Dr. Andrea Porter

Professor

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Biography

Andrea L. Porter, PharmD is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where she serves as the Director of the Pharmacotherapy Laboratories. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Porter coordinates the Integrated Pharmacotherapy Skills II courses and co-coordinates the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences II courses. Her teaching efforts have been recognized with the Teaching Innovation Award in 2012. Dr. Porter lectures on antithrombotics for the University of Wisconsin - Madison Physician Assistant Program and participates in interprofessional case discussions with the School of Medicine and Public Health. She is an active member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), where she holds the position of Immediate Past Chair for the Laboratory Instructors Special Interest Group. Dr. Porter has contributed significantly to educational-based scholarship, focusing on educational innovation and blended learning. She has received multiple awards and grants for her work, including the Rufus Lyman Award for her paper published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and an AACP Scholarship for Teaching and Learning grant. Additionally, she works clinically as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in the Anticoagulation Clinic at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital.

Research Interests

Experience

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

2012-01-01 — Present

William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital • Madison, WI

Manages initiation of antithrombotic therapy, follows patients on short-term and long-term antithrombotic therapy, manages transitions from inpatient to outpatient care.

Requirements for University of Wisconsin, Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Supplemental application questionnaire
  • Writing sample (4,500-6,000 words)
Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy; GRE scores are not required and will not be looked at.