Licensure: OH, MD, OK
Certification: Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties, Certified in Psychiatric Pharmacy
2001-2008
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy
September 2003-present
Clinical Specialist, Neuropsychiatry
Hospital, MD
Aug 2000 – Present
Position Description:
• Responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical care by working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to promote wellness, maintain current health, and/or intervene in acute or chronic illness
• Promote the use of established medication use policies and assist with the identification of new policies within the department of pharmacy and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Provide education to patients, students, residents, pharmacists, and other healthcare practitioners
• Support and participate in the institutional mission of providing quality patient care, teaching and research
Responsibilities:
• Act as the primary clinical pharmacy specialist for the 120 licensed inpatient psychiatric beds and psychiatric day hospitals.
• Attend daily multidisciplinary rounds on the inpatient psychiatric units, focusing on the identification and prevention of drug-related problems, medication errors and adverse events and act as a consultant for all medication-related issues.
• Participate in various intra- and inter-departmental committees to improve and promote the mission of the department and institution.
• Serve as a clinical preceptor for both pharmacy residents and pharmacy students.
Program Director, Specialty Practice Residency in Psychiatry
April 2002-July 2003
Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement a one-year specialty practice residency in Psychiatric Pharmacy
• Organize all rotations, activities, projects, and responsibilities of the resident
• Provide in-depth education to the resident in order to prepare them for a clinical specialist position and board certification in psychiatric pharmacy
• Evaluate the progress of the resident on a monthly basis
Specialty Practice Resident, Neuropsychiatry
Ohio
July 1999- June 2000
Program Description:
• Rotations:
- Adult Psychiatry Unit (Academic setting)
- Adult Psychiatry Unit (Community setting)
- Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, (Community setting)
- Consultation Liaison Service,
- Community Mental Health Center
• Responsibilities:
- Clinical teaching for psychiatry residents and medical students
- Precepting general practice pharmacy residents and PharmD. students
- Clinical Research
- Didactic Courses, Psychiatry Residency Program
- On-call for Neuropsychiatry service
- Staffing at Medical Center
Staff Pharmacist
University Medical Center
June 1997 - June 1999
Position Description
• Staff Pharmacist
• Centralized pharmacist position with decentralized responsibilities including therapeutic drug monitoring, dosing, and code blue response
Pharmacy Intern
The Ohio State University Medical Center
July 1995 - May 1996
Position Description
• Prescription order entry, unit dose drug distribution, IV admixture, nursing unit reviews
• Helped floor pharmacists with drug monitoring and attended clinical rounds
Education:
Doctor of Pharmacy, Graduated with Honors (2-year Post-Baccalaureate)
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio
July 1997 - June 1999
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio
September 1994 - June 1997
Cum laude
Pre-Pharmacy
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
August 1991 - May 1994
Academic Appointments:
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio
July 2001 – June 2003
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 2002 – June 2003
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Indianapolis, Indiana
May 2002 – June 2003
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, West Virginia
July 2002- June 2003
Industry Consulting:
Available upon request
Publications/Posters:
Available upon request
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