Overview
Engage in collaborative discussions, share insights, and explore opportunities for advocacy, education, and professional growth in the international pharmacy landscape.
Meet the Leaders Driving Our Community Forward
Get to know the leaders guiding our profession. Their leadership drives innovation, fosters collaboration, and makes a lasting impact on patient care and pharmacy practice.
Bio
Caroline Sasser, PharmD, is an assistant professor with a joint appointment at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (her alma mater) and Monash University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She also supports the international PharmAlliance partnership, promoting collaborative education, global community development, joint pharmacy practice advocacy, and pharmaceutical sciences research. Caroline's research focuses on global engagement in pharmacy education, as well as barriers and facilitators to success for minority learners, including international students.
Caroline Sasser
PharmD
Bio
David Steeb, PharmD, MPH, is the founding dean of the College of Global Population Health at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis. In his role as dean, he leads strategic planning and organizational development of the college, oversees academic program development, and enables local and global partnership opportunities. Before his current role, he was a faculty member and director of global engagement at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Throughout his career, David has published more than 35 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has delivered more than 100 national and international presentations. His research focuses on health professions education and capacity building with collaborators across the United States and the world. David helped found the APhA Public Health Special Interest Group and is a former APhA Board of Trustees member. He is a past recipient of the APhA Distinguished New Practitioner Award and the AACP New Investigator Award.
David received his BS degree in chemistry and biology from the University of Miami, and both his PharmD and MPH degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
David Steeb
PharmD, MPH
Bio
Arijana MeŠtroviĆ, MPharm, FFIP, is an assistant professor teaching pharmaceutical care and social pharmacy in Croatia and Northern Cyprus for the last 10 years. She is a trainer in communication, presentation, and selling skills, as well as a certified trainer in medicine therapy management. She worked for 14 years as a community pharmacist, and was responsible for education and competency development in the biggest pharmacy chain in Croatia. She is now an independent consultant for the Pharma Expert international agency, providing lectures and workshops in CE programs for pharmacists in various areas. Her degree is in biomedical sciences-competency development in pharmacy.
Arijana served as a member of the ISPAG of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. In the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), Arijana served as chair of FIP's Programme Committee, and now she is vice president of FIP's Academic Section, member of FIPEd ExCO, and global lead in competency development of FIP Hub. She is also a member of the Pharmaceutical Care Network of Europe and an international consultant for the World Health Organization. She received the FIP Fellow Award, as well as the Distinguished Service Award from the Indian Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for her contributions in promoting progress and innovation in pharmacy practice and education.
Arijana has published in the area of competency development in pharmacy, quality assurance of pharmacy education, and pharmacist interventions in patient care. She has been invited to serve as a speaker and consultant in more than 45 countries.
Arijana MeŠtroviĆ
MPharm, FFIP
Collaborate for Change: Join a Team
Teams are at the heart of our association's impact. By joining a team, you will collaborate with like-minded professionals, share insights, and work together on key initiatives that shape the future of our field.
The Community is led by a chair, chair-elect, and member-at-large (up to three) that serve to advance the work of the Community. Team members are appointed by the Community leadership.
Engagement and Communication Team