Faculty
Nicki L. Hilliard, Pharm.D., MHSA, BCNP, FAPhA
Associate Professor Nuclear Pharmacy
UAMS College of Pharmacy
NLHilliard@uams.edu
501-686-6398
 
 
 Dr. Hilliard has nineteen years of experience teaching radiopharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to pharmacy students, nuclear medicine technology students, and nuclear medicine resident physicians.  She also had seven years experience as a nuclear pharmacy manager for Syncor before coming to UAMS.  Dr. Hilliard is an innovative user of technology and has over six years of experience designing material for the Internet.  She was recently named a Teaching Scholar in Distance Education by the University of Arkansas System.  She serves as webmaster for the Nuclear Pharmacy website for which she received the American Pharmaceutical Association Award of Merit for her contributions to the nuclear medicine community.   Dr. Hilliard has held positions of national leadership in nuclear pharmacy including chair of the APhA Section on Nuclear Pharmacy and Chair of the BPS Nuclear Pharmacy Specialty Council.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy
 

 

Jeff Norenberg, a Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist, is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Chair of the Radiopharmacy Graduate Concentration at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy. Under the mentorship of William Hladik, he has established a practice caring for patients receiving diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. He has informed pharmacists about the opportunities and responsibilities of pharmaceutical care in radiopharmacy at national and international meetings. He is a consultant to nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, fellows, and residents, participating in decisions regarding patient treatment, and administering radiopharmaceuticals. He has conducted numerous pre-clinical and clinical research studies with novel radiopharmaceuticals and has implemented quality of life assessment in patients receiving therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. 

As an educator, he has taught extensively on the clinical applications of radiopharmaceuticals to pharmacy students, physicians, radiology residents and fellows.  He has served on thesis committees of students seeking the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree with emphasis in radiopharmacy. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters; and abstracts presented at national and international meetings, and he has received grants and contracts exceeding $1 million.

He has received the United States Public Health Service Outstanding Achievement Citation and the Department of Interior Meritorious Service Commendation for his work in the practice of pharmacy.
Martha W. Pickett, MHSA, CNMT
Chairman, Nuclear Medicine Technology,
UAMS College of Health Related Professions
PickettMarthaW@uams.edu 

 

Martha Pickett has chaired the Department of Nuclear Medicine Technology at UAMS since its inception in 1985.  This program, which offers a bachelor's degree in nuclear medicine technology, has already experienced the world of online education when it began offering its classroom courses to cohorts of students in multiple sites outside Little Rock beginning in 1999.

Martha's educational background includes two bachelor's degrees, one in zoology and another in nuclear medicine technology.  She has her master's degree in health services administration and is completing coursework on a Ph.D. in public policy with an emphasis on health policy.  She has worked actively in the professional associations at the national level and has served as president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Section.  She has also served on the board of directors of the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.

 
Buck Rhodes, Ph.D.
Consultant
UNM College of Pharmacy
BuckRhodes@aol.com 

Courses:  Problem Based Learning Cases

Buck A. Rhodes, Ph.D., was trained at The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Md.) in Radiological Sciences under the supervision of Henry N. Wagner, Jr., M.D.  His thesis involved neutron activation analysis and iodine metabolism.  He was appointed to the faculties of Radiological Sciences and Radiology where he did research and development of new radiopharmaceuticals, clinical procedure development and evaluation, and teaching.  He taught both nuclear medicine technicians and nuclear medicine fellows.  At Hopkins he attained the level of associate professor.

            He then became tenured Professor of Pharmacy and Radiology and Director of Radiopharmacy, first at the University of Kansas and then at the University of New Mexico.  This later position involved managing a centralized radiopharmacy and teaching radiopharmacy to pharmacy students and residents.  He introduced the teaching of communications skills to radiopharmacists. 

            Dr. Rhodes went into industry to develop products based on a new radiolabeling technology developed at the University of New Mexico.  He first served as Senior Vice President for Research at Summa Medical Corporation.  Subsequently, he founded and was president of RhoMed Inc.

            During his career he received about 2 dozen patents, published about 200 scientific papers, and several books and audiovisual programs.  He chaired the first examination committee of the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine, the First International Symposium on Quality Control in Nuclear Medicine and other meetings.  He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and made an Honorary Member of the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine and Member of the International College of Nuclear Medicine. 

Kristina Wittstrom, RPh, BCNP
Experiential Coordinator
UNM College of Pharmacy
aaaaa@unm.edu
505-272-3661
 

A graduate of the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy specializing in radiopharmacy, entered commercial nuclear pharmacy in 1979.  Practiced in Southern California as pharmacy manager and radiation safety officer until 1993.  Became BCNP in 1982 with recertifications in 1993 and 2000.

Joined the Syncor International Corporation Professional Development staff in 1993.  Responsibilities included coordinating and teaching in the internal Authorized User Radiopharmacist Training Program.  Served as technical support to practicing nuclear pharmacists.  Currently Experiential Coordinator for the Radiopharmacy Education program at University of New Mexico.

Active in the APhA Section on Nuclear Pharmacy.  Most recent accomplishment served as chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee for Nuclear Pharmacy Technician Training Program.  This program was accepted and published by the APhA.