Dr. Welage was appointed Dean and Professor of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy in July 2017. Dr. Welage received her B.S. in Pharmacy from the University  of  Michigan   and   her   Doctor   of   Pharmacy

(Pharm.D.)  degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Subsequently, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York, and then became program director for critical care research at the same institution.

 

In 1988, she joined the faculty at the University of Michigan where she rose through the academic ranks. At the University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy she served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2004-2011. In addition, she served as an Associate Director at the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research overseeing education and career development activities for translational research from 2009 – 2011.

 

In 2011, she transitioned to the University of New Mexico where she served as Dean and Professor of the College of Pharmacy until joining the University of Minnesota.

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Dr. Welage’s area of emphasis was in critical care focusing on pharmacotherapeutic challenges in trauma and burn victims. Her past research focused on alterations in drug disposition in critically ill patients and enhancing pharmacotherapeutic outcomes. Recent research efforts have focused on addressing concerns related to health care workforce. She has published extensively in the area of critical care and evidence based pharmacotherapy and has also served as a grant reviewer for several organizations.

 

Dr. Welage has been an active participant in local, state and national pharmacy and medical organizations, and is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Research Institute.