Dr. Ronald Maddox, dean of the Campbell University School of Pharmacy, has been appointed to the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NC IOM) by Governor Mike Easley.The NC IOM provides nonpartisan information on complex health issues facing the state and strives to develop workable solutions to these problems. Over the past five years, the NC IOM has studied ways to expand health insurance coverage to the uninsured, how to prevent child maltreatment and how to improve worksite wellness and increase the supply of nurses in the state, among many other issues.Maddox said he was pleased about the appointment. “I think it is ultimately a recognition of Campbell University and the School of Pharmacy’s impact on the surrounding area and across the state,” he said. “That’s a good thing, a very good thing.”Maddox, who was named founding dean of the School of Pharmacy in 1985 and served as associate dean of the Mercer University School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, Ga., brings his pharmaceutical expertise to the institute.”My field is pharmacy and I am concerned about the problems associated with medications and how health professionals can use them to best treat patients,” he said.Maddox will serve a term of five years as a member of the institute, which includes experts from government, education, business and industry, health and legal professions, the private sector, philanthropy and the public at large. Governed by a board of directors which meets quarterly, the institute fosters research, review and education through collaborative efforts with established centers and agencies within North Carolina, drawing on the expertise of the major universities, governmental units and the private sector.Maddox earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Auburn University and a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Tennessee. He also served as a clinical pharmacist (cardiology) at the Georgia Baptist Medical Center.Photo Copy: Dr. Ronald Maddox, dean of the Campbell University School of Pharmacy
Maddox named to state Institute of Medicine