Troy Minh Tran
**** ****** **** – Orlando, FL ***10 – 407-***-**** – **********@*****.***
EDUCATION
**** – 2011 Doctor of Pharmacy
Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Downers Grove, Illinois
2000 – 2004 Bachelor of Science, Zoology
Bachelor of Science, Food Science and Human Nutrition
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS
2012 – Present Florida Registered Pharmacist
Department of Health
Division of Medical Quality Assurance
2010 – Present Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery American Pharmacists Association
2009 – Present Basic Life Support Provider
American Heart Association
2008 – Present Florida Pharmacist Intern Department of Health
Division of Medical Quality Assurance
2007 – 2011 Pharmacy Technician Student
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2011 – January 2012 Graduate Intern
Xubex Pharmaceutical Services: Winter Park, Florida
Supervisor: Mehrdad Hariri
Interfaced with outside physicians and pharmacies with new prescriptions and transfers. Troubleshot dispensing issues and inefficiencies, while counseled new patients with their medications.
July 2010 – August 2010 Pharmacy Intern
Prior Authorization Department,
SXC Health Solutions Corporation: Lisle, Illinois
Supervisor: Adrianna Glanton
Organized protected health information while also processed prior authorization requests and administration of new prior authorization faxes.
June 2009 – February 2010 Prior Authorization Specialist
Prior Authorization Department,
SXC Health Solutions Corporation: Lisle, Illinois
Supervisor: Angelica Cosme
Reviewed, documented, determined, and inputted all prior-authorization requests in an accurately and timely fashion. Assisted outside pharmacies in resolving daily processing for prior authorization medication.
February 2009 - June 2009 Student Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy: Oak Park, Illinois
Handled patient and physician phone calls, compounded medications, transferred prescriptions between pharmacies, processed client intake, and counseled patients with supervision.
June 2008 - August 2008 Pharmacy Intern
CVS Pharmacy: Orlando, Florida
Supervisor: Sherry Lafreniere
Comprehensive summer internship that included several community outreach projects. Answered physician phone requests, processed client intake, and counseled patients with supervision.
August 2005 - August 2007 Assistant Supervisor, Certified Pharmacy Technician
Xubex Pharmaceutical Services: Winter Park, Florida
Supervisor: Mehrdad Hariri
Supervised and trained employees while managed multiple functions of the mail-order pharmacy. Handled dispensing problems related to web-based dispensing programs and maintained the ScriptPro automated dispensing machinery functionality.
CLINICAL CLERKSHIP EXPERIENCE
January 2011 Hospital Pharmacy
Hines VA Medical Center: Maywood, Illinois
Preceptor: Heather Camren
Counseled inpatients prior to discharge, adjusted/continued/discontinued antibiotic regimens, switched from IV to PO medications when appropriate, participated in weekly pharmacy related topic discussions, and updated expired drugs used in medical kits on the floors.
October 2010 Community Practice
Medicine Shoppe: Winter Park, Florida
Preceptor: Mehrdad Hariri
Counseled patients on their medications, provided OTC recommendations, prepared and dispensed prescription medications, received verbal prescriptions from physicians, performed prescription transfers, and contracted and visited patient care homes to review medical charts.
August 2010 Burn Intensive Care Unit
Loyola University Medical Center: Maywood, Illinois
Preceptor: Paul Walaszek
Participated in daily internal medicine rounds, interacted with the interdisciplinary medical team, and responded to drug information requests.
June 2010 Clinical Care
Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital: LaGrange, Illinois
Preceptor: David Tsang
Provided patient pharmaceutical care by performing therapeutic recommendations to the preceptor and attending, monitored daily anticoagulation and hepatic drug interactions, monitored infectious disease medications, and conducted IV to PO conversions as needed.
April 2010 Ambulatory Care
Indian Health Service: Poplar and Wolf Point, Montana
Preceptor: John Studsrud
Collaborated with physicians by providing therapeutic recommendations and adjusted medication regimens on different areas of Indian Health Service including the psychiatry, pediatrics, and dialysis units.
March 2010 Managed Care
Caremark: Northbrook, Illinois
Preceptor: Lora Armstrong
Wrote seven TrendsRx reports, prepared a pipeline table for diabetes in phase II and III clinical development, and created a comprehensive pipeline chart of five phase III fibromyalgia agents.
EARLY EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING
December 2009 Introductory Clinical Practice
Northwest Community Hospital: Arlington Heights, Illinois
Preceptor: Tudy Hodgman
November 2007 Introductory Hospital Practice
Hartgrove Hospital: Chicago, Illinois
Preceptor: Tari Kelsey
September 2007 Introductory Community Practice
Walgreens Pharmacy: Oak Brook, Illinois
Preceptor: Christine Mares
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
September 2009 – Present Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy conference,
St. Louis, Missouri: October 2010
November 2007 – Present Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity
Leadership Development Seminar,
Madison, Wisconsin: August 2010
Midwestern Regional Conference Delegate,
Minneapolis, Minnesota: April 2010
Fund-raised for St. Jude Children’s Hospital,
Downers Grove, Illinois: 2008-2010
Midwestern Regional Conference,
Madison, Wisconsin: April 2008
October 2007 – 2011 American Pharmacists Association
COMMUNITY SERVICE
June 2009 – March 2010 Donka, Inc.
Wheaton, Illinois
Processed and organized data of the progression of students and teachers of the Dupage County Convalescent Center
October 2007 Student Health Fair for Student Council
Downers Grove, Illinois
May 2007 – July 2007 Florida Hospital East Orlando
Inpatient Pharmacy
Orlando, Florida
PRESENTATIONS
February 2011 “The Use of Tetrabenazine For The Treatment Of Chorea In Huntington’s Disease” presented to Hines VA pharmacy staff.
February 2011 Journal Club, “Varenicline Versus Placebo In Helping Users Quit Smokeless Tobacco” presented to Hines VA pharmacy staff.
November 2010 “Atypical Versus Typical Antipsychotics In Patients With Schizophrenia” presented to Medicine Shoppe pharmacy staff.
October 2010 “Overview Of COPD” presented to Loyola Burn Unit pharmacy staff.
September 2010 Journal Club, “Vasopressin Versus Norepinephrine Infusion In Patients With Septic Shock” presented to Loyola Burn Unit pharmacy staff.
September 2010 Drug Information, “What Is The Role of Tromethamine In The Treatment Of Acidosis?” presented to Loyola nursing staff.
July 2010 “Management Of Rheumatoid Arthritis” presented to Lagrange Hospital pharmacy staff.
June 2010 Journal Club, “Mycophenolate Mofetil Versus Cyclophosphamide For Induction Treatment For Lupus Nephritis” presented to Lagrange Hospital pharmacy staff.
May 2010 “Diet And Nutrition Relevance In Infancy” presented to Poplar Indian Health Service and Wolf Point medical staff via teleconference.
April 2010 “The Use Of Gilenya (Fingolimod) In Multiple Sclerosis” presented to CVS/Caremark pharmacy staff.
February 2010 “The Intraarterial Use Of Calcium Channel Blockers For The Treatment Of Cerebral Vasospasm Secondary To Acute Subarachnoid Hemorrhage” presented to the Acute Care pharmacist Northwest Community Hospital.