare patients. Her practice interests include pharmaceutical care in indigent, ambulatory clinics and diabetes.

Selected Honors

• Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Award Recipien (2003)
• Inducted, Phi Lambda Sigma Honorary Society (2003)
• Departmental Honors, Kentucky State University (2000)
• Inducted, Alpha Kappa Mu Honorary Society (1999)

Teaching Activities

• Coordinator, Patient Care Laboratory I
• Instructor, Contemporary Aspects of Pharmacy Practice III

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Mabins,M. "From Concepts to Practice: Using the Patient Care Laboratory to Apply Nonprescription Pharmaceuticals and Supplies Case-Based Learning." Nonprescription Medicines Academy Annual Meeting. Cincinnati, OH
• Mabins M, Emptage RE, Giannamore MR, Hall LE. Drug Sample Provision and the effect on Continuous Drug Therapy in an Indigent Care Setting. Submitted October 2006.
• Conn's Current Therapy 2006 Edition, Pharmacy, Co-Editor, two chapters
• N'Dia R, Mabins M, Romanelli F. Trends in thyroid lab tests. Advances for Physician Assistants 2003; 10:21.