Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy Law and Policy
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Joseph L. Fink III is Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy Law and Policy at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and the Former Kentucky Pharmacists Association Professor of Leadership at the University. In addition, he was a Professor in the College of Public Health and Professor in the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, a unit he served as Acting Director during 1998. Finally, he had a faculty appointment as Professor of Clinical Leadership and Management in the UK College of Health Sciences. He has served as Vice President for Research and Economic Development and as Vice President for Corporate Relations and Economic Outreach at UK as well as Special Assistant to the President for Academic Affairs and was Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UK. Additionally, he served as Executive Director of UK Coldstream Research Campus, the University’s 735-acre research park in Lexington. He was Assistant Dean of the UK College of Pharmacy from 1981 to 1988 and Acting Director of the UK Appalachian Center from 2004-05. He also currently serves the University as Faculty Athletics Representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Southeastern Conference, where he has served as secretary of the Conference and as a member of the Executive Committee. He recently completed a six-year term as a Public Member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the body that accredits allopathic medical education programs in the U.S. and Canada. He served on several committee with that group as well as on the Executive Committee.
He received his professional education in pharmacy at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and holds the degree Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was Chairman of the Moot Court Board. He is licensed to practice pharmacy in Kentucky and has been admitted to the practice of law in Kentucky and Pennsylvania as well as before the United States Supreme Court. He is also trained in both general mediation and health care mediation.
His scholarly works include over 750 publications in the fields of law pertaining to pharmacy, pharmacists and pharmaceuticals, food and drug law, and health care law. His teaching included a pharmacy course focusing on the law applicable to pharmacists, pharmacies, and pharmaceuticals as well as health law courses taught to undergraduate and graduate students. He has twice been recognized with the university-wide “Great Teacher Award” bestowed by the UK National Alumni Association.
Opening Session - 50 years of ASPL
Friday, November 8, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MT
