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CURRICULUM VITAE

Rachel Kavanaugh PharmD
Assistant Professor
Department of School of Pharmacy Administration
Division of Administration

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Health Research Center
8701 Watertown Plank Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/2002 - 12/2006 B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
08/2007 - 05/2011 PharmD, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, IA
01/2011 - 05/2011 Future Pharmacy Faculty Teaching Certificate, Concordia University College of Pharmacy, Mequon, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
06/12/2011 - 06/30/2012 PGY1 Community Pharmacy Resident, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
06/01/2011 - 12/01/2016 Clinical Instructor, School of Pharmacy, Concordia University School of Pharmacy, 12800 N Lake Shore Drive, Mequon, WI 53097
12/01/2016 - 01/01/2018 Director of Professional Labs, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
12/01/2016 - Present Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226
01/01/2018 - Present Director of Professional Labs - Year 2, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
12/01/2016 - Present Phar 631: Patient Care Lab VI Course Director, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
12/01/2016 - Present Phar 633: Patient Care Lab VIII Course Director, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
12/01/2016 - 01/01/2019 Phar 531: Patient Care Lab II Course Director, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
12/01/2016 - 01/01/2019 Phar 530: Patient Care Lab I Course Director, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
12/01/2016 - Present Phar 632: Patient Care Lab VII Course Director, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
12/01/2016 - Present Phar 630: Patient Care Lab V Course Director, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
12/01/2016 - 01/01/2019 Phar 533: Patient Care Lab IV Course Director, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
12/01/2016 - 01/01/2019 Phar 532: Patient Care Lab III Course Director, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
01/01/2017 - 07/01/2020 National Association of Chain Drug Stores Point of Care Certificate Program School Coordinator, School of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
01/01/2017 - Present American Pharmacists Association Coordinator for Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program School Coordinator, School of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
01/01/2017 - Present Wisconsin Pharmacist Quality Collaborative Certificate Program School Coordinator, School of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
01/01/2017 - Present American Pharmacists Association Coordinator for Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Program School Coordinator, School of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/01/2018 - Present Phar 689: Pharmacists as First Responders, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/01/2018 - Present Phar 688: Advanced Diabetes Care Course Director, School of Pharmacy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
12/01/2016 - Present Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
07/01/2017
07/01/2024
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
BLS
American Heart Association
07/2007
10/2022
Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery
APhA
12/2008
None
Future Pharmacy Faculty Teaching
Concordia University
06/2012
None
Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery: Train the Trainer
APhA
06/22/2017
None
National Association of Chain Drug Stores Point of Care Testing: Train the Trainer
NACDS
06/2017
None
National Association of Chain Drug Stores Point of Care Testing
NACDS
06/2017
None
Physical Assessment
Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
07/30/2017
None
The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care
APhA
09/11/2017
None
The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care: Train the Trainer
APhA
12/21/2017
None
Standing Order for Naloxone
Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
09/09/2019
None
PSW Adherence Competence Collaborative
Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
03/18/2020
None
STEADI: Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, & Injuries
American Pharmacists Association
10/02/2020
None
Pediatrics: Vaccines, Administration, Techniques, and Considerations
Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
05/27/2022
None
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin License
16442-40
07/25/2011
05/31/2022
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
02/2007 - 08/2007 Leadership excellence recognition with Habitat for Humanity
08/2008 - 08/2009 University of Iowa College Tuition Scholarship for academic excellence
08/2009 - 08/2010 University of Iowa College Tuition Scholarship for academic excellence
08/2009 - 08/2010 Seymour Blaug Memorial Scholarship for academic excellence
08/2010 - 08/2011 Schlumberger Scholarship for academic excellence
03/30/2020 - 12/31/2020 2020 AACP Walmart Scholars (Mentor), American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
05/01/2021 Laboratory Innovation and Teaching Excellence (LITE) Award, AACP Laboratory Instructors Special Interest Group
06/14/2023 Faculty Mentor of the Year, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
05/2007 - 05/2011 Johnson County Pharmacy Association (Student Coordinator)
08/2007 - 05/2011 American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (Student Member)
08/2008 - Present American College of Clinical Pharmacists (Member)
08/2008 - 05/2010 University of Iowa Pharmacist Recovery Network (Student Member)
08/2008 - 01/2014 American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (Member)
04/2010 - Present Rho Chi Academic Honors Society, Delta Chapter
10/2011 - Present Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (Member)
01/30/2017 - Present American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Member)
07/20/2017 - Present American Pharmacist Association (Program Coordinator)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Journal Review
11/16/2017 - 11/22/2017 Review of article for inclusion as material for Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Board Certification course
01/2019 - Present Journal of American College of Clinical Pharmacy
07/2019 - Present Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Journal
07/13/2020 - 07/20/2020 Field tester for American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Literature Study or inclusion as part of the Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Board Certification renewal course
01/22/2021 - 02/05/2021 Pilot Tester for American College of Clinical Pharmacists Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program (ACSAP) module
10/2021 - 07/2022 Content reviewer and for 2022 ACSAP Book 2 (Infectious Disease) with the American College of Clinical Pharmacists Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program (ACSAP)
12/2022 - Present Medical Teacher
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
07/22/2019 - 07/29/2019 Student Poster Review
09/25/2019 - 11/20/2019 Student Poster Review
11/12/2019 - 11/19/2019 Student Poster Review

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/2011 - 10/2011 Coordinator, Pharmacy Week Committee, Froedtert Hospital
08/2011 - 01/2012 Member, Pharmacy, Nutrition and Therapeutics Sub-Committee: Medication Safety, Froedtert Hospital
01/2012 - 06/2012 Member, Pharmacy Nutrition, and Therapeutics Sub-Committee: Black Box Warnings, Froedtert Hospital
09/2013 - 09/2015 Member, Patient Satisfaction (Avatar) Committee, Froedtert Hospital Anticoagulation & Medication Therapy Clinic
04/01/2023 - Present Member, Wisconsin Update in Geriatric Medicine Planning Committee, Wisconsin Update in Geriatric Medicine
04/01/2023 - Present Pharmacy Breakout Room Coordinator, Wisconsin Update in Geriatric Medicine Planning Committee, Wisconsin Update in Geriatric Medicine

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
09/01/2017 - Present Member, Laboratory Special Interest Group, American Association Colleges of Pharmacy
09/01/2018 - 09/01/2019 Member, EHR Go Lab Workgroup, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Laboratory Special Interest Group
09/01/2018 - 09/01/2019 Member, Research and Assessment Committee, American Association Colleges of Pharmacy
08/29/2019 - 07/30/2020 Delegate Alternate, Faculty Delegate, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
09/01/2019 - 07/31/2021 Member, Programing Committee, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Laboratory Special Interest Group
08/01/2020 - 07/31/2021 Delegate, Faculty Delegate, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
09/01/2021 - Present Member, Awards Committee, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Laboratory Special Interest Group

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Student Champions: Connecting dementia patients/caregivers to essential community resources
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin
Role:
Pharmacist Collaborator
PI:
Kathryn Denson
Dates:
07/01/2021 - Present
Direct Funds:
$503,459 (over 36 months)
  
Title:
Telehealth experience by learner engagement using simulation (TELES) with telehealth competencies
Source:
KERN Institute, TI2
Role:
Collaborator
PI:
Thomas Yang
Dates:
09/01/2022 - Present
  
Title:
Using Choose Your Own Adventure to Prepare for Pharmacy Board Examinations
Source:
KERN Institute, TI2
Role:
Primary Investigator
PI:
Rachel Kavanaugh
Dates:
06/01/2023 - Present
  
Prior
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Student Acute Care Workshop
Source:
Learning Resource Grant
Role:
Pharmacist Collaborator
PI:
Jason Liu
Dates:
03/23/2017 - 08/01/2017
Direct Funds:
$11,785
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Rachel Kavanaugh, Ocular Disorders, Pharmacotherapy I: Self Care course for Concordia University School of Pharmacy, Mequon, Wisconsin, 04/2012
Rachel Kavanaugh, Transplant Overview: The Immune System and Transplant Pharmacology, Support Group for Post Transplant Patients, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/2012
Rachel Kavanaugh, Post transplant prophylactic medications, Transplant Elective Course for Concordia University School of Pharmacy, Mequon, Wisconsin, 10/2012 - 11/2013
Rachel Kavanaugh, Vitamins and other dietary supplements, Education Inservice for The Brewer Company, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 10/2012
Rachel Kavanaugh, Transplant Medications: Striking a Balance, Support Group for Post Transplant Lung Patients, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 07/2014
Nathan Lamberton, Sara Revolinski, Rachel Kavanaugh, Navigating Interprofessional Education: Incorporating Pharmacy Students to Optimize Healthcare, Advanced Practice Provider Lunch and Learn, Froedtert Hospital, 02/26/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Mathew Letizia, Pain Assessment and Management: IPE Event, Medical College of Wisconsin Symptoms Course, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/10/2019
Nathan Lamberton, Rachel Kavanaugh, Interprofessional Education: Bridging Gaps in Healthcare, MCW Teaching Certificate Program Monthly Module, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, 04/10/2019
Jason Detrick, Audrey Schmidt (faculty mentor Rachel Kavanaugh), Cannabidiol: The Facts, Kiwanis Group Meeting, Brookfield, Wisconsin, 08/27/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Feedback for Pharmacy Students, Standardized Patient Feedback Retreat, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/01/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Use of EHR Go! in the MCW School of Pharmacy, Educational IT Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin, 10/17/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Immunization Delivery, Medical College of Wisconsin Foundations of Clinical Medicine Course, Medical College of Wisconsin, 11/19/2019
Kristen Busse, Abir El-Alfy, Michael Nagy, Rachel Kavanaugh, From Teaching Innovation to Research Design, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Faculty Development, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, 11/05/2020
Aristotle Bita and Christy Pachner (faculty mentor Rachel Kavanaugh), The Drugs and the Vaccinations of COVID-19, Kiwanis Group Meeting, Virtual, 12/15/2020
Isabelle Sviatoslavsky (faculty mentor Rachel Kavanaugh), A Trip Through Surgery: A Brief Overview of Anesthetics and Analgesics, Kiwanis Group Meeting, Virtual, 02/09/2021
Amy Duong and Melissa Hallman (faculty mentor Rachel Kavanaugh), The Background and Risks of Opioids, Kiwanis Group Meeting, Virtual, 04/13/2021
 
Regional
Rachel Kavanaugh, Over-the-Counter Medication and Dietary Supplement Updates for Primary Care Providers, Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, 10/15/2015
Rachel Kavanaugh, Audrey Kostrzewa, Ashley Lorenzen, Top 5 New Drugs For Primary Care, Winter Refresher Course for Family Medicine, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 02/08/2016
Rachel Kavanaugh, Top New Medication for Primary Care in 2016, Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, 03/17/2017
Rachel Kavanaugh, Administration Training: Injectable Medications, PSW Immunization Delivery for Pharmacists, Online Webinar, 01/01/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Michael Nagy, New practice defining drugs in primary care, Winter Refresher Course for Family Medicine, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 01/30/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Stefanie George, Nathan Lamberton, Transferability of a Diabetes-Themed Escape Room into an Accelerated Pharmacy Program, Poster presented at PSW Educational Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, 04/10/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Stefanie George, Nathan Lamberton, Transferability of a Diabetes-Themed Escape Room into an Accelerated Pharmacy Program: A Poster Presentation, Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/25/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Implementation of a Diabetes-Themed Escape Room into the MCW School of Pharmacy Curriculum: An Ignite Presentation, Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/25/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Stefanie George, Nathan Lamberton, Transferability of a Diabetes-Themed Escape Room into an Accelerated Pharmacy Program, Poster presentation at Midwest Teacher-Scholar Retreat, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/15/2019
Abir El-Alfy, Jessica Vitch, Mathew Letizia, Sue Korek, Rachel Kavanaugh, Use of High-fidelity Simulation Mannequins in an Autonomic Nervous System, Emergency Room, Interprofessional Training Session, Poster presentation at Midwest Teacher-Scholar Retreat, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/15/2019
David Ombengi, Matthew Stanton, Abir El-Alfy, Kristen Bunnell, Rachel Kavanaugh, Sue Korek, Jessica Vitch, Kyle Goham, Developing Effective Team Dynamics for Advanced Cardiac Life Support Using High-Fidelity Mannequins: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA) Programs, Poster presentation at Midwest Teacher-Scholar Retreat, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/15/2019
Nathan Lamberton, Rachel Kavanaugh, Mathew Letizia, Taking a Hands-On Approach: Developing a Longitudinal Physical Assessment Curriculum for Pharmacy Students, Midwest Teacher-Scholar Retreat, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/15/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Non-Vaccine Injectable Medications, Continuing Education for Pharmacists & Pharmacy Students, Virtual Recording, 07/2020 - Present
Nathan Lamberton, Rachel Kavanaugh, Mathew Letizia, Taking a Hands-On Approach: Developing a Longitudinal Physical Assessment Curriculum for Pharmacy Students, Poster Presentation at PSW Educational Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, 08/28/2020
Rachel Kavanaugh, Taking a Hands-On Approach: Developing a Longitudinal Physical Assessment Curriculum for Pharmacy Students: An Ignite Presentation., Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/24/2020
Rachel Kavanaugh, Who Killed Mr. Brown? A Hospital Murder Mystery. An Ignite Presentation., Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Virtual, 09/22/2021
Rachel Kavanaugh, Zach Pape, Bonnie LaTourette, Stefanie Lehmier, Who Killed Mr. Brown? A Hospital Murder Mystery, Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Virbela Virtual Reality, 09/22/2021
Rachel Kavanaugh, Zach Pape, Bonnie LaTourette, Stefanie Lehmier, Who Killed Mr. Brown? A Hospital Murder Mystery. A Poster Presentation., Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Virtual, 09/22/2021
Rachel Kavanaugh, McKenzie Yerks, Matt Stanton, Ryan Feldman, Combining Simulated Academic Detailing with Naloxone Training to Prepare Student Pharmacists for Opioid Risk Mitigation Strategies, Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Virbela Virtual Reality, 09/23/2021
Robert Treat, Amy Prunuske, Austin Gerdes, Rachel Kavanaugh, Integrating Virtual Reality in an Institutional Healthcare Education Research Online Conference. A Poster Presentation., Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) Regional Virtual Conference., Virtual, 03/30/2022
Rachel Kavanaugh, Use of a Virtual Environment for Medication Therapy Management Skills with English and Non-English Patients. A Poster Presentation, Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Virtual, 09/21/2022
Robert Treat PhD, Amy Prunuske PhD, Austin Gerdes MPH, Rachel Kavanaugh, PharmD, BCACP, Integrating Virtual Reality in an Institutional Healthcare Education Research Online Conference. A Poster presentation., Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Virtual, 09/22/2022
Rachel Kavanaugh, Use of a Virtual Environment for Medication Therapy Management Skills with English and Non-English Patients. A Poster Presentation., Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Virbela Virtual Reality, 09/22/2022
Robert Treat, Amy Prunuske, Austin Gerdes, Rachel Kavanaugh, Integrating Virtual Reality in an Institutional Healthcare Education Research Online Conference. A Poster Presentation., Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Virtual, 09/22/2022
Rachel Kavanaugh, Use of a Virtual Environment for Medication Therapy Management Skills with English and Non-English Patients. An Ignite Presentation., Innovations in Healthcare Education and Research Conference, Virtual, 09/22/2022
 
National
Rachel Kavanaugh, Integration of community pharmacy residents into primary care clinics using medical home model tools, Midyear Clinical Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 12/2011
Sue Korek, Karen MacKinnon, Rachel Kavanaugh, Stefanie George, Abir El-Alfy, Nathan Lamberton, Beth Krippendorf, George MacKinnon., Strategically Integrating the Biopharmaceutical and Clinical Sciences in the IPE3 Program at a New School of Pharmacy, Poster presented at American Association Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 07/2018
Rachel Kavanaugh, Abigale Matulewicz, Beth Diel, Thinking Outside the Lecture: Evaluating Critical Thinking Skills in Laboratory Courses, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Laboratory Special Interest Group Webinar, Online Webinar, 01/22/2019
Jeanne Frenzel, Heidi Eukel, Rachel Kavanaugh, Transferability of an Educational Escape Room: Student Outcomes from Two Institutions, Poster presented at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 07/15/2019
Rachel Kavanaugh, Stefanie George, Nathan Lamberton, Using Educational Games to Improve Diabetes Management Among Pharmacy Students, Pharmacy Learning Network; "PopHealth Perspectives", Virtual Recording, 05/20/2020
Rachel Kavanaugh, McKenzie Yerks, Matt Stanton, Ryan Feldman, Combining Simulated Academic Detailing with Naloxone Training to Prepare Student Pharmacists for Opioid Risk Mitigation Strategies. A Poster Presentation., American Association Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Virtual, 07/2021
Kristen Busse, Michael DeBisschop, Rachel Kavanaugh, Mathew Letizia, George MacKinnon, Karen MacKinnon, A Comprehensive Approach to Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Immunization Training, Legislative Advocacy and Vaccination Clinic Deployment. A Poster Presentation., American Association Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Virtual, 07/2021
Rachel Kavanaugh, Zach Pape, Bonnie LaTourette, Stefanie Lehmier, Who Killed Mr. Brown? A Hospital Murder Mystery. A Poster Presentation., American Association Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Virtual, 07/2021
Rachel Kavanaugh, Zach Pape, Bonnie LaTourette, Stefanie Lehmier, Who Killed Mr. Brown? A Hospital Murder Mystery, The Generalists in Medical Education Conference, Virbela Virtual Reality, 11/04/2021
Thomas Yang, Hannah Mueller, Rebecca Lundh, Morgan Wilbanks, Kurt Stefan, Lynn Lewandowski, Renee Narus, Telehealth Experience by Learner Engagement using Simulation (TELES), Innovations in Medication Education, Virtual, 02/16/2023
Treat R, Gerdes A, Prunuske A, Kavanaugh R, The Strategy of Rapid Innovations for an Institutional Healthcare Education Research Conference, Central Group on Educational Affairs Annual Spring Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, 04/18/2023
Duthie E, Denson K, Simpson D, Barnes S, McAlister J, Szymkowski A, Kavanaugh R, Betley W, Adapting a Dementia Caregiver Curriculum Across Three Health Professions, Gerontological Society of America 2023 Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida, 11/08/2023
 
International
Robert Treat, Amy Prunuske, Austin Gerdes, Rachel Kavanaugh, Deploying Virtual Reality Speed Poster Sessions in a Medical School Healthcare Education Research Online Conference, Association for Medication Education in Europe (AMEE) Annual Conference, Hybrid, 08/27/2022 - 08/31/2022
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
12/01/2016 - 07/01/2023 Member, Curriculum Committee, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
01/04/2017 - 04/01/2018 Chair, Search Committee: Co-Director of Professional Labs and Coordinator, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
01/12/2017 - 10/01/2017 Member, Integrated Sequences Committee, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
01/23/2017 - Present Member, Faculty Assembly, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
01/25/2017 - 09/01/2017 Member, Search Committee: Ambulatory Care Faculty, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
02/01/2017 - Present Member, Teaching Certificate Program, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
02/06/2017 - 01/01/2019 Chair, Rubrics Subcommittee, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
02/06/2017 - 08/01/2017 Pharmacy Representative, MCW IPE Steering Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
02/07/2017 - 07/01/2017 Chair, Ad hoc: Faculty Development, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
02/08/2017 - 06/30/2020 Member, Interprofessional Education Workgroup, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
02/20/2017 - 06/01/2017 Member, Search Committee: IPE Program Manager, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
08/09/2018 - 06/30/2020 Vice Chair, Curriculum Committee, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin
11/01/2018 - Present Member, Innovations in Healthcare Education Research Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin
12/18/2018 - Present Workshop Committee Chair, Innovations in Healthcare Education Research Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin
10/01/2019 - 07/01/2021 Member, Independent Pharmacy Cooperative Curriculum Task Force: Curriculum Workgroup, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
07/01/2020 - Present Member, Awards Committee, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
07/01/2020 - 07/01/2023 Member, ACPE Self Study, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
07/01/2020 - 07/01/2023 Chair, Curriculum Committee, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021 Member, Co-Curriculum Committee, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2022 School of Pharmacy Faculty Alternate, Faculty Council, School of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin
05/01/2021 - Present Faculty Advisor, Pharmacy Student Alliance, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
07/01/2021 - 10/10/2021 Member, Search Committee: Coordinator of Academic Affairs, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
07/01/2021 - 01/19/2022 Member, Search Committee: Coordinator of Professional Labs, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
10/01/2021 - Present Member, Assessment Taskforce, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
10/01/2022 - Present Tri-Chair, Innovations in Healthcare Education Research Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/10/2023 - Present School of Pharmacy Subcommittee Chair, Innovations in Healthcare Education Research Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/01/2023 - Present Member, Admissions, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/01/2023 - Present Member, Co-Curriculum, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Hospital
11/2014 - 11/2015 Member, MD Outreach Committee, Anticoagulation & Medication Therapy Clinic, Pharmacy Department, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
08/2015 - 12/2016 Member, Clinic Ops Committee, General Internal Medicine East, Primary Care, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
09/2015 - 12/2016 Member, Diabetes Development Committee, Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Department, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
04/05/2023 American Geriatrics Society Polypharmacy Panel
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Resident and Fellow Education
07/27/2018 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Patient Care Lab Overview for Teaching Certificate Program
07/26/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Patient Care Lab Overview for Teaching Certificate Program
07/20/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Patient Care Lab Overview for Teaching Certificate Program
12/17/2021 Froedtert Hospital, Jake Dyer and Rachel Kavanaugh. Safety and Efficacy of SGLT-2 Inhibitors in Geriatrics. Medical Resident Geriatrics Meeting MCW Department of Family and Community Medicine.
04/08/2022 Froedtert Hospital, Alex Harlan (faculty mentor Rachel Kavanaugh). Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Older Adults. Medical Resident Geriatrics Meeting MCW Department of Family and Community Medicine.
07/22/2022 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Patient Care Lab Overview for Teaching Certificate Program
12/30/2022 Froedtert Hospital, Sarah Wigfield (faculty mentor Rachel Kavanaugh). Osteoporosis Management. Medical Resident Geriatrics Meeting MCW Department of Family and Community Medicine.
07/21/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Patient Care Lab Overview for Teaching Certificate Program
 
Continuing Medical Education
08/10/2018 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program
 
Pharmacy Student Education
08/08/2017 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Student Orientation: Professionalism
01/10/2018 - 03/10/2018 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program
05/14/2018 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, National Association of Chain Drug Stores Point of Care Certificate Program
07/10/2018 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Student Orientation: Professionalism
03/02/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Program
02/22/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Program
08/16/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program
01/13/2021 - 01/20/2021 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Program
04/14/2021 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program
08/20/2021 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program
02/19/2022 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Program
08/19/2022 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program
02/25/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Faculty
02/01/2017 - Present Founding member of the Teaching Certificate Program with the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy.
 
 
Clinical Programs
04/2012 - 12/2016 Assisted with the incorporation of a pharmacist into a general internal medicine clinic, including responsibilities, scheduling, and cost justification.
04/2016 - 12/2016 Assisted with the design and development of the Ambulatory Diabetes Outreach Program for management of diabetes in ambulatory patients.
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
09/2011 - 09/2019 Yearly volunteer with Ironman Wisconsin
10/2018 - 10/2019 Out of the Darkness suicide awareness walker
04/30/2019 Read books to grade school children in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as part of the Read With Me Program through Next Door.
07/10/2019 Drug disposal activity with the American Indian Science Scholars
07/31/2019 Participated in blood pressure screenings with pharmacy students are part of Tosa Night Out.
10/07/2019 MCW School of Pharmacy Influenza Clinic
10/15/2019 - 10/22/2019 Judge for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Clinical Skills Competition.
09/28/2020 MCW School of Pharmacy Influenza Clinic
10/08/2020 MCW School of Pharmacy Influenza Clinic
10/13/2020 - 10/20/2020 Judge for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Clinical Skills Competition.
10/30/2020 MCW School of Pharmacy Influenza Clinic
12/22/2020 - 02/28/2021 Volunteer with the Medical College of Wisconsin COVID-19 vaccination clinic
10/07/2021 MCW School of Pharmacy Influenza Clinic
10/11/2021 - 10/12/2021 Judge for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Clinical Skills Competition.
10/06/2022 MCW School of Pharmacy Influenza Clinic
10/11/2022 Judge for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Clinical Skills Competition.
 

ROBERT D. AND PATRICIA E. KERN INSTITUTE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION NETWORK ACTIVITIES:
07/01/2022 - Present TELES: Telehealth Experience by Learner Engagement using Simulation
06/01/2023 - Present Using Choose Your Own Adventure to Prepare for Pharmacy Board Examinations
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Kavanaugh R, George S, Lamberton N, Frenzel JE, Cernusca D, Eukel HN. Transferability of a diabetes escape room into an accelerated pharmacy program. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2020;12(6):709-715.
2. Kavanaugh R, Hanus R. Use existing resources: Opportunities for improving medication adherence. Continuing Education. J Pharm Soc Wis. 2020;23(3): 4-12.
3. Kavanaugh R, Yerks M, Feldman R, Stanton M. Combining simulated academic detailing with naloxone training to prepare student pharmacists for opioid risk mitigation strategies. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2021 Dec;13(12):1679-1682. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2021.09.030. Epub 2021 Oct 2. PMID: 34895678.
4. Kavanaugh R, Normington-Gomes H, Graff J. Professional partners: Longitudinal interprofessional education events with pharmacy and nursing programs. Curr Phar Teach Learn 2023;15(5):483-487. doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2023.04.016
5. Kavanaugh R, Pape Z, LaTourette B, Lehmier S. Who killed Mr. Brown? A hospital murder mystery in a pharmacy skills course. Med Teach. 2022;44(10):1151-1157. doi:10.1080/0142159X.2022.2071690
 
Editorials, Letters to Editor, Other
1. Kavanaugh R and Mahaney L. I am a Pharmacy Professional and I…Work Remotely. J Pharm Soc Wis. 2020;23(6):6.
 
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. KAVANAUGH, R. Popular over-the-counter supplements: A brief review. J Pharm Soc Wis. Aug 2015.
2. KAVANAUGH, R. Novel anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation. J Pharm Soc Wis. Sept 2013.
 
Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. Lor K and KAVANAUGH R. Interactive Case: Medication Adherence and Assistive Technology. In: Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program 2019 Book 1 Pulmonary Care.
2. Green Z, Hofbauer E, Hall R, and Johnson B. Breaking barriers with aducanumab: Examining Alzheimer's treatments and implications for patients. J Pharm Soc Wis Mar/Apr 2023;26(3):40-43. (Student Writing Club Faculty Mentor)