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Curriculum Vitae

Ruth Benny

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Forney, TX 75126 adbr54@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

I am a committed Doctor of Pharmacy graduate with superior interpersonal skills seeking a position as a full time staff pharmacist.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Pharmacy 05/2018

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

School of Pharmacy

Dallas, TX 75235

Associate of Science 05/2014

San Jacinto College, Houston, Texas 77089

Associate of Arts

San Jacinto College, Houston, Texas 77089 05/2014

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

Registered Pharmacist License 09/2018-01/2021

Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Austin, Texas 78701

Basic Life Support Certification 03/2018-03/2020

American Heart Association

Amarillo, Texas 79106

Immunizer Certificate 05/2015-Present

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre School of Pharmacy Amarillo, Texas 79101

Sterile Compounding Training Completed 05/2016

Accredited by TTUHSC SOP

Amarillo, Texas 79101

PHARMACY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CVS Pharmacy 06/2017-Present

8335 Westchester Dr

Dallas, Texas 75225

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Staff Pharmacist 10/2018-Present

Pharmacy Intern 06/2017- 09/2018

Responsibilities include:

• Verifying prescriptions, ordering medications, following up with doctor's offices for refills and new prescriptions, calling insurance companies for overrides and other billing issues, answering phone calls, counselling patients and give recommendations on otc medications, supervise technicians, perform follow up calls with patients to ensure medication adherence and provide solutions for barriers in therapy, administer immunizations and organize flu shot clinics for local communities during flu season

Walgreens Pharmacy

5001 Ross Ave

Dallas, Texas 75206

Pharmacy Intern 03/2017- 04/2017

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Note-Taker/Reader 01/2012-05/2014

San Jacinto College, Disability Services

13735 Beamer Rd

Houston, Texas 77089 Responsibilities included:

• Assist disabled students by taking notes for their classes and reading tests to them Assistant to Arts in Medicine (AIM) Program Coordinator 10/2012-11/2012 Texas Children’s Hospital 6621 Fannin St

Houston, Texas 77030 Responsibilities included:

• Organize arts and crafts and other projects for kids coming for treatment

• Help different organizations to set up their events

• Manage and sort patient files

PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Walgreens Pharmacy 09/2013-10/2013

Shadowed a pharmacist and observed:

Routine operations in a pharmacy

Activities such as providing immunizations and patient counselling

Typing and verifying prescriptions

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre Pharmacy 09/2015-05/2016

Volunteer and shadow at the pharmacy

Assisted with pharmacist and tech duties

Involved in typing, production and verifying of prescriptions Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Pharmacy 09/2016-10/2016 Ruth Benny

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Introductory Institutional pharmacy clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Assisted with pharmacist and tech duties

Assisted IV technician with sterile compounding activities CVS Pharmacy 01/2017-2/2017

Community pharmacy clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Assisted with pharmacist and tech duties

Lake Pointe Senior Care Center 11/2016-12/2016

Inpatient skills clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Performed daily work-up of patients and suggested necessary interventions to preceptor and medical team during daily rounds; documented patient care in SOAP notes

Presented journal clubs, topic discussions and formal drug information questions

Performed medication reconciliation and discharge counseling VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas 2/2017-3/2017

Introductory Ambulatory care clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Interview patients to assess therapeutic regimens and recommend appropriate therapy changes; documented patient care in SOAP notes

Counsel patients on the use of insulin

Children’s Medical Center, Dallas 5/2017-6/2017

Pediatric clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Rounded with interdisciplinary medical team to assist with drug information questions and provide treatment recommendations

Shadowed pharmacists working in different pediatric specialties such as NICU, pulmonary, hematology, cardiology, ER

UTSW Palliative Care Clinic 07/2017-8/2017

Geriatric clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Assisted pharmacist inpatient and outpatient- Seeing patients, providing discharge counselling, med recs, making follow up calls and assisting physicians with drug information questions

Parkland Hospital, Garland Clinic 08/2017-09/2017

Advanced Ambulatory Care clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Assist pharmacist in managing diabetes and anticoagulation clinic

Provided direct patient care including assessing current therapeutic regimens on 3 core disease states (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia) and educating patients on their disease states

Performed diabetic, blood pressure, lipid and INR screenings for patients Parkland Hospital 09/2017-11/2017

Adult Medicine clerkship experience (6 weeks)

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Assisted pharmacist inpatient- Rounding with internal medicine team, working up patients for the day before morning rounds, providing discharge counselling, med recs, assisting physicians with drug information questions Aubrey HealthMart Pharmacy 11/2017-12/2017

Rural community clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Assisted pharmacist in daily activities of managing pharmacy, verified prescriptions, answered calls from doctor’s offices, counseled patients, administered immunizations, testosterone and B12 shots

Flower Mound Pharmacy 01/2018-02/2018

Elective clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Make compounded prescriptions, make MTM calls, take interview/SOAP notes during HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) consultation with pharmacist, make medication deliveries to assisted living facilities, counsel patients, administer immunizations, assist with other daily activities of the pharmacy

Las Colinas Pharmacy 02/2018-03/2018

Elective clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Involved in non-sterile/sterile compounding, counsel patients, administer immunizations, assist with other daily activities of the pharmacy

Provide in-service to staff on sterile/non sterile compounding techniques and guidelines UTSW Central Pharmacy 03/2018-05/2018

Advanced Institutional clerkship experience (6 weeks)

Assisted hospital’s central pharmacy staff with daily activities, verifying orders, delivering medications to the floor, answering clinical questions from physicians

Involved in neonatal golden hour project and presented findings to fellow pharmacists and staff

Attended P&T committee meetings

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Union Gospel Mission 02/2012

Share the gospel and distribute food and clothing to homeless people Houston Food Bank 07/2012

Packing and sorting food boxes

The University of Houston, Revolution 02/2012

Distribute food and clothing to homeless people

Snack Pack for Kids 10/2014

Packed lunch bags for kids

Dia de la Mujer Health fair 10/2015

Osteoporosis screening

RST Health Fair 09/2015

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Immunization education booth

Medication Cleanout 09/2015

Collect and sort expired/unused medications from local residents for proper disposal Heal the City Clinic Pharmacy 09/2015-05/2016

Assist pharmacist with day to day activities

Walgreen’s Flu Shot Clinic 2015-2016

Administered flu shots to different communities

HONORS

Dean’s Honor List, San Jacinto College 2012

San Jacinto College Honor’s Society 2011

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society 2012

LEADERSHIP ROLES

Amarillo Heart Walk 10/2014

Team Captain

Recruited team members and raised money to support the cause PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA) Member 2014-2015

Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA)

Member 2014-2018

SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Liberty Software, EPIC software Fluent in English and Malayalam

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