Pharmacy Medical
Resume:
Rohit Patel *** South Sangamon Street ***************@*****.*** Chicago, IL 60607
Education
Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), anticipated May 2017
Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
Graduate Studies, August 2012
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry, August 2011
Employment Experience
Pharmacist, Walgreens, Phoenix, AZ, June 2017-Present
Quickly and thoroughly perform pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification, and medication management.
Counsel patients and answers their questions regarding usage of medicine, side effects, interactions, contraindications, patient information privacy, generics, less expensive medicines, over-the-counter products, and refers to medical provider as needed to ensure medication is taken correctly, health needs addressed, and satisfaction with service.
Follow-up with medical providers’ offices to clarify prescribed medications, dosages, refills, interactions and allergies to suggest alternative medications, and answer medical provider questions.
Maintains current knowledge and skills related to pharmacy and healthcare by reading pharmacy related journals, company publications, and communications
Pharmacy Intern, Marc’s, Akron, OH, April 2015-July 2016
Reviewed incoming prescriptions to determine their safety and validity, and input the information into program database.
Conducted medication therapy management for eligible patients.
Filled medications and confirmed patient is receiving correct therapy per prescription.
Counseled patient on common adverse events and questions they have about medications.
Provided influenza, pneumonia, and herpes zoster vaccine to patients who were indicated.
Research Assistant, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, June 2015-August 2015
Developed a new learning paradigm for the pre-matriculation anatomy course to increase memory retention and learning efficiency.
Recorded dynamic and static visual representation of core concepts and objectives as part of the new learning method.
Operations Technician, Biostorage Technologies, Indianapolis, IN, February 2013-August 2013
Responsible for retrieving, processing, and discarding irreplaceable biological samples.
Accountable for performing assigned tasks with full attention and accuracy to maintain sample integrity and storage.
Extraction Chemist, Covance, Indianapolis, IN, May 2012-October 2012
Extraction and tracking of clinical medicine from human, rat, beagle, mouse, and monkey plasma samples.
Production of standards and other kits needed to perform extraction.
Documentation of laboratory work for quality control and validity.
Research Assistant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, January 2009-December 2010
Research various parameters and synthesized photocatalysts to determine the most efficient way to degrade methylene blue.
Document work and findings to reconstruct experiments.
Activities
FIT Club
Worked with children on the benefits of being physically/emotionally healthy.
Exercised with group members and children.
Discussed different ways to relieve stress.
Experiential Rotations
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences
o444 hours of rotation in various specialties with a focus on community and hospital pharmacy.
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
oAxesspointe Community Health Center, Akron, OH-2 months
An underserved, 340B, government clinic where pharmacists and prescribers work together to give the best care at a discounted price. Prescribers referred patients to the pharmacy so we could provide recommendation on diabetes, warfarin, hypertension, and breathing medications. I ran the visits alone to get the patient history, made medication recommendations to the preceptor, and counseled the patient on specific areas depending on what was discovered during the visit. I also “worked” patients up prior to visits, set appointments with patients for initial visits and follow-up appointments, finished patient SOAP notes, calibrated the spirometer weekly, collected data longitudinally for a government study, presented on updated guidelines, and filled prescriptions in the pharmacy
oGiant Eagle Pharmacy, Ravenna, OH-2 months
A high-volume community pharmacy striving for excellent services and patient safety. My tasks included patient counseling, faxing refill requests, resolving issues in the call queue, filling/scanning prescriptions, transferring prescriptions, transcribing phone prescriptions, immunizing multiple patients, weekly wellness checks for blood pressure and sugar, formulating a mock patient service business plan, presenting on a journal article, conducting multiple MTM and adherence visits, giving case presentations, practicing DUR exercises, and reviewing Top 200 medications. As my preceptor was also a faculty member at Northeast Ohio Medical University, I was able to lead discussions during OTC class with the visiting Chinese students, teach OTC class to first year pharmacy students, and assist in 3rd year students’ clinical skills training assessments.
oEli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN- 1 month
A prominent pharmaceutical company whose mission statement is “Make medicines that help people live longer, healthier, and more active lives.” Tasks included comparing their templates with promotional drug material and compare them to competitors, making recommendations on changes to promotional template and present my findings to the department, shadowing employees in various roles, attending pharmacist-focused meetings, and collaborating with other departments to provide recommendations on appearance of safety information.
oSummaCare Insurance, Akron, OH-1 month
A respected insurance company within the healthcare system, SummaHealth. Daily tasks included attending meetings with pharmacy benefits manager, reviewing appeals and prior authorizations, and researching articles to present “Methods to Reduce Nonadherence to Increase HCAHPS Star Rating” to the Director of Pharmacy and the Director of Medicine. The contribution to this topic will be under review as it had viable options to increase adherence and Medicare rating.
oAkron City Hospital Internal Medicine, Akron, OH-2 months
A top tier Ohio hospital where I was a member of the stroke team. Daily tasks included reviewing patient’s chart to optimize medication therapy, discussing recommendations to the stroke team during rounds, and counsel patient on discharge medications. Other tasks included presenting lectures to P1-P3 students, weekly meetings with the preceptor to review concepts learned throughout the whole rotation, and researching clinical questions proposed by the stroke team to discuss potential resolutions.
oAdvocate’s Masonic Medical Center Critical Care, Chicago, IL-1 month
A high patient volume hospital in Chicago, IL. Daily tasks included reviewing patient charts to optimize medication therapy, discussing recommendations to the medically intensive critical care team, and counsel patient on discharge medications. Other tasks included presenting clinical disease state, Thyroid Storm and discuss recent research articles on managing the condition to pharmacy colleagues.
oAkron General Advanced Internal Medicine, Akron, OH-1 month
A top tier Ohio hospital where my emphasis was on pharmacy management. Tasks included delegating tasks to P1-P3 students, attended meeting with the director of pharmacy operations as well as other high-level employees, attend a P&T meeting, data mining for customer survey, and attend weekly meeting with pharmacy residents to discuss different areas of improvement. Throughout the rotation, I was shadowing different areas of the pharmacy from sterile compounding to rounding with the ICU team.
Butchel High School Community Leader
Discussed the common features and risk factors of Type 2 Diabetes to high school students.
Assisted students with developing an educational video for Type 2 Diabetes.
Presentations
“Methods to Reduce Nonadherence to Increase HCAHPS Star Rating”
Presented data on SummaCare current Star Rating and explored different outlets in increasing patient adherence according to multiple research articles.
“New Paradigm for Anatomy Content Delivery in a Pre-Matriculation Curriculum’
Presented research on a new learning paradigm to help student prepare for anatomy course as well as have use in other science courses.
“House Bill 285: Pharmacists Dispensing Multiple Refills”
Presented on proposed Ohio House Bill 285 to health care professionals and faculty with an emphasis on the bill’s benefit.
“August 2016 Updates”
Presented at an underserved-focused clinic to nurses, physicians, and pharmacists on revised guidelines and recommendations to better serve our patients.
Interests
Tennis, soccer, volleyball, contemporary fictional reading, traveling abroad, acoustic music, cooking
Skills
Knowledge of many computer programs with great proficiencies in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Adaptable
Very organized, methodical, and meticulous
Excellent communication
Patient counseling and adherence
GLP trained
Basic Life Support trained
OSHA trained
Knowledge of common aseptic and compounding techniques
Awards/Certifications
Illinois Pharmacist License
Arizona Pharmacist License
Immunization Certificate
MTM Certificate
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