Karen M. Gunning, PharmD, BCPS

Academic Information

Departments Professor(Clinical) - Pharmacotherapy , Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Ombuds - College of Pharmacy , Adjunct Professor - Family & Preventive Medicine

Academic Office Information

Karen.Gunning@pharm.utah.edu

801-587-9553

Lab

Lab Website: Ambulatory Care

Research Interests

Population health and continuous quality improvement for hypertension and diabetes
Medication safety in the ambulatory care setting - particularly in pain management, and diabetes
Scholarship of teaching and learning as it relates to family medicine residents and pharmacy students and residents
Women's and Men's Health, Care of Transgender Patients

Dr. Gunning received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Utah and completed a postgraduate residency in Family Medicine at the University of Washington. She is a Professor (Clinical) of Pharmacotherapy, Associate Dean of Community Engagement, Adjunct Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, and clinical Pharmacist for the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Utah Health. She is also one of the Ombuds for University of Utah Health Sciences and is the Residency Program Director for the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency at University of Utah Health

COURSES TAUGHT

PHARM 6251 Recitation (P2)
PHARM 6253 Integrated Pharmacotherapies II
PHARM 7551-001 Adv Topic Women Health
PHARM 7746-003 Amb Care- Family Practice
PCTH 5950-004 Special Problems
PCTH 7511-006 Ambu Care Clerkship
PCTH 7950-002 Independent Study

SERVICE

College

Co-Curricular Committee
Executive Committee
Mentoring Committee
UPEDs Student Group Advisor

Department

Maliheh Free Clinic Student Advisor
Chair, Adjunct Faculty Committee

Health Sciences

Women's Leadership Day Executive Planning Committee
Academy of Health Sciences Educators Executive Committee
Co-Chair, Academy of Health Sciences Educators Awards Committee
Health Sciences Educators Executive Committee
University of Utah Health Pharmacy Residency Advisory Committee Executive Committee
University Health Plans Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Academy of Health Sciences Educators- Fellow Application Reviewer
Academy of Health Sciences Educators- Mentor- Jo Rolls, PA-C
University of Utah Health Pharmacy Residency Advisory Committee

University

Academic Senate Faculty Standards Review Committee

National

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, STFM Programming Committee and Pharmacotherapy Group member
Board of Pharmacy Specialties, Chair, Employer Advisory Committee
American Society of Health System Pharmacists, Advisory Group on Clinical Practice Advancement, Pharmacy Forecast Survey Panel, ASHP PGY2 Am Care Practitioner Surveyor, and ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Abstract Reviewer
American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Women's Health PRN member, Women's Health PRN Awards Committee, Ambulatory Care PRN member

AWARDS AND HONORS

2022 Faculty Preceptor of the Year, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
2022 Phi Lambda Sigma Alpha Chi Faculty of the Year, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
2021 Residency Preceptor of the Month, University of Utah Health
2019 Top 10 Journal Articles Most Read by Pediatricians - Medscape - Lice and Scabies: Treatment update
2019 Top Reviewers Group of 2019, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
2019 Editors Top Picks - The Pharmacists Role in Medication Safety - PSNET - AHRQ
2019 Utah AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Top 10 Preceptors of the Year
2018 UU DFPM Family Medicine Residency Graduation Speaker
2018 ASHP Practice Advancement Initiative Practice Spotlight
2017 Walmart Scholar Award Resident Mentor
2016 Distinguished Teaching Award University of Utah
2016 Senior Class Distinguished Teacher Award University of Utah College of Pharmacy
2015 Featured Clinician Member- ASHP Ambulatory Care Spotlight
2014 AAMC Learning Health System Pioneer Research Team Award
2014 UU DFPM Family Medicine Residency Graduation Speaker
2014 Academy of Health Sciences Educator- Elected Fellow
2013 University of Utah Medical Group Quality Improvement Scholar
2013 Honorary Faculty Member Inductee- Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society
2013 Elected to membership- Phi Lambda Sigma Alpha Chi Chapter
2013 Distinguished Teaching Award University of Utah College of Pharmacy
2013 Teacher of the Year Award (P4), University of Utah, College of Pharmacy
2011 Paul Ambrose Scholar Award Student Mentor
2011 AACP Wal-Mart Scholar Award
2010 AACP Wal-Mart Scholar Award
2009 Selected as Department of Pharmacotherapy Representative for University of Utah Health Science Center Annual Report: Women of Pharmacy - The Heart of Pharmacy
2009 Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
2009 Teacher of the Year (P4), University of Utah College of Pharmacy
2009 Paul Ambrose Scholar Award Student Mentor
2008 Fellow- American College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP)
2007 Pharmacist of the Year, Utah Society of Health System Pharmacists
2003 Preceptor of the Year, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
2000 Outstanding Specialist Teacher Award, University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Family Medicine Residency
2000 Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
1999 Outstanding Specialist Teacher Award, University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Family Medicine Residency
1997 Elizabeth Furhiman Gardner Prize for the Outstanding Woman in the Health Sciences University of Utah

Education History

Residency	University of Washington	ASHP Accredited Specialty Residency in Family Medicine/Primary Care
Pharm D	University of Utah	Doctor of Pharmacy
Undergraduate	Oregon State University	Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Palandri D, Raber H, Tak C, Bald E, Hastings K, Gunning K. Improving Patient Access to Primary Care Providers Using a Pharmacist-Physician Co-Visit Model. Innov Pharm. 2023;14(2). doi: 10.24926/iip.v14i2.5106. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 38025169; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10653725.
Gunning KM Chair, Zillich AJ Vice Chair, Ballou J, Danielson J, Devraj R, Dopp A, Fish H, Groves B, O'Neal KS, Pham K, Seo SW, Silvia RJ, Steinkopf M, Bradley-Baker LR. The Report of the 2021-2022 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Resource Guide for the Integration of Clinical Pharmacy Faculty in Professional Practice Settings. Am J Pharm Educ. 2022 Dec;86(10):ajpe9447. doi: 10.5688/ajpe9447. PubMed PMID: 36572445; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10159405.
Anderson S, Windscheffel J, Gunning K. Covid Media Misguidance: A Case Report Highlighting the Influence of Media on Patient Medication Decision Making. Innov Pharm. 2021;12(1). doi: 10.24926/iip.v12i1.3555. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34007686; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8102979.
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