Michael A. Crouch
Fred E. McWhorter Dean and Professor, McWhorter School of Pharmacy
College of Health Sciences
2209 CHS Building 2
mcrouch@samford.edu
205-726-2820

Michael Crouch serves as the Fred E. McWhorter Dean and Professor of Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy. His education includes a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina, followed by a first-year pharmacy residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Crouch also received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, where he completed a second-year residency focused on cardiology.

Additional education has included a Master of Business Administration from Samford University’s Brock School of Business. Specific leadership development has involved the Harvard Institute for Management and Leadership in Education, leadership programs of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and collaboratives of Johnson City and Birmingham.

Crouch joined Samford University as Dean and Professor in 2014. Previous faculty appointments included Virginia Commonwealth University (Assistant then Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine), South University (Chair and Professor), and East Tennessee State University (Associate Dean, then Executive Associate Dean and Director of the Interprofessional Education Program). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Crouch served as Acting Associate Provost of Samford University’s College of Health Sciences.   

Crouch is a leader in pharmacy higher education, practice and scholarship. He has dedicated his career to educating professional students, graduate students and pharmacy residents, for which he has received various teaching awards. Crouch is a third-generation pharmacist with diverse practice experience in ambulatory care, hospital and critical care pharmacy. In addition to being a licensed pharmacist, he obtained board certification in pharmacotherapy in 1996, with added qualifications in cardiology in 2000. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists named him a fellow in 2009.

In addition to over 100 scholarly publications and 200 invited presentations, Crouch has served as editor for two books: Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy: A Point-of-Care Guide and Securing and Excelling in a Pharmacy Residency.

He presently serves as a site visitor for the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and on the Paraguay Baptist Medical Center Foundation, Tuscaloosa Research and Education Advancement Corporation Board, Albert Schweitzer of Alabama Advisory Council and Alabama Statewide AHEC Advisory Council.

Crouch is married to his wife, Candace, and together they have three teenage children, Jack, Julia and Anna. In addition to spending time with his family, he enjoys fly fishing, golfing, motorcycling and music.

Degrees and Certifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of North Carolina
  • Master of Business Administration, Samford University
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Pharmacy Practice Residency, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
  • Internal Medicine/Cardiology Pharmacy Residency, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Institute for Management and Leadership in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Awards and Honors

  • Beta Gamma Sigma (ΒΓΣ) International Business Honor Society, Samford University, 2022
  • Birmingham Business Journal Who’s Who in Healthcare, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Omicron Delta Kappa (Ο∆Κ) National Leadership Honor Society, Samford University, 2015
  • Fellow, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2009
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, 2001
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, 2000
  • Teacher of the Year Award, 1998
  • Clinical Research Award, MUSC College of Pharmacy, 1995
  • Rho Chi (PX) Honor Society, MUSC College of Pharmacy,1994
  • Phi Lambda Sigma (ΦΛΣ) Pharmacy Leadership Society, UNC School of Pharmacy, 1990

Involvement

  • Leadership Birmingham Members Association
  • Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ALSHP)
  • Alabama Pharmacy Association (APA)
  • International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
  • American Pharmacist Association (APhA)
  • Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International (CPFI)  
  • American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)  
  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
  • Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity (KΨ)  

Expertise

  • Higher education leadership

Publications

   Books

  • Crouch MA, editor. Securing and excelling in a pharmacy residency. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Learning; 2011.
  • Crouch MA, editor. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy: a point-of-care guide. Bethesda, Maryland: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2010.

Recent Articles

  • Crouch M. Samford University Dedicates Pharmacy History Gallery. Pharm Hist 2017;59(1&2):28-30.
  • Baker K, Proctor-Williams K, Cross LB, Alley E, Crouch M. Initial feasibility and efficacy of an interprofessional education pilot program. Int J Health Sci Ed 2016;3(2):Article 4.
  •  Crouch M, Baker K. Interprofessional education: it is more than a passing fad. Int J Health Sci Ed 2016;3(2):Article 1.
  • Begley KJ, Monaghan MS, Clavier CW, Lugo RA, Crouch MA. Technology in the pharmacy learning environment: surveys of use and misuse. Inova Pharm 2015;6:Article 2. 
  • Gleason B, Siracuse MV, Moniri NH, Birnie CR, Okamoto CT, Crouch MA. The evolving landscape of pre-professional pharmacy curricula and its implications. Am J Pharm Educ 2013;77:Article 95. ajpe.org/content/77/5/95

Recent Presentations

  • Crouch M. Continuum of Care. Leadership Birmingham Healthy Community Day. Birmingham, Alabama. January 13, 2022.
  • Crouch M, Anderson-Fung J, Garmon C, Prince V, Yeatman, D. Samford Pharmacy Advocacy Day. Birmingham, Alabama. January 7, 2022.
  • Crouch M. Pharmacy Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic (ACPE #0002-0000-20-15-L04-P). Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy 2020 Homecoming CE Program. November 14, 2020.
  • Crouch M. Pharmacy Schools Education Update (ACPE #0172-0000-20-011-L04-P/T). Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ALSHP). Virtual Summer Meeting. July 27, 2020.
  • Cale D, Cobb T, Crouch M, Garmon C, Yeatman D. Advocacy Related to the Futures of Pharmacy Practice. Samford Pharmacy Advocacy Day. Birmingham, Alabama. January 25, 2020.
  • Crouch M. The Futures of Pharmacy Practice (ACPE #0002-0000-19-001-L04-P). Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy. Birmingham, Alabama. November 9, 2019.
  • Crouch MA. A Road Less Traveled. Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Tallahassee, Florida. October 3, 2019. 
  • Crouch MA. Challenges and Opportunities in the U.S. Health Care System. Beijing Pharmaceutical Association. Beijing, China. September 8, 2019.
  • Crouch MA. The Future of Pharmacy Practice: Pharmacy 4.0 (ACPE #0002-0000-19-001-L04-P). Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy. Birmingham, Alabama. January 27, 2019.
  • Crouch MA. The future of pharmacy practice (ACPE #0002-0000-18-018-L04-P). Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy. Birmingham, Alabama. November 14, 2018.
  • Crouch MA. Advancing pharmacy practice: the role of pharmacy schools (ACPE #0178-9999-18-508-L04-P/T). Jefferson County Pharmaceutical Association. Birmingham, Alabama. November 13, 2018.
  • Crouch MA, Chestnut R. Effective advocacy as a leader and case study (ACPE #0581-0000-18-138-L04-P). American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Fellows Program. Washington, DC. November 7, 2018.
  • Crouch MA. Advancing pharmacy practice in the United States: the role of pharmacy schools. Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Beijing, China. September 19, 2018.
  • Crouch MA. The hidden curriculum: developing leadership skills in students (ACPE #0002-0000-17-004-L03-P). Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy. Birmingham, Alabama. January 28, 2018.
  • Crouch MA. Leadership in pharmacy (ACPE #0172-0000-17-048-L04-P/T). Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ALSHP). Destin, Florida. June 12, 2017.
  • Alverson S, Crouch M, Evan L, White W. Legislative advocacy and pharmacy practice in Alabama: current events and clinical implications (ACPE # 0002-0000-17-009-L03-P). Alabama Pharmacy Stakeholders Open Forum. Birmingham, Alabama. May 2, 2017.
  • Crouch MA, Campbell J, Lewis K. Developing the leader within. 2017 SNPhA Regional Conference. Birmingham, Alabama. March 18, 2017.
  • Crouch MA. Expanding the affiliation between Samford University College of Health Sciences and the Universidad Centro Medico Bautista. Paraguay Baptist Medical Center Foundation. Dallas, Texas. January 7, 2017.
  • Crouch MA. Samford University College of Health Sciences: Interprofessional education. Universidad Centro Medico Bautista. Asunción, Paraguay. June 20, 2016.
  • Crouch MA. Changes in U.S. pharmacy education: Interprofessional education. Meijo University and Samford University Joint Forum 2015. Nagoya, Japan. September 16, 2015.
  • Crouch MA. Interprofessional education: ensuring students are team ready. Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Beijing, China. September 8, 2015.
  • Crouch MA. Improving the health of Alabamians: the role of pharmacy in access and affordability of care. Governor’s Health Care Improvement Task Force. Birmingham, Alabama. September 3, 2015.
  • Crouch MA. Building a leadership team and organizational culture: leading change. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 2015 Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. July 14, 2015.
  • Crouch MA. Interprofessional education (IPE): ensuring students are team ready. 15th Annual Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy. Bangkok, Thailand. June 25, 2015.
  • Crouch MA. If you build it, they will come: expanding interprofessional education (IPE). Inaugural Southeastern IPE Conference. Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. June 11, 2015.