Nora Garabedian

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NORA GARABEDIAN, PharmD

**** ********* ***, ** *********, CA 91214 818-***-**** adyzkl@r.postjobfree.com EDUCATION

• USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

(Formally known as USC School of Pharmacy)

o Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

May 2021

• University of California - Los Angeles

o Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

Jun 2017

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

• USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences o PGY1 Community- Based Pharmacy Resident at Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy

o Residency Program Director: Richard Dang, PharmD, APh, BCACP Jul 2022-Jun 2023

PGY-1 RESIDENCY ROTATION EXPERIENCES

• Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy Operations o Preceptors: Havan Truong, PharmD, CSP and Nazeli Bairamian, PharmD, BCGP Jul 2022- Jun 2023

• Hepatitis C

o Preceptor: Havan Truong, PharmD, CSP

Jul 2022-Jun 2023

• Oncology

o Preceptors: Thao Nguyen, PharmD, Gabriel Wang, PharmD, and Anna Szeto, PharmD

Apr 2023-Jun 2023

• USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy

o Preceptor: Michelle Hormozian, PharmD

Apr 2023-Jun 2023

• USC Cystic Fibrosis Clinic

o Preceptor: Paul Beringer, PharmD

Jan 2023-Mar 2023

• Rheumatology and Gastroenterology

o Preceptors: Janet Cho, PharmD, BCGP and Negin Sazgar, PharmD Oct 2022-Dec 2022

• Multiple Sclerosis and Allergy

o Preceptor: Roslynn Stone, PharmD, PhD

Jul 2023-Sep 2023

• USC Virtual Pharmacy Care Center

o Preceptors: Jessica Abraham, PharmD and Sahar Dagher, PharmD Jul 2023-Sep 2023

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

• Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy, Alhambra, CA o Intern Student Pharmacist

o Pharmacy Director: Elina Baskina, Pharm.D., CSP

§ Participated in quality control projects

§ Created operational processes/flowcharts

§ Participated in filling and packing prescriptions

§ Performed Medication Therapy Management service

Jun 2018-May 2021

• MedEx Pharmacies, Sunland, CA

o Intern Student Pharmacist

o Pharmacist-In-Charge: Karina Keshishiann, Pharm.D., Aph

§ Addressed and resolved issues with RX30 software

§ Created protocols concerning immunizations, Medication Therapy management, Tobacco Cessation, and Travel Medicine Sep 2017-Jun 2018

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§ Performed Medication Therapy Management reports and medication reconciliations

• MedEx Pharmacies, Sunland, CA

o Certified Pharmacy Technician

o Pharmacist-In-Charge: Karina Keshishian, Pharm.D., APh

§ Maintained pharmacy inventory, anticipated needed medications and supplies, placed and expedited orders, verified receipts, and removed about-to-expire medications

§ Received, processed, filled prescriptions, and oversaw the delivery of stat and non-stat hospice orders

Nov 2015-Sep 2017

• Drug Center Pharmacy-II, Glendale, CA

o Pharmacy Technician Intern

o Pharmacist-In-Charge: Socik Dikran, RPH

§ Helped healthcare providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone; answering questions and requests; referring inquiries to the pharmacist

§ Maintained a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations

§ Protected patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols

Aug 2015-Nov 2015

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

• Adjunct Clinical Instructor of Pharmacy Practice o USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Jul 2022-Apr 2023

• Guest lecturer - Clinical Pharmacology and Medication Management o University of Southern California- University Park Campus Sep 2022

• Research Group Leader

o Glendale Community College (GCC)

Aug-Sep 2020

• Lead Tutor

o Bravo Learning Center

Feb 2011-Aug 2015

PUBLICATIONS

• Garabedian N, Stone R, Truong H, Dang R. Evaluation of a Vaccination Program in a Specialty Pharmacy for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of the American Pharmacist Association (in preparation)

Jun 2023

• Garabedian N, Thai, S, Lum M. Multiple Copies of flhDC in Paraburkholderia unamae Regulate Flagellar Gene Expression, Motility, and Biofilm Formation. American Society of Microbiology

Nov 2021

LEADERSHIP

• President Middle Eastern Pharmacists Association (MEPhA) Aug 2023- Present

• Student Liaison Chair Middle Eastern Pharmacists Association (MEPhA) Dec 2019-Jul 2023

• Residency Mentor Residency Candidate Mentoring Program Jul 2022- Jun 2023

• MMI Committee Member Multiple Mini Interviews Committee at USC Jan 2019-May 2021

• Student Mentor Phi Lambda Sigma, Pharmacy Leadership Society Aug 2018-Mar 2020

• Student Ambassador The Margaret and John Biles Student Leadership Center Apr 2018-May 2021

• Admission Committee Member Admission Committee at USC Sep 2017-May 2019

• Health Fair Coordinator The Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) May2018-May 2019 Nora Garabedian

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PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Western Pharmacy Exchange (WPE) - California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) o Nora Garabedian, Natalie Kanimian, Negin Sazgar

§ American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Recommendations: Use of Vaccines in Immunosuppressed Conditions [CE]

Apr 2023

• American Pharmacist Association Annual Meeting & Exposition (APhA) o Nora Garabedian

§ Evaluation of a Vaccination Program in a Specialty Pharmacy for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis [Poster]

Mar 2023

• West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conferences (WCBSURC) o Nora Aram, Zaid Hikmat, Dr. Michelle R. Lum and Dr. Shelley Thai

§ Creating Deletion Mutants of flhC1 and flhD4 in Burkholderia unamae Apr 2015

• Southern California Branch of the American Society for Microbiology (SCASM) o Nora Aram, Ariga Gharibian, Dr. Michelle R. Lum and Dr. Shelley Thai

§ Characterization of Flagellar Mutants and identifying genes responsible for motility and exopolysaccharide (EPS)

Oct 2014

PESENTATIONS

• De-escalating Cystic Fibrosis Therapies Protocol o Nora Garabedian

Mar 2023

• Overview of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

o Nora Garabedian

Dec 2022

• Natalizumab (Tysabri) Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics o Nora Garabedian

Sep 2022

• Moderna Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine

o Nora Garabedian, Cassandra Ferguson

Sep 2022

• ACIP recommendations COVID 19 Bivalent Booster

o Nora Garabedian, Natalie Kanimian

Sep 2022

• Novavax Vaccine: Indication and Recommendations

o Nora Garabedian, Natalie Kanimian

Jul 2022

• Evaluation of the Characteristics of Patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease & Future Research Direction

o Nora Garabedian, Leena Malkhasian, Timothy Yoon, Nuria Soler-Pastor, MD, PhD Mar 2020

COMMUNITY/VOLUNTEER SERVICE

• Student- Senior Partnership Program, Los Angeles, CA Sep 2018-Mar 2019

• Regional Legislative Luncheon Chapman University, Irvine, CA Jun 2018

• California Democratic Party State Convention, San Diego, CA Feb 2018

• Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA Aug 2015-Jun 2017 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Jan 2023-Present

• California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) Jul 2022-Present

• Middle Eastern Pharmacists Association (MEPhA) Dec 2019-Present Nora Garabedian

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• California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) Sep 2018-Present

• American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Sep 2018-Present LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

• Registered Pharmacist license; License # 86087

• PPD Vaccine Administration and Interpretation

• Basic Life Support Provider (BLS)

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider

• Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate of Achievement AWARDS

• APhA Foundation Incentive Grant Nov 2022

• Paul Giddings Endowed Scholarship Sep 2020

• California Retired Teachers Association Scholarship Jun 2015 LANGUAGES

Tri-lingual: English, Arabic, and Armenian

REFERENCES

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