Pharmacists are the medication experts on health care teams, and often work with physicians and other health care providers to ensure that a patient is receiving the most appropriate medications, and using them safely and correctly. Pharmacists have also take on an increasingly active role in preventing thousands, if not millions, of illnesses by providing influenza and other necessary vaccinations. In this episode, APhA President Nancy Alvarez interviews Adam C. Welch, Associate Dean for Assessment and Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy – East Tennessee State University about the importance of immunizations and the improved access that pharmacists offer.