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Frank North, PharmD, M.P.A., DPLA, DASP, RPh

President
National Pharmaceutical Association

Dr. Frank North is a 4th generation Houstonian and graduate of Houston’s first high school to educate Black/African Americans, Booker T. Washington (BTW) High School. After obtaining his high school diploma, he attended Texas Southern University (TSU) and was admitted to the Doctor of Pharmacy program after his sophomore undergraduate year. Due to academic hardship and setbacks, Dr. North earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Additionally, through his hardships, Dr. North completed the Integrated Technology Transfer Network Fellowship and received a Certificate of Business Entrepreneurship – Technology Transfer from California State University – San Bernardino funded by the Army Research Laboratory partnered with the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and participated in the J. W. Vines Foundation’s Elma Vines Summer Health Academy (EVSHA) while in California. Dr. North then returned to Texas and earned the Doctor of Pharmacy degree from TSU’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Frank is licensed in Texas and Washington, D.C., and has worked in many different practice settings before establishing a boutique consulting company, Frank North & Associates, LLC. Dr. North’s service was recognized by a former classmate, and she nominated him for the Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce’s Houston Black Leadership Institute. This 9-month experience compelled Frank to pursue more education, and he earned a Master of Public Administration degree in Public Policy. He also completed the Higher Education Leadership Foundation Institute (HELF). Dr. North’s service continues as a life member of the Booker T. Washington Alumni Association (BTWAA), Texas Southern University National Alumni Association (TSUNAA), Phi Delta Chi Pharmaceutical Fraternity (PDC), Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (ΩΨΦ), and the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA).

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