Michael A. Crouch

About Michael A. Crouch

Crouch serves as Dean and Professor at Mercer University College of Pharmacy. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina and completed his first-year pharmacy residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He also earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, participated in a cardiovascular summer research fellowship, and completed a second-year, cardiology-focused residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. His additional experience includes the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Master of Business Administration from Samford University’s Brock School of Business. Before his current role, Crouch held several key faculty and leadership positions at Virginia Commonwealth, East Tennessee State, and Samford. Crouch\'s dedication to pharmacy higher education has defined his career, earning him numerous awards, honors, and recognitions. His academic work includes more than 100 scholarly publications, over 200 invited presentations, and two books. In 2009, he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Experience

1. Dean and Professor

   Mercer University - College Of Pharmacy

   Jan 2026 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Pharmacy

  1987 — 1992

• Medical University of South Carolina

  Cardiovascular Summer Research Fellowship

  1995

• Harvard Graduate School of Education

  Institute for Management and Leadership in Education

  2019

• Wake Forest University

  Pharmacy Practice Residency

  1992 — 1993

• Medical University of South Carolina

  Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency (Cardiology Emphasis)

  1995 — 1996

• Medical University of South Carolina

  Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Pharmacy

  1993 — 1995

• Samford University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2019 — 2022

Skills

• Hospitals
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Pharmacy Automation
• Higher Education Administration
• Pharmacists
• Faculty Development
• Patient Safety
• Clinical Pharmacy
• University Teaching
• Cardiology
• Pharmacology
• Academic Administration
• Pharmacy
• Healthcare Management
• Medication Therapy Management
• Educational Leadership
• Medical Education
• Higher Education
• Research
• Academic Advising
• Life Sciences
• Lifesciences
• Teaching
• Outcomes Research
• Healthcare
• Science
• Academia
• College Teaching
• Public Health