Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Professional Affairs
Units: Pharmacy Practice, Clinical Affairs and Outreach
Auburn University
Harrison College of Pharmacy
301 Governors Drive SW, #385C1
Huntsville, AL 35801
Email: durhash@auburn.edu
Phone: 256-551-4538
Spencer H. Durham, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCIDP is a Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice within the Harrison College of Pharmacy. Originally from Arab, Alabama, he completed his pre-pharmacy coursework at Auburn University and graduated with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Harrison College of Pharmacy in 2007. He went on to complete an ASHP-accredited post-graduate residency at Children's Health System in Birmingham, Alabama in 2008.
After completion of his residency, he joined the staff at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida as a clinical pharmacist specialist, a role he maintained for five years. In 2013, Dr. Durham joined the faculty of the Harrison College of Pharmacy, where he teaches infectious diseases throughout various courses in the Pharm.D. curriculum.
Additionally, Dr. Durham serves as the Director of Professional Affairs under the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Outreach. As part of this position, he works proactively with HCOP alumni and other health care professionals from throughout the state and region to foster the development of innovative practice models and to expand and enhance opportunities for continuous professional development, in addition to overseeing the many continuing education programs offered each year by HCOP.
Dr. Durham holds a dual board certification as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and a Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP) and has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in respected journals and multiple book chapters. He is an active speaker each year at national, state, and local conferences, where he educates healthcare professionals on topics related to infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship. Additionally, Dr. Durham is active in several state and national organizations, including the Alabama Infectious Diseases Society (ALIDS), the Alabama Pharmacy Association (APA), the Alabama Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (AlSHP), the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP).
Dr. Durham serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine with the University of Alabama (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine – Huntsville Regional Campus and maintains a practice site with the Internal Medicine and Family Medicine rounding services, where he provides infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship support. Additionally, he serves as the clinical pharmacist for the UAB Huntsville infectious diseases outpatient clinic.