SARA SPENCER

SARA SPENCER, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Binghamton University, has been named the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ director of the Office of Experiential Education. She has been serving as interim director since May 2020, working closely with the experiential team to meet the school’s Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) requirements. Spencer started at the School of Pharmacy in March 2017 as the IPPE coordinator and has helped develop the school’s experiential program to date. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, her master’s degree in medication therapy management at the University of Florida, and her post-graduate year 1 managed-care pharmacy residency at Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan in Albany. Prior to joining Binghamton’s faculty, Spencer worked as an inpatient pharmacist for Arnot-Ogden Medical Center and as a pharmacy clinical services manager for Walmart Stores Inc., across the Southern Tier.