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DEA N?S BOOK HELPS MOVE PHA RMA CY A DVA NCEMENTS FROM THE LA B TO THE PA TIENT Im ag ine t hat a p at ient just d iag nosed w it h hig h b lood p ressure could know ? b ased on t heir g enom e ? w hich of t he d ozens of hyp ert ension m ed icat ions availab le w ould w ork b est for t hem . That ?s not a far-off, science-fict ion scenario. The t ools t o g ain t hat know led g e exist , t hanks t o t he science of p harm acog enom ics. Pharm acog enom ics, t he st ud y of how an ind ivid ual?s g enet ic m ake-up influences t heir resp onse t o m ed icat ion, allow s p harm acist s t o select t he b est m ed icat ion and d osag e for each p at ient . Pharm acog enom ics has b ecom e p art of t he curriculum in m ost p harm acy p rog ram s, includ ing t he Reg is Universit y School of Pharm acy. The challeng e, accord ing t o Reg is p harm acy school Dean Sam it Shah, Ph.D., is m oving p harm acog enom ics from t he classroom and research lab int o w id esp read clinical use. A chieving t hat is t he aim of a new b ook Shah co-ed it ed w it h t w o p harm acy p rofessors at Chap m an Universit y, Jerika T. Lam and Mary A . Gut ierrez. Pharmacogenomics: A Primer for Cliniciansis w rit t en for p harm acist s w ho w ould b e lead ing p harm acog enom ics im p lem ent at ion effort s, and for clinicians such as nurse p ract it ioners and p hysicians w ho m ay w ant t o im p lem ent
p harm acog enom ics in a clinical set t ing , b ut aren?t sure how t o d o t hat . ?Buy-in [ am ong clinicians] is crit ical in m oving t he science forw ard and t hat ?s w hat t his b ook is t rying t o ad d ress,? Shah t old t he Pharm acy Pod cast Net w ork. ?Our g oal w as t o have a g ood resource for clinicians t o g o t o, t o say, ?if I w ant t o im p lem ent [ p harm acog enom ics] how d o I d o it ? W hat resources are t here t o accom p lish it ? W hat are t he et hical im p licat ions??. ? There are m any p harm acog enom ics t ext b ooks g eared t ow ard current p harm acy st ud ent s b ut few resources for p ract icing clinicians, Lam said d uring t hat sam e int erview. ?We felt t hat t here w as a g ap t here,? she said .
Pharm acog enom ics d oes not m ean t hat every t im e a p at ient g oes t o p ick up a p rescrip t ion, t he p harm acist w ill m ix up a uniq ue new elixir. W hat it d oes m ean, Shah said , ?Is t hat it t akes aw ay t he t rial-and error p rocess. It cut s d ow n a p at ient having t o g o b ack saying ?t hat ant i-anxiet y m ed icat ion d id n?t w ork for m e?and t hen t rying anot her, and m ayb e anot her.? The g enet ic t est ing necessary t o m ake t he rig ht call on m ed icat ion can b e d one w it h a cheek sw ab, Shah said . The cost t yp ically is ab out $30 0 or $4 0 0 , and insurance com p anies are b eg inning t o see t he ad vant ag es in covering it . That kind of p rescrip t ion accuracy not only b enefit s p at ient s by p ot ent ially p rovid ing effect ive t herap ies sooner, it can also m ean cost saving s for p at ient s and insurers, Shah said . He acknow led g ed t hat t here are concerns, p art icularly around issues of p rivacy and et hics. A 20 0 8 law, t he Genet ic Inform at ion Non-d iscrim inat ion A ct , or GINA , p revent s insurance com p anies and em p loyers from d iscrim inat ing ag ainst anyone b ased on g enet ic
inform at ion. But t here can b e ot her et hical concerns, such w het her a p at ient should d isclose any g enet ic inform at ion of concern t o ot her fam ily m em b ers, or w hat a p harm acist ?s resp onsib ilit y is should t est s reveal a p at ient ?s g enet ic p red isp osit ion t o p art icular cancers or A lzheim er ?s d isease. The b ook d iscusses such issues, and Shah is confid ent t hat as p harm acog enom ics p ract ice b ecom es w id esp read , consensus w ill em erg e as t o how such issues are b est hand led . In t he m eant im e, he b elieves he and ot hers in t he field have a resp onsib ilit y t o b ring p harm acog enom ics and t he b enefit s it p rovid es, int o w id er p ract ice. ?We have op p ort unit y t o really m ake an im p act on healt hcare,? he said .
NEW PA RTNERSHIPS SHORTEN THE PA TH TO TW O NEW PHA RMD + MA STER?S DEGREES Com b ining t he Pharm D d eg ree w it h a Mast er ?s d eg ree is one w ay t od ay?s g rad uat es can sup p lem ent t heir t raining t o exp and career op t ions. For several years, our st ud ent s have had a st ream lined op t ion for ob t aining MS d eg rees in Healt h Service A d m inist rat ion ( MS HSA ) and in Healt h Inform at ics ( MS HI) . This year, w e are hap py t o announce t w o ad d it ional st ream lined d eg ree op t ions for our Pharm D st ud ent s: A n MBA from Reg is Universit y and an MS in Glob al Clinical and Pharm acovig ilance Reg ulat ion (GCPR) from Tem p le Universit y.
PHA RMD + MBA ( REGIS UNIVERSITY) Many st ud ent s are int erest ed in careers t hat w ould b enefit from p airing a Pharm D d eg ree w it h b usiness and m anag em ent know -how. The School of Pharm acy has p art nered w it h t he A nd erson Colleg e of Business and Com p ut ing t o ad d ress t his d em and . St ud ent s w ho are int erest ed in earning an MBA d eg ree w hile t hey are enrolled in our Pharm D p rog ram m ust first ap p ly t o and m eet t he req uirem ent s for enrollm ent in t he MBA p rog ram . Once enrolled , Pharm D st ud ent s are elig ib le t o t ake MBA courses and have nine of t hose cred it s count t ow ard s t he elect ive req uirem ent s for t he Pharm D d eg ree. The MBA d eg ree req uires t hat st ud ent s have an area of sp ecializat ion. St ud ent s can use nine cred it s of t he req uired courses for t he Pharm D d eg ree t o sat isfy t he elect ive req uirem ent s for t he General Business Sp ecializat ion. Like our ot her com b ined d eg rees, t he Pharm D + MBA is d esig ned t o allow st ud ent s t o earn an MBA d eg ree by t he end of t he t hird year of t he Pharm D p rog ram .
PHA RMD ( REGIS UNIVERSITY) + MS GCPR ( TEMPLE UNIVERSITY) Clinical reg ulat ion and p harm acot herapy safet y m onit oring is a p ot ent ial career op t ion for t he p harm acist w ho is int erest ed in w orking in g overnm ent reg ulat ion or ind ust ry. The g oal of com b ining a Pharm D d eg ree from Reg is Universit y w it h a GCPR Mast er's from Tem p le Universit y is t o p ut our g rad uat es on t he p at h t o p rep are t hem for such p osit ions. This p at h looks a b it d ifferent from t he ot her Pharm D + MS offering s. St ud ent s are not elig ib le t o ap p ly t o t he MS GCPR d eg ree unt il t heir t hird year of t he p harm acy d eg ree p rog ram . The p at h t ow ard t he MS d eg ree is short ened b ecause st ud ent s can t ransfer up t o 12 cred it s from Reg is Universit y. A ft er g rad uat ing w it h a Pharm D, st ud ent s can cont inue p ursuing t he MS GCPR from w herever t hey resid e b ecause t he p rog ram is offered rem ot ely.
Board of advisors and school of pharmacy faculty
BOA RD OF A DVISORS MEETING A t it s fall 20 21 m eet ing , m em b ers of t he School of Pharm acy A d visory Board ob served a t eam -b ased learning session and t hen shared id eas on t he fut ure of p harm acy, and t rait s valued m ost by em p loyers in new p harm acy g rad uat es. Four b oard m em b ers also cond uct ed a p anel w it h st ud ent s in w hich t hey shared ad vice and d escrib ed t heir journey t o lead ership p osit ions in p harm acy. The Pharm aceut ical Ind ust ry A ffairs cert ificat e p rog ram A d visory Council ( PIA A d visory Council) m em b ers m et virt ually last fall and d iscussed id eas t o p rep are p harm acy st ud ent s for careers in t he b iop harm aceut ical ind ust ry. Thank you t o t he b oard m em b ers for t aking t im e t o m eet and for your g enerous sup p ort of our p rog ram .
REGIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHA RMA CY A DVISORY BOA RD MEMBERS Jennifer Davis, Pharm D, MBA , Syst em Direct or of Pharm acy & Technolog y Init iat ives, SCL Healt h
Chad Frid ay, BS, RPh, Execut ive Direct or of Pharm acy, Kaiser Perm anent e Colorad o Reg ion Clint Hinm an, Pharm D, MPH, VP of Pharm acy and Shared Services, Cent ura Healt h Nat halie Seold o Hinm an, Pharm D, Direct or of Pharm acy Services, Denver Healt h Med ical Cent er Tina Moen, Pharm D, Chief Pharm acy Officer and General Manag er, IBM Microm ed ex Holly Monat t , Pharm D, MHA , vice p resid ent of Pharm acy Services, HCA Healt hcare Cont inent al Division Kat hy Muller, Direct or of Op erat ions, RxPlus Pharm acies Keyvan Nekouei, Pharm D, MBA , Senior Direct or A ccount Exp erience & Clinical Services, A m erisourceBerg en Nikki Price, BS, RPh, Direct or of Pharm acy Op erat ions, A lb ert sons/ Safew ay Pharm acies Perri Schneid er, BS, RPh, Healt hcare Sup ervisor, Walg reen Com p any Kim Ward , Pharm D, BCA CP, Pharm acy Division Healt h & Wellness Lead er, King Soop ers & Cit y Market
Board Members (left to right): Dr. Jen Davis, Dr. Tina Moen, Dr. Nathalie Hinman, Dr. Keyvan Nekouei (alumni class of 20 14), Dr, Clint Hinman, Ms. Nikki Price, Ms. Perri Schneider, Dr. Kim Ward and Mr. Chad Friday.
PHA RMA CEUTICA L INDUSTRY A FFA IRS CERTIFICA TE PROGRA M A DVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS The School of Pharm acy also w ould like t o t hank t he m em b ers of t he p harm aceut ical ind ust ry cert ificat e p rog ram w ho offered t heir exp ert ise t o d evelop m ent of t his cert ificat e. Mem b ers includ e: Charlot t e Krem er MD, MBA , EVP Head of Med ical A ffairs, A st ellas Pharm a Jasm ine Mart in, DNP, MBA , RN, A scent Consult ing
Board member Dr. Jen Davis, PharmD facilitates a team-based learning session.
Rob ert J Mat heis, PhD, MA , Presid ent & Chief Execut ive Officer, ISMPP ( Int ernat ional Societ y for Med ical Pub licat ion Professionals) Philip Sjöst ed t , BPharm , Execut ive Direct or, Med ical A ffairs Senior Part ner, The Med icine Group Cat herine Skob e, MPH, BS, Senior Direct or, Pub licat ions Innovat ive Solut ions Lead , Pfizer Cind y Tost e, PhD, Execut ive Direct or, Scient ific Com m unicat ions, Celg ene
OFFICE OF EXPERIENTIA L EDUCA TION A WA RDS The Offiice of Exp erient ial Ed ucat ion recent ly host ed it s first in-p erson p recep t or event since June 20 19. We m erg ed t he first Exp erient ial A d visory Com m it t ee ( EA C) m eet ing of t he new year w it h p recep t or aw ard s and focused on recog nit ion and net w orking for our EA C m em b ers. Our g oal w as t o b ring t hem all t og et her t o t hank t hem for t heir sup p ort over t his p ast year, p rovid e Reg is up d at es, and celeb rat e t he p recep t ors st ud ent s recog nized as g oing ab ove and b eyond for t hem in t he 20 20 -21 year. Here are t his year ?s aw ard recip ient s: APPE Preceptor of the Year: Dr. Tu Ngo Alumni Preceptor of the Year: Dr. Theresa Simpson IPPE Preceptor of the Year: Dr. Aaron Barcelo? Faculty Preceptor of the Year: Dr. Leticia Shea Most Influential Preceptor of the Year: Dr. Abbey Seigler A hug e shout out t o Let icia Shea, our Facult y Precep t or of t he Year! She w as t he st ud ent s' choice as t he m ost sup p ort ive and insp iring p recep t or. In ad d it ion, she p rovid ed our office valuab le help and sup p ort last year w it h t elem ed icine am b ulat ory care p at ient s so t hat our st ud ent s could com p let e MTMs and t he req uired am b ulat ory care rot at ion. Office of Exp erient ial Ed ucat ion ( Dr. Chriist ine Felt m an, Dr. Cassand ra St roup, and Ms. Shanaj Grew al)
Dean Shah and preceptors from Denver Health
A PPE PRECEPTOR OF THE YEA R: TU NGO, PHA RMD Dr. Tu Ng o is a clinical p harm acy m anag er at Cob alt Rehab ilit at ion Hosp it al. He has b een t aking Reg is st ud ent s on a uniq ue hosp it al healt h syst em rot at ion for m ore t han five years, since t he 20 16-17 rot at ion year. St ud ent s on rot at ion shared t hat ?Dr. Ng o is t he m ost org anized p recep t or. His p assion for p harm acy and for p eop le is very evid ent , m aking t his rot at ion enjoyab le. He is also hard -w orking and d oesn't hesit at e t o help w herever necessary." "Dr. Ng o t ruly t ries t o m ent or his st ud ent s and lead s d iscussions rang ing from p hilosop hy t o et hics of p harm acy p ract ice t o p ract ical sub ject s, such as 4 0 1Ks and invest ing . He also allow s us t o p ract ice b eing t he p harm acist , and is t here t o answ er any q uest ions or concerns w e m ay have. W hen evaluat ing p at ient s' p rofiles, he is alw ays searching for clinical p earls t o share w it h us t o p rep are us for t he fut ure.? Thank you, Dr. Ng o, for all your cont rib ut ions t o our st ud ent exp eriences!
W inner Dr. Theresa Simpson with Ms. Shanaj Grewal, Dr. Christine Feltman and Dr. Cassandra Stroup W inner Dr. Tu Ngo with Ms. Shanaj Grewal, Dr. Christine Feltman and Dr. Cassandra Stroup.
IPPE PRECEPTOR OF THE YEA R: A A RON BA RCELO, PHA RMD
A LUMNI PRECEPTOR OF THE YEA R: THERESA SIMPSON, PHA RMD
Dr. Aaron Barcelo is a pharmacy manager at Walgreens and has precepted many of our students since the inception of our school of pharmacy. Students on rotation shared that ?Dr. Barcelo made the first rotation experience a lot of fun! He is always excited to teach and give feedback when necessary.?
Dr. Theresa Sim p son is an overnig ht clinical p harm acist at St . Josep h Hosp it al and a Reg is class of 20 16 School of Pharm acy alum na. St ud ent s on rot at ion d escrib ed Dr. Sim p son as "a caring and at t ent ive p erson, and t hese at t rib ut es t ranslat e seam lessly t o her p at ient s in t heir care. Her d ed icat ion t o d et ails w hen t eaching st ud ent s is very im p act ful.? St ud ent s have also st at ed , ?Dr. Sim p son?s ent husiast ic and encourag ing at t it ud e m ad e every visit insig ht ful and enjoyab le. She is alw ays op en-m ind ed t o d iscuss and elab orat e on any sub ject in t he realm of p harm acy and d em onst rat es t he role of a t rue p harm acist . Dr. Sim p son is very p at ient and sup p ort ive.? In ad d it ion, Dr. Sim p son has t ruly sup p ort ed our OEE office as an asset for t he im p ort ant IPPE hosp it al healt h syst em rot at ions. Thank you, for insp iring our st ud ent s t o b e g ood healt hcare lead ers!
Students in rotation also mentioned that,?Dr. Barcelo is very supportive in giving the students the information we need to learn about community pharmacy and how to be a great community pharmacist. The pharmacy and the whole team goes above and beyond the requirements set by Walgreens as a corporation, to create a supportive and comforting environment.? Thank you Dr. Barcelo, for your continuous commitment to our students.
W inner Dr. Abbey Seigler, with Dr. Cassandra Stroup, Dr. Christine Feltman and Ms. Shanaj Grewal W inner Dr. Leticia Shea with Ms. Shanaj Grewal, Dr. Christine Feltman and Dr. Cassandra Stroup.
FA CULTY PRECEPTOR OF THE YEA R: LETICIA SHEA , PHA RMD, BCA CP Dr. Let icia ( Tish) Shea is an associat e p rofessor of p harm acy p ract ice at Reg is, and has p recep t ed b ot h IPPE and A PPE st ud ent s for clinical research, am b ulat ory care, and acad em ic rot at ions. St ud ent s on rot at ion shared , ?Dr. Shea is ab le t o t ake your p ersonal int erest s and creat e a uniq ue exp erience t hat is enriching , excit ing , and int erest ing . She t akes an int erest in your t houg ht s/ feeling s and help s you use your st reng t hs and st reng t hen your w eaknesses. Overall, it w as a g reat exp erience t hat allow ed m e t o furt her m y research ab ilit ies.? St ud ent s also m ent ioned t hat ?I t ruly felt like a colleag ue w orking w it h Dr. Shea, w hich g ave m e an unp aralleled p rofessional collab orat ion exp erience. Dr. Shea d ed icat ed t im e t o help w it h p rofessional d evelop m ent p roject s in p rep arat ion for fellow ship ap p licat ions w hich show s her d ed icat ion t o all of us.? Thank you, Dr. Shea, for d ed icat ing your t im e t o st ud ent rot at ions, and for your com p assion.
MOST INFLUENTIA L PRECEPTOR OF THE YEA R: A BBEY SEIGLER, PHA RMD Dr. A b b ey Seig ler is an A cut e Care Op erat ions and A d m inist rat ion p harm acist at Denver Healt h Med ical Cent er. St ud ent s on rot at ion shared , ?Dr. Sieg ler p rovid ed an excellent op p ort unit y for w orking ind ep end ent ly and learning ab out t he hosp it al ad m inist rat ion w orkflow and resp onsib ilit ies. I w as ab le t o sit in on m eet ing s and ask q uest ions ab out op erat ion sp ecifics t hroug hout t he rot at ion and learned a lot along t he w ay.? St ud ent s also m ent ioned t hat ?Dr. Seig ler w as a g reat p recep t or w ho w as w illing t o help and t each m e. During t his rot at ion I learned a t rem end ous am ount from her. Dr. Seig ler w as very clear reg ard ing her exp ect at ions, and g ave m e feed b ack const ant ly t o ensure t hat I w as a successful p ract it ioner of t he fut ure.? A recent g rad uat e p rovid ed a sp ecific exam p le of t he influent ial p recep t or t hat A b b ey em b od ies. The g rad uat e said , "Dr. Seig ler p rovid ed m eaning ful, const ruct ive, and p rag m at ic feed b ack t hat t ruly im p act ed how t he st ud ent w ill p ract ice p harm acy." A lt houg h p rovid ing t his level of feed b ack can b e challeng ing , Dr. Seig ler navig at ed t his crucial d iscussion in a w ay t hat creat ed a last ing im p ression. Thank you, Dr. Seig ler, for your cont rib ut ion and d ed icat ion t o our p rog ram and t o t he st ud ent s on rot at ion w it h you.
CLA SS OF 20 25
Incoming class of first year pharmacy students pose for a photo outside of main hall.
INTERVIEW DA YS The school of p harm acy held it s first int erview d ay for st ud ent s t o b e ad m it t ed t o t he Class of 20 26. This w as t he first in p erson int erview d ay in t w o years; 34 cand id at es at t end ed .
Second Place ? Team 2 ? Cont em p lat ives in A ct ion - CIA ( Men In Black Parod y) w it h Jenny A g b aeze, A t hena A valos, Trist on Berg er, and Leesa Sim s Watch Here Third Place ? Team 5 ? Hog w art s/ Harry Pot t er Parod y w it h Mekd es A ssefa, Kat ie But z, Garret Cerny, Em ily Hurlb urt , and Daniella Salaw u Watch Here This year ?s w inners t ake t he crow n from last year ?s Team 13 Office Parod y w it h Mered it h Beckend orf, A lexis Marsd en, St efani Moyer, and St even Sand ers. Watch Here
The admissions team members pose with Dean Shah during a break on interview day. (second from left).
STUDENT A CTIVITIES P2 PROFESSIONA LISM VIDEOS Like p revious years, P2 st ud ent s film ed and sub m it t ed p rofessionalism vid eos b ased on a rand om ly assig ned Reg is Value( Mag is, cura p ersonalis, honest y/ int eg rit y, cont em p lat ives in act ion, p rofessionalism , resp ect for ot hers, et c.) as t heir ?final? in IPPE-II. The t eam s w ere t asked w it h creat ing a short ?p ub lic service announcem ent ? or vid eo hig hlig ht ing t he t enant / out com e as exem p lified by Reg is p harm acy st ud ent s. There w ere m any g reat vid eos; t he P2 class vot ed t heir t op 3 vid eos. First Place ? Team 4 ? Mag is Inform ercial w it h Nina Holley, A shley Huang , Cam ilo Med ina, Kend ra Sw anson, and Mary Welch Watch Here
First year p harm acy st ud ent s volunt eered for t he sp ecial Olym p ics volleyb all Denver p arks and recreat ion p rog ram on Sat urd ay Novem b er 20 t h!
STUDENT CHA PTER OF A CCP The st ud ent chap t er of A m erican Colleg e of Clinical Pharm acy ( A CCP) held it s annual t eam -b ased com p et it ion t hat t est s p harm acy know led g e. This year, t eam s from every cohort answ ered q uest ions from t hree cat eg ories: t rivia/ lig ht ning p ort ion, clinical case, and jeop ard y st yle. Cong rat ulat e t his year ?s w inners: Holly Vuong , Charlene Tran, and Michael Ort eg a, all from t he Class of 20 22.
STUDENT CHA PTER OF A PHA
Members participate in World Heart Day by sharing heart healthy recipes, physical and stress reducing techniques with students from the school of pharmacy.
A LUMNI NEW S In recog nit ion of t he cont inuous t enacit y of all healt hcare w orkers t hroug h t his g lob al p and em ic, w e w ould like t o hig hlig ht one of our out st and ing A lum ni. Brooke Bet t s (Class of 20 19) is a PGY2 Healt h-Syst em Pharm acy A d m inist rat ion and Lead ership Resid ent at St anford . In t his role she led t he ent ire COVID-19 vaccine rollout t hroug h St anford ?s California Healt hcare syst em serving t housand s of at risk m em b ers in t he com m unit y. Members raised awareness for National Alzheimer's Day by wearing purple to class.
Brooke Betts, PharmD drawing up a vaccine.
Students prepare mid semester Break Bags together. Students and faculty were able to pay $3 and write a personalized note to their friends/ colleagues/ classmates with encouraging words to get them through midterms this fall.
A LUMNI NEW S, CONTINUED Dr. Scot t Denney, Class of 20 19, w rot e an art icle p ub lished in The Denver Post?s YourHub sect ion on t he d ang ers of self-t reat ing COVID-19 w it h iverm ect in.
Ed ucat ion ( IPE) t it led : ?A d ap t ing Int erp rofessional A cut e Care Sim ulat ions t o a Virt ual Plat form ? in t he new ly released t ext Handbook of Research on Updating and Innovating Health Professions Education: Post-Pandemic Perspectives.
?It ?s und erst and ab le t hat p eop le w ant a m iracle solut ion w hen t here?s so m uch uncert aint y in t his p and em ic, b ut self-t reat ing w it h d e-w orm ing m ed icat ions int end ed for anim als sim p ly isn?t safe. A long w it h t he chances of sid e effect s and overd oses, iverm ect in int eract s w it h m any d rug s used by hum ans, such as b lood t hinners, m aking self-t reat m ent even m ore d ang erous. A s hard as it m ay b e, t he b est op t ion w e have is t o p revent cat ching COVID-19 in t he first p lace.?
Dr. Cassandra Stroup
Dr. A llana Sucher received a com m end at ion from t he A m erican Colleg e of Clinical Pharm acy ( A CCP) for w rit ing on rout ine ad ult im m unizat ion in t he recent ly released Pharm acot herapy Self-A ssessm ent Prog ram ( PSA P) b ook 3, Chronic Conditions and Public Health.
Dr. Scott Denney
FA CULTY A CCOMPLISHMENTS Cassand ra St roup Pharm D, BCPS, along w it h RHCHP colleag ues Shelene Thom as, PT, DPT, Ed D, GCS, School of Physical Therapy, and Kat hleen W halen, PhD, Loret t o Heig ht s School of Nursing , p ub lished a chap t er on Int erp rofessional
Dr. Allana Sucher
FA CULTY A CCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUED Reg is class of 20 21 alum na Dr. Janelle Mat ura, A ssociat e Professor Dr. Let icia Shea and P4 st ud ent Vict oria Bankes w ere p ub lished in t he Irish Journal of Medical Science. Their w ork is ab out how com m on d iet ary sup p lem ent s are m et ab olized and how t heir m et ab olism m ay b e im p act ed by g enet ic variant s.
Dr. Janelle Matura
Dr. Karen Sm it h is co-aut hor of t w o recent ly p ub lished research art icles: Hypertension, cholesterol and diabetes medication adherence, health care utilization and expenditure in a Medicare Supplemental sample. Med icine ( Balt im ore) . 20 21;10 0 ( 35) :e2714 3. d oi:10 .10 97/ MD.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2714 3; and Clinical Effectiveness of an Outpatient Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management Telementoring Service. Clin J Pain. 20 21;37( 10 ) :74 0 -74 6. d oi:10 .10 97/ A JP.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 967.
Dr. Leticia Shea
Dr. Karen Smith leads a team-based-learning exercise at the school of pharmacy. P4 student Victoria Bankes
NEW FA CULTY The School of Pharm acy w elcom ed t w o new facult y m em b ers, b ot h p art of t he d ep art m ent of p harm acy p ract ice, t his fall.
Dr. Vahram Ghushchyan: ?I am p assionat e ab out d oing healt h econom ics and out com es research and am a st rong b eliever in evid ence-b ased , d at a-d riven and realit y-b alanced d ecisions t hat im p rove t he w ell-b eing of t he hum an and societ y in w hole.?
Dr. Kat ie Tuck: ?I am a clinical p sychiat ric p harm acist and am p assionat e ab out sub st ance use d isord ers, t raum a-st ressor relat ed d isord ers, and d isp arit ies in m ent al healt h care. In m y free t im e, I enjoy running and sp end ing t im e w it h m y p et s. I am very excit ed t o b e at Reg is!"
Executive Editor: Sam it Shah, PhD, RPh Dean, School of Pharm acy Reg is Universit y 30 3-625-130 0
Editor: Miki Go ld w ire, Pharm D, MS, MA , BCPS Professor, Direct or of Drug Inform at ion Reg is Universit y, School of Pharm acy m g old w ir@reg is.ed u
The ed it ors w ould like t o t hank Nat aly Go nzalez, A d m inist rat ive A ssist ant , for her help g at hering cont ent .