Ukamaka A Dike

West Wing Pharmacy Bldg. Room# 348
Thursday : 11 am - 2 pm

PHA 5631 Patient Care II - M. Tu. - 12:20 pm - 2 pm
PHA 5631L Patient Care II Lab - M. Tu. Wed. - 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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Dr. Ukamaka Diké Smith is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and the Interprofessional Education Director for the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health at Florida A&M University. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Miami, FL, Dr. Smith joined the college in 2018. Dr. Smith’s professional areas of interest include infectious disease-related cancer research, health equity, antimicrobial stewardship, HIV/AIDS, preventing the spread of communicable diseases, and diabetes care.

Dr. Smith received her Doctor in Pharmacy degree from Florida A&M University. She then completed a PGY-1 residency at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) in Tallahassee, FL and received her Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Health Services Management from Keiser University. Prior to her appointment at Florida A&M University, Dr. Smith served in a dual role as the Post-Operative Care Clinical Pharmacist and Infectious Disease/Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist at TMH.

Dr. Smith is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Pharmacists Association, Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, and more. She is also active in the Tallahassee community and a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. In her free time, Dr. Smith enjoys fishing, traveling, volunteering, and spending time with her family. Dr. Smith believes in being a friend to man and truly lives by the motto “Service is the rent we pay for the space we occupy”.

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• Antimicrobial Stewardship
  
• Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health
  
• HIV/AIDS
  
• Infectious Diseases
  

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• Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice  (August 2022 – Present)
  Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
• Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice ( August 2018 – July 2022)
  Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
• Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist (June 2012 – August 2018)
  Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Tallahassee, FL
• Post-Operative Care Clinical Pharmacist (May 2011 – May 2012)
  Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Tallahassee, FL
• Evening Clinical Staff Pharmacist (July 2010 – April 2011)
  Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Tallahassee, FL
• Floater Pharmacist (October 2009 – December 2011)
  CVS Pharmacy, Tallahassee, FL
• Pharmacy Practice Resident (June 2009 – June 2010)
  Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Tallahassee, FL

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• 2022 FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, IPH
  • APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Program – ACPE Site Visit Award
  • High Praise for Extraordinary IPE Program – ACPE Site Visit Award
  • ACPE Self-Study and ACPE Evaluation Team – ACPE Site Visit Award
  • Excellence with Caring Simulated Counseling Sessions Award
  • Approbation for the New Curriculum, PharmD 2017 and Implementation Award

 

• 2020 FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, IPH
  • Student Council Association – Professor Spotlight
  • Torchbearer Award – Prompt Response to Learner Queries
  • Superior Masterpiece Award – Devotion Proctor During COVID-19
  • Teacher of the Year Award – Tallahassee Campus
  • First Objective Skills Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) Award

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• PHA 4615 Patient Care I
  
• PHA 4615 Patient Care I Lab
  
• PHA 5631 Patient Care II
  
• PHA 5631L Patient Care II Lab
  
• PHA 5617C Pre-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Performance Skills and Laboratory
  
• PHA 5628 Postgraduate Readiness
  
• PHA 4769 Self-Care and Pharmacotherapy Management
  
• PHA 5930 Issues in Contemporary Pharmacy Practice
  
• PHA 5615 Medication Therapy Management I
  
• PHA 5615L Medication Therapy Management I Lab
  
• PHA 5746 Patient Counseling, and Advocacy
  
• PHA 4569 Disease States III
  

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