Melissa Somma McGivney

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT MELISSA SOMMA MCGIVNEY

Melissa Somma McGivney, PharmD, FCCP, FAPhA, is committed to advancing pharmacist provided patient care and inspiring the next generation of student pharmacist leaders. As Associate Dean for Student Success & Professional Initiatives and Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, she has fostered novel partnerships between academia, community pharmacies (independent and chain), state and local health departments, professional associations, and health payers supporting the development and payment for pharmacist provided patient care. She is skilled at bringing people together to collaboratively solve problems, build programs, and advocate for the betterment of our profession and patient care.McGivney is serving as an elected Member-at-Large Trustee of the American Pharmacists Association from March 2024-March 2027. She is a founding and board member of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network/CPESN, over 200 community pharmacies. She directs the Academia-CPESN Transformation (ACT) Pharmacy Collaborative of faculty from 116 colleges/schools of pharmacy and served as a PGY1 Community-based Residency Director for 15 years. She collaboratively developed patient care practices in family medicine, chain, and independent pharmacies and most recently, the University\'s mass vaccination services.She serves as APhA-Academy of Student Pharmacists faculty advisor and is an active member of the APhA, Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA), American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). She is a frequent speaker and contributor to association programs. She received her PharmD degree from the University of Pittsburgh and completed an Ambulatory Care Residency at UPMC Presbyterian/University of Pittsburgh. She joined the PittPharmacy faculty in 2003 after faculty appointments at Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy and UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program.