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Surajit Dey wins Rufus A. Lyman Award for pharmacy research

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy awarded a paper co-authored by Dr. Dey and 11 others on workload equity for pharmacy faculty across the US.

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Dr. Surajit Dey, B.S.Pharm., Ph.D., an Indian faculty member at Roseman University of Health Sciences, has been named a recipient of the esteemed Rufus A. Lyman Award for his outstanding contribution to pharmacy education. 

He was honored for his work on the influential paper, ‘A National Survey of Perceptions Around Conditions Associated with Pharmacy Faculty Workload Equity’.

Dr. Dey’s paper, co-authored by 12 researchers, examines the critical issue of workload equity for pharmacy faculty across the United States. This was the first national survey on pharmacy faculty's views regarding workload equity.

The other authors include Daniel R. Malcom, Pharm.D., Sullivan University, Sharon K. Park, Pharm.D., M.Ed., Notre Dame of Maryland University, Lisa Lebovitz, J.D., M.S., University of Maryland, Omar F. Attarabeen, R.Ph., Ph.D., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Ashley Castleberry, Pharm.D., M.Ed., The University of Texas at Austin, Margarita V. DiVall, Pharm.D., R.Ph., M.Ed., Northeastern University, Cynthia Kirkwood, Pharm.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Kelly C. Lee, Pharm.D., MAS, BCPP, University of California, San Diego, Melissa Medina, Ed.D., The University of Oklahoma, Elizabeth A. Sheaffer, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S.L., Samford University, and David Weldon, Ph.D., William Carey University.

As part of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's (AACP) 2025 recognition, Dr. Dey’s award highlights the impact of his research on improving the conditions of pharmacy faculty and advancing the future of pharmacy education.

The announcement was made by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and recognized several other distinguished individuals and institutions for their contributions to pharmacy education, patient outcomes, community service, and academic publishing.

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