Clinical Pharmacy
Amy Thompson
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Director of Community Health and Engagement, and Director of Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Practices, Pharmacy Innovations and Partnerships, Michigan Medicine
College of Pharmacy
428 Church St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1065
2060 Pharm
Role Overview and Bio
Amy Thompson is the Director of Population Health Pharmacy and Community Partnerships within the University of Michigan Medical Group. Within the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, she is a Clinical Professor and Director of Community Health and Engagement. She completed her PharmD training and PGY1-Pharmacy Practice/PGY2-Primary Care with emphasis in Family Medicine Residencies at the Medical University of South Carolina. With expertise in clinical practice development across ambulatory care, she has been involved in the expansion of ambulatory pharmacy practice in multiple fields including primary care and specialty clinics. She currently practices in a general medicine, where she provides chronic disease management.
Teaching: Dr. Thompson coordinates the P2 Ambulatory Care IPPE experience. Additionally, she precepts pharmacy students, PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents in her clinical and administrative experiences.
Research Interests
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Assessing the impact of community health and engagement initiatives
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Developing innovative student learning experiences in ambulatory care settings
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Examining transitions of care processes
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Evaluating collaborative care models in ambulatory care environments
Awards
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2018 Interprofessional Leadership Fellow, Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education
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2021 PGY2 Ambulatory Care Preceptor of the Year, UM PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program
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2021 APhA Pinnacle Award, American Pharmacists Association
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2023 CHRT Policy Fellowship, Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT)
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2025 Lawerence C Weaver Transformative Community Service Award, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Selected Publications
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Ernst K, Granata L, Bensomai A, Lott S, Thompson AN. Clinical pharmacy partnerships with an in-house drug plan, an analysis of clinic and economic impact. American Journal of Managed Care. 2025 Jan;31(1):20-24
Thompson AN, Kippes KA, Ashjian E. Assessment of an independent practice model in a PGY2 program. Innovations in Pharmacy. 2024 Nov;15(4)11.
Sheppard G, Thompson AN, Eagle M, Shakoor K, Ferguson C, Walker P, Vordenberg S. Fourth-year student pharmacists’ perceptions of a required student-run free clinic experience. Am J Pharm Edec. 2024 Nov; 88:101327.
Vordenberg S, Ferguson C, Huang JShang J, Singer L, Focakovic D, Walker P. Thompson AN. Pharmacy student and community member perceptions of integrating health screenings with a medical interpreter into a required Ambulatory Care Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2024 Aug;16(8):102099.
Xu, J, Thompson AN; Fitzgerald, L, Licari, T, McMurry, K, Tischer, S. Comparison of Transplant Pharmacist Interventions Between Telehealth and Clinic Visits. Prog Transplant. 2023 Jun;33(2):156-161.
Adie S, Thompson AN, Konerman M, Shea M, Thomas M, Thompson AN. Impact of a pharmacist in an interdisciplinary post-cardiac intensive care unit. Heart and Lung. 2022; 52:48-51
Thompson AN, Vereecke A, Bassett K, Trott F*, Mazer D, Choe HM. Blood pressure drive-through: an innovative way to meet patient care needs during a pandemic. Am J Health Syst. Pharm. 2022; 79(11):831- 834.