Eric Wombwell, PharmD, is a Clinical Associate Professor for the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Pharmacy. Wombwell is responsible for developing clinical and educational initiatives designed to optimize student learning. He is active in lecturing, research and hospital pharmacy practice.

Dr. Wombwell completed his PharmD degree at the University of Missouri Kansas City, followed by an ASHP accredited pharmacy practice residency at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. Upon residency completion, Wombwell accepted a full-time non-tenured clinical faculty position at the University of Missouri – Kansas City, School of Pharmacy. His responsibilities include teaching Doctor of Pharmacy students in a variety of courses predominately in the area of infectious diseases. As part of this position, Wombwell serves as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, working as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing care to acutely ill patients at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. In addition, Wombwell functions in an adjunct faculty capacity with the University of Missouri – Kansas City, School of Dentistry where he is responsible for teaching infectious diseases curricular content to dental students in the Pharmacology and Therapeutics course series.

Dr. Wombwell has more than 20 peer-reviewed publications on pharmacy and medication-related topics, and has delivered more than 50 invited presentations locally and nationally for continuing education to various health-professional audiences. He has been named Teacher-of-the-year in various capacities 7-times, “Missouri Pharmacist Association - UMKC Faculty Member of the Year” in 2016, and received the “UMKC Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching” in 2014.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Eric Wombwell is a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Nonfinancial: Eric Wombwell has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.