Kathryn Morbitzer

Kathryn Morbitzer, Pharm.D., M.S., is a Teaching Professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and serves as Curriculum Design & Innovation Director. She holds multiple leadership roles, including Associate Director of the Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education & Research (CIPhER), Assistant Director of Pharmacy Administration and Leadership, and Assistant Director of the MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences program. Her academic background includes a Pharm.D. from Wayne State University and an M.S. in Biomedical and Health Informatics from UNC-Chapel Hill, complemented by PGY1 residency training and an academic fellowship in neurocritical care pharmacotherapy.

• Education: Pharm.D. (Wayne State University, 2012), M.S. Biomedical Informatics (UNC-Chapel Hill, 2017)
• Residencies: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (Medical University of South Carolina, 2012–2013)
• Fellowships: Neurocritical Care Pharmacotherapy (UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 2013–2015)

Her research focuses on expanding pharmacy student opportunities in non-direct patient care roles, optimizing teaching practices, and improving outcomes in neurocritical care. Key areas of interest include health-system pharmacy administration, clinical pharmacotherapy in acute care, and innovations in pharmacy education. Recent work explores the impact of AI tools like ChatGPT on student evaluations and the design of competency-based training programs.

Publications emphasize neurocritical care pharmacokinetics (e.g., vancomycin dosing in brain injury patients) and educational initiatives like microcredentials and residency training. Morbitzer has contributed to guideline development for glycemic control and renal function monitoring in critically ill patients.

Her professional development efforts include formative coaching programs for pharmacy educators and initiatives to diversify career pathways for underrepresented groups in pharmacy. She actively participates in interprofessional education through grand rounds presentations and continuing education programs.