Clinical Professor and Vice Dean
University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy
Dr. Rynn is Clinical Professor and Vice Dean of UIC College of Pharmacy, Rockford Campus. He received his BS in Pharmacy from Rutgers and his PharmD from Duquesne University. He completed his residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and a specialty residency and fellowship in Emergency Medicine and Clinical Toxicology at UIC. Dr. Rynn joined the UIC faculty practicing in emergency medicine and toxicology at Michael Reese Hospital. He became board certified in toxicology as a Diplomat of the American Board of Applied Toxicology (DABAT). Later he joined the faculty at Rutgers University serving as the Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency and practicing in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s emergency department. During that time, he was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor and became a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP). Subsequently, Dr. Rynn became the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at Rosalind Franklin University and later was promoted to Vice Dean, he developed a variety of partnerships including a global health experience for students in Kampala, Uganda. He rejoined UIC College of Pharmacy in 2017, under his direction the first pharmacy residencies for the UIC Rockford Campus have begun and he has helped develop an international pharmacy student experience in Vellore, India. He works with the Winnebago County Health Department on several public health initiatives including the opioid epidemic and COVID-19. Dr. Rynn has published numerous publications, presented at local, state, national, and international meetings and is active in a variety of professional organizations.
.png)