Maria (Pruchnicki) Coyle, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, CLS

Maria C. (Pruchnicki) Coyle, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, CLS is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Pharmacy Education and Innovation at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. She received her Bachelor of Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from The Ohio State University and also completed three years of post-graduate fellowship training in nephrology and pharmacokinetics at the College. Dr. Coyle is an Ohio-licensed pharmacist; she is board-certified in Ambulatory Care and Pharmacotherapy, and a Certified Lipid Specialist. She is a graduate of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Fellows Program (2013) and has been recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2017).

Dr. Coyle’s teaching responsibilities include development, coordination, and instruction on the pharmacist role in public health and disease prevention, cardiac risk reduction, and cardiac-renal-metabolic conditions. She is particularly interested in pedagogies and course design that facilitates student transitions from classroom to applied and life-long learning. During her time at Ohio State, she has been involved in curriculum and course design/redesign, led the College’s Teaching and Learning training program (2009-2017) for postgraduate trainees, and served as Faculty Fellow and lead for the new-faculty mentoring and instructional support programs, for the University’s (now-named) Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning (2016-2019). She is a member of the University Senate (2022-2025) and was chairperson of the Council on Academic Affairs (2022-2023).

Dr. Coyle practices as a credentialled Specialty Practice Pharmacist in Ambulatory Care at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, providing collaborative and pharmacy-based disease management services which address all aspects of cardiovascular health, including dyslipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, and smoking cessation. Dr. Coyle’s role on the interprofessional team focuses on prevention education and maximizing evidence-based therapies to optimize patient health and quality of care.  She has participated widely in the postgraduate training and education programs of the College of Pharmacy and Wexner Medical Center, and served as the founding residency program director of the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency program (2007 – 2015). In 2008, Dr. Coyle received the inaugural 2008 American College of Clinical Pharmacy New Educator Award. In 2023, Dr. Coyle served as chairperson for the FDA’s Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee.    

Dr. Coyle’s scholarly work reflects her academic and clinical practice interests, with numerous publications and national/international presentations on scholarship of teaching and learning, pharmacist roles and services in cardiovascular and primary care, and new faculty training and mentoring.  She provides presentations and publications for continuing pharmacist education and training, including programs for the American Pharmacist Association, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties, and Pharmacy Times Continuing Education.