P. David Brackett, PharmD, BCPS is Clinical Director, Early Experiential Education and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy. He provides oversight and clinical guidance to first, second and third year students and faculty mentors involved in Auburn’s community based Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) program. Dave has held this position on faculty at Auburn since 2005. In addition to the experiential learning program, Dr. Brackett continues to engage in primary care pharmacy practice and to teach various topics in therapeutics. He practices clinical pharmacy at the Auburn University Pharmaceutical Care Center where he is involved in wellness and medication therapy management. In addition to his role with IPPE, Dr. Brackett teaches students in the 4th year advanced practice experiences, the pharmacy skills lab and the Integrated Pharmacotherapy course. Dr. Brackett received a BS in Biology from Jacksonville University in 1990 and then his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida in 1995. He then completed an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at Shands at University of Florida. After his residency he worked two years as a Clinical Team Leader at Mobile Infirmary Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama and then four years as Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy. During his previous time at Auburn, Dr. Brackett maintained a primary care clinical practice at Columbus Regional’s Outpatient Clinic. Prior to returning to Auburn in 2005, Dave worked and additional 3 years in the primary care setting at Columbus Regional Healthcare System where he started a new clinical pharmacy practice at Valley Healthcare, the community health center in Columbus. During this time, he was also engaged in collaborative pharmacotherapy management in the Columbus Regional Family Medicine Center. In every practice setting, Dr. Brackett has provided clinical pharmacy services for patients with chronic medical problems such as hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, anticoagulation, hyperlipidemia, asthma/COPD and wellness. Dr. Brackett’s scholarship and research interests center around outcomes evaluations of pharmacy services in the ambulatory care setting and outcomes of innovative teaching approaches in experiential education. In addition, Dr. Brackett seeks to be an innovator in both delivery of clinical pharmacy services and in experiential education of student pharmacists.