Pinner appointed to Alabama Board of Pharmacy

Dr. Nathan Pinner, a clinical professor in the Harrison College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy Practice, was recently named to the newly-created academic seat on the Alabama Board of Pharmacy. He was formally installed prior to the board’s hearings on March 17.

Appointed to the board by Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth, Pinner is the first-ever academic seat on the Alabama Board of Pharmacy. The board's primary purpose is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Alabama citizens by regulating the practice of pharmacy, licensing pharmacists and technicians, and permitting pharmacies and distributors.

“I am extremely honored to be appointed as the academic representative to the Alabama Board of Pharmacy,” said Pinner. “The responsibility of representing Auburn University’s Harrison College of Pharmacy, our profession, the state of Alabama and its citizens is both humbling and meaningful. I undertake this role with great seriousness and a strong commitment to advancing the mission of pharmacy and protecting the public we serve.”

Pinner has been with the Harrison College of Pharmacy (HCOP) as a faculty member since 2009 and was promoted to clinical professor in 2025. He currently practices as an internal medicine clinical pharmacist at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham. Pinner is a 2003 graduate of Mississippi State University and earned his Pharm.D. from the University of Tennessee in 2007. He completed two years of postgraduate residency, both with Methodist University Hospital and the University of Tennessee in Memphis, Tennessee.

“We are excited for Dr. Nathan Pinner to join the Alabama Board of Pharmacy. This newly established academic seat reaffirms the connection between pharmacy education and the evolving needs of practice across Alabama communities,” said Dr. Leigh Ann Ross, HCOP dean and Bell Endowed Chair.

“Dr. Pinner is exceptionally qualified to bring that perspective - helping ensure Alabama’s regulatory and professional priorities continue to support patient safety, innovation, and a strong pharmacy workforce. We congratulate Dr. Pinner and are proud of this distinction for HCOP.”

The board of pharmacy is made up of nine members with each member representing a distinct area, including hospital, chain, independent, specialty, institutional, pharmacy technician, at-large, consumer and academic.

“Academic representation on the Alabama Board of Pharmacy helps ensure that the perspectives of educators and, importantly, our students are considered during decision-making processes that shape the future of the profession,” said Pinner. “It also provides an opportunity to encourage thoughtful, transformational change in pharmacy practice to better serve the citizens of Alabama.”