Melody Ryan, Pharm.D., MPH, BCGP, BCPS, Professor, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Dr. Melody Ryan received her Pharm.D. and Master’s of Public Health degrees from the University of Kentucky. She completed a pharmacy practice residency at Duke University and a neurosciences fellowship at the University of Kentucky. She holds appointments as Professor in the College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and at the College of Medicine, Department of Neurology at the University of Kentucky. She is the Director of International Professional Student Education at the College of Pharmacy and the Assistant Provost for Global Health Initiatives at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Ryan earned her certification in geriatric pharmacy in 1998 and she attained Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist status in 2000. She was made a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the American Pharmacists Association. She practiced in neurology ambulatory care for 25 years at the University of Kentucky and the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She also serves on the Neurology Standing Committee for the National Quality Forum and is the chair of the Healthcare Safety and Quality Expert Committee for the United States Pharmacopeia.