The 2023 ARP Merit Awards

Dr. Farrell received her Doctor of Pharmacy at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, New York. She then completed an American Society of Health System Pharmacists–accredited pharmacy practice residency at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, New Jersey. Following her residency, she was employed by Englewood Hospital as an inpatient clinical pharmacist.

Having spent over 15 years in rheumatology, Dr. Farrell most recently moved to the Division of Rheumatology at Albany Medical Center, where she provides a variety of clinical pharmacy services, including pharmacotherapy consults, assisting with access to medications and providing patient counseling and self-injection training visits. She serves as program coordinator for the Albany College of Pharmacy’s PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency program, as associate medical officer for the Steffens Scleroderma Center, Albany, as a member of the Rheumatology Advanced Practice Providers Board of Directors and as the first pharmacist member of the national Scleroderma Foundation Medical and Scientific Advisory Board. She previously held officer positions for the New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists-Northeastern Chapter and committee positions with the ACR.

Dr. Farrell gives presentations on the treatment of numerous rheumatic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus, nationally and internationally.

She has received multiple professional awards including Preceptor of Distinction in Clinical Pharmacy and Faculty Advisor of the Year from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Steffens Scleroderma Foundation Ernest J. Dupont Award, the 2019 Doctor of the Year from the Scleroderma Foundation and the New York State Chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2020 Clinical Practitioner of the Year.

Outside work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, 10-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter. They love to spend time outside hiking, swimming and exploring new places.

ARP Excellence in Investigative Mentoring Award

The Excellence in Investigative Mentoring Award recognizes the importance of the mentor/mentee relationship. This award honors an active ACR or ARP member for their contributions to the rheumatology profession through outstanding and ongoing mentoring. This year’s recipient is Daniel Kenta White, PT, ScD, MSc, associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark.

Dr. White received his bachelor’s degree in health sciences, MS in physical therapy and ScD in rehabilitation sciences, all from Boston University. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Boston University School of Public Health and earned an MSc in epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health in 2013.