Curriculum Vitae
Truong Cao, A.D., Pharm.D.
Port St. Lucie, FL 34953
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Pharmacy Work Experiences
Present Staff Pharmacist
Soliant Health-Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
Primarily involved in the following responsibilities:
• Interpreting medication orders and transcribing to computerized patient medication profiles accurately
• Maintaining accurate and complete patient medication profiles
• Monitoring drug therapy regimens
• Making IV/Oral/Unit-dose medications
• Preparing medication/IV-bag carts and delivering them to all of the Pyxises in the hospital
Present Voluntary Pharmacist
HANDS Clinic, Fort Pierce, FL
Primarily involved in the following responsibilities:
• Utilizing MedData to work with pharmaceutical companies to provide free medicatiions for indigent and uninsured patients
• Providing drug information and patient counseling
• Verifying prescription orders
EDUCATION
May 2011 Doctor of Pharmacy
Ferris State University College of Pharmacy Big Rapids, Michigan
Aug. 2006 Pre-Pharmacy Professional
General Associates Degree
Lansing Community College
Lansing, Michigan
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY CLERKSHIPS
April 2011 Specialized Areas of Community Pharmacy – Psychiatry
Sara Barnum, Pharm. D.
Genoa HealthCare, Battle Creek, Michigan
Primarily involved in the following activities:
• Monitoring clozapine and drug interactions
• Preparing medication packs, bubbles, & renal dosing
• Reviewing patient regimen & making proper recommendations
• Maintaining appropriate inventory controls within the pharmacy
• Discussing different atypical antipsychotics
• Identifying and completing any missing components in prescriptions
March 2011 Academic
Michael Klepser, Pharm. D., FCCP
Pharmacy Practice, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Primarily involved in the following activities:
• Creating and implementing a community-focused educational program
• Editing educational videos/audios for patients
• Maintaining a student professional web site
• Analyzing a medical review
January 2011 Institutional Practice
Cherie Woodhams, R.Ph.
Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Primarily involved in the following activities:
• Interpreting medication orders and transcribing to computerized patient medication profiles accurately
• Maintaining accurate and complete patient medication profiles
• Monitoring drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose
• Participating in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department
• Utilizing therapeutic protocols and promoting rational drug therapy selection
• Preparing IV/oral/unit-dose medications
• Demonstrating knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacotherapeutics of diseases in different settings including NIC/OB, OR, AMU, ER, CCU, and PED
Oct. & Nov. 2010 Internal Medicine
Dean Van Loo, Pharm.D., BCPS
Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Primarily involved in the following activities:
• Rounding with medical residents, offering recommendations and suggestions
• Attending and participating in inter-disciplinary rounds
• Preparing and presenting a formal case to pharmacy staff and students
• Communication (written and oral)
• Providing drug information and patient counseling
• Performing medication histories
• Therapeutic monitoring of patient progress
• Pharmacokinetic assessment of drug regimens
Aug. & Sep. 2010 Ambulatory Care
Teresa Bailey, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP
ProMed Family Practice, Portage, Michigan
Primarily involved in the following activities:
• Practices pharmacy in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws
• Providing community pharmacy services, such as health screenings, immunizations, diabetes management, medication therapy management, and other health fairs
• Communication (written and oral, patient and health professional)
• Providing drug information and patient counseling
• Obtaining medication histories
• Therapeutic assessment of patient profiles
• Designing pharmacotherapeutic regimens
July 2010 Advanced Community Pharmacy
Timothy E. Borowiak, Pharm.D.
Red Crown Pharmacy, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Primarily involved in the following activities:
• Participating in programs to provide community pharmacy services
• Compounding and dispensing prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals accurately
• Reviewing prescriptions to assure accuracy and determining the formulas and ingredients needed
• Answering inbound calls and voicemails from patients and prescribers and recommending appropriate information based on their needs
• Complying with all record keeping requirements for controlled substances
• Identifying and completing any missing components in prescriptions
• Assessment and monitoring of drug therapy, disease state management, patient counseling and effective pharmacy management
EARLY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES
August 2009 Institutional
David Goedde, R.Ph.
Oaklawn Hospital, Marshall, Michigan
Primarily involved in the following activities:
• IV & TPN preparation
• Drug information question handling
• Overview of order processing and order entry
• Clarification of physician order & compatibility issue
• Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee drug review
• Discharge counseling
July 2009 Community
Andy Reeves, R.Ph.
MSU-KCMS Pharmacy, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Primarily involved in the following activities:
• Prescription & OTC interventions
• Prescription processing (taking prescriptions over the phone, order entry, dispensing, compounding)
• Patient counseling
• Providing drug information
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS
o Florida Pharmacy Association
o Ferris State University Alumni Association
o Lansing Community College Alumni Association
AWARDS/HONORS
May 6, 2011 Honored by David L. Eisler, the President of Ferris State University, on the Graduation Ceremony
August 2006 General Associates Degree
Magna Cum Laude
Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS
Oct, 26, 2011 – present Florida Pharmacist License
Jun. 7, 2011 – present American Pharmacists Association Immunization Certification
Sep. 2010 – present National Institutes of Health Certificate
LANGUAGES/SKILLS
English
Vietnamese
Microsoft Office Words, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel
iWeb, Final Cut Express
REFERENCES
1) Karen Lisi
Account Executive
Soliant Health - Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Florida
Phone: 561-***-****
2) James A. Roberts, MD
Medical Director
HANDS Clinc, Fort Pierce, FL
3) Christania Selph
Clinic Manager
HANDS Clinic, Fort Pierce, FL
Phone: 772-***-****
4) Sara Barnum, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy Manager
Genoa HealthCare, Battle Creek, Michigan
Phone: 269-***-****
5) David L. Eisler
The President of Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan
Phone: 231-***-****
6) Teresa M. Bailey, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP
Professor
Ferris State University College of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Michigan
Phone: 269-***-****
7) Dean Van Loo, Pharm.D., BCPS
Associate Professor
Ferris State University College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Michigan
Phone: 269-***-****
8) Cherie Woodhams
Educational Director
Pharm. Dept.
Bronson Methodist Hospital, Michigan
Phone: 269-***-****
9) Timothy E. Borowiak, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy Manager
Red Crown Inc., Michigan
Phone: 269-***-****