Auburn team takes national runner-up at pharmacy clinical challenge

The Harrison School of Pharmacy team competing in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, or ACCP, Clinical Pharmacy Challenge took runner-up in the national finals Oct. 16. The team survived six rounds of competition, making it down to the final two out of 109 competitors. The team is made up of Maddie Sheffield (Captain), Chance Partlow and Nate Silar, all members of the Harrison School of Pharmacy Class of 2021, with Dr. Emily McCoy serving as their faculty advisor. The finish is the highest-ever for Auburn.

The Clinical Pharmacy Challenge, now in its 11th year, affords teams of three pharmacy students to compete in a “quiz-bowl” type competition. Each round of competition is comprised of three segments, trivia-lightning, clinical case, and jeopardy-style items. Items are authored and reviewed by an expert panel of ACCP members. The 2020 competition was held entirely virtually.