HUNTER HOLMES MCGUIRE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERSeptember 2009PGY1 Primary Care Pharmacy ResidencyCity, State
May 2008Doctor of Pharmacy
HOWARD UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF PHARMACYMay 2003Bachelor of Arts: Exercise and Sports ScienceStateExercise and Sports Science
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILLCity, State
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF PHARMACYMay 2012City, StateDesigned a six-week elective focused on pharmacy practice in a rural setting. The overarching goal was to challenge students and residents to deliver pharmaceutical care in the rural community through the Rural Health Initiative Program. Residents and students were presented with opportunities that included conducting in-services for the staff and teaching a beneficial health education class for local veterans.
*Warfarin Education Classes
HUNTER HOLMES MCGUIRE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERAugust 2008Professional Communication Elective CourseCity, StateResponsibilities included educating newly enrolled patients to warfarin therapy on the proper administration, potential side effects, drug/food interactions, and the importance of medication adherence.
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF PHARMACYAugust 2009City, StateLead a communication workshop intended to teach first-year pharmacy students the proper patient interviewing and documentation techniques.
Presentations
*Clozapine Patient Management Protocol -
Medication Use Evaluation (MUE)
McGuire VA Medical CenterNov. 2008City, StatePolytrauma and Traumatic Brain Injury: Common Medications,
Polytrauma Nursing Regional Conference presentation. Veterans Affairs Hospitals. Richmond, VA
*Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program Presentations (longitudinal), July 2008 - Sept. 2009
Group discussion presented to pharmacy staff and residents. Topics presented: Geriatric Psychiatry, COPD, Acute Coronary Syndromes, and Schizophrenia
McGuire VA Medical Center Complication of Acute Myeloid LeukemiaMar. 2009Medical Actinium for Therapeutic Treatment: New Advances in Cancer TreatmentCity, State
Case Presentation to clinical pharmacists. Washington DC VA Medical Center Howard University School of PharmacyMay 2008State
Howard University School of Pharmacy/CVS PharmacyAugust 2004Student Recognition Award, Jan. 2008
*Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) Honors and Excellence Ceremony - Spirit Award, Howard University Graduate Student Assembly, April 2007
*American Pharmaceutical Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists, Patient Counseling Competition, First-place winner for Howard University, Feb. 2007 & Feb. 2008
*Princeton Environmental Institute Summer Research Fellowship Selected in a competitive process to work as a funded research fellow for the Center for Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry (CEBIC) at Princeton University.
Cancer, Chemistry, fundraising, health education, promote health, Primary Care, Psychiatry, sorting, therapy