Evan Young
Assistant Director, Experiential Education & Assistant Professor
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Biography
Dr. Evan Young joined Belmont’s faculty in the Summer of 2023. Young grew up in Shepherdsville, KY before attending the University of Kentucky and obtaining his B.S. in Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology. He then moved to Nashville, TN as a member of Belmont’s 2020 PharmD class. Upon graduation, he completed a Community-Based PGY-1 residency with Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy and Mathes Diabetes Center in New Albany, IN. He then moved to Lafayette, IN to complete Purdue’s two-year Academic and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Fellowship program where he taught in Purdue’s Pharmacy Skills Lab courses, led an elective course focused on care for vulnerable and underserved patient populations, and practiced as an ambulatory care pharmacist at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center. Young has also completed an M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology (MSIDT), is board-certified in advanced diabetes management (BC-ADM), and works part-time as a pharmacist at Walgreens.
Young serves as the Assistant Director of Experiential Education at Belmont, where he works closely with the experiential team to coordinate the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences and teaches throughout the IPPE sequence. His interests include leadership development, community practice, diabetes management, student wellness, care for underserved populations, and maintaining an active role with the American Pharmacist Association.
Community Pharmacy Advancement
Leadership Development
Diabetes Management
American Pharmacist Association (APhA)
Christian Pharmacist Fellowship International (CPFI)
Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES)
Co-chair, American Pharmacist Association Residency & Fellowship Communications Committee - 2020/2021
Young, E., Baker, C., Olenik, N. (2021). Pharmacy Student Self-Perceived Confidence and Readiness to Provide Diabetes Counseling and Education. Journal of the American Pharmacist Association, 61(s4), e28-e190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2021.04.021.
Young, E., Illingworth, K. (2023) Assessment of Pharmacy Student Intention to Prepare for Licensure Examinations Using the Theory of Planned Behavior. Journal of the American Pharmacist Association, 63(s4), e1242-e1441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2023.05.003
Assessment of Pharmacy Student Intention to Prepare for Licensure Examinations Using the Theory of Planned Behavior - American Pharmacist Association Annual Meeting March 2022
Interventions to Address Health Professional Student Stress Relative to High-Stakes Examinations: A Scoping Review - ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting December 2022
Pharmacy Student Self-Perceived Confidence and Readiness to Provide Diabetes Counseling and Education - American Pharmacist Association Annual Meeting March 2021 & Great Lakes Pharmacy Residency Conference April 2021
American Pharmacist Association Incentive Grant - 2020