George E. MacKinnon III, PhD, MS, RPh, FASHP

Founding Dean and Professor

Locations

MCW School of Pharmacy
HRC H2600

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Biography

For 25 years, Dr. MacKinnon has engaged in clinical practice, research, teaching and academic administration through joint academic appointments in medicine and pharmacy at several educational institutions. Dr. MacKinnon’s previous appointments include vice president of academic affairs with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in Alexandria, Virginia, and director of global health economics and outcomes research of Abbott Laboratories. Dr. MacKinnon has help found and accredit four academic pharmacy programs, in three states. Dr. MacKinnon received a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy and a Master of Science degree in Hospital Pharmacy, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy. He completed two years of post-graduate clinical pharmacy residency training at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Dr. MacKinnon earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Loyola University, Chicago. He is a registered pharmacist in Wisconsin.

Honors and Awards

Fellows of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (FASHP) - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Research Interests

I am committed to research (broadly defined and inclusive of the scholarship of discovery, integration, application, and teaching/learning). I subscribe to the philosophy that those engaged in the academic enterprise have an obligation to engage in research in its many forms and outcomes. The role of a Dean is not to articulate the full research agenda of an academic program, but rather assure its compatibility within the organization and where possible foster the cross-linkages that support faculty in their pursuits.

As an educator, administrator, researcher, and clinician I have been intimately involved in developing programs in the areas of teaching, service and research (which by their nature are intertwined) in the health professions while keeping in mind advancements occurring in various healthcare technologies. I continue to pursue areas of interest in demonstrating the value of pharmacists, models for medication adherence, population health and pharmacoeconomics, such as editing the textbook Understanding Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics.

The Report of the 2017-2018 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: The Development of the Preceptor Self-Assessment Tool for Entrustable Professional Activities for New Graduates.

(Vos Chair SS, Brown MM, Cardello EA, Dintzner MR, MacKinnon GE 3rd, Maroyka EM, Mbi P, Park SK, Weaver KK, Zeeman JM, Bradley-Baker LR, Plaza CM.) Am J Pharm Educ. 2018 09;82(7):7162.
The Report of the 2016-2017 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Formally Embracing and Engaging Preceptors in the Academy - The Time Has Come.

(Chair KW, Aistrope DS, Ausili J, Besinque KH, Cardello EA, Hritcko PM, MacKinnon GE 3rd, Maroyka E, Burke ES, Trent IS, Bradley-Baker LR.) Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 Nov;81(9):S16.
Assessment of physico-chemical properties and metal contents of water and sediments of Bodo Creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria.

(Vincent-Akpu IF, Tyler AN, Wilson C, Mackinnon G.) Toxicol Environ Chem. 2015 Feb 07;97(2):135-144.
Report of the 2012-2013 standing committee on advocacy: advocacy tools and resources: a framework for increasing member engagement.

(Smith MA, Bell HS, Kissack JC, Hall PD, Mackinnon GE, Lang WG.) Am J Pharm Educ. 2013 Dec 16;77(10):S17.
Report of the AACP task force on patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations.

(Adams AJ, Clark DR, DeLander GE, Mackinnon GE 3rd, Malloy M, McGivney MS, Mobley C, Nuffer W, Parsons P, Smesny AL, Smith M, Ives TJ.) Am J Pharm Educ. 2013 Sep 12;77(7):142.
Updated guidelines for manuscripts describing instructional design and assessment: the IDEAS format.

(Poirier T, Crouch M, MacKinnon G, Mehvar R, Monk-Tutor M, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.) Am J Pharm Educ. 2009 May 27;73(3):55.
Capacity of hospitals to partner with academia to meet experiential education requirements for pharmacy students.

(American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Scheckelhoff DJ, Bush CG, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Flynn AA, MacKinnon GE 3rd, Myers CE, Kahaleh AA, Knapp KK, Meier JL, Schwinghammer TL, Sheaffer SL, Thompson BJ, McCluskey CF 3rd.) Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008 Nov 01;65(21):e53-71.
Assessing capacity of hospitals to partner with academic programs for experiential education.

(Flynn AA, MacKinnon GE 3rd.) Am J Pharm Educ. 2008 Oct 15;72(5):116.
Evaluation, assessment, and outcomes in pharmacy education: the 2007 AACP Institute.

(Mackinnon GE.) Am J Pharm Educ. 2008 Oct 15;72(5):96.
AACP portfolio of products and services supporting experiential education.

(Mackinnon GE.) Am J Pharm Educ. 2008 Jun 15;72(3):70.
Documentation: a value proposition for pharmacy education and the pharmacy profession.

(MacKinnon GE 3rd.) Am J Pharm Educ. 2007 Aug 15;71(4):73.

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Education is to be an active, engaging and stimulating process - not a passive one. Appropriate use of instructional design and educational technologies is critical to meet the needs of today's learner, and even more so in professions where new information is continually added such as pharmacy and medicine. As educators we must recognize that students have different learning styles as well as the need to provide timely continuous formative feedback. So, while knowledge is critical in the health sciences, so too is the application of this knowledge via skills and abilities often acquired via lab simulations with standardized patients and experiential education (e.g., clinical rotations).

George E. MacKinnon III, PhD, MS, RPh, FASHP

George E. MacKinnon III, PhD, MS, RPh, FASHP