OBJECTIVE: To obtain a pharmacist position that will allow me to utilize my clinical knowledge
EDUCATION
Doctor of Pharmacy, May 2005
Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
Cumulative GPA 3.82/4.0
CERTIFICATIONS
State of Ohio Pharmacy License
State of Indiana Pharmacy License
Immunization Delivery Certification, certified May 2003
CPR & First Aid-American Red Cross Certification Expires 2/2012
COMPLETED CLINICAL ROTATIONS
Community Pharmacy
Medicine and More, Greenville, OH
Eric Everman Pharm. D.--April 2005
Independent community pharmacy specializing in compounding, veterinary medications, unit dosing for long-term care facilities, home medical equipment, and routine health screenings. Medicine and More fills approximately three hundred prescriptions per day on average and provides specialized pharmaceutical care to customers.
• Prepared unit dosed medications for long-term care facilities
• Filled and checked prescriptions
• Compounded various specialty medications in the following dosage forms: creams, gels, ointments, capsules, suspensions, suppositories, ophthalmic solutions, otic solutions
• Reviewed charts and made recommendations regarding medications at local long-term care facilities
• Participated in a community health screening by offering cholesterol panels to customers
• Made recommendations to hospice nurses regarding hospice patients’ medications and was the pharmacy representative on the hospice board
• Attended bi-weekly staff meetings and provided pharmacists with a patient counseling review on cardiovascular medications
COMPLETED CLINICAL ROTATIONS (continued)
Psychiatry
VAMC, Dayton, OH
Stanley Erk Ph.D.—March, 2005
Medical center providing health care services to veterans of Dayton, OH and the surrounding area. The Dayton VAMC provides mental health care to veterans through the inpatient services, as well as, the outpatient mental health care clinic.
• Rounded with Psychiatrists on the inpatient psychiatric unit
• Followed and maintained records for patients on a daily basis
o Recommended therapeutic changes
o Monitored for drug interactions
o Ensured proper monitoring parameters
• Worked with a psychiatrist to provide care in the outpatient clinic
o Observed follow-up appointments and new referrals
o Discussed therapeutic choices
• Presented a psychiatric case to pharmacy staff
• Reviewed a new non-formulary drug for future formulary consideration
Cardiology
Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Ft. Wayne, IN
Ron Jones Pharm. D.—February, 2005
A 250 bed hospital providing specialized cardiac services, Lutheran hospital is the region’s only heart transplant program and the area’s only accredited chest pain center. Recently open, Lutheran’s Heart Pavilion offers a variety of cardiac services to patients, including: heart catheterizations, a pharmacist run Coumadin® clinic, as well as other services.
• Participated in the pharmacist directed Coumadin® clinic
• Participated in pharmacy clinical services: Coumadin® counseling to inpatients, aminoglycoside dosing, and parenteral nutrition services
• Followed and maintained records for patients on a daily basis
o Offered recommendations
Renal dosing adjustments
Intravenous to oral switches
o Monitored and reported ADRs
o Reviewed therapy choices
• Educated patients in cardiac rehabilitation about their medications
• Presented patient cases to other pharmacy students and pharmacy staff
• Held journal club discussions
COMPLETED CLINICAL ROTATIONS (continued)
Pharmaceutical Industry
Procter and Gamble Company, Mason, OH
Don Bjerke PhD. & Todd Banks RPh.—January, 2005
Health and Research center developing new products that reach consumers in 140 countries worldwide.
• Interviewed pharmacists working in different roles within P&G
• Reviewed literature regarding current health issues
• Monitored adverse events associated with Procter & Gamble’s health care products
• Presented a project on safety of OTC oral analgesics, as well as,COX-2 specific NSAIDs to the safety scientists and other researchers at Procter & Gamble
Pediatrics
Children’s Medical Center, Dayton, OH
Stacy Roehrs, Pharm. D. – November, 2004
A non-profit 155 bed regional referral center, dedicated to providing care for children and information for their families, the center draws patients from a twenty county area that includes southwest Ohio and eastern Indiana.
• Rounded with the care team for PICU, NICU, and Hematology/Oncology
• Reviewed patients’ medication therapy and lab values
• Made recommendations to physicians regarding drug choices
• Presented information to medical residents on chemotherapy agents
• Participated in a respiratory clinic for children with respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis or asthma
• Attended grand round educational classes
• Held journal club discussions
• Presented a project on Hemophilia to the pharmacy staff
Geriatrics
Beeber Pharmacies, Englewood, OH
Allen Lefkovitz, Pharm. D. – October, 2004
Consulting long-term care pharmacy associated with Omnicare, managing the drug therapy of residents in nursing home facilities and assisted living facilities in southwest and central Ohio.
COMPLETED CLINICAL ROTATIONS (continued)
Geriatrics (continued)
• Reviewed patient charts on a daily basis
o Monitored drug therapy
o Reviewed for adverse drug reactions
o Reviewed drugs to ensure appropriate disease management
• Made recommendations in regards to drug therapy to health care facility physicians based on lab values, progress notes, and current drug therapy
• Participated in Coumadin® dosing
• Completed a drug utilization project on the use of Beer’s drugs in the elderly
• Prepared a continuing education program for facility nurses regarding Parkinson’s
• Prepared a paper regarding homocysteine as a risk factor in the elderly for consulting pharmacists
Ambulatory Care
Physicians, Inc. Lima, OH
Debra Parker, Pharm. D. – September, 2004
Internal Medicine office in collaboration with pharmacy practice, with physicians referring patients to pharmacist-directed anti-coagulation, diabetes, weight loss, smoking cessation, hypertension, and heart failure programs.
• Obtained patient medication histories
• Interviewed and assessed anti-coagulation clinic patients and made recommendations based on INR
• Interviewed and assessed diabetic patients and made recommendations based on home blood glucose results and laboratory data
• Reviewed and made ...
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