Farzana Tarannum, PharmD
New York, NY, ***** 347-***-**** *******.*****@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/ftarannum/ EDUCATION
Jefferson College of Pharmacy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Doctor of Pharmacy
● Dean’s Scholarship
May 2021
Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
B.S in Biology
● Dean’s Merit Scholarship
● Beta Beta Beta (Tri Beta) Biological Honor Society
● Phi Eta Sigma
May 2017
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care
Ryan Health Network, New York, NY
● Develop and lead pharmacist run patient service focusing on management of diabetes, hypertension, and general medication management in a FQHC primary care clinic setting
● Support and serve as resource of pharmaceutical expertise to medical resident clinic and providers
● Support network pharmacy operations such as 340 B Drug Pricing Program Nov 2023-present
Consultant Clinical Pharmacist- Long term Care (Per diem) PCNJ Consultants, LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
● Conduct comprehensive reviews of residents' medication regimens to ensure appropriateness, effectiveness, and safety
● Provide clinical guidance to providers for optimizing drug therapy and addressing medication-related problems Feb 2024-present
Clinical Pharmacist - Telehealth, MTM
Cureatr Clinic, New York, NY
● Conduct post hospital discharge medication regimen review and patient assessment/counseling via telephonic visits (MRP visits) and collaborate with providers to address discrepancies
● Analyze heart failure and COPD/asthma regimens along with telephonic patient assessment and relay relevant recommendations to providers at White Plains Hospital NY Jul-Oct 2023
Clinical Pharmacist Preceptor - Ambulatory Care
Ryan Health W. 97th St Clinic, New York, NY
● Serve as primary clinical preceptor for pharmacy students (APPE) during their telehealth ambulatory care rotation and PGY2 ambulatory care residents during their onsite ambulatory care clinical rotations focusing on chronic disease state management
Nov 2022-Oct 2023
Pharmacy Intern
Jefferson Pharmacy, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia, PA) Supervisor: Bonnie Gazda, RPh
Nov 2018-Apr 2021
LICENSURES
Registered Pharmacist (License# 069872)
New York State Board of Pharmacy
Nov 2022-present
NYS Collaborative Drug Therapy Management (CDTM)
New York State Board of Pharmacy
Jan 2024-present
Registered Pharmacist (#RP456088)
Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy
Sep 2021-present
Authorization to Administer Injectables (#RPI015357) Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy
Aug 2021-present
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CERTIFICATIONS
Teaching Certificate: Developing Excellence in Teaching for the Pharmacy Professional St. John’s University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Jun 2023
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider
American Heart Association
Jul 2021-present
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
PGY 2 Pharmacy Residency, Ambulatory Care
Cureatr Clinic, New York, NY
Program Director: Priyasha U. Sarna, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES Jul 2022-Jul 2023
Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM)/Medication Reconciliation Post-Discharge (MRP) Cureatr Clinic 1 &2 (Telehealth)
Preceptor: Vidhi Patel, PharmD, Meghan Smart, PharmD, BCMTM, INHC,RYT, Valerie Scott, PharmD, BCACP, Aaron Adams, PharmD
Aug-Jun 2023
Ambulatory Care Clinic (Off site rotation)
Ryan Health W. 97th St Clinic, New York, NY
Preceptor: Priyasha U. Sarna, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES Nov-Jun 2023
New Service Creation
Clinical Pharmacist Service targeting diabetes hypertension and medication management Ryan Health W. 97th St Clinic, New York, NY
Preceptor: Priyasha Sarna, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Nov-Jun 2023
Transitional Care Management (TCM) (Off site rotation) Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY
Preceptor: Stephen Argiro, PharmD, BCGP
Jan-May 2023
Data Analytics (Elective rotation)
Preceptor: Melanie Plotke, PharmD
Feb 2023
Clinic Operations and Practice Management
Preceptor: Tram Thai, PharmD BCAC, AE-C, Tatiana Wright, PharmD Jan-Jul 2023
Service Role
2023 Changing Faces of Pharmacy. St John’s University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, New York, NY
Facilitator; Enrichment program that focuses on diversity and inclusion and aims to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in pharmacy
Feb-Apr 2023
PGY 1 Pharmacy Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Program Director: Shirley Bonanni, PharmD, BCPS
Jun 2021-Jun 2022
Rotations Anticoagulation Management (Jefferson Vascular Center) Preceptor: Lynda Thomson, PharmD, CACP
Jun 2022
Nutritional Support
Preceptor: Elizabeth Helms, PharmD
May-Jun 2022
Medical Cardiovascular Intensive Care
Preceptor: Susan Varghese, PharmD, BCPS
May 2022
Transitions of Care (Abdominal Organ Transplantation) Preceptor: Sarah Yeager, PharmD
Mar-Apr 2022
Administration (Medical Oncology)
Preceptor: Judith Alberto, MHA, RPh, BCOP
Feb-Mar 2022
Infectious Disease (Consult Service)
Preceptor: Sara Groome, PharmD, BCIDP
Jan-Feb 2022
Emergency Medicine
Preceptor: Drew Lockstein, PharmD, BCPS
Jan 2022
Drug information
Preceptor: Ellena Anagnostis, MS, PharmD, BCPS
Nov 2021
Pain Management
Preceptor: Leslie Schechter, PharmD
Oct-Nov 2021
Patient Care Sep 2021
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Preceptor: Yingzhi Zhang, PharmD
Family Medicine
Preceptor: Shirley Bonanni, PharmD, BCPS
Aug 2021
Transitions of Care
Preceptor: Shirley Bonanni, PharmD, BCPS
Jul 2021-Aug 2021
PGY 1 Pharmacy Residency Longitudinal Experiences
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Preceptor: Shirley Bonanni, PharmD, BCPS
Prevention Point Philadelphia
Preceptor: Joanne Heil, PharmD, BCPS
● Assist with medication selection and dispensing for a student-run, free clinic
● Serve as a pharmacy preceptor for an IPPE student’s service-learning rotation Evening and Weekend Resident On-Call
Preceptor: Shirley Bonanni, PharmD, BCPS
● Responsible for consulted pharmacokinetic monitoring (vancomycin, aminoglycosides, warfarin), dispensing/counseling off hour outpatient prescriptions, social work prescriptions, manage staff schedule changes (call outs, finding coverage), drug procurement Medical Emergency Response
Preceptor: Brandi Thoma, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
● Participate in code blue response throughout hospital Pharmacy Department Liaison
Preceptor: Shirley Bonanni, PharmD, BCPS
● Support pharmacy department needs (e.g lead Pharmacy Week 2021 activities) Jun 2021-Jun 2022
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
Establishment of a Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Resident Service at a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) in an Urban Setting
Ryan Health W. 97th St Clinic, New York, NY
Farzana Tarannum, PharmD, Priyasha U. Sarna, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES, Melanie Plotke, PharmD, Meredith Gentes FNP-BC, CDCES, Rashanna Lynch, MD, FAAFP
Nov 2022-Jun 2023
Impact of interventions made by a clinical pharmacist in an outpatient family medicine clinic Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Co-Investigator Advisor: Shirley Bonanni, PharmD, BCPS, Eric Selvage, PharmD Jul 2021-Jun 2022
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Nursing-Driven (NDHP) Vs Provider-Driven (PDHP) Intravenous Heparin Protocol (MUE)
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Co-Investigator Advisor: Lynda Thomson, PharmD, CACP Jul 2021-Jun 2022
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Clinical Pharmacist Preceptor – Pharmacy students (APPE)/PGY2 Ambulatory care pharmacy residents Cureatr Clinic and Ryan Health W. 97th St Clinic, New York, NY Nov 2022-Oct 2023
Pharmacy Clinical Skills Practice Lab Instructor
Jefferson College of Pharmacy – Philadelphia, PA
Preceptor: Danielle Mayer, PharmD, BCACP
Jan-May 2022
IPPE Service-Learning Preceptor
Jefferson College of Pharmacy – Philadelphia, PA
Preceptor: Dominique Kern-Fields, PharmD
Jul 2021-Jun 2022
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POSTER PRESENTATION
Farzana Tarannum, PharmD, Priyasha U. Sarna, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES, Melanie Plotke, PharmD, Meredith Gentes FNP-BC, CDCES, Rashanna Lynch, MD, FAAFP Establishment of a Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Resident Service at a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) in an Urban Setting American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Dec 2022 Dec 2022
Farzana Tarannum, PharmD, Lynda Thomson, PharmD, CACP Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Nursing-Driven
(NDHP) Vs Provider-Driven (PDHP) Intravenous Heparin Protocol American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting, Virtual, Dec 2021 Dec 2021
ORAL PRESENTATION
Breaking Boundaries: Transforming Healthcare through Virtual Pharmacist Services 2023 Ambulatory Care GEMS Webinar
Jun 2023
Continuing Education Lecture: Challenges in the Management of Concurrent Opioid and Xylazine Use Disorder Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Preceptor: Leslie Schechter, PharmD
Dec 2021
Lecture: Management of COPD, Farzana Tarannum, PharmD, Clarice Resso, PharmD Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Aug 2021
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Society of Health System Pharmacy (ASHP-SSHP) Nov 2020-present LEADERSHIP ROLES
Finance Vice President, American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists ( APhA-ASP) Jefferson College of Pharmacy
Aug 2019-May 2020
Class Liaison, American Pharmacists Association APhA-ASP, Jefferson College of Pharmacy Aug 2018-May 2019 Leadership Live Program Ambassador, Thomas Jefferson University Aug 2018-Mar 2020 Student Interview Administrator, Jefferson College of Pharmacy Sep 2017-Nov 2018 SERVICE ROLES
URBN Flu Clinic, Philadelphia, PA Oct 2021
Jefferson Interprofessional Hotspotting Program
Developed tailored interventions for super-utilizer patient with complex medical and socioeconomic history to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency room visits, as a part of an interprofessional student care team (pharmacy, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy) Aug 2019-Apr 2020
COMPETITIONS
AMCP P&T Competition, Jefferson College of Pharmacy Dec 2020-Jan 2020 ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES (APPE)
Community Pharmacy, Walgreens Pharmacy, 11th and Locust, Philadelphia, PA Preceptor: Xiem Nguyen-Yip, PharmD
Mar-Apr 2021
Hospital Administration, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Preceptor: John Foley, PharmD
Jan-Feb 2021
Ambulatory Care (elective), Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Preceptor: Alyssa Vaysman, PharmD, BCACP
Nov-Dec 2020
Ambulatory Care, Anticoagulation Management, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Preceptor: Lynda Thomson, PharmD, CACP, Anticoagulation Transition, Jefferson Antithrombotic Therapy Service (JATS) Sep-Nov 2020
Inpatient (elective), Inpatient Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Preceptor: Gloria Espinosa, PharmD, MAT, BCOP, BCPS Aug-Sep 2020
Inpatient, Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Preceptor: Gabrielle Dunsky, PharmD, BCPS
Jul-Aug 2023
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