Melanie Dicks, PharmD

Dr. Dicks coordinates the Wellness & Health Promotion course and directs the Community Service Learning component of the Patient-Centered Care Experience course. She teaches with a focus in patient-centered care in ambulatory and community practice settings. Within the College, she serves on the Curriculum Committee and as advisor of the UK Chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association.

As a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Dr. Dicks serves in an interprofessional practice at the Bluegrass Community Health Center, which is a nationally-recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). There she provides comprehensive clinical pharmacy services including medication therapy management, medication-assisted treatment counseling for substance use disorders, and disease state management in the areas of hypertension, diabetes, and depression.

Besides practice in the PCMH, her practice interests include the provision of culturally-sensitive care, caring for indigent populations, and long-acting naltrexone therapy management. Dr. Dicks has a passion for teaching pharmacy students as well as underserved populations. In her teaching and provision of care, she strives to advance cultural diversity efforts with hopes of closing health disparity gaps and improving patient outcomes in underserved populations.