Neil J. MacKinnon, BSc (Pharm), MSc (Pharm), Ph.D., FCSHP, FNAP
Dr. Neil MacKinnon is Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia. In that capacity, he serves as the Chief Academic Officer of the university, overseeing its ten colleges and schools, as well as diversity and inclusion, enrollment and student affairs, faculty affairs, institutional effectiveness and planning, instruction and innovation, the registrar’s office, and the research enterprise. He also serves on the board of AU Health.
Prior to his current position, he was Dean of the James L Winkle College of Pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati. He was Director of the State Office of Rural Health for Arizona and a Professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. He was also Professor and Associate Director for Research at the College of Pharmacy at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A native of Nova Scotia, Provost MacKinnon completed an undergraduate degree in pharmacy at Dalhousie University, a Master's degree in Hospital Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin, an administrative hospital pharmacy residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, and a PhD and a fellowship at the University of Florida. He completed a midcareer Harkness fellowship in international health care policy with the Commonwealth Fund under the direction of Dr. Stephen Soumerai, Professor at Harvard Medical School. He completed the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Provost & EVP for Academic Affairs
A pharmacist, Provost MacKinnon has practiced in both the community and hospital settings. He is a fellow and a past president of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists. In 2010, he co-authored a national bestselling book in Canada with a primary care physician called Take As Directed. In 2018, he was inducted into the National Academies of Practice. As Provost, he maintains an active research program in health policy with over 190 publications and 300 presentations to date. His fourth book, on the opioid crisis, will be published in 2022.
Fall 2022 Faculty Kick Off | FULL EVENT | Augusta University
IT'S ON US - Provost, Neil MacKinnon on Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Provost Neil MacKinnon Welcome Back & Three Ws
Wildside Chat with Dr. MacKinnon | Fall Faculty Kick Off
Provost MacKinnon reflects on his first 100 Days
Dr. Neil MacKinnon - Augusta University Provost
2021 Fall Faculty Kickoff w/ Provost Dr. Neil MacKinnon
Augusta University Core Values with Provost Dr. Neil MacKinnon
“When we announced Creating a Legacy Like No Other, we understood the scope of the lofty goals we placed upon ourselves, but we truly believe that Augusta University is a one-of-a-kind institution for student success, research and community engagement,” said Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel, PhD.
Augusta University celebrated the completion of extensive renovations to the Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Augusta University and Savannah River National Laboratory are proud to announce a new agreement that formalizes their long-standing partnership and expands upon their shared mission to address global security issues.
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents recently approved David C. Hess, MD, David Munn, MD, and Babak Baban, PhD, as the first three Augusta University faculty researchers to be named Regents’ Entrepreneurs for their success in translating research into a commercial setting to improve patient care.
