Faculty and Staff Biography

Gattas-Nicole

Nicole Gattas

Director, Experiential Education & Professor, Pharmacy Practice
Experiential Education

314.446.8555

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Iowa

PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency - University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy and Dominick's Pharmacy 

Specialty

  • Experiential Education
  • Immunization
  • Community Pharmacy
  • Over-the-counter

Current Courses, Activities, and Scholarly Interest

Experiential Education:  outcomes, preceptor development, efficiencies, student impact and interventions, communication, etc. 

Vita Highlights

After years in a community pharmacy shared faculty position, Dr. Gattas joined the experiential office in 2014 as assistant director of community and ambulatory care. In 2019, she became Director of the office. 

She is board certified in pharmacotherapy, and is an active member of the Missouri Pharmacy Association (MPA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Gattas's volunteer leadership has been most extensive with APhA as a past officer and a fellow. She served as the PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency Program Director from 2011 until 2020. She was the recipient of the 2019 Joe E. Haberle Outstanding Educator Award, the highest teaching honor given at St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

Interesting Facts

Gattas enjoys helping students find their pharmacy passion by assisting students in choosing rotations and identifying their future practice area.