Clinical Associate Professor, Assistant Director of Experiential Learning

Dr. Heather Lyons-Burney serves as a Clinical Associate Professor for the UMKC School of Pharmacy’s satellite site at MSU in Springfield, Missouri. A PharmD graduate of UMKC School of Pharmacy, she completed a PGY1 residency with Cox Health Systems in Springfield. Throughout her career she has promoted the profession of pharmacy and has encouraged the development of team-based patient-centered care and innovative services in the community practice setting, as well as the importance of community engagement. Following residency, Heather began her career as a clinical pharmacist with Cox Health Systems in Springfield. This was followed by ownership of one community pharmacy in Branson, which expanded to three community pharmacies. In 2007, Heather joined a group of community leaders to establish Faith Community Health clinic in order provide affordable health care for the uninsured and under-insured population surrounding Branson. Locally, Heather serves on the clinic’s Board, as well as co-Chairs both the Taney and Greene county coalitions focused on prevention of substance misuse – receiving the Generation Rx Champions Award in 2012, and a Southwest Missouri Jefferson Award in 2018. In November 2018, she received the ACT Missouri’s Champion of Change for Prevention statewide award for her continuous prevention efforts.