Associate Director, Honor Health Family Medicine Residency Program

Clinical Professor of Family, Community & Occupational Medicine

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Scottsdale, AZ

Dr. Pierce is a dedicated nurse leader and educator committed to preparing nurses for success by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to excel at the bedside. With 15 years of experience spanning bedside nursing, management, and academia, she has a strong background in clinical practice, nursing education, and curriculum development.

Dr. Pierce teaches graduate-level courses, integrating real-world clinical expertise with advanced nursing concepts to prepare future nurse leaders. As a leader, Dr. Pierce empowers nurses to embrace their roles as change agents and problem solvers. In her role as the Senior Course Development Manager for Colibri Healthcare, she collaborates with subject matter experts to create evidence-based continuing education programs that support nurses and other healthcare professionals in delivering high-quality patient care.

Christie Schumacher is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove Campus, and a Clinical Pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.  She currently works in a primary care clinic to provide comprehensive medication management for a variety of internal medicine disease states.  After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Michigan, Dr. Schumacher completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy.  She is a past Chair of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties® Specialty Council on Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, is a past Chair of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Endocrine and Metabolism Practice Research Network (PRN) and the ACCP Ambulatory Care PRN.

Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, OR

Dr. Darlene Moyer is a dedicated physician educator with over 15 years of experience in Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. She currently serves as an Associate Director at the HonorHealth Family Medicine Residency Program at HonorHealth Osborn, where she is passionate about advancing medical education and patient care.

Dr. Moyer received her medical degree from George Washington University and completed residency training at Scottsdale Healthcare. She further honed her expertise with a Faculty Development Fellowship at the University of Arizona and a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at HonorHealth. Her clinical interests include general Family Medicine with a focus on Geriatric care. She enjoys providing care in both the inpatient and ambulatory setting, which includes home visits, assisted living, and memory care units.

Professor and Director, Community-Based Residency Program

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy

Former President, American Pharmacists Association

Richmond, VA

Jeff Langford is Assistant Editor at Pharmacist’s Letter and Prescriber Insights and develops content for both community and hospital Letters.

Dr. Langford earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy and his Doctor of Pharmacy from Mercer University.  He is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist with Added Qualifications in Cardiology and an adjunct assistant professor at the University of South Carolina.

Additionally, Jeff's background includes approximately 10 years as a clinical pharmacy specialist with a practice focused in cardiology.  His professional interests include managing cardiovascular disease and diabetes and enhancing the role of pharmacists  within the health care team.

Lauren Grecheck Pamulapati, PharmD, is an Associate Professor of Ambulatory Care and Director of Continuing Education at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy in Richmond, VA, with a clinical practice site at Hayes Willis Health Center, a family medicine clinic within VCU Health. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from VCU School of Pharmacy before completing a PGY1 residency at the University of Colorado Hospital and a PGY2 ambulatory care residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Within her clinical practice site, she provides chronic disease state management with a focus on diabetes under a collaborative practice agreement. She has presented at numerous conferences regarding diabetes management and residency preparation, published articles related to ambulatory care practice and teaching, and has developed Continuing Education programs for the American Diabetes Association.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Pharmacy Practice

College of Pharmacy

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

Nurse Planner, NetCE

Adjunct Professor, Bradley University

Nurse Practitioner, Carle Health

Peoria, IL

Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy

Residency Program Director, UAMS Community-Based Residency Program

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, AR

Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine

Program Director, Prisma Health/USC-SOMG Family Medicine Residency Program

USC School of Medicine Greenville

Greenville, SC

Tatyana Gurvich, PharmD., BCGP APh, is an associate professor at USC Mann School of Pharmacy. She teaches didactic and experiential geriatric curricula there. She is a site director for various IPPE, APPE and residency experiences. She is also involved in interprofessional education at USC and is a lead pharmacy faculty in various interprofessional courses across the university. She serves as chair of ASCP’s population health committee and CSHP’s Geriatric Pharmacy Care Council. She is on the board of the national Geriatric Pharmacy Specialty Council for the 2025- 2027 years.

For over 3 decades, she has developed geriatric pharmacology curricula for pharmacy, medical students and residents and has fostered interprofessional collaboration between physicians and pharmacists, focusing on integrating pharmacy and medical education.

Tyler Varisco is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy and assistant director for Research Development in the Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research Center at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. 

A registered pharmacist and trained health services researcher, Dr. Varisco earned his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. His research focuses on evaluating and improving the quality of care for persons with opioid use disorder (OUD). Dr. Varisco is the lead author of the Pharmacy Access to Resources and Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Practice Guideline published in 2024.