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Biography

Craig D. Cox, Pharm.D., BCPS

Dr. Craig Cox is an associate professor of pharmacy practice and vice chair of experiential programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy (TTUHSC SOP) in Lubbock, Texas. He received his Pharm.D. degree from Washington State University in 1999 and then completed a critical care specialty residency at TTUHSC SOP in 2000. As a faculty member since 2000, Cox has taught in multiple pharmacotherapy and case study courses and served as director of the 2-year pharmacotherapy residency program from 2005 to 2009. As a member of the Texas Pharmacy Congress, Cox serves on the Texas Consortium on Experiential Programs, which meets quarterly to discuss issues related to experiential education in the state of Texas. Since 2005 as vice chair of experiential programs, he has been responsible for eight staff members and coordination of IPPE and APPE rotations across four distant campuses. His current practice site is on the adult medicine ward at the university medical center, where he has provided 6-week rotation experiences to more than 250 IPPE/APPE students and 20 PGY1/PGY2 residents. Cox has provided preceptor continuing education programs at the local, state, and national levels. He served as chair of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Experiential Education Section for 2011–2012 and is completing a 3-year term on the AACP Board of Directors (2013–2016). His interests include developing innovative preceptor training programs and addressing issues related to the quality and standardization of experiential rotations.