Maryann Ziegler Skrabal, PharmD, CDCES

Professor

Professor

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Contact

MaryannSkrabal@creighton.edu
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Pharmacy
Pharmacy Faculty
Pharmacy Practice
Faculty - Pharmacy, OT, PT
HLSB - Hixson Lied Science Building - 144

Maryann Ziegler Skrabal, PharmD, CDCES

Professor

Professor

Dr. Skrabal currently serves as Director, Office of Experiential Education, at Creighton. She has spent 18 years devoted to experiential education (EE), originally overseeing EE for distance students with the advent of the first entry-level distance pathway. She completed her Pharm.D. Degree and Residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1994 & 1995. She then began her career at Creighton and precepted students in ambulatory at the VA focusing on cardiovascular disease and diabetes until transitioning full-time into experiential in 2002. Dr. Skrabal has published numerous articles and presented locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally on experiential issues. Her EE scholarship focuses on assessing the experiential environment at pharmacy practice sites around the country and preceptor development. Dr. Skrabal resides in Omaha with her husband, John, also a pharmacist, and has 3 children, Lauren, Logan, and Luke. She enjoys running, yoga, and being a spectator for college sports, especially Husker Football & Volleyball and Husker & Bluejay Basketball.

Research Focus

Experiential Education; Preceptor Development, Assessment of experiential environment at pharmacy practice sites around the country. 

Department

Pharmacy Practice

Position

Professor

Presentations

  • Local and Regional Experiential Training. Skrabal M. Served as Panel Speaker for 1st Annual Pharmacy Education Conference, Current Trends in Pharmacy Student Experiential Training. Collaboration between AlAlamein International University (AIU) and Arab American Pharmacy Educators (AAPE). Virtual Meeting from Cairo, Egypt. August 5, 2021. 2021
  • Experiential Education: What are the Musts? Skrabal M. Presentation at 1st Annual Pharmacy Education Conference, Current Trends in Pharmacy Student Experiential Training. Collaboration between AlAlamein International University (AIU) and Arab American Pharmacy Educators (AAPE). Virtual Meeting from Cairo, Egypt. August 4, 2021 2021
  • Challenges to Opportunities: Transformation of Clinical Practice and Experiential Education. Skrabal M. Plenary Speaker for 1st Annual Pharmacy Education Conference, Current Trends in Pharmacy Student Experiential Training. Collaboration between AlAlamein International University (AIU) and Arab American Pharmacy Educators (AAPE). Virtual Meeting from Cairo, Egypt. August 4, 2021. 2021
  • Virtual Assessment Microsessions. Skrabal M. Served as Moderator for session at AACP Virtual Pharmacy Education Meeting 2021, July 21, 2021. (Originally scheduled for Toronto, Canada) 2021
  • Conducting Virtual Interviews. Skrabal M, Aldridge B, Foral P. Virtual presentation to VA Eastern Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System. October 23, 2020. 2020
  • Unprofessional Behavior: Stories from the Road. Devine T, Skrabal M, Tanzer K. Presented at AACP Annual Meeting, Virtual Pharmacy Education 2020, July 2020. (Originally scheduled for Long Beach, CA) 2020
  • Meeting Requirements During Difficult Times. Devine T, Tanzer, Skrabal M, Welch L. Experiential Section Leadership facilitated virtual discussion session for Experiential Education Section. AACP Go To Meeting. April 22, 2020. 2020
  • Meeting Acute Care General Medicine Requirements During Difficult Times. Skrabal M, Welch L. Experiential Section Leadership facilitated virtual discussion session for Experiential Education Section. AACP Go To Meeting. March 30, 2020. 2020
  • Meeting Ambulatory Care Requirements During Difficult Times. Tanzer K, Skrabal M. Experiential Section Leadership facilitated virtual discussion session for Experiential Education Section. AACP Go To Meeting. March 27, 2020. 2020
  • Preceptor Development Presentation: Tools for Preceptors to Turn Challenges into Opportunities. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors at CHI Health St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, November 18 and November 20, 2019. 2019
  • Rotation Panel. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation at Creightons Multicultural Health Sciences Student Association (MHSSA) Meeting, Omaha, Nebraska, October 2, 2019. 2019
  • Tools for Preceptors to Turn Challenges into Opportunities. Skrabal MZ. Presentation to pharmacy residents from the region as part of Residency Teaching Certificate Program. Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska, September 13, 2019 2019
  • Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Preceptor Development Program. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors at Methodist Health System, Omaha, Nebraska, August 8, 2018 2019
  • Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Preceptor Development Program. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors at Methodist Womens Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, July 30, 2019. 2019
  • Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Preceptor Development Program. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors and Pharmacy Staff at NWIHCS Clinical Pharmacy Retreat, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 26 and April 30, 2019 2019
  • Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Preceptor Development Program. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors at CHI Health Bergan Mercy Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, April 9 and April 12, 2019. 2019
  • Preparing SPAHP Students for Clinical Success. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Alumni Association Board at Spring Meeting, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, February 8, 2019. 2019
  • Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Preceptor Development Program. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors at Jennie Edmundson Medical Center, Council Bluffs. Iowa, November 13, 2018. 2018
  • Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Preceptor Development Program. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors at Childrens Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, August 9, 2018. 2018
  • Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) A Discussion of Incorporation into Experiential Education & Assessment Tools. Skrabal M (moderator), Kanmaz T, Jarret J, Foreman T. Accepted Presentation at AACP Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, July 22, 2018. 2018
  • Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Preceptor Development Program. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors at CHI Health St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 12 and July 14, 2017. 2017
  • Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Preceptor Development Program. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors at CHI Health Lakeside, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 28, 2017. 2017
  • Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Preceptor Development Program. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors across multiple sites at Sharp Healthcare System, San Diego, California, July 27, 2016. 2016
  • Turning Challenges into Opportunities: A Preceptor Development Program. Skrabal MZ. Invited presentation to Preceptors at CHI Health Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, June 6, 2016. 2016
  • The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care. Skrabal MZ, Knezevich EA, and White N. Presentation of APhA National Certificate Program for Pharmacists, Alumni Weekend CE Program, Creighton University, September 18, 2015. 2015
  • "I didnt think it would be so hard": Challenging Learning Situations in Experiential Education. Skrabal MZ. Presentation and Breakout Sessions at SWOSU/OU 2015 Joint Preceptor Meeting, Moore Norman Technology Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August 12, 2015. 2015
  • "I didnt think it would be so hard": Challenging Learning Situations in Experiential Education. Skrabal MZ. Presentation and Breakout Sessions at SWOSU/OU 2015 Joint Preceptor Meeting, Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow Campus, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, August 11, 2015. 2015
  • The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care. Skrabal MZ and White N. Presentation of APhA National Certificate Program for Pharmacists, Alumni Weekend CE Program, Creighton University, September 19, 2014. 2014
  • Facing Challenging Learning Situations in Experiential Education. Skrabal MZ. National webinar presentation to preceptors, Texas Tech University, August 28, 2014. 2014
  • Diabetes and Healthy Eating. Skrabal MZ. Presentation to diabetes patients enrolled in Diabetes Mellitus Risk Reduction Program, Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska, June 18, 2012. 2012
  • Basic Clinical Pearls for Precepting Students. Skrabal MZ. Presentation to pharmacy residents from the region as part of Residency Teaching Certificate Program. Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska, May, 2012 and May, 2013. 2012
  • Diabetes Case Presentation. Skrabal MZ. Presentation to Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program faculty and residents, Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska, February 6, 2012. 2012
  • Training for the Future: Preceptor Development. Skrabal MZ and Cooke RL. Invited presentation to Alaska Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting. Anchorage, Alaska, February 20, 2011. 2011
  • Creighton University SPAHP Admissions and UAA Partnerships. Bradberry JC and Skrabal MZ. Exhibitors Theater. Alaska Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting. Anchorage, Alaska, February 18 and 19, 2011. 2011

Consulting

  • Lifestyle Coach -- Cardiovascular and Diabetes Risk Reduction Program
    Provide services for lifestyle medicine program offered to Creighton University employees to improve health and wellness.
    2010 - 2010