2022 Recent Alumnus Award Winner
Wesley L. Geminn, PharmD, BCCP, earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Memphis and is a 2011 graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. Following graduation, Dr. Geminn trained for a year in the PGY-1Managed Care/Mental Health Pharmacy Residency Program at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy/Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Nashville, TN.
The program trains residents to become a proficient clinician in a dynamic pharmacy practice including areas of managed care, mental health, addiction, and health policy. Dr. Geminn also received his Healthcare Informatics and Information Management Certificate in 2018 through the UTHSC College of Pharmacy and is board certified in psychiatric pharmacy.
Since 2015, Dr. Geminn has served as the Chief Pharmacists and State Opioid Treatment Authority for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. He has come full circle and is now the Program Director for the University of Tennessee/Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Managed Care Residency Program.
Most notably, Dr. Geminn has accepted an appointment to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment National Advisory Council. He will be serving on a national panel on addiction treatment over the next four years. His term began in December 2021.
During his career, Dr. Geminn has chaired many committees and has held various professional offices. He has also authored publications and presented many posters at various state and national conferences and meetings.
Dr. Geminn currently resides in Castalian Springs, TN, and enjoys spending time with his wonderful wife Anna and two daughters playing games and watching movies. He is also an avid reader and often listens to true crime stories.
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