Amber R. Watson CV May15

Address: 570 Church Street East Telephone: 870.847.2532
Apartment 1109 E-mail: amberryanw@yahoo.com
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
EDUCATION
GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL
2011 - 2015 University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
Memphis, Tennessee
Doctorate of Pharmacy
UNDERGRADUATE
2008 - 2009 University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
Biology, Professional and Technical Writing
2006 - 2007 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Biology
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
April 2015 Cardiology
VAMC Tennessee Valley; Nashville, Tennessee
Preceptor: Cassandra Benge, Pharm.D., BCPS
Special projects:
• Performed service evaluation of critical care unit, including division between cardiology and
pulmonology services and patient primary and secondary diagnoses
• Performed literature evaluation to assist critical care nurses in the development of policy on
invasive drug monitoring requirements
March 2015 Advanced Community Practice Experience
Dickson Apothecary; Dickson, Tennessee
Preceptor: Leslie Shepard, Pharm.D.
Special projects:
• Developed Controlled Substance Agreement to be entered upon by patients filling opioids
• Drafted letter informing local physicians of patient Controlled Substance Agreement
February 2015 Comprehensive Pharmacy Update
UTHSC College of Pharmacy
January 2015 Mental Health
VAMC Tennessee Valley; Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Preceptor: Jennifer Bean, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPP
Special project:
• Updated CIWA-Ar protocol to include most current recommendations for treatment of acute
alcohol withdrawal
November 2014 Critical Care Medicine
Baxter Regional Medical Center; Mountain Home, Arkansas
Preceptor: P. Ryan Killian, Pharm.D., BCPS
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October 2014 Institutional Management
Hospital Corporation of America, Corporate Quality Department; Nashville, Tennessee
Preceptor: Karla Miller, Pharm.D., BCPP; Assistant VP, Pharmacy Services and Clinical
Therapeutics Clinical Services Group
Special projects:
• Updated corporation-wide Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Guidelines to reflect 2014 DEA
guidance for controlled substance disposal within the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal
Act
• Prepared analysis of Pharmaceutical Waste Program audits to identify trends among facilities
• Developed literature-based comparison of IV ibuprofen to IV ketorolac for HCA’s online
Knowledge Center
• Validated sample of hospital data for appropriate use of insulin and antibiotic deescalation
September 2014 Clinical and Analytical Toxicology
Aegis Sciences Corporation; Nashville, Tennessee
Preceptors: Anne DePriest, Pharm.D., BCPS; Senior Scientist for Healthcare Services
Brandi Puet, Pharm.D.; Clinical Scientist for Healthcare Services
Special projects:
• Developed summary sheet for Regional Sales Managers to use for identification of medication
by brand and generic names as well as primary indication for use
• Performed literature search and written summary for period of detection of thirty analytes in
oral fluid
August 2014 Critical Care Medicine
St. Thomas Midtown Hospital; Nashville, Tennessee
Preceptor: Margaret Devier, Pharm.D., BCPS
Special project:
• Formulated one-page summary sheet for prevention and treatment of pain, agitation, and
delirium in intensive care unit patients
July 2014 Investigational Drug Service
Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville, Tennessee
Preceptor: Rick Malone, Pharm.D., BCPS, MHA; Program Director
Special project:
• Assembled clinical trial binders for use for reference throughout duration of studies,
including Investigational Review Board documentation, budget estimates, clinical trial
protocol, and medication dispensing log
May 2014 Ambulatory Care
VAMC Tennessee Valley; Nashville, Tennessee
Preceptor: April Ungar, Pharm.D, BCPS
April 2014 Health Care Policy
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; Nashville, Tennessee
Preceptor: Jason Carter, Pharm.D.; Chief Pharmacist and State Opioid Treatment Authority
Special projects:
• Performed audit of outpatient opioid addiction treatment program, including analysis of
patient health records and counseling documentation to ensure compliance with Tennessee
state regulations
• Developed controlled substance diversion prevention guidelines
• Developed proposal for state of Tennessee to include Board Certified Pharmacotherapy
Specialties within purview of nationally recognized professional certifications
March 2014 Advanced Institutional Pharmacy Practice Experience
Centennial Medical Center; Nashville, Tennessee
Preceptor: Cherie McCook, BS Pharm, MBA; Director of Pharmacy

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Special project:
• Analyzed trends in use of total parenteral nutrition within the institution between years
2010-2014
February 2014 Ambulatory Care Didactic Coursework
UTHSC College of Pharmacy; Nashville, Tennessee
Course Director: Shawn McFarland, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCACP; VAMC Tennessee Valley
Associate Service Chief of Pharmacy, Clinical and Educational Programs
Medication Safety Didactic Coursework
UTHSC College of Pharmacy; Nashville, Tennessee
Course Director: Alicia Perry, Pharm.D.; Hospital Corporation of America, Manager, Pharmacy
Services and Clinical Therapeutics Clinical Services Group
January 2014 Drug Information
Clinical Solutions, Nashville, Tennessee
Preceptor: Marcus Brown, Pharm.D.; Clinical Director
Special projects:
• Converted Drug Utilization Review database from Microsoft Access format to Microsoft
Excel; formulated descriptions of evidence-based reasoning behind drug substitutions
• Completed medication use evaluation for simperivir and sofosbuvir
July 2013 Introductory Community Pharmacy Practice Experience
Walgreens; Memphis, Tennessee
Preceptor: Dykeisha Rankin, Pharm.D.; Pharmacy Manager
July 2013 Introductory Institutional Pharmacy Practice Experience
Baptist Memorial Hospital; Collierville, Tennessee
Preceptor: Mike Worsham, DPh, MHA; Director of Pharmacy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2012 - Kroger Pharmacy, Intern
December 2013 3444 Plaza Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38111, 901.324.1013
Supervisor: Adam Thompson, Pharm.D.
September 2010 - Walmart Pharmacy, Pharmacy Technician
June 2011 219 Highway 412, Ash Flat, Arkansas 72513, 870.994.2152
Supervisor: Ken Davidson, Pharm.D.
September 2008 - Walgreens Pharmacy, Pharmacy Technician
August 2010 111 North Bowman Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211, 501.225.0703
Supervisor: Brittany Sanders, Pharm.D.
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
2014 - Present Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy Intern License
License No. PI22095
2012 - Present Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certification
American Pharmacists Association
2011 - 2017 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
American Heart Association
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2014 - Present American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
2013 - Present American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
2012 - Present Phi Delta Chi Pharmaceutical Fraternity

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2012 - 2014 Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)
2011 - Present Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists (TSSP)
2011 - Present American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2012-2013 APhA-ASP Leadership Training Series
May 2012 Student Leadership Retreat
Spring 2012 StrengthsFinder 2.0
Fall 2011 APhA Career Pathways Program
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
January 2013 - Phi Lambda Sigma Student Ambassador
December 2013 UTHSC College of Pharmacy
July 2012 - Publications, Marketing, and Development Committee Member
June 2014 UTHSC College of Pharmacy
April 2012 - Vice President of Public Relations, UTHSC APhA-ASP
April 2013 UTHSC College of Pharmacy
January 2012 - Generation RX Committee Member
May 2012 UTHSC APhA-ASP
PROFESSIONAL MEETING ATTENDANCE
February 2015 Tennessee Pharmacists Association MidYear Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee
February 2015 TSHP Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee
December 2014 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Anaheim, California
October 2014 ACCP Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas
February 2014 Tennessee Pharmacists Association MidYear Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee
February 2014 TSSP Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee
November 2013 APhA-ASP Mid-Year Regional Meeting, Birmingham, Alabama
March 2013 APhA Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California
October 2012 APhA-ASP Mid-Year Regional Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina
March 2012 APhA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
HONORS, AWARDS, AND COMPETITIONS
August 2014 UTHSC ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge
March 2014 Imhotep Society
Campus organization that recognizes students who have significantly contributed to campus
student life through service and leadership
May 2013 UTHSC APhA-ASP Patient Counseling Competition
Top 10 Finalist

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PRESENTATIONS
January 2015 Journal Club Presentation:
Estradiol for treatment-resistance schizophrenia: a large-scale randomized-
controlled trial in women of child-bearing age. Molecular Psychiatry 2014;1-8.
Presented to preceptor and fellow student at VAMC Tennessee Valley; Murfreesboro, Tennessee
October 2014 Essentials of giving and receiving feedback.
Presented to pharmacists and residents at Hospital Corporation of America; Nashville, Tennessee
If Disney ran your hospital: 9 1/2 things you would do differently. Lee F. Second River
Healthcare; 2004.
Presented to preceptor, resident, and fellow students at Hospital Corporation of America;
Nashville, Tennessee
Patient’s role in preventing medication errors.
Presented to residents and students at Hospital Corporation of America; Nashville, Tennessee
Patient safety training: Identifying and mitigating patient safety; Strategies for
engaging executive and clinical leaders.
Presented to residents and students at Hospital Corporation of America; Nashville, Tennessee
September 2014 Ethical and legal considerations of drug testing in pregnancy.
Presented to pharmacists and clinical toxicologists at Aegis Sciences Corporation; Nashville,
Tennessee
Journal Club Presentation:
Meconium drug testing in multiple births in the USA. J Anal Toxicol 2014;38:397-403.
Presented to pharmacists at Aegis Sciences Corporation; Nashville, Tennessee
August 2014 Pain, agitation, and delirium in the intensive care unit.
Presented to pharmacists and students at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital; Nashville, Tennessee
July 2014 Neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Presented to pharmacists and students at Vanderbilt University; Nashville, Tennessee
Journal Club Presentation:
Tofacitinib versus methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis. N Engl J Med
2014;370:2377-86.
Presented to pharmacists and students at Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville,
Tennessee
May 2014 Journal Club Presentation:
Ensuring medication adherence with direct oral anticoagulant drugs: lessons from
adherence with vitamin K antagonists. Thromb Res 2014;133:699-704.
Presented to preceptors at VAMC Tennessee Valley; Nashville, Tennessee
April 2014 Proposal for implementation of automated dispensing cabinets at four mental
health hospitals.
Presented to Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; Nashville,
Tennessee
March 2014 Use of balsam of Peru and brilliant green during cleft palate surgery.
Presented to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at Centennial Medical Center; Nashville,
Tennessee
February 2014 Distractions and their impact on patient safety. Pa Patient Saf Advis 2013;10(1):1-10.
Presented to Medication Safety didactic elective participants at UTHSC College of Pharmacy;
Failure mode and effects analysis for pediatric parenteral nutrition.

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Medical communications as a pharmacy career.
November 2013 Journal Club Presentation:
Dabigatran versus warfarin in patients with mechanical heart valves. N Engl J Med
2013;369:1206-14.
Presented to UTHSC faculty member at UTHSC College of Pharmacy; Memphis, Tennessee
PUBLICATIONS
September 2014 Tip of the Week: Compliant High with No Metabolites
Distributed to clients of Aegis Sciences Corporation
May 2014 Anticoagulation administration flyer
Posted in VAMC Tennessee Valley to notify patients and providers of VAMC’s recommended
administration time for warfarin
April 2014 RX Factor
Newsletter for providers associated with mental health hospitals under the guidance of the
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
May 2013 Phi Delta Chi Omegaphone
Annual publication for Phi Delta Chi fraternity detailing events from the previous year
VOLUNTARY SERVICES
October 2014 Expanding Your Horizons
Science and math conference for females grades 5-12
May 2013 Compounding Day (UTHSC College of Pharmacy)
Demonstrated pharmacy compounding principles and techniques to high school students
January 2012 & 2013 Ronald McDonald House Spaghetti Dinner
Provided spaghetti dinner to house guests and their families
September 2012 Target House Cupcake Decoration
Provided cupcakes and supplies for patients to decorate cupcakes
December 2011 St. Jude Marathon Water Station Volunteer
Memphis, Tennessee
2011 - 2012 Mustard Seed After School Tutoring
Provided tutoring services to children (grades K-12)
2011 - Present APhA-ASP Service Activities
Influenza immunization events
Blood pressure screenings
Blood glucose screenings and diabetes education
Career day at Kirby Middle School
REFERENCES:
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