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PROFESSIONAL ACHEIVEMENTS

Grew business sales at Seeber’s Pharmacy by 47% from 3.8 to 5.5 Million/year, in only one year, by managing the pharmacy team as well as a sales team, and doubling net profit from 220k to 450k.

Trained as an informatics pharmacist and liaised with IT and a third party software vendor to implement barcoding system for the first time in all hospital wards for medication dispensing and administration and synchronizing it with the billing department. And in all my other positions I always overlooked and was responsible for any IT related programs, such as introducing and implementing a new software for the Antimicrobial Stewardship program aimed at accurately analyzing anntibiotics use in the hospital and creating accurate data about hospital specific microbial resistance and success patterns that in turn help guide physicians on the proper and appropriate use of each antibiotic leading to better patient outcomes and reducing resistance patterns. Furthermore I oversaw many similar software implementation as well as aiding the director of pharmacy on evaluating such softwares and programs, doing cost effectiveness analysis for other similar products and helping him and the hospital decide on which programs to aquire. Also I constantly worked on pharmacy related error analysis, and periodically updated and fine tuning order sets and their parameters for creating more user friendly sets and minimizing and eventually eliminating errors stemming from entry of these sets.

Proven track record of consistently exceeding Pharmacy sales goals and achieving above expected quota while sustaining outstanding client/physician/patient relationships through promoting a healthy team work whether my superiors, colleagues.

Spearheaded the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team to upgrade systems and software for improved hospital infection rates.

Maintain strong relationships with all physicians, pharmacists, and pharmacy department directors in the Los Angeles, Kern, and Ventura counties.

Demonstrated ability to cultivate relationships in diverse industries and at all levels of management.

Recognized consistently by superiors for top performance, excelling in any given field

Experience managing and training new pharmacists, sales staff, and student interns

Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s Honor’s List and was among the youngest to graduate pharmacy school in the nation.

Strong pharmaceutical and clinical knowledge base, impeccable presentation skills, with the ability to relay complicated information effectively. Trilingual. Currently working on obtaining Prior Authorization Specialist certification, which combined with my experience in dealing with many different kinds of PA’s, will give me a strong edge in this field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

President of AAMH Pharmaceuticals Inc/ A Clinical and Businesss Consulting Company

As the CEO of AAMH consulting, our main goal is to provide the best and most effective strategies to our clients.

Our clients ranged from individuals trying to start their own pharmacy business, also pharmacy owners who wanted strategies on best practices to maximize efficiency in their workflow while maximizing profit margins, and other clients, including a Hollywood production company, among other businesses.

Given my extensive experience in clinical and business fronts, for individuals starting their own businesses, I was able to provide them with the knowledge needed to complete all documentation, provided guidance on which routes are best to approach in each step, all the way through teaching proper inventory management to maximize cashflow, and directing them to how to best tackle day to day problems. Also due to the tough time new and existing independent pharmacies are facing, one of our main goals was also to assess each pharmacy and provide them a plan on how to capitalize on the possible opportunities each pharmacy has. We helped pharmacies capitalize on doing MTM and CMR for qualifying patients to improve quality of care as well as increase profitability by decreasing possible deductions that could happen if missed. Other pharmacies we helped them increase their profitability by assessing each medication’s utilization rate (MUR) and based on that data form new thresholds for minimum and maximum quantities which in turn leads to a higher inventory turn around and an increase in cash flow by avoiding having medications sit on the shelf for longer periods of time.

Also using my long experience in being a hospital clinical pharmacist, we also helped pharmacies to comply with new compounding procedures (such as USP 800), again using my knowledge from hospital work, we helped pharmacies to expand into sterile compounding by helping to provide the proper guidance on sterile compounding regulations and teaching them best practice methods used by hospitals to ensure they succeed with best patient outcomes.

Another point, we had other business owners, including a production company, hired us to consult on best ways to keep up with best practices and stay up to date with the ever changing regulations related to the Covid-19 pandemic, including but not limited to, help them procure necessary PPE’s, contacting the proper companies to make all the signage needed in the workplace to keep it safe and comply with the “6 feet rule”, and was also asked to personally oversee the set to assess and ensure that it is compliant with all the new regulations.

Night Parmacy supervisor SJRMC and PV Hospital Oxnard/Pleasant Valley, CA April 2019-December 2020

Night Inpatient and Clinical pharmacy supervisor for SJRMC/PVH (350 beds total)

Responsible for all patient’s care and supervising all pharmacy related operations at night for both sister hospitals (Dignity Group) ranging from appropriate order verification to all clinical duties that are relied on the pharmacy department

Some of the clinical duties is reviewing and adjusting all diabetic care for all inpatients and responsible for their glycemic care, doing interventions in therapy when needed, and adjusting their therapy accordingly, together with other medical proffessionals, MD, RT, etc. Other clinical duties include antibiotic dosing and adjusting based on renal function, patient condition, and many other factors, anticoagulation monitoring, renal function monitoring for all patients in both hospitals on any renally adjusted medications, among other duties.

Operation and supervisory duties include maintaining proper workflow while maintaining optimal and cost effective patient care while maintaining best patient outcomes.

Pharmacist-in-Charge/ Manager Santa Paula, CA Nov 2015-February 2021

Pharmacist in charge and business operations manager of independent pharmacy.

2015: Took over the business doing 3.8Mill/Year in sales net profit of 220k

2016: Grew business sales by 47% from 3.8 to 5.5 Million/year, managing pharmacy team as well as a sales team, and doubling profit from 220k to 450k by second year

2017: Maintained consistent sales growth by 6% over previous year

Achieved the above higher profitability through Implementing new more efficient business model and sales process.

Implemented new budgets and achieved it by renegotiating with wholesalers for best terms, managing of staff and other costs

Problem solving and managing day to day operations. Reviewing orders for appropriateness and scanning for drug interactions.

Communicated with physicians on a daily basis to achieve best patient outcomes and compliance, as well as creating strong physician-pharmacist relationships and trust.

Capitalized on new unexplored opportunities such as MTM, CMR, in the retail setting that led to increasing business profit margin.

Clinical Pharmacist- Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Santa Clarita, CA Jul 2014-Nov 2015

Consulting with oncology teams for best treatment regimen choices. Dosing, preparing and consulting nurses and patients on Chemotherapeutic agents’ handling, safety, and side effects.

In conjunction with the clinical manager, developing and implementing new policies and procedures for the pharmacy’s oncology department processes and safety.

Dosing anticoagulants, TPN’s, Antibiotic dosing and adjustment per hospital protocol,part of ASP Team, and emergency medications in code situations per hospital protocol, followed by writing daily assessment and progress notes in our assigned patient’s charts for other medical teams to follow.

Attending ICU,DOU, and NICU rounds, and assisting physicians in optimal drug therapy for patients.

Preceptor for pharmacy interns and students, assisted in developing their rounds learning objectives, and final assessments.

Pharmacist – Kern Medical Center, Inpatient Pharmacy Bakersfield, CA Jan 2013 – Jan 2014

Medication order entry and verification, checking and verifying all carts and IV medications going on the floor, and answering any medication related questions from any other health care provider, performing Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside pharmacokinetic dosing, TPN dosing and verification as well as anticoagulation dosing and education to new-start patients

RESEARCH

Outcomes Research – Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA Jan 2012 – Mar 2012

Assisted graduation research in assessing the risks vs benefits of using Insulin U-500 in insulin resistant diabetic patients.

Formulary Assessment – Kern Family Healthcare Bakersfield, CA Aug – Sep 2011

Assisted the Managed care pharmacy department manager in doing a cost effectiveness review of the formulary, with a focus on Narrow Therapeutic Index drugs.

EDUCATION

2022-Now. National Board of Prior Authorization Specialists. (PACS) Prior Authorization Certified Specialist

2009 – 2012 University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA Doctor of Pharmacy

Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences RPh License #68472

2006 – 2009 California State University, Northridge. Northridge, CA Bachelors of Arts, Biology

MARC AWAD Pharm.D

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