Today's episode of Redefining Medicine features Lynn and Michelle Crouse. Lynn Crouse, Pharm D. of Lake Village Arkansas is the CEO of My Village Pharmacy and owner of 7 community retail pharmacies in Southeast Arkansas and 2 community retail pharmacies in Greenville Mississippi. In July 2018, Governor Asa Hutchinson appointed Crouse as a Board Member to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. He is serving a six-year term that will conclude on June 30, 2024.

Crouse previously served as the Arkansas Pharmacist Association (APA) 2017-2018 President, APA District President, APA Area 4 Representative, and has served on various APA committees. He is also a member of the National Community Retail Association (NCPA), the Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA), and the International Academy Of Compounding Pharmacists. Crouse earned a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (1989), a Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology from Louisiana State University (1990), and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He also completed an Advanced Fellowship with A4M in December 2019.

Dr. Michelle Crouse is a clinical consultant pharmacist, compounding pharmacist and community retail pharmacy business owner. Dr. Crouse received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Arkansas College of Pharmacy in 1996. She and her husband, Lynn, purchased Hunter’s Pharmacy and completed compounding training with Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA) in 2003. Since that time, she has purchased 8 other pharmacies. Dr. Crouse has been an instructor for the Diabetes Self Management Education (DSME) program through the American Diabetes Association. She also teaches at UAMS College of Pharmacy and lectures at Harding College of Pharmacy. Professional associations include Arkansas Pharmacist Association, National Community Pharmacist Association (NCPA), American Academy of Anti-Aging and Functional Medicine (A4M), and American College of Nutrition. Having a passion for Functional Medicine, she completed the Advanced Fellowship program with A4M in December 2019. She was voted “Pharmacist of the Year” by the Arkansas Pharmacist Association in 2014. She also serves as a luminary for Arkansas CPESN (Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network) and is a member of Arkansas Rural Health Opioid Task Force. Dr. Crouse lives in Lake Village, Arkansas. She is married to Lynn Crouse, Pharm. D. and they have 3 daughters.