Pharmacotherapy Faculty
Learn from the experts in Pharmacotherapy.
Content matter experts:
- Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FKSHP
- Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, FASHP, AACC
- Douglas Slain, PharmD, B.S.Pharm., BCPS, AQ-ID
Kelsey L. Bauman, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital
Fenton, Missouri
Literature Study
Dr. Kelsey Bauman is the clinical pharmacy specialist in critical care for the mixed intensive care unit at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital – Fenton (Missouri). Dr. Bauman received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2013 and completed PGY-1 residency training at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, IL. Her interests include glucose management in critically ill patients, delirium prevention, and precepting students and residents.
Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FKSHP
Professor
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart & Lung Center - U of L Health
Louisville, Kentucky
Content Matter Expert, Review and Recertification Course
Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FKSHP, FASHP, is a Professor at the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He earned his Pharm.D. at Temple University in Philadelphia and completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Louisville. Prior to his current position Dr. Betz practiced at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans and taught at Xavier University of Louisiana, and the University of Louisiana Monroe Colleges of Pharmacy. He joined Sullivan in August of 2009 and practices as a Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Surgery Services within the University of Louisville Health - Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Center. Dr. Betz has held multiple appointed and elected positions within the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), and its state affiliates in Louisiana and Kentucky, including President of the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He’s also served ASHP as a Delegate from both states, as Chair of the Council on Pharmacy Practice, Cardiology Networking Facilitator for the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists, and Chair of the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists. Dr. Betz has served the
American College of Cardiology Kentucky Chapter as a Session Chair and as Chair of the Scientific Committee. He has been an item writer for the NAPLEX and is a member of the NAPLEX Review Committee. He serves as a reviewer for several periodicals and as a content matter expert, and faculty member, for the ASHP Pharmacotherapy Board Certification Review and Recertification Course.
Snehal H. Bhatt, PharmD, AACC, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, FASHP
Professor of Pharmacy Practice Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Framingham, Massachusetts
Content Matter Expert, Review and Recertification Course
Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, AACC is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston where his primary focus is on cardiovascular topics. Dr. Bhatt’s clinical practice is in acute care cardiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where he manages the pharmacotherapy of patients on the cardiology service and the Acute Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Assist Device service. Dr. Bhatt is a member of the development team and a content matter expert for the ASHP Pharmacotherapy Review and Recertification Course where he has authored recertification programming and lectured on cardiology-focused topics. As a content matter expert within the pharmacotherapy course, he has developed, evaluated, and reviewed literature study modules and intensive studies for recertification credits. Dr. Bhatt also served ASHP as Chair for the ASHP Council on Therapeutics. He is an active member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), serving on the Cardiovascular Team Leadership Council.
Sarah Caulfield, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Specialist- Medical Oncology
Emory Healthcare- Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia
Core Therapeutic Module
Dr. Sarah Caulfield was born and raised in metro Atlanta area. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Kennesaw State University and received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University- College of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY-1 residency at Emory University Hospital and PGY-2 in Oncology at Emory Healthcare/ Winship Cancer Institute. She is currently practicing at Winship Cancer Institute in the Medical Oncology Ambulatory Care Clinic with a focus in Genitourinary Cancers. Her practice interests include clinical research in targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and genitourinary cancers.
Kalin Clifford, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Division of Geriatrics and Pediatrics
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
Advanced Practice Pharmacist/Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Geriatrics & Extended Care
VA North Texas Health Care System
Dallas, Texas
Review and Recertification Course, Core Therapeutic Module
Kalin Clifford, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Division of Geriatrics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy in Dallas, Texas. His current practice site is within the North Texas Veterans Affairs Hospital within the Community Living Center (CLC-A), a sub-acute rehab facility. Dr. Clifford also precepts students on the required Geriatric Clerkship rotation during their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) year. Prior to beginning his career at Texas Tech, Dr. Clifford received his degree from Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2011. He also completed a PGY-1 in Pharmacy Practice from Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, Indiana in 2012 and a PGY-2 in Geriatric Pharmacy Practice from the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland in 2013. He also became a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist in 2014 and a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist in 2016.
Brooklyn Cobb, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
Houston, TX
Literature Study, Core Therapeutic Module
Brooklyn T. Cobb, PharmD, BCPS, earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Hampton University and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Residency at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in conjunction with Cooper University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon completion of her residency training, Dr. Cobb served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy with the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA and maintained a practice site in an internal medicine clinic at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. She later transitioned into an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist position with Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in Houston, TX where she currently operates under a collaborative practice agreement to manage uninsured patient populations for hypertension, diabetes, COPD, dyslipidemia, heart failure, tobacco use, and anticoagulation disorders. Dr. Cobb is an active member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Her clinical interests include chronic disease state management in underserved patient populations, medication education and reconciliation, and transitions of care.
Zachary L. Cox, PharmD
Associate Professor
Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy
Nashville, Tennessee
Intensive Study
Dr. Zac Cox, PharmD, received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy and completed a pharmacy practice residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America and Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Currently, Dr. Cox is an Associate Professor at Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as the heart failure clinical pharmacy specialist in Nashville, TN. His research interests focus on diuretic therapies in acute heart failure, diuretic resistance, the use of inhaled inotropic agents in Stage D heart failure.
Lourdes Cross, PharmD, BCACP, CDCEs
Assistant Professor
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky
Core Therapeutic Module
Lourdes Cross, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, is an Assistant Professor at Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SUCOPHS) in Louisville and a clinical pharmacy specialist focusing on ambulatory care at the University of Louisville Hospital. As a faculty member of SUCOPHS, Dr. Cross precepts pharmacy students on Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential rotations, PGY1 residents, and PGY2 ambulatory care and internal medicine residents. Dr. Cross earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and completed two years of pharmacy practice residency at the University of Louisville Hospital, specializing in ambulatory care. She is a Board Certified Ambulatory Care pharmacist and a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. She currently serves as the American Association of Diabetes Educators Pharmacy Community of Interest Leader. She is also the faculty advisor for the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists chapter at SUCOPHS.
Heather Draper, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine
TrinityHealth Saint Mary's
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Core Therapeutic Module
Heather Draper, PharmD, BCPS, is a Clinical Pharmacist in Emergency Medicine at Trinity Health Saint Mary’s in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Draper has twice received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Student Government Association, the Most Influential Professor and the Preceptor of the Year Awards at the University of Tennessee and was awarded the Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award from the Tennessee Pharmacists Association. She has been certified as an instructor by the American Heart Association for Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Dr. Draper is a former chair of the American Society of Health- System Pharmacists (ASHP) Section Advisory Group on Emergency Care and an author of the ASHP Guidelines on Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Services. Her research interests include examining the role and impact of the pharmacist in the Emergency Department and in a variety of resuscitation settings.
Jessica Farrell, PharmD
Associate Professor
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Clinical Pharmacist
The Center for Rheumatology
Albany, New York
Core Therapeutic Module
Dr. Jessica Farrell received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) in Albany, NY. Subsequent to this, she completed an ASHP-Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, NJ. Following her residency, she was employed by Englewood Hospital and Medical Center as an Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist. Dr. Farrell is currently employed as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Her practice site is The Center for Rheumatology in Albany, NY where she provides a variety of clinical pharmacy services including pharmacotherapy consult services, and patient counseling and self-injection training visits. She serves as program coordinator for the ACPHS PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency program, Associate Medical Officer for the Steffens Scleroderma Center, member of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Government Affairs Committee and as the first pharmacist member of the national Scleroderma Foundation Medical and Scientific Advisory Board. She also has previously held officer positions for the New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists (NYSCHP)-Northeastern Chapter. Dr. Farrell presents nationally and internationally on numerous rheumatic conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma, and systemic lupus erythematous. She has received multiple professional awards including Preceptor of Distinction in Clinical Pharmacy, Steffens Scleroderma Foundation Ernest J. Dupont Award, Faculty Advisor of the Year, the Scleroderma Foundation 2019 Doctor of the Year and the New York State Chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2020 Clinical Practitioner of the Year.
Lauren Floris, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center
Macon, Georgia
Literature Study
I graduated from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and completed my PGY-1 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Now I am a clinical pharmacist practicing at Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center, a 630 bed Level 1 Trauma Center. My main area of focus is adult critical care in the Medical ICU. I am a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist and an active preceptor for our residency program and pharmacy schools.
Rena Gosser, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Ambulatory Pharmacy Manager
University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
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Rena A. Gosser is the Clinical Ambulatory Pharmacy Manager at Harborview Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy in Seattle, WA. Her role provides the opportunity to develop and implement pharmacist provider driven initiatives, as well as develop education for pharmacists and providers on medication optimization and other clinical topics. Dr. Gosser received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. She then completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 Medication Use Safety and Policy Residency at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Gosser maintains Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy and serves as Assistant Editor for the textbook Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. She is an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and the Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA). Gosser currently serves ASHP as the Chair of the Council on Therapeutics, member of the Committee on Nominations, and member of the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists Clinical Leadership Section Advisory Group. Dr. Gosser’s professional interests include pharmacist practice advancement, medication safety, and health equity impact on clinical care.
Stuart T. Haines, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FASHP
Professor and Director, Professional Development
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Jackson, Mississippi
Review and Recertification Course
Stuart T. Haines, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, is Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director, Division of Pharmacy Professional Development at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. He is the Editor-in-Chief of iForumRx.org, an online journal club for ambulatory care pharmacy specialists, and an Editor for the textbook Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. He has served in several elected and appointed leadership positions in national organizations and on numerous editorial boards. He has authored more than 120 scholarly papers and book chapters regarding diabetes, cardiovascular disease, ambulatory care pharmacy practice models, and instructional methods.
Benjamin Hohlfelder, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCPS
Critical Care Pharmacy Clinical Specialist
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Literature Study
Benjamin Hohlfelder, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP, is a Critical Care Pharmacy Clinical Specialist at the Cleveland Clinic. His clinical practice is centered in the cardiothoracic surgery ICU, including patients undergoing heart and lung transplant, ventricular assist device implantation, and mechanical circulatory support. He completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. He is board certified in both Pharmacotherapy and Critical Care Pharmacy. Areas of research interest include anticoagulation in mechanical circulatory support, management of pain, agitation and delirium, and treatment of venous thromboembolism. Most recently, he has served as faculty for the 2022 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, 2020 ASHP Critical Care Core Therapeutic Modules, 2019 ASHP Literature Studies modules in Pharmacotherapy and Critical Care, and presented for the Intensive Studies session at the 2018 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting.
Kazuhiko Kido, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCP
Clinical Assistant Professor
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Core Therapeutic Module, Literature Study
Dr. Kido is currently a clinical assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. Prior to the current position, he was a faculty at the South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy Allied Health Professions for four years. Dr. Kido graduated from University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 2013 and completed PGY 1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY 2 cardiology pharmacy residency in University of Kentucky HealthCare. He also received his Master of Science Degree from Keio University and Bachelor of Science Degree from Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy in Japan. Dr. Kido is a cardiology clinical pharmacy specialist in the WVU outpatient heart failure clinic and on the WVU inpatient heart failure service. His practice interests are diuretic therapy optimization, anticoagulation therapy, and pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy management. His main teaching responsibilities include therapeutic lectures in cardiology and pulmonary courses and precepting fourth year pharmacy students for APPE rotations. His teaching interests include inter-professional education, and international pharmacy education, and simulation in pharmacy education. His areas of research interests include anticoagulation, heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Kido published multiple original research articles and review articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kido is an active member in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and American Society of Health- System Pharmacist. He currently serves as committee members for multiple national pharmacy associations.
Patricia C. Kienle, MPA, BCSCP, FASHP
Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety
Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Systems
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Review and Recertification Course
Patricia Kienle is the Director of Accreditation and Medication Safety for Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Solutions. She received her pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and a Masters in Public Administration from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is Board Certified as a Sterile Compounding Pharmacist. She completed an Executive Fellowship in Patient Safety from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and is Adjunct Clinical Faculty at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and as President of the Pennsylvania Society of Hospital Pharmacists. She is a Fellow of ASHP, was named Pharmacist of the Year by PSHP, the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award in Hospital and Institutional Practice from the American Pharmaceutical Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management, the Distinguished Leadership Award from ASHP, and the ASHP John W. Webb Lecture Award. She has served on the Pharmacotherapy Specialty Council of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, the Hospital Professional and Technical Advisory Committee of The Joint Commission, and on the Board of Governors of the National Patient Safety Foundation. She is a current member of the USP Compounding Expert Committee. Patti is the author of Compounding Sterile Preparations: ASHP’s Visual Guide to Chapter <797>; video and Companion Guide, co-author of Meeting Accreditation Standards: A Pharmacy Preparation Guide, and author of The Sterile Compounding Answer Book: A Guide to Contemporary Best Practices The Nonsterile Compounding Answer Book: A Guide to Contemporary Best Practices, and The Chapter <800>; Answer Book. With over 500 invited presentations and 80 publications, she has special interests in promoting medication safety, compounding sterile preparations, accreditation, and regulatory issues.
Morgan King, Pharm.D., BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Cleveland, Ohio
Literature Study
Morgan King graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2015. After pharmacy school, she went on to complete a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency at Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and a PGY2 residency in pediatrics at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent. She currently works as clinical pharmacy specialist at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital. In her current role, Morgan primarily takes care of obstetric patients, including labor and delivery, high risk antepartum, and postpartum patients, as well as child and adolescent psychiatry patients. She also spends some time cross covering the general pediatrics unit and the neonatal intensive care unit. Morgan also currently serves as a preceptor to the PGY1 residency program at Fairview as well as a preceptor to students.
Noelle Leung, Pharm.D., BCPPS
Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
University of Kentucky HealthCare
Lexington, Kentucky
Literature Study
Dr Noelle Leung is the maternal fetal medicine and obstetrics clinical pharmacy specialist at UK HealthCare in Lexington, KY and is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. She received her PharmD from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in 2009 and completed her pharmacy residency at Saint Joseph East in Lexington. Following residency she returned to UK HealthCare where she spent 9 years as a pediatric pharmacist prior to her current position. She obtained her BCPPS in 2016 shortly after the pediatric speciality board became available. As her interest in maternal fetal medicine grew, she was given the opportunity to transition to obstetrics full time in 2019, where she has practiced since. She works with multiple hospital committees and initiatives such as the UK Birthing Center Quality and Safety Committee, the UK Opioid Stewardship Committee, and the UK Medication Safety Committee. She was the founding chair and is currently serving vice chair of the OB and Women's Health Special Interest Group of the Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA). She precepts LEEP and APPE students as well as PGY1 and PGY2 residents in obstetrics and mentors resident research projects and grand rounds. She lectures within the college of pharmacy as well as to the OB/GYN residents and MFM fellows at UK HealthCare. She has been invited to present at several local and national meetings on pediatric, obstetric, and teaching topics. Her current research interests include opioid stewardship in women's health, pharmacokinetics in pregnancy, anemia of pregnancy, and pharmacy initiatives to improve obstetrical care.
Krutika Mediwala Hornback, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
MUSC Health
Charleston, South Carolina
Core Therapeutic Module
Krutika Mediwala Hornback has a Bachelor’s degree in Genetics from Clemson University, attained a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, and completed her PGY1 and PGY2 Infectious Diseases residencies at the University of Kentucky Healthcare. She is actively involved in and holds multiple leadership roles in the ACCP ID PRN, Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) and the SC Society of Health-System Pharmacists. In her current role at MUSC Health, she is engaged in clinical infectious diseases/antimicrobial stewardship practices, academia, leadership and trainee education and is the current ID PGY2 program director. Her areas of interests include DEI initiatives, stewardship expansion, beta lactam allergy desensitization, and Gram-negative mechanisms of resistance. Krutika’s interests outside of pharmacy include trying various cuisines, wildlife conservation, traveling, health and fitness, snowboarding, and spending time with family and friends, and her pup!
Mei Liu, PharmD, BCPP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Piscataway, New Jersey
Core Therapeutic Module
Mei T. Liu, Pharm.D., BCPP, obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in 2004. After graduation, she completed a pharmacy practice residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center and psychiatry specialty residency at University of North Carolina Hospitals. Dr. Liu is currently the Clinical Assistant Professor at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and Psychiatry Clinical Pharmacist at Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health. She also achieved certification as Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist since December 2007.
Krystal Moorman, PharmD, BCPS
Director Experiential Education and Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Utah College of Pharmacy
Salt Lake City, Utah
Core Therapeutic Module
Krystal Moorman, PharmD, BCPS, is Director of Experiential Education and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy in Salt Lake City. Dr. Moorman earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy in Charleston and completed PGY1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 Drug Information residencies at the Medical University of South Carolina. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, she served as the Coordinator of Drug Information and Medication Safety at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, and was a Drug Information Specialist at Kaiser Permanente in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Moorman’s interests include drug information and medication safety. She is an active member of the Utah Society of Health-System Pharmacists---serving as President and now Immediate Past President. Dr. Moorman has served as Chair and member, ASHP Program Committee; Delegate, 2015 ASHP House of Delegates; and Alternate Delegate, 2016 ASHP House of Delegates. Dr. Moorman has served on the ASHP Advisory Group for Preceptor Development and on the Council on Education and Workforce Development.
Jill Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Professor and Chair
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland
Review and Recertification Course
Jill A. Morgan, PharmD, BCPPS, BCPS, is a Professor and the Chair for Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore. Dr. Morgan received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed PGY1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 Pediatrics residencies at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Dr. Morgan’s current practice is in general pediatrics and ambulatory care in pediatric gastrointestinal clinic.
Victoria Nachar, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Hematology
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Review and Recertification Course
Victoria is a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Hematology at the Michigan Medicine Rogel Cancer Center and an adjunct clinical professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy at the University at Buffalo, followed by residency training at the University of Michigan and is a Board-Certified Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist. She primarily cares for patients with both malignant and benign hematological disorders. Her research focuses on improving clinical outcomes in hematology patients, oncology stewardship, and expanding the role of the oncology pharmacist. She is a recipient of the Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) Basic Science and Clinical Research Literature Award.
Nicholas Owens, PharmD, BCACP, BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Core Therapeutic Module
Nicholas Owens, PharmD, BCACP, BCPS, FCPP is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy – St. Joseph’s University. His clinical practice sites are located in Cooper University Hospital’s outpatient Internal Medicine clinics. He co-coordinates the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Curriculum Program as well as a 3-year interprofessional introductory pharmacy practice experience centered around the student-run Cooper Rowan Clinic in Camden, NJ. Dr. Owens earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. Following graduation, he completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship with UPMC St. Margaret Hospital. He became a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) while completing a PGY2 Family Medicine Specialty Residency at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital. Dr. Owens obtained Board Certification in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP) in 2018 and was promoted to the rank of clinical associate professor in 2022. Prior to joining the faculty at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Dr. Owens worked as a clinical pharmacist faculty member of UPMC Shadyside Family Medicine Residency and served as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. During his time at UPMC Shadyside Family Medicine Residency he served as a site coordinator for newly developed PGY1 pharmacy practice residency. Professionally Dr. Owens is passionate about teaching patients as well as healthcare providers at all stages of development. He is interested in the challenges and rewards associated with caring for historically underserved populations. Additionally, he is enthusiastic about the use of technology to facilitate the efficient use of limited teaching time and to improve patient care.
Kent A. Owusu, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, FNCS
Program Manager, Care Signature
Yale New Haven Health
New Haven, Connecticut
Literature Study
Kent A. Owusu, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, FNCS, FCCM Dr. Owusu is a critical care pharmacist and the Surgical Services, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Care Signature Program Manager for Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS). In his current role at YNHHS, Dr. Owusu leads teams to uncover unnecessary clinical practice variation and harness best evidence-based practices and system clinical consensus into the development of Clinical Pathways. After obtaining a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Biochemistry from Florida State University, Dr. Owusu received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree with honors from Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy. He subsequently completed his Pharmacy Practice Residency and a Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT in 2015, and transitioned into the role of neurocritical care pharmacist. Dr. Owusu is dual board certified in Pharmacotherapy and in Critical Care. He is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Neurocritical Care Society (NCS), American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and the American Epilepsy Society. Dr. Owusu is a fellow of the SCCM and NCS. He leads the Research and Funding Database charge for the SCCM Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology section. He is the currently chair of the Pharmacotherapy of Neurocritical Care Series (PONS) education product committee. He has been an active member of the SCCM Neurosciences section for the previous 5 years and is currently on the executive committee as a Member at Large of the Neurosciences Section of SCCM. Dr. Owusu previously served as the residency program director for the YNHHS emergency medicine pharmacy residency program and is currently the lead for professional development and engagement for the YNHHS Care Signature team. His research interests include health equity, management of epilepsy, and clinical decision support.
Marc H. Scheetz, PharmD, MSc, BCPS-AQID, FCCP
Professor of Pharmacy and Pharmacology; Director of Pharmacometrics Center of Excellence
Midwestern University
Downers Grove, Illinois
Infectious Diseases Pharmacist
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
Review and Recertification Course
Marc Scheetz, PharmD, M.Sc., BCPS-AQID, FCCP, attained a Doctorate of Pharmacy from Butler University, earned a Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation degree at Northwestern University, and completed his pharmacy practice residency and an infectious diseases fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Scheetz is a Professor at Midwestern University in the Chicago College of Pharmacy and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Pharmacology, College of Graduate Studies. Dr. Scheetz is the Director of the Pharmacometric Center of Excellence at Midwestern University. He currently practices clinically as an infectious diseases pharmacist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in downtown Chicago, IL, and serves as the Director for the Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy. Dr. Scheetz has authored a number of original research manuscripts and review articles in the area of anti-infective pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and currently serves as a reviewer for several infectious diseases, pharmacy, and medical journals. His primary research interest lies in the interface of the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic interaction (i.e. between antimicrobials, pathogens, and hosts). He is particularly interested in assessing modifiable pharmacologic variables in the treatment of infectious diseases and identifying optimal exposures against the backdrop of toxicity. His group studies toxicology in the laboratory as well as through clinical data modeling. Dr. Scheetz is actively engaged in local and national leadership positions and formerly served as a member of the FDA Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee.
Douglas Slain, PharmD, BCPS, AQ-ID
Professor & Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Content Matter Expert, Review and Recertification Course
Dr. Douglas Slain is a Professor and Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist at West Virginia University. He received his B.S. Pharmacy degree and his Pharm.D. degree from Duquesne University. He completed a residency and fellowship in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy at the Medical College of Virginia (Virginia Commonwealth University) in Richmond. Dr. Slain has the distinction of being a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) with added qualifications in Infectious Diseases. Dr. Slain’s clinical practice sites at WVU include the Infectious Diseases Consult Service and the outpatient Infectious Diseases clinic.
Diana Solomon, PharmD, BCCCP
Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Review and Recertification Course
Diana Solomon, PharmD, BCCCP is a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. Her primary clinical service coverage is in the medical/surgical ICU; she rotates through Trauma and Neuro critical care services as well. Dr. Solomon earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. As post-graduate training, she completed a pharmacy practice residency at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, NJ and then specialized in critical care at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in conjunction with Cooper University Hospital. Dr. Solomon’s research interests include pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetics in critical illness and extracorporeal circuits, nutrition support therapy, and education. In her free time, Dr. Solomon enjoys studying, practicing, and teaching yoga.
Rachel Swope, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Norton Healthcare
Louisville, Kentucky
Literature Study
Rachel Swope, PharmD, BCCCP is a Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Norton Healthcare, a five hospital community health system in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Swope completed her Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in Lexington, KY. Following graduation, she completed both PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and PGY2 Critical Care Specialty residency at UK Healthcare in Lexington, KY. She is a Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist who practiced in a cardiothoracic surgery ICU and a medical/surgical ICU prior to transitioning to management. As a clinical manager, she has direct reports including critical care pharmacists and a NICU pharmacist at two facilities. She is actively engaged with development of new pharmacy services, policies and protocols, formulary management, and EMR optimization. She enjoys precepting residents with longitudinal research projects and developing their skills in project management.
Paul Szumita, PharmD, FCCM, FASHP, BCCCP, BCPS
Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services
Boston, Massachusetts
Content Matter Expert, Review and Recertification Course, Core Therapeutic Module
Paul M. Szumita is the Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services and Program Director of the postgraduate year 2 critical care pharmacy residency at Brigham and Women¹s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Paul is a fellow in the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacy. Paul has helped develop and is responsible for managing clinical programs aimed at optimizing pharmacotherapy and improving patient outcomes. He has an active role in clinical practice, education, clinical research, and guideline development/implementation with a focus inpatient glucose management, ICU pain, agitation and delirium, and hemodynamics in shock states. He has more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, and he has served on/currently serves on several committees focused on improving clinical practice at the local, regional, and national level, including the program advisory board for the ASHP Critical Care Pharmacy Specialty Board Examination Review Course, guideline writing committee for the 2018 Society of Critical Care Medicine guidelines for the management of pain, agitation, delirium, immobility and sleep disruption, and serves on the taskforce to revise the Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients.
Trent Towne, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Manchester University College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Disease
Parkview Health System
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Core Therapeutic Module
Trent Towne, PharmD, BCPS, has 12 years of academic experience in teaching, research, and service. After graduating from Hanover College with my B.A., Chemistry in 2002, and his Pharm.D. from Purdue University in 2006, he completed his PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Wishard Health Services in Indianapolis, IN and his PGY2 in infectious diseases at the South Texas Veteran’s Health Care System. He began his career in pharmacy as an assistant professor of clinical pharmacy for the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy with his practice site as a clinical specialist in infectious diseases at Cooper University Hospital. He now works for Manchester University in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he is an associate professor of pharmacy practice and the professional development coordinator. He practices in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship at Parkview Regional Medical Center.
Laura H. Waite, PharmD, BCPS, CLS
Assistant Dean of PCP Student Affairs and Admissions
Director of PCP Student Recruitment and Engagement
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, St. Joseph's University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Core Therapeutic Module
Laura Waite, PharmD, BCPS, CLS is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PCP), Saint Joseph’s University. She is also currently the Assistant Dean of PCP Student Affairs and Admissions, and the PCP Director of Student Recruitment and Engagement. Dr. Waite received her PharmD from the University of Texas at Austin and subsequently completed a PGY-2 residency in internal medicine at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, John Cochran VA Medical Center and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She has been board certified in pharmacotherapy since 2004, clinical lipidology since 2008, and advanced diabetes management from 2011-2021. Prior to her current position, she had faculty appointments at Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy and the University of Florida College of Pharmacy – Apopka (Orlando) campus. Dr. Waite’s career has included clinical practice in inpatient family medicine, inpatient internal medicine, and outpatient infectious disease, as well as a role in pharmaceutical industry as a medical science liaison.
Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCCP
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland
Review and Recertification Course
Dr. Watson completed her pharmacy practice and cardiology specialty residencies at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist. She is currently enrolled in the University of Maryland Baltimore's Master's in Palliative Care program. Watson has practiced in an ambulatory care heart failure clinic for over fifteen years. For nine years, she also practiced in the inpatient setting, where she provided care for patients with numerous cardiac conditions. Dr. Watson has published numerous papers and several book chapters on the management of patients with cardiac conditions. Dr. Watson is a co-founder of the ATRIUM Cardiology Collaborative at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
Andrew Webb, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacist, Neurocritical Care
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Literature Study
Andrew Webb, PharmD, BCCCP, is a neurocritical care clinical pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is originally from Rhode Island and completed his undergraduate studies and Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island. He then completed his PGY1 pharmacy residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN followed by a PGY2 in critical care at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. His clinical and research interests include traumatic brain injury and intracranial hemorrhage, infectious diseases in critical illness, and optimizing the medical management of neurocritically ill patients. He is active in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the Neurocritical Care Society and serves on the research committee for the ACCP Critical Care PRN. He also serve on research and quality improvement committees within the MGH Departments of Pharmacy and Neurology. He is active on Twitter at the handle @AJWPharm and is vocal about the influential role of social media in professional development.
Jon Wietholter, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
Clinical Associate Professor
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist
WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital
Morgantown, West Virginia
Core Therapeutic Module
Dr. Jon P. Wietholter is a 2007 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. After graduation, Dr. Wietholter completed a PGY-1 residency at Pitt County Memorial Hospital (now Vidant Health) which is affiliated with East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Pharmacy, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the WVU School of Medicine, and an Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at WVU-Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Dr. Wietholter is involved in many aspects of the WVU School of Pharmacy curriculum with more than 100 contact hours annually and is the co-coordinator of three School of Pharmacy courses: Health Systems Pharmacy Practice, the Neurology/Psychiatry module in the Systems Based Therapy sequence, and Travel Medicine and Global Pharmacy Practice. Additionally, Dr. Wietholter developed and coordinates an International Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) in South Africa completed by 4th year WVU pharmacy students.
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