Terrence L. Schwinghammer, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, FAPhA, BCPS

Professor Emeritus

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

Department:

Clinical Pharmacy

Classification:

Faculty

• PharmD, Purdue University, 1977
• BS, Pharmacy, Purdue University, 1973

Books

Schwinghammer TL, ed. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient–Focused Approach. 10th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2017 (in preparation).

Wells, BG, DiPiro JT, Schwinghammer TL, Hamilton CW, eds. Pharmacotherapy Handbook. 10th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2017 (in preparation).

Chisholm MA, Wells BG, Schwinghammer TL, Malone PM, Kolesar J, DiPiro JT. Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2016.


Book Chapters

Schwinghammer TL. Chapter 1. Introduction: how to use this casebook. In: Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, eds. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient–Focused Approach. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2014; 1-7.

Schwinghammer TL. Chapter 5. The patient care plan. In: Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, eds. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient–Focused approach. 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014; 23-30.

Rudenko AW, Schwinghammer TL. Chapter 104. Rheumatoid arthritis. In: Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, eds. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient–Focused approach. 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014; 279-281.

Bruce S, Schwinghammer TL. Rheumatologic diseases. In: Lee M, ed. Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data, 6th ed. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc., 2016 (in press).


Journal Publications

Schwinghammer TL, Rodriguez TE, Weinstein G, Sorofman BA, Bosso JA, Kerr RA, Haden NK. AACP Strategy for Addressing the Professional Development Needs of Department Chairs. Am J Pharm Educ 2012; 76(6): 1–8. Article S7.

Shord SS, Schwinghammer TL, Badowski M, Banderas J, Burton ME, Chapleau CA, Gallagher JC, Matsuura G, Parli SE, Yunker N. ACCP guidelines for desired professional development pathways for clinical pharmacists. Report of the 2012 ACCP Certification Affairs Committee. Pharmacotherapy 2013;33(4):e34–e42.

Haas CE, Yee GC, Cohen LJ, Haase KK, Phillips BG, Farrington E, Nesbit SA, Nutescu EA, Rodgers JE, Schwinghammer TL, Seaton TL. Board of Regents Commentary. Qualifications of pharmacists who provide direct patient care: perspectives on the need for residency training and board certification. Pharmacotherapy 2013;33(8):888–891.

Wietholter JP, Coetzee R, McCartney J, Gegg J, Schwinghammer TL. Development of an international advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) and lessons learned after implementation. Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2014;6:304-312.

Katoue MG, Awad AI, Schwinghammer TL, Kombian SB. Pharmaceutical care education in Kuwait: pharmacy students’ perspectives. Pharm Pract 2014 Jul-Sep;12(3):1–8.

Katoue MG, Awad AI, Schwinghammer TL, Kombian SB. Pharmaceutical care in Kuwait: hospital pharmacists’ perspectives. Int J Clin Pharm 2014;36(6):1170–1178.

Selected Presentations
Starting a Successful Career in Academic Pharmacy. (ASHP Midyear Program Chair and Session Moderator). A two-hour program sponsored by AACP at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Orlando, FL, Dec. 8, 2013.

Development of Professional Pathways for Clinical Pharmacists: The U.S. Experience. Presented at the Advances in Pharmacotherapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 2015 Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, Mar. 19, 2015.

Teaching Philosophies of Pharmacy Education. Mahidol University Faculty of Pharmacy, Bangkok, Thailand, Mar. 20, 2015. 

Fourteen Rules for Success That I Learned from my Kids. Invited keynote speaker for the Delta Omicron Chapter of Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Initiation Ceremony, Harding University, Searcy, AR, Sept. 18, 2015.

TEACHING INTERESTS AND COURSES TAUGHT

PHAR 742, 746, Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences 5 & 6.

PHAR 811, Foundational Pharmacy Skills

PHAR 835, Rheumatology/Pain (course co-coordinator)

PRACTICE INTERESTS

Pharmacotherapy in adults; ambulatory care pharmacy practice; pharmaceutical care to underserved populations.
 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP INTERESTS

Case-based learning in the pharmacy curriculum.
Pharmacotherapy in adult ambulatory patients.

Terry L. Schwinghammer, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, FAPhA, BCPS, is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy. 

His teaching focused on the development of patient assessment skills, communication skills, and case-based learning. In addition to authoring 80 journal publications and 29 book chapters, he is co-editor of the Pharmacotherapy Casebook, Pharmacotherapy Handbook, and Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. He is Editor-in-Chief of AccessPharmacy, an online educational resource for students, faculty, and schools of pharmacy (McGraw-Hill Medical; www.AccessPharmacy.com). 

Dr. Schwinghammer received BS and PharmD degrees from Purdue University and completed a residency at Indiana University Hospitals. He is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and has practiced in adult inpatient medicine, bone marrow transplantation, and ambulatory care. He is a past recipient of the APhA-APPM Distinguished Achievement Award in Clinical/Pharmacotherapeutic Practice. 

Dr. Schwinghammer has been active in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists (PSHP), the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS). He has served the AACP as Chair of the Pharmacy Practice Section, Chair of the Council of Faculties, and member of the Board of Directors. He is a past president of the PSHP and was named Pharmacist of the Year in 2001. He was elected to a three-year term on the ACCP Board of Regents (2013-15) and served on the Board of Directors of Pharmacotherapy Publications, Inc., which publishes the journal Pharmacotherapy. He served BPS as Vice Chair, Chair, Immediate Past Chair, and Chair of the Finance Committee. He is a Fellow of ACCP, ASHP, and APhA and has been elected to membership in the Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honor Society and the Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society. He was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Purdue University in 2004. In 2016, he was selected as the recipient of the AACP Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award.