Trish Devine

Dr. Patricia (Trish) Devine a professor and the Director of Interprofessional Education for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Butler University received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Shenandoah University and her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at Butler University.  Dr.Devine has been an active member of several professional organizations nationally and locally throughout her career, including the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), Indiana Rural Health Association(IRHA) and BarnabasTask.  She served as the AACP Experiential Education Section Chair 2019 to 2020, IRHA Treasurer 2017 to 2018, Secretary 2016 to 2017 and board member from 2012 to 2021 and a BarnabasTask board member 2018 to present. 

Dr. Devine prepares students for health field careers by teaching in and outside of the classroom.  She teaches interprofessional education and professional development, health care systems and policy and global health courses.  She precepts students on interprofessional international experiences and has taken students on medical service trips to the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Guatemala. She is a research adviser on Doctor of Pharmacy  and Bachelor Science Health Science Honor projects.  Dr. Devine is the faculty adviser for Butler University’s Christian Healthcare Provider and Indiana Rural Healthcare student organizations. 

 Dr. Trish Devine’s teaching and scholarly interests are in the areas of rural and global health, opioids and substance misuse, experiential education and medication safety.  She has published and presented on these topics regionally and nationally.