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| Paul F. Parker was the force
behind establishing and developing one of the finest pharmacy residency programs in the
country, and even after retirement continued to serve as an accreditation surveyor for
residency programs throughout the United States.Dr.
Parker was recruited to the University of Kentucky in 1960 and was
instrumental in the establishment of UK Hospital serving as its first
Director of Pharmacy and Central Supply, a position he held until his
retirement in 1984. During his tenure with the University and the College
of Pharmacy, Paul received international recognition for helping establish
the nation's first hospital-wide unit dose system and drug information
center. He was also instrumental in the development of clinical pharmacy
practice and teaching programs at the University of Kentucky College of
Pharmacy.
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| Dr. Parker served as president
of the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP - now American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists), as well as Treasurer and Committee Chair of the United States
Pharmacopeial Convention (USP). He was a member of Rho Chi national pharmacy honor society
and in 1967 received the Harvey Whitney Lecture Award, the most prestigious award of ASHP.Dr.
and Mrs. Parker, shown at right, are considered "second parents and grand
parents" to a generation of pharmacy residents and their families. |
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