Dr. Christopher T. Owens, PharmD, MPH, is Associate Vice President for Health Sciences at Idaho State University and a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the L.S. Skaggs College of Pharmacy. He earned his PharmD from ISU in 2002 and his MPH in 2013. He also earned a Certificate in Biomedical Ethics in 2017. He completed a residency in Ambulatory Care at the Southeast Idaho VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in 2003 and worked as a clinical pharmacist at the Pocatello Health West Clinic. For over 20 years, he has taught and published on professionalism, ethics, evidence-based integrative health, and population health topics. He has been part of the interprofessional curriculum task force with the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine since 2020. Dr. Owens has served as president of the Healthcare Ethics Special Interest Group (SIG) for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and is passionate about advancing interprofessional education, working collaboratively to promote evidence-based patient care and population health, and preparing a healthcare workforce for rural settings and underserved communities.