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Pamela Foral, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
Creighton University SPAHP
United States
Dr. Foral is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Creighton University SPAHP and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Foral graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at The University of Arizona. She is certified as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Dr. Foral’s clinical site is at the Nebraska-Western Iowa VA Hospital, Omaha. She is an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. Her current areas of research interest include antimicrobial stewardship/outcomes.

Presenting at CAB 2025:

You Only Have One Chance to Make a First Impression: Student Pharmacists’ Perceptions of Healthcare Team Members’ First Impressions of Professional Attributes Based on Pharmacist Appearance
In the work setting, health care professionals’ appearance has traditionally been conservative, but recently conservative appearance has been tested by the desire for personal expression. Student perceptions regarding what is considered professional vary and first impressions of the healthcare team and patients may be impacted.