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Honors and Certifications

2018                         Debra Sivesind Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Palliative Care
                                  MD Anderson Cancer Center
 
2018                         Cardinal Health Generation Rx Champions Award (for a pharmacist who has demonstrated outstanding
                                  commitment to raising awareness of the dangers of prescription drug abuse among the general public and                                        among the pharmacy community). Maryland Pharmacists Association. 2018.
 
2018                         Named as a “Visionary in Hospice and Palliative Medicine”
                                  American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
 
2017                         Top poster (“Knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding the use of medical cannabis in the                                                                        hospice population: An educational intervention”)
                                  International Conference on Opioids, June 2017
 
2017                         Recipient, Award of Service and Excellence: Practice
                                  University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 175th Anniversary Celebration   
                        
2015                         Teacher of the Year, 
                                  Graduating Class of 2015, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

2015                         Teacher of the Year,  Graduating Class of 2015, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
 
2015                         25 Top Pharmacy Professors by Medical Technology Schools                         
                                  http://www.medicaltechnologyschools.com/pharmacy-technician/top-pharmacy-professors
           
2014                         Dr. J. Marvin Cook Outstanding Student Award
                                  Awarded to a graduate of the Master’s degree program in Instructional Systems Development, 
                                  University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
 
 2014                         Seidman Distinguished Achievement Award
                                   Maryland Pharmacist Association
 
2013                          Robert Chalmers Distinguished Educator Award
                                   American Associations of Colleges of Pharmacy
 
2013                         Teacher of the Year
                                  Graduating Class of 2013, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
 
2013                         Presidential Citation
                                  Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association
 
2013                         Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
 
2012                         University of Maryland Baltimore Founder’s Week
                                  Campus Teacher of the Year
 
2012                         The Mentor of the Year Award, Awarded by the Maryland Pharmacists Association
 
2012                         University of Maryland, Baltimore, “Trailblazer” Award.
                                  Women’s History Month Celebration, University of Maryland Baltimore
 
2012                         Fellow, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)
 
2011                         Fellow (inaugural), American Society of Pain Educators (FASPE)

2011                         University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Alumni Association Evander Frank Kelly Honored
                                  Alumnus Award
 
2011                         Fellow, Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions
                                  University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
 
2011 – 2012             Advisor, Baltimore Albert Schweitzer Fellows

 
2010                         Fellow, Mayday Pain and Society Fellowship Program
           
2010 – present        Co-Director, Palliative Care and Geriatrics Pathway
                                   University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
           
2009                         Medallion Recipient for Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academy
                                  Of Practice in Pharmacy, Awarded by the National Academies of Practice
 
2009                         Health Care Hero – Health Care Professional Category, Awarded by the Daily Record, Baltimore,
                                  Maryland
 
2009                         Certified Pain Educator (CPE). American Society of Pain Educators
 
2008                         Professor of the Year
                                  Selected by the 2008 Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, University of Maryland School of
                                  Pharmacy
 
2007                         Hospice Champion. Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland
 
2007                         Professor of the Year
                                  Selected by the 2007 Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, University of Maryland School of
                                  Pharmacy


2006                         Recertified, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
  
2006                         W. Purdum Award (Lifetime Achievement), Maryland Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
 
2005                         Maryland Pharmacists Association, Elan Pharmaceuticals Innovative Practice Award    
 
2004                         APhA-APPM Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Practice,                 
                                  American Pharmacists Association      
 
2003                         Fellow Status Awarded, American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists

2001      
                   Fellow Status Recertified, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
       
1999                         Certified Anticoagulation Provider, National Cert Board for AC Providers
 
1997                         American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Teacher of the Year (voted by
                                 Faculty)
 
1997                         Fellow Status Awarded, American Pharmaceutical Association
 
1996                         Fellow Status Recertified, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
 
1996                         Hospice Network of Maryland, Recognized for 10 years of service
 
1995                         Outstanding Preceptor, Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, 1995

1994    
                     Teacher of the Year, Graduating Doctor of Pharmacy Class, 1994
 
1993                         First Annual Outstanding Clinician of the Year, Maryland Association for Home Care
 
1993                         Certified Diabetes Educator, National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators

1992
                          Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
 
1992                         Who’s Who Among Human Service Professionals, Third Edition

1992     
                    Board Certified Pain Practitioner, American Academy of Pain Management
 
1991                         Fellow Status Awarded, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
 
1989                         Special Recognition for Outstanding Service, Maryland Association Home Care
 
1988                         Outstanding Young Women in America
 
1988                         Home Care Staff Member of the Year, Union Memorial Home Care Program
 
1987                         Most Valuable Player, Union Memorial Hospital Pharmacy Department
 
1986                         Sandoz Pharm.D. Award, in recognition of superior academic achievement and contribution to
                                  health care. Scholarship awarded.
 
1986                         Frank J. Slama Memorial Award. Presented by the Alumni Association of the School of
                                  Pharmacy, University of Maryland at Baltimore.

1984                         Rho Chi Society, National Pharmacy Honor Society
 
1983 - 1985              Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
                                  Scholastic Honor Award 1983, 1984, 1985; Outstanding Leadership Award, 1984; Asklepios Key
                                  presentation for Outstanding Achievement, 1985


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