Dr. Karen Fiano  joined NSU in August of 2017 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. She currently serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Program Quality. In her role, Dr. Fiano is responsible for the oversight of programmatic and classroom-based assessment for the Pharm.D. program. She also oversees Academic Support Services and a team of academic instructor/facilitators to support academic progression and success for pharmacy students.  She currently chairs the Assessment Committee and works closely with faculty and College leadership to ensure adherence to program accreditation standards. Prior to joining NSU, Dr. Sando worked as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy from 2010 to 2017. Dr. Sando graduated with her Pharm.D. from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in 2008 and went on to complete a PGY-1 focusing in ambulatory care in 2009. From 2009 to 2010, she worked as an Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist at Shands Jacksonville providing clinical services in anticoagulation, diabetes, and pain management. After joining the faculty at UF in 2010, Dr. Sando provided clinical services at UF Health Family Medicine at Old Town and other UF Health family medicine clinics. She directed a PGY-1 residency program focused in ambulatory care and academia from 2010 to 2013 and then went on to direct an ASHP-accredited PGY-2 in Ambulatory Care from 2014 to 2017. Dr. Sando currently teaches chronic disease topics (diabetes, tobacco cessation) in the Pharm.D. curriculum. She remains actively engaged in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).  She was awarded with the 2012 AACP Innovation in Teaching Award and the 2018 AACP Emerging Teaching Scholars Award. Dr. Fiano is published in the areas of diabetes management, hyperlipidemia, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.