2022 Defining the Future Grant Recipients Announced

The AAPP Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the seventh annual Defining the Future Research Grant Awards. The AAPP Foundation was encouraged by the submissions from students, residents, and fellows who are working to improve the lives of people living with mental disorders and their caregivers. Thank you to everyone who applied and are doing this important research.

A requirement of the Defining the Future grant program is that the research project must mirror the mission and vision of the AAPP Foundation. After a thorough evaluation process, the grant selection team chose four projects to receive grant funding. The award recipients are as follows (in alphabetical order):

• Nisha Bhavsar, PharmD, PGY-2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Resident, USC School of Pharmacy: “A Retrospective Case Control Study: Opioid Overdose Rates and Buprenorphine Distribution to Retail Pharmacies by Zip Code in California”
• Trisha McHugh, PharmD, PGY-2 Psychiatry Resident, Eskenazi Health: “Gender Health Client Perceptions of Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist Interactions: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Method Study”
• Matthew Nuebel, PharmD, PGY1 Resident, Providence St. Patrick Hospital: “Major Adverse Events and Drug Discontinuation of Clozapine Based on Accordance to an International Titration Guideline”
• Lusi Zhang, PharmD, MHI, PhD Student, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (ECP): “Real-World Utilization and Impact of Psychiatric Pharmacogenomic Testing in a Large Health System”

Defining the Future Research Grants are awarded annually. Applications are due late summer, and recipients are announced in October. Pharmacy students, residents, and fellows are eligible to apply. Now is the time to start thinking about your research project and make plans to apply during the 2023 grant cycle. Additional information will be posted online at aappf.org/grants/dtf when it becomes available.

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