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iForumRx, an online resource for pharmacists in community-based and ambulatory care settings, is pleased to announce Michelle L. Balli, Pharm.D., BCACP, as its incoming editor-in-chief (EIC). Balli will work closely with current EIC Stuart T. Haines, Pharm.D., FCCP, over the next few months and will officially assume the EIC role Jan. 1, 2027.

Haines launched iForumRx in 2010 as a community of practice designed to inform pharmacy specialists, residents, and students about high-quality, practice-changing evidence. iForumRx uses brief commentaries, podcasts, panel discussions, and polls to convey information about recently published literature and landmark studies.

Balli

Balli earned her Pharm.D. degree from The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She completed PGY1 residency training with the Flower Hospital Family Medicine Residency program and PGY2 training in ambulatory care with Butler University Health Education Center. Currently, she serves as an associate professor with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy and as a clinical pharmacy practitioner at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Balli has been an iForumRx editorial board member since 2019 and is excited to continue what Haines began.

iForumRx is a wonderful online community for practitioners, residents, and students to engage and stay up to date on current treatment guidelines and literature. I am both humbled and honored by the opportunity to serve as EIC, and I look forward to following in Dr. Haines’s footsteps with the continued production of high-quality content for this community.

Haines is professor of pharmacy practice and director, Division of Pharmacy Professional Development at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, and serves as EIC of JACCP. He and the nine-member iForumRx editorial board oversaw the transition of iForumRx to ACCP as a member benefit earlier this year. As Haines prepares to step away from the role he created 16 years ago, he describes Balli as an excellent fit for the EIC role.

I’m so delighted that Dr. Balli has agreed to assume the role of editor-in-chief. Michelle has made numerous contributions to iForumRx over the years, and, as someone who works with patients with complex medication needs every day, she truly understands how to use evidence to inform her practice. Michelle will bring energy and creativity to this role!  

iForumRx encourages participation by authoring and reviewing submissions and by commenting on articles. ACCP members have access to iForumRx as part of their membership; nonmembers may subscribe for $25 per year.