Jill A. Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FNAP
About Dr. Morgan:
Dr. Jill A. Morgan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She practices at the Interprofessional Pediatric GI Clinic at the University of Maryland Midtown in Baltimore, MD. She received her PharmD from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed pharmacy practice and pediatric pharmacy specialty residencies at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. For a number of years, Dr. Morgan has been teaching pediatric and neonatal pharmacotherapy to nursing and pharmacy students as well as medical residents. Dr. Morgan served as the Director for the PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency program for several years. She is also board certified in pharmacotherapy and pediatric pharmacy. In, 2017, Dr. Morgan became a fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP).
Her research is focused on children and is related to asthma, constipation, interprofessional education, adherence, dermatology, and taste of medications. Jill co-created the Ew Meds List™ – a comprehensive list of poor tasting liquid medications and evidence-based recommendations to mask poor palatability. Additionally, she has over 40 publications and hundreds of presentations focused on making medication use safe and manageable for children.
Jill has been involved with several professional organizations. She served as the Chair for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Administrative Services Section and the Student Services Special Interest Group, as President for the Maryland Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP), as Chair of the research committee for Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA), and Chair for the Pharmacy Academy in NAP. Dr. Morgan serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics. She is the co-advisor for the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Pediatric Pharmacy Association at UMB (PPA at UMB). Dr. Morgan received the AACP Administrative Services Section Award for Sustained Contribution to Administrative Practice in Pharmacy Education, the Excellence in Innovation Award and the Mentor of the Year Award from the Maryland Pharmacists Association, the Purdum Award from MSHP, and the University of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Mentoring. In 2021, Dr. Morgan received the State of Maryland Governor’s Citation for her teamwork in the University of Maryland Baltimore Community Mass Vaccination Site.
Research Interests:
Dr. Morgan’s interests include: asthma, constipation, care of pediatric patients in community pharmacy, taste and flavoring of liquid medications for children, nutrition, immunizations, pediatric dermatology, transitions of care for pediatric patients, and interprofessional education.
Contact Information:
Jill A. Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FNAP
Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research
Pharmacy Hall, S400
Phone (410)706-4332
Email: jill.morgan@rx.umaryland.edu