Assistant Professor, Health Services, Policy, and Practice

• Aug 2021 - Present

Pharmacy Clinical Intern

• May 2016 - May 2017

I completed clinical pharmacy training in the competitive-entry Pharmacotherapy Scholars Program, comprising 5 advanced pharmacy practice rotations (Cardiology Critical Care/Cardiology Medicine, Trauma and Medical Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Transplant Medicine, and Community Practice) and 2 elective pharmacy practice rotations (Academic Administration & Instruction I and II). In addition, I lead a longitudinal research project on effect modification of colistin effectiveness by site of infection and resistance of microbial isolate using administrative and EHR data from UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside Hospital. Show less

Pharmacy Intern

• May 2014 - Sep 2016

As an operational pharmacy intern, I executed inpatient pharmacy duties such as medication dispensing, delivery, sterile admixture, and KitCheck crash cart review; performed inpatient intern and technician duties in Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit satellite pharmacy; and processed prescription claims, addressed patient inquiries, and delivered med-to-bed prescriptions in hospital’s outpatient pharmacy. This role gave me a thorough understanding of inpatient pharmacy operations, technical pharmacy skillsets, and medication administration. Show less

Co-author and Associate Editor

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2016

In this role which supplemented my Doctor of Pharmacy training, I edited and uploaded monographs to an online format for the Third Edition of Antimicrobial Therapy and Vaccines: Antimicrobial Agents using Adobe Dreamweaver software. My supervisor was Victor L. Yu, MD PhD. In addition to learning substantial content knowledge related to antimicrobial pharmacotherapy, I developed technical skillsets with a new software and applied communication skills with co-workers and authors. In this role which supplemented my Doctor of Pharmacy training, I edited and uploaded monographs to an online format for the Third Edition of Antimicrobial Therapy and Vaccines: Antimicrobial Agents using Adobe Dreamweaver software. My supervisor was Victor L. Yu, MD PhD. In addition to learning substantial content knowledge related to antimicrobial pharmacotherapy, I developed technical skillsets with a new software and applied communication skills with co-workers and authors.

Research Assistant, Center for Pharmacogenomics

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

As a research assistant, I extracted and prepared DNA for PCR preparation and gel electrophoresis, recorded mouse genotypes from analyzed gel electrophoreses, and assisted head lab technician in tissue recovery and plate culturing. This role was my first introduction to research and sparked my curiosity in scientific discovery while I was an undergraduate student. As a research assistant, I extracted and prepared DNA for PCR preparation and gel electrophoresis, recorded mouse genotypes from analyzed gel electrophoreses, and assisted head lab technician in tissue recovery and plate culturing. This role was my first introduction to research and sparked my curiosity in scientific discovery while I was an undergraduate student.