Sharrel Pinto

Biography

Dr. Sharrel Pinto, a pharmacist by training with more than two decades of leadership in higher education, has dedicated her career to transdisciplinary practice by bringing together health care and non-health care practitioners to solve complex community-based problems, positively impacting patient care and wellbeing. Prior to coming to Belmont, Dr. Pinto served in several roles at South Dakota State University's College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, including as Founding Center Director of the Community Practice Innovation Center (CPIC) and Founding Department Head of the Department of Allied and Population Health, as well as the inaugural Hoch Endowed Professor for Community Pharmacy Practice. Born in a small town in India, Pinto earned her bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the University of Bombay in India as well as a post graduate degree in marketing management. She began working as a pharmacist in Mumbai, but quickly realized her passion for serving the underserved by merging community practice with clinical training. She went on to attend the University of Toledo for her master’s in pharmacy health care administration and the University of Florida for her Ph.D. in Pharmacy Health Care Administration. A decorated academician, Pinto’s transformative work seeking solutions to community-based problems earned her the honor of the Harvard Scholar for Leading Innovations in Healthcare and Education in 2019. She was inducted as a Fellow in the APhA Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science in 2020 and earned the Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality (CPIQ) Award, bestowed by The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and the Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF) in 2021. In November 2022 she received the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, under the Department of Defense, recognizing her efforts to support citizen soldiers.

Education

• Ph.D. University of Florida (Pharmacy Health Care Administration currently Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy)
• M.S. The University of Toledo. (Pharmacy Health Care Administration currently Health Outcomes and Socioeconomic Sciences)
• Post Graduate Degree in Marketing Management. N.M.I.M.S, University of Bombay, India
• B.S. Pharmacy, K.M.Kundanani College of Pharmacy, University of Bombay, India.

Expertise 

• Chronic care and disease management
• Population health and implementation science
• Value-based services
• Health Care workforce development and confidence
• Wellness and holistic care
• Patient empowerment

Awards and Honors

Selected List of Awards and Honors

May 2021: Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality (CPIQ) Award bestowed by The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and the Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF). The awards honor an individual and a community pharmacy, whose innovative practices have improved care quality, medication optimization and patient outcomes.

March 2020: Inducted as Fellow in the APhA Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA-APRS)

February 2019: The 2019 Outstanding Scholar Award for the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, SDSU

April 2018: Inaugural Hoch Endowed Professor for Community Pharmacy Practice

May 2016: Initiated into the Sigma Xi Honor Society

International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Awards and Honors
May 2015: 3rd Place for Outstanding Chapter, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 20th Annual International Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. Role: Faculty Advisor
April 2012: Initiated into the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research’s (ISPOR) President’s Panel of ISPOR Leaders.
May 2009: ISPOR Podium Award and Poster Award.

June 2010: Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy.

August 2007: Faculty Research Award, The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy.

American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Best Paper Awards
March 2013: Postgraduate Best Paper Award (PI and Major Advisor), ESAS Section. American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Los Angeles.
April 2009: Postgraduate Best Paper Award (PI and Major Advisor), ESAS Section. American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Antonio
April 2004: Postgraduate Best Paper Award' APPM-APRS Clinical Sciences Section. 2004 APhA Annual Meeting, Seattle.

March 2004- Present
Selected to serve on multiple Expert Panels and Advisory Boards for the American Pharmacists Association. Advised on Medication Therapy Management emerging issues, policies, best practices, evidence critiques, position papers, etc.

April 2001: Inducted into Rho Chi Honor Society

Work Experience

Oct 2020- June 2023 Founding Center Director. Community Practice Innovation Center (CPIC). College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. South Dakota State University.

July 19- June 2023 Founding Department Head. Department of Allied and Population Health. College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. South Dakota State University.

June 18- Present Harvard Scholar for Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education. Harvard College of Medicine.

Apr 18- June 2023 Hoch Endowed Professor for Community Pharmacy Practice. Department of Pharmacy Practice. College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.
South Dakota State University.

July 16- May 18 Fellowship Director- Toledo Family Pharmacy-UT Community-based Health Outcomes Fellowship, The University of Toledo.

June 14- May 18 Division Head - Health Outcomes and Socioeconomic Sciences (HOSS) (previously known as Pharmacy Health Care Administration), The University of Toledo

May 11- May 18 Associate Professor (Tenured in the academic year 2010-2011)- Health Outcomes and Socioeconomic Sciences, The University of Toledo.

April 06-May 18 Director- Center for Pharmaceutical Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR), The University of Toledo.

Nov 12- May 18 Relationship Manager- King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia.

Apr 05 -May 11 Assistant Professor- Pharmacy Health Care Administration, The University of Toledo.

Dec 04- April 05 Visiting Professor- Pharmacy Health Care Administration, The University of Toledo.

Aug 01 - Aug 05 Research Coordinator - HRSA funded Clinical Pharmacy Demonstration Project, University of Florida.

Aug 01 - Aug 04 Grinter Fellow, Department of Pharmacy Health Care Administration, University of Florida.

Area(s) of Research

Minimizing disparities in education, health care, and leadership across 'glocal' communities
Population Health Management
Value-based Service Development, Implementation, Evaluation
Comparative-effectiveness Studies