Faculty

Dr. Shelby Brooks is from Asheville, North Carolina, and will serve as Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Her clinical interests include cardiology (specifically anticoagulation/antiplatelets, post stroke management, dyslipidemia, and coronary artery disease), cirrhosis management, and pharmacy resident training. 

Brooks graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2019 then went on to complete a 24-month Pharmacotherapy Residency Program at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. During her time in residency, she focused on inpatient and outpatient family medicine practice, as well as pharmacy academia. After she graduated residency in 2021, she accepted a position as an assistant professor at the University of Louisiana Monroe – Shreveport Campus. In her position at Gatton, she will continue to practice with inpatient family medicine at both Johnson City Medical Center and Holston Valley Medical Center. In her free time, Dr. Brooks enjoys spending time with her animals (Minerva, Neville, and Rowena), horseback riding, gardening, and boxing.  

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Education, Degree, & Post Graduate Training 

• • Bachelor of Biology, University of North Georgia, 2014 
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee, 2019 
  • 24-month Pharmacotherapy Residency, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 2021 

Additional Certifications 

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist 

Teaching Specialty 

Pharmacotherapy of coronary artery disease and ischemic stroke 

Classes Taught 

• Pharmacotherapy Series I (coronary artery disease) 
• Pharmacotherapy Series II (ischemic stroke) 

Research Interests 

• Scholarship of teaching and learning 
• Residency education and outcomes  
• Transitions of care 

Selected Publications 

• Hosseini R, Brooks S (corresponding), Gadelha E, Schaap R, Cook J, Husan A. Effective treatment of methotrexate induced oral mucositis with a morphine mouthwash solution: A Case Report. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. August 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/08971900241276077  
• Robichaux T, Edwards K, Washington A, Carter A, Brooks S (corresponding). Analysis of the appropriateness and safety of patients discharged on triple antithrombotic therapies. American Journal of Health-Systems Pharmacists – Residents Edition. March 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxae068. 
• Eudaley ST, Brooks SP, Hamilton LA. Case Report: Possible Serotonin Syndrome in a Patient Taking Kratom and Multiple Serotonergic Agents. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. July 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/08971900221116009. 
• Eudaley ST, Brooks SP, Jones M, Franks A, Dabbs W, Chamberlin S. Evaluation of student-perceived growth in Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) through a transitions-of-care process within an adult medicine advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE). Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. February 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2021.11.032. 

Career Highlights 

• 2024: Preceptor of the Year – Best Overall: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport PGY1 Residency Program 
• 2023: Preceptor of the Year – Best Overall: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport PGY1 Residency Program  
• 2023: Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Care: ULM College of Pharmacy 
• 2022: Educational Innovation of the Year: ULM College of Pharmacy  

Organizational Involvement/Membership 

ACCP, AACP, TPA, TSHP 

Favorite Quote 

Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. – Albus Dumbledore