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2019 Postdoctoral PharmD Fellowship Program

Medical Affairs: Pharmacogenomics

In partnership with:

The fellowship is based at Admera Health’s headquarters in South Plainfield, New Jersey. The fellow will be an integral member of the medical affairs team and gain working knowledge of the role through broad hands-on experiences and longitudinal core responsibilities. During the fellowship, the fellow will collaborate and rotate across cross-functional teams including but not limited to strategic marketing, bioinformatics, and product development. The fellow will:

Sanjeda Chumki, PharmDFellowship Program DirectorSanjeda.Chumki@admerahealth.com

For more information, please contact Admera Health

Admera Health Component: Medical Affairs

Admera Health is an advanced molecular diagnostics company focused on personalized medicine, non-invasive cancer testing and digital health. Dedicated to developing cutting-edge diagnostics that span the continuum of care, Admera Health fulfills unmet medical needs with cost-effective tests and accurate analysis to guide patient care. Utilizing next generation technology platforms and advanced bioinformatics, Admera Health seeks to redefine disease

screening, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and management through its innovative, personalized solutions. It is our mission to deliver innovative and valuable solutions for patients, physicians, and clinical researchers. We are committed to improving the health and well-being of our global community through the direct delivery of personalized, medically actionable results.

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Program Overview: The fellowship is designed to offer an in-depth experience in pharmacogenomics from the standpoint of medical education as well as clinical integration at an ambulatory care pharmacy. The goal of this program is to provide advanced training to the pharmacist who wishes to become a leader in the field of pharmacogenomics.

Program Description:The Admera Health-Allure Specialty Pharmacy Program is a multi-site fellowship program that includes two longitudinal experiences integrated over 24 months, providing the opportunity to master the skills and experiences necessary to excel in pharmacogenomics.

Duration: Two-years Year 1

The candidate will start with Admera Health for seven-months and then transition to Allure Specialty Pharmacy for five-months.

Year 2

The candidate will have the option to split their longitudinal experience in seven vs. five-month blocks.

• Serve as the core member of the Medical Affairs team and contribute to the development and execution of an integrated medical affairs plan, scientific communications, and medical education programs.

• Collaborate and network with key opinion leaders (KOLs), partners, researchers, and other healthcare practitioners.

• Understand the integral and strategic roles of various functional groups within Admera Health.

• Work cross-functionally to ensure that activities and initiatives are strategically aligned and maintain the highest standards.

• Provide scientific support; participate in developing medical content and review of promotional and sales training materials.

Pharmacy Component: Clinical Pharmacogenomics

Sanjeda Chumki, PharmDFellowship Program DirectorSanjeda.Chumki@admerahealth.com

Ronnie Moore, PharmDFellowship Program DirectorRonnie@allurespecialty.com

For more information, please contact Allure Specialty Pharmacy

Allure Specialty Pharmacy provides pharmacogenomics targeted disease state

management in the clinical areas of psych, pain management, and cardiology. Also,

provides medication management education for patients suffering from chronic

medical conditions: asthma, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, etc. Allure Specialty

Pharmacy is committed to improving the quality of patients' lives through innovative

customized pharmaceutical treatments and superior customer service.

Longitudinal Experiences Conducted at Both Sites

• Participate in longitudinal research projects.

• Present results of a research project at a national meeting.

• Co-precept pharmacy students on advanced experiential rotations.

The program will offer the opportunity for the fellow to develop practical skills needed by current and future ambulatory/community pharmacists:

Clinical:• Provide direct patient care in an ambulatory setting.

• Participate with providers in team-based care and document

all pharmacy-related interventions into the centralized EMR.

Educational:• Educate patients and providers in the strategic clinical use of genomic

testing in decision making for patient’s pharmaceutical medication

regimens.

• Serve as a pharmacogenomic clinical specialist in educating other

pharmacists, health care providers, and patients.

Operational / Administrative• Develop a quality improvement project related to patient safety which will

be implemented into the medication-use process.

Management / Leadership• Actively participate in state and national pharmacy association meetings

and participate in activities to further the pharmacy profession.

The clinical component of the fellowship is based at Allure Specialty Pharmacy and its affiliated ambulatory care clinic in Bronx, New York. The fellow will be an integral part of the pharmacy team, serving as an educator for patients and health care providers on the integration of pharmacogenomics to better determine targeted medication regimens.

Application ProcessHow to Apply

Participation in the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacist (ASHP) Midyear

Clinical Meeting Personnel Placement Service (PPS) is strongly encouraged.

• Requests for interviews during the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting can be submitted to Dr. Sanjeda Chumki at Sanjeda.Chumki@admerahealth.com starting October 23rd, 2018. The candidate must send a current CV to be considered for an interview at Midyear.

• All application materials below must be received by December 17th, 2018. Please submit via the online portal. www.admerahealth.com/postdoctoral-fellowship

Eligibility Requirement Fellows will be selected on a nationally competitive basis. To be eligible, candidates must graduate from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited Doctor of Pharmacy program.

The fellow must obtain a NY and NJ pharmacist license by Oct 1st, 2019.

Curriculum vitae (CV)

Letter of intent

Unofficial pharmacy school transcript

(3) Letters of recommendation Professional, Academic, Personal reference

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