Stephan Foster joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy as Associate Professor in March of 1998.  He is teaching in the area of Ambulatory Pharmacy Practice and practicing clinically at the UT Family Medicine Clinic.  His teaching responsibilities include Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, Physical Assessment, Immunization Delivery, and Patient Consultation.

Dr. Foster is nationally recognized in the field of Immunization.  He is on the advisory panel and a national faculty with APhA’s Immunization Delivery Certificate Program.   Additionally, he is the liaison representative for the American Pharmaceutical Association to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Additionally, he serves on the Memphis area bioterrorism planning committee and is identified as the local pharmacist coordinator for the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile 12 hour Push Pack.

He retired March 1, 1998 from the United States Public Health Service Indian Health Service after a 20-year career with the rank of Captain (O-6). Dr. Foster's assignments in the Indian Health Service included the San Carlos Apache, Whiteriver Apache, Sacaton Pima, Maricopa, and Tohono O'odham Indian reservations, all located in Arizona.  He was trained and certified as a Pharmacist Practitioner during this time, which allowed him to perform direct patient. In 1990, Dr. Foster became the Director of the IHS Pharmacy Practice Training in Phoenix, AZ.  In this capacity, he supported many types of CE activities and directed continuing pharmacy education.  He is also licensed in the State of New Mexico as a "Pharmacist Clinician".