Education

Keck Graduate Institute School of Pharmacy Claremont, CA Aug 2018 – May 2022

Doctor of Pharmacy, Pharm.D.

Certificate in Medical and Clinical Affairs

California State University Fullerton, CA May 2017

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry

Licensure and Certificate

Registered Pharmacist California Board of Pharmacy Nov 2022 – Jan 2024

Intern Pharmacist California Board of Pharmacy Oct 2018 – May 2023

Mental Health First Aid National Council for Behavioral Health Mar 2021

Continuing Education and Training Pharmacist’s Letter, CA Aug 2020

HIPAA and Privacy

HIPAA and Security

Protecting Yourself Against Bloodborne Pathogens

BLS Certified CPR and AED American Heart Association, CA Aug 2022

Smoking Cessation Rx for Change, American Pharmacists Association Mar 2019

Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery APhA Oct 2018

Work Experience

Pharmacy Grad Intern and Registered pharmacist

CVS pharmacy La Habra, CA Nov 2019 – Present

Consult with patients regarding the proper use of medications, potential allergies, side effects, and possible drug interactions

Collaborate with customer, physicians and third party vendors to improve patient outcomes

Perform patient care calls and help out with inventory

Efficiently answer phone calls and process high volume of prescription orders

Receive verbal medication orders from authorized providers

Give Influenza and other vaccinations

Type prescription, call doctors for prescription refills, resolve insurance issues, and maintain pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level

Began to perform pharmacist’s tasks under the direct supervision of a pharmacist such as prescription/drug verification, pharmacy workflow management and documentation

Pharmacy Intern/Pharmacy Technician

Beach Medical pharmacy Buena Park, CA Jun 2015 – Oct 2019

Pharmacy Technician

Familycare pharmacy Buena Park, CA Jun 2015 – Jun 2017

Chiropractic Assistant, Medical Biller, and Coder Assistant

DH Kim Chiropractic Center Fullerton, CA Jun 2011 – Apr 2015

Help the physician with scheduling patients and applying physical therapies

Bill to auto/medical insurance company with diagnosis code and proper treatment bill codes

Communicate with claim adjusters or attorneys regarding a personal injury case

Introduction Pharmacy Practice Experience

Health Systems Pharmacy Practice, Palomar Medical Center Escondido, CA Jun 2020

Preceptor: Christine Cadiz, Pharm.D

Practiced of medical action plan and SOAP notes on patients with different medical conditions

Reviewed medication regimens, assessed medication adherence, and adjusted to correct dose or medication

Performed presentation on each patient’s disease pathophysiology, etiology, goals of therapy, non-pharmacological therapy, and drug therapy with mechanism of action, correct dosing, adverse effects, and contraindications

Communications in Senior Chronic Care, Mt. San Antonio Gardens Antonio Gardens, CA Feb 2020

Preceptor: Angela Davis, Pharm.D

Practiced of writing medical action plan and SOAP notes on patients with different medical conditions

Conducted resident interviews, reviewed medication regimens, assessed medication adherence, and provided disease prevention education

Community Pharmacy Practice, CVS Pharmacy La Mirada, CA Aug 2019

Preceptor: Kajal Patel, Pharm.D

Practiced instructing patients on how and when to take a prescribed medicine and inform them about potential side effects

Practiced giving vaccines such as Influenza, PPSV23, PCV 13, Tdap, HepB, etc.

Learned the roles and responsibilities of a pharmacist in a community pharmacy

Practiced giving proper non-prescription recommendations to patients

Industry Experience

Introduction to the Industry, Abbvie Chicago, CA Jan 2019

Preceptor: Robert Pearson, Pharm.D

Observed the diverse roles of a pharmacist in the pharmaceutical industry

Developed and presented the hypothetical IBD drug to pharmacists, surgeons, and other medical science liaisons as if it is being launched to review to the market place, the drug’s place in it, the marketing plan, and addressing potential objections

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences

Advanced Health System Practice, Kaiser Permanente Fontana, CA Mar 2022

Preceptor: Andrew Simental, Pharm.D

Participated PICU and ICU rounds daily, then presented and discussed patient cases daily to the preceptor, PGY-1 resident, and students

Delivered topic discussion to the preceptor, residents, and students

Advanced Community Practice, Orange Plaza pharmacy Orange, CA Feb 2022

Preceptor: Rosy Chang, Pharm.D

Learned the roles and responsibilities of a pharmacist in a community pharmacy

Delivered patient counseling on new and current medications and performed basic work flow such as type and fill prescriptions.

Performed prior authroization tasks by communicate with patients, physicians, and health insurance companies

Ambulatory Care, AHF pharmacy Downtown Los Angeles and Whittier, CA Jan 2022

Preceptor: Aaron Pellicciotti, Pharm.D

Completed AHF ambulatory pharmacist training and learend AHF pharmacy workflow and AHF Home pharmacy and Central Billing Department workflow

Evaluated patient information by using Sales Force, then completed 35-day reports and reassessments daily.

Delivered patient counseling on the treatment goal, importance of adherence, safe sex, and new/current antiretroviral medication

Worked on HIV initial assessments and plan of care for Prep and PEP

Provided adherence calls to patients, such as Monthly Courtesy Contact or 90 day Wellness Contact

Worked on case studies with the preceptor and students, and delivered presentation on HIV Wasting Syndrome

General Medicine, San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA Sep 2021

Preceptor: Yousef Lafi, Pharm.D

Assessed information of patients with infectious disease and discussed with the preceptor and students

Delivered the short topic discussion, Journal Club and Diabetic Foot Infection presentations to the preceptor and students

Performed daily activities, such as evalute C&S reports, patient cases and stewardship reports

Participated TPN and ICU rounds with pharmacists and physicians

Ambulatory Care, Riverside University Health System Moreno Valley, CA Aug 2021

Preceptor: Stephanie Kourtakis, Pharm.D

Identified and assessed all medical and drug-related problems after reviewing a patient’s relevant subjective and objective information such as medical history, labs, current medication regimen, immunization status and chief complaint

Designed and recommended evidence-based, patient-specific drug therapy plans to address any identified medication-related problems

Provided effective medicaiton and disease related education/counseling that is appropriate for the patient’s health literacy, culture, and education level

Identified and evaluated literature related to diabetic medication and delivered journal club presentation

Documented a complete pharmacists’ patient care plan for more than 50 patients including documented interventions and patient education

Delivered Grand Rounds presentation about the relation between type 2 diabetes with low C-peptide and type 2 diabetes first line therapy medication

Medical and Clinical Affairs, Allergan/Abbvie Irvine, CA May 2021

Preceptor: Janelle Saulter, Pharm.D

Developed and presented Medical Science Liaison conference slide deck of Juvederm with the US pivotal study to doctors and other team members

Worked with Scientific Communications and Training team to perform literature consolidation project to collect preclinical/clinical research literature articles and develop training materials such as Jeopardy questions based on literatures

Participated all team meetings and global medical affairs staff meetings to learn roles of global MCA Leadership team and medical marketing communication and promotion

Researches and Presentations

Rare Disease Poster Presentation Huntington Disease Mar 2020

Authors: Rachel Kim, Cassie Lee

Co-designed a poster with disease pathology, possible therapy, and drawbacks

Presented the designed poster at KGI Research Symposium

Statin Therapy in the Elderly: The Risk Benefit Controversy Jan 2020

Authors: Rachel Kim, Utsav Shah, Cassie Lee, Carolyn Saba, Daniel Kudo, PharmD

Co-designed a poster with statin therapy in elders with current researches

Presented the designed poster at KGI Research Symposium

Human Lactate Dehydrogenase Cloning in E.Coli Dec 2016

Authors: Rachel Kim, Greg Ghosn, Eric McConnell

Presented the designed poster at California State University Fullerton

How Aspirin and Ibuprofen Kills Pain Dec 2016

Authors: Rachel Kim and Rogers Harold

Presented the designed poster at California State University Fullerton

Leadership

California Pharmacist Association VP of Social Media Chair Sep 2020 – Sep 2021

California Korean American Pharmacists Association Director of Membership Sep 2020 – Sep 2021

Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group Director of Membership Sep 2019 – May 2020

Breaking Bread VP President of Treasurer Sep 2019 – Jan 2021

Skills

Language: Korean/English

Ability to multitask

Clinical applications

Patient care and counseling

Medication management

Computer literacy: Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

Experience with various billing programs and knowledge of documentation requirements for billing

Proactively communicates clearly and concisely with patients, doctors, and insurance company representatives

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