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John J. Scrivens, Jr., RPh, PhD
Associate Professor & Director
Pharmacy Practices, Tampa Bay Division
College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Florida A & M University
Tampa
Dr. John J. Scrivens, Jr., is a native of Tampa, Florida, and after his high school graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force for four years, and then attended Florida A & M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee. He received his B.S. in Pharmacy from FAMU in 1972. He received his M.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Florida in 1976, and his PhD in Public Health from the University of South Florida in 1994. In 1977, Dr. Scrivens completed a Residency in Clinical Pharmacy at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tampa.
Dr. Scrivens is currently the Director, Pharmacy Practice Division, FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tampa Bay Campus.
In 1972, when Dr. Scrivens was a senior pharmacy student, and President of the Student American Pharmaceutical Association (SAPhA) Chapter at Florida A & M University, he collaborated with his counterpart at Howard University, Ms. Sharon Roquemore, and established the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA). SNPhA celebrated thirty years in 2002. Since his graduation from pharmacy school, Dr. Scrivens has remained very active in pharmacy student education and pharmacy organizations. He is also founder, past-president and current Education Administrator for the Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists (ABHP). Dr. Scrivens is an active member of the American and Florida Societies of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP and FSHP), The American and National Pharmaceutical Associations (APhA and NPhA), The Florida Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Associations, The National FAMU Pharmacy Alumni Council, and other national and state health-related professional organizations. In each of his professional affiliations and in academia, Dr. Scrivens remains a strong advocate for pharmacy students' consistent involvement in community and church health. He and his students regularly participate in "Close To Your Heart" diabetes and hypertension screening programs, African-American men's prostate cancer screening, and other yearly community health programs. Dr. Scrivens is well published in pharmacy literature and is a prolific grants manger.
Dr. Scrivens is a U.S. Air Force veteran and a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of College Hills. He and his wife, Molbert, have three children: two sons (John, III, and Jevin), and one daughter (Janelle).
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