Pharmacy Bulletin - College of Pharmacy - Idaho State University

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Cindy Wilson
ISU College of Pharmacy Associate Professor Cindy Wilson,
Ph.D., has been teaching with the Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences for nine years. During her tenure with the College, her
duties have included overseeing health care undergraduate
programs and pharmaceutical sciences graduate degree programs.
Dr. Wilson has developed and delivered didactic courses in
several pharmacology areas, clinical case studies, and elective
courses. She also has taught experiential courses in disease
state based module system in renal, cardiovascular and
endocrine topic areas.
In addition to classroom work, she has directed several graduate and
undergraduate student laboratory experiences. Dr. Wilson says that working
with students in this capacity is one of the highlights of her job.
“As a scientist, the most rewarding aspect is working with professional
students and graduate students in a research setting,” she said. “I have an
innate interest in how and why things work the way they do. When I can
stimulate a student’s interest in my fi eld, there is no greater reward, except
when they challenge me.”
Dr. Wilson has been instrumental in the development of the student
diabetes awareness campaign, “Operation Diabetes.” She implemented
the program as a way for students to gain hands-on experience, provide
the public with diabetes management information, and for students to see
the impact they can make on diabetes awareness and prevention through
education.
“Dr. Wilson has been very active in working with student’s to develop projects
in the area of diabetes care,” said Chris Daniels, PSCI chair. “One of the strengths she
“As a scientist, the most rewarding aspect is working with
professional students and graduate students in a research setting”
brings to the College of Pharmacy, as highlighted in these collaborative projects, is
her ability to bridge the basic and clinical sciences.”
She oversees several of the diabetes education clinics where students perform
blood pressure checks, glucose screenings and other diabetes education and
management activities.
“I am very pleased at the level the students have taken the programs and
expanded them,” she said.
Seeing students learn and excel in their studies is also rewarding for the
professor.
“As an educator it is a challenge to pass on knowledge in a way that gets a
student to apply it, utilize it and integrate it into many things. It is always exciting
to work with students who are not satisfi ed with ‘the bottom line’ and drive
themselves, and you…”
Originally from Cheektowaga, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, Dr. Wilson
earned her Ph.D. in physiology from East Carolina University School of Medicine in
Greenville, N.C. She also holds a B.S. in biology from Pennsylvania State University.
When not in the classroom or laboratory, she enjoys photography, hiking, rock
climbing, backpacking, and camping.
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