Stephanie Harriman McGrath, PharmD, is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. Additionally, she serves as the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network. Through this role she supports the growth of high-quality network pharmacies, and engages stakeholders such as health plans to build sustainable value-based care models for community pharmacy care.
Prior to this position, Dr. McGrath served as a Clinical Pharmacist with Rite Aid Corporation, where she started an American Association of Diabetes Educators diabetes education accreditation program and persistently worked to engage patients in their own health care. She helped the growth and development of clinical programs within Rite Aid as an APhA Immunization Program and certified American Heart Association CPR instructor. She also served as the primary preceptor for the PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program with Rite Aid and the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. McGrath is an active Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association member and was honored as the 2013 Distinguished Young Pharmacist, one of the 2017 "Ten Under Ten" awards for PPA, and the 2020 Pharmacist of the Year award recipient.
Dr. McGrath previously served as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy from 2010-14 where she contributed to the community pharmacy curriculum. She was recognized in 2013 as the APhA-ASP Faculty Member of the Year and in 2015 as a Rising Star from the Alumni Society Board.
She currently works with students and post graduate trainees to advance community pharmacy practice in Pennsylvania, and impact community pharmacy practice transformation nationwide through CPESN USA.
Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation
Impact of community pharmacist coaching on targeted medication review completion rates.
Garmong G, Bacci J, Berenbrok L, McGrath S, Ossman K, Odukoya O, McGivney M.
- Received $1000 Grant Award: Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association December 2014
New pharmacist practitioner readiness to provide patient care services in a community chain pharmacy setting
Ossman K, McGrath SH, Bacci J, Hazel DJ, McCartney E, McGivney MS.
- Presented at APhA Annual Meeting March 2014
Key Factors Associated with Successful Integration of Patient Care Services into Dispensing Workflow: a Traditional Community Chain Pharmacy Evaluation
Dombrowski S, McGrath SH, Bacci J, Bobby B, Coley K, McGivney MS.
- Presented at APhA Annual Meeting March 2013
- Received $1,000 Grant Award: American Pharmacists Association Foundation
- Received $1,000 Grant Award: Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association
Students as Catalysts for Change: Implementation and Expansion of
Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services within a Community Chain Pharmacy
Berenbrock L, Bacci J, McCartney E, Menard A, McGivney MS, McGrath SH.
- Presented at APhA Annual Meeting March 2013
Implementation of Brief Medication Adherence Interventions within a Community Chain Pharmacy Practice: A Qualitative Analysis
Bacci J, McGrath SH, Pringle J, Maguire M, McGivney MS.
- Presented at APhA Annual Meeting March 2012
Impact of a Community Pharmacy Experience in a Family Medicine Residency Program
Dombrowski S, Bacci J, Farrah B, McGrath SH.
- Presented at ACCP Annual Meeting October 2011, PPA Midyear Meeting February 2012
Defining MTM Opportunities for Community Pharmacists: An Analysis of Pennsylvania Medicare Part D Programs.
DiCriscio A, McGrath SH, Pringle J, Turner T, McGivney MS.
- Presented at APhA Annual Meeting March 2011
Physician Perceptions of Pharmacist-Provided Medication Therapy Management (MTM): A Qualitative Analysis
Co-Investigators: Gladys Garcia, PharmD, Janice L. Pringle, PhD, Randall Smith, PhD, Melissa Somma McGivney, PharmD, CDE
July 2007-June 2008
- Received $20,000 Grant Award: NACDS Foundation, Inc
- Received $1,000 Grant Award: APhA Foundation
- Published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2010
A student pharmacist Quality Engagement Team to support initial implementation of Comprehensive Medication Management within independent community pharmacies. Herbert SMC, Carroll JC, Coley KC, McGrath SH, McGivney MS. Pharmacy. 2020;8(141).
Three opportunities for standardization: A literature review of the variation among pharmacists' patient care services terminology. Germant SA, Bacci JL, Upton C, Ferreri SP, McGrath SH, Chui MA, Rickles NM, Smith M. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2020;16:766-75.
Community pharmacists' educational needs for implementing clinical pharmacogenomic services. Berenbrock LA, Hart KM, McGrath SH, Coley KC, McGivney MS, Empey PE. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2019;59:539-44.
Implementation of targeted medication adherence interventions within a community chain pharmacy practice: The Pennsylvania Project. Bacci JL, McGrath SH, Pringle JL, Maguire MA, McGivney MS. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2014;54:584-93.
McGrath SH, Holiday S. Documentation. In: Community and Clinical Pharmacy Services: A Step-By-Step Approach. 1st ed. New York: McGraw Hill; 2013.
Physician perceptions of pharmacist-provided medication therapy management: qualitative analysis. McGrath SH, Snyder ME, Duenas GG, Pringle JL, Smith RB, McGivney MS. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2010;50:67-71.
Generating demand for pharmacist-provided medication therapy management: identifying patient preferred marketing strategies. Garcia GM, Snyder ME, McGrath SH, Smith RB, McGivney MS. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:611-6.
Getting started with medication therapy management services. SH McGrath. Drug Store News. 2010;(5)29-33.
"Lessons from the Field: Public Health Collaboration with Pharmacists to Address Hypertension and Cholesterol: The Pennsylvania Experience. Invited Speaker. McGrath, SH. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Webinar roundtable. October 29, 2020.
"Implementation of a Baseline Community Pharmacy Practice Assessment Tool for the Pennsylvania Flip the Pharmacy (FtP) Program. Hughes E, Rosikiewicz C, Cothrel S, Antinopoulos B, McGrath S, Carroll J, Coley K, McGivney M. American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting. Virtual; Apr 2020.
Transforming Community Pharmacy Practice Across Pennsylvania through Flip the Pharmacy. Cothrel S, McGrath S, Antinopoulos B, Carroll JC, Coley KC, McGivney MS. American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting. Virtual; Apr 2020.
Effective Coaching Strategies for the “Flip the Pharmacy†Practice Transformation Initiative in Pennsylvania Community Pharmacies. Turco ES, Carroll JC, Zale S, Matthew P, Herbert S, Firm A, McGivney MS, McGrath SH, Antypas C, Coley KC. American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting. Virtual; Apr 2020.
Flip the Pharmacy Cohort 2. $61,581 awarded from the Community Pharmacy Foundation for 2-year practice transformation grant. McGrath SH, Hake, KM, Cothrel SM. October 1, 2020-September 30, 2022.
The Contracting Cycle.†Invited presentation for CPESN USA Payer Engagement Learning Series webinar. March 11, 2020.
Student Pharmacist Assistance of Practice Transformation Teams.†Invited presentation for Flip the Pharmacy Leads and Coaches webinar. McGrath SH. October 10, 2019.
Flip the Pharmacy. $115,772 awarded from the Community Pharmacy Foundation for 2-year practice transformation grant. McGrath SH, Antinopoulos BA, Cothrel SM. October 1, 2019-September 30, 2021.
Implementation of Payer Program: Best Practices.†Invited presentation at CPESN USA Mid-year workshop, Concord, NC. McGrath SH. April 17, 2019.
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network.†Invited presentation for PA Department of Human Services. Harrisburg, PA. Epple PA, McGivney MS, McGrath SH. March 11, 2019.
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network.†Invited webinars for Gateway Health Care Managers, featuring PPCN Pharmacist Hoover S. McGrath SH. January 29, 2019; June 25, 2019; November 4, 2019.
Practicing what we preach: MTM Practices in Pennsylvania. June 2014: Presented webinar as part of PPA Pre-Residency Excellence Program (PREP).
New pharmacist practitioner readiness to provide patient care services in a community chain pharmacy setting
Ossman K, McGrath SH, Bacci J, Hazel DJ, McCartney E, McGivney MS.
- Presented at APhA Annual Meeting March 2014
Updates in Immunization Practices and Recommendations. September 2013: Presented at PPA Annual Meeting in Gettysburg, PA. Encore webinar presentation January 2014.
Key Factors Associated with Successful Integration of Patient Care Services into Dispensing Workflow: a Traditional Community Chain Pharmacy Evaluation
March 2013: Dombrowski S, McGrath SH, Bacci J, Bobby B, Coley K, McGivney MS.
- Poster Presented at APhA Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
- Received $1,000 Grant Award: American Pharmacists Association Foundation
- Received $1,000 Grant Award: Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association
Students as Catalysts for Change: Implementation and Expansion of
Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services within a Community Chain Pharmacy
March 2013: Berenbrock L, Bacci J, McCartney E, Menard A, McGivney MS, McGrath SH. Poster Presented at APhA Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
Implementation of Brief Medication Adherence Interventions within a Community Chain Pharmacy Practice: A Qualitative Analysis
March 2012: Bacci J, McGrath SH, Pringle J, Maguire M, McGivney MS. Poster presented at APhA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
Impact of a Community Pharmacy Experience in a Family Medicine Residency Program
October 2011, February 2012, May 2013: Dombrowski S, Bacci J, Farrah B, McGrath SH.
Poster presented at ACCP Annual Meeting, PPA Midyear Meeting, STFM Meeting. Pittsburgh PA, Harrisburg PA, Baltimore, MD.
Defining MTM Opportunities for Community Pharmacists: An Analysis of Pennsylvania Medicare Part D Programs
March 2011: DiCriscio A, McGrath SH, Pringle J, Turner T, McGivney MS. Poster presented at APhA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
Taking Collaborative Drug Therapy Management to the Community Setting
February 2011: Co-presented ACPE accredited continuing education session with Gladys Duenas, PharmD at PPA Annual Meeting, Harrisburg, PA
Physician Perceptions of Pharmacist-Provided Medication Therapy Management (MTM): A Qualitative Analysis
March 2008: Poster presentation of preliminary research results at the APhA annual meeting, San Diego, CA
Staff Development and Training
February 2008: Co-presented ACPE continuing education session with Gladys Garcia, PharmD at the PPA Annual Meeting, Harrisburg, PA
