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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Amber Watson Curriculum Vitae - May 2015

Page ! of !2 6October 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

Amber Watson Curriculum Vitae - May 2015

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• 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

Amber Watson Curriculum Vitae - May 2015

Page ! of !4 62012 - 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 UTHSC College of Pharmacy

Spring 2012 StrengthsFinder 2.0 UTHSC College of Pharmacy

Fall 2011 APhA Career Pathways Program UTHSC College of Pharmacy

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 February 2013 TSSP Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee October 2012 APhA-ASP Mid-Year Regional Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina March 2012 APhA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana February 2012 TSSP Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee

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

Amber Watson Curriculum Vitae - May 2015

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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; Nashville, Tennessee

Failure mode and effects analysis for pediatric parenteral nutrition. Presented to Medication Safety didactic elective participants at UTHSC College of Pharmacy; Nashville, Tennessee

Amber Watson Curriculum Vitae - May 2015

Page ! of !6 6 Medical communications as a pharmacy career. Presented to Medication Safety didactic elective participants at UTHSC College of Pharmacy; Nashville, Tennessee 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

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