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Brandon Dyson, PharmD
1850 Columbia Pike # 333
Arlington, Virginia 22204
Phone: 301-466-6638
Email: [email protected]
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Education / Professional Training
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC
Post Graduate Year One, Pharmacy Residency
July 2013 – June 2014
Howard University School of Pharmacy, Washington DC
Doctor of Pharmacy
May 2013
University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD
Bachelor of Science: Biological Sciences
May 2004
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Professional Licensure / Certifications / Training
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District of Columbia Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist; License Number: PH100001504
Expires: 2/28/2017
Texas Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist; License Number: 56290
Expires: 10/31/2016
American Pharmacists Association
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Expires: July 2015
Basic Life Support
Expires: July 2015
Technology and Software:
Cerner Millennium
Pyxis MedStation 3500
Aria Systems
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Professional Experience
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
June 2014 – Present
Oncology Pharmacist
 Serve in outpatient chemotherapy infusion center providing medication counseling to patients
and families
 Accurately perform chemotherapy order entry, verification, preparation, and dispensing in a
timely manner for both inpatients and outpatients
 Work with drug informatics team to create chemotherapy drug information sheets and order
sets
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
July 2013 – June 2014
PGY1 Resident Pharmacist
 Performed order entry and verification both pre and post-CPOE implementation in various
decentralized hospital units
 Completed patient medication reconciliation, provided drug information, performed order
clarification and drug dispensing
 Communicated with nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and patients to ensure continuity of care
Walgreens Pharmacy (Store # 11338) – Arlington, VA
August 2009 – May 2013
Pharmacy Intern
Supervisor: Charlie Johns, PharmD – District Pharmacy Supervisor
● Assisted the pharmacist in various duties; including patient consultation, MTM, blood
pressure/cholesterol screenings, and vaccinations
● Perform standard functions of a pharmacy technician; including inventory management and all
phases of the prescription filling process
● Participate in charitable district initiatives, such as the AARP / Walgreens Wellness Tour and
fundraising walks for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
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Teaching Experience
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Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Sciences
September 2014 - Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Facilitate weekly online lectures and discussion in the class “Advanced Concepts in
Pharmacology” for graduate level nursing students
 Respond to all student inquiries within 24 hours
 Proctor online examinations and student presentations
Howard University College of Pharmacy
June 2013 - Present
Adjunct Instructor
 Created and instructed the “Pharmacotherapy Preview Program,” a two month-long series of
online lectures via Tegrity Lecture Capture® software aimed at providing rising second year
pharmacy students with a foundation in pharmacology and therapeutics
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Developed course syllabus, goals, outcomes, and assessments and distributed via
Blackboard®
Provided therapeutics lectures to pharmacy students in their 3rd professional year
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
July 2014 – Present
High Reliability Organization Error Prevention Instructor
 Delivered recurring 3 hour lectures to hospital staff members of every discipline with the goal of
reducing and preventing errors
 Provide ongoing “as needed” assistance to new hires regarding error prevention
Howard University College of Pharmacy
May 2010 – May 2013
Chief Student Tutor
Supervisor: Soon Park, PharmD
● Organized weekly schedule of tutorials for all classes in the college of pharmacy
● Provide weekly tutorials in Pharmacology and Therapeutics in both group and one-on-one
settings
● Work closely with professors to provide assistance to students having difficulty in the class
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Post Graduate Year One Residency Experience
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Adult Internal Medicine
June 2014
Preceptor: Dev Chatterji, PharmD, BCPS
 Served as an independent clinical pharmacist for an internal medicine floor with an average of
20 patients per day
 Provided several 30 minute medication class review sessions to medical residents, interns,
and students
 Provided extensive medication reconciliations to patients prior to discharge
Ambulatory Care
May 2014
Preceptor: Jonathon Puhl, PharmD
 Served as clinical pharmacist for an outpatient general medicine clinic, providing drug
information and patient counseling services for attending and resident physicians
 Scheduled hour-long medication therapy management sessions for patients with complex
medication regimens
 Communicated with patients, physicians, and third party payers to optimize and simplify
medication regimens when possible
Antimicrobial Management
April 2014
Preceptor: Lan Duong, PharmD
 Precepted three fourth year pharmacy students in antimicrobial stewardship and
principles/topics of infectious disease
 Reviewed patient medication profiles daily based off of a target list of anti-infective agents and
made interventions to therapy where appropriate
 Rounded with infectious disease consult team to provide service to patients with complex
antimicrobial regimens
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Pediatrics
March 2014
Preceptor: Anthonia Umeh, PharmD
 Rounded daily with a multidisciplinary team caring for patients in both the neonatal intensive
care unit (NICU) and the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
 Completed several quality assurance summaries detailing the number of and types of
medication errors reported in the pediatric department
 Presented two educational 30 minute inservices to the pediatric pharmacy department on
disease states/treatments common in the NICU and PICU
Practice Management
February 2014
Preceptor: Varintorn Aramvareekul, MHSA, MBA, RPh, CPHQ, CSSGB, FACHE
 Precepted two fourth year pharmacy students in the creation of two online educational
modules designed to instruct staff members on medication safety
 Launched pharmacy newsletter as a means to increase inter and intra-department
communication
 Assisted in the development of a pharmacy department outcomes scorecard with the goal of
setting and monitoring department goals in areas such as patient safety, satisfaction, and cost.
Adult Solid Organ Transplant
January 2014
Preceptor: Annelise Nelson, PharmD, BCPS
 Rounded daily with and provided medication therapy management services to a
multidisciplinary team caring for adult liver, kidney, and small bowel transplant patients
 Created drug monograph for new formulary addition simeprevir (Olysio®)
 Led a journal summary, critique, and discussion to a group of clinical pharmacists and student
Critical Care: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
November 2013
Preceptor: Nicole Harriott, PharmD
 Precepted one fourth year pharmacy student on daily multidisciplinary patient rounds and
didactic topic discussions
 Provided formal in-service to nurses detailing administration guidelines and toxicities of
ganciclovir
 Actively participated on the emergency response team; providing assistance during inpatient
cardiac arrests and strokes
Hematology/Oncology
October 2013
Preceptor: Simona Armanca, PharmD, BCOP
 Precepted one fourth year pharmacy student during daily patient rounds with the hematology
and lung cancer consult services
 Provided formal in-services to nurses (Febrile Neutropenia) and to pharmacists (Hematopoeitic
Stem Cell Transplant
 Completed a data sheet summarizing an oncology research protocol under investigation
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Pharmacy Informatics
September 2013
Preceptor: Alan Chung, PharmD
 Assisted in the institutional changeover from traditional paper order entry to Computerized
Prescriber Order Entry (CPOE)
 Researched and performed root cause analysis for institutional safety occurrence reports
 Led daily pharmacy meetings to inform staff of common issues regarding CPOE transition and
their suggested resolution
Adult Internal Medicine
August 2013
Preceptor: Amy Ives, PharmD, BCPS
 Rounded daily with a multidisciplinary team to provide drug information services, patient care
plans, and drug monitoring services
 Completed medication reconciliation and documented interventions in the patient medical
record
 Provided a formal in-service to medical residents and students on antibiotic selection and
pharmacokinetics
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Longitudinal Post Graduate Year One Residency Experience
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Ambulatory Care and Anticoagulation Therapy Management
Preceptor: Jonathon Puhl, PharmD
 Designed and implemented evidence-based patient specific regimens and monitoring plans for
initiation, bridging, and continued management of warfarin
 Communicated directly with patients to address changes in therapy and drug information
requests. Documented interventions and patient progress in the electronic medical record
 Enrolled patients into the monitoring program and provided medication counseling
Pharmacy Practice and Decentralized Staffing
Preceptor: Verna Brock, PharmD, BCPS
 Performed order entry and verification both pre and post-CPOE implementation on various
decentralized hospital units
 Completed patient medication reconciliation, provided drug information, performed order
clarification and drug dispensing
 Communicated with nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and patients to ensure continuity of care
Antiretroviral Monitoring Program
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Conducted daily monitoring of all in-patients undergoing therapy with antiretroviral agents
Completed medication reconciliation and performed interventions with prescribers as
necessary to optimize therapy
Recorded all interventions in the patients electronic medical record and in a data collection
sheet to assess outcomes
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Doctor of Pharmacy Experiential Training
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VA Medical Center - Washington, DC
March 2013 – April 2013
Preceptor: Sumana Alex, PharmD, BCPS
Internal Medicine
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
February 2013 – March 2013
Preceptor: Varintorn Aramvareekul, RPh
Pharmacy Administration
Walgreens Pharmacy (Store #11338) – Arlington VA
January 2013 – February 2013
Preceptor: Carolyn Eimer, PharmD
Community Pharmacy
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
November 2012 – December 2012
Preceptor: Dev Chatterji, PharmD, BCPS
Internal Medicine
Howard University Hospital
October 2012 – November 2012
Preceptor: Muideen Adigun, PharmD, BCPS
General Medicine
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
September 2012 – October 2012
Preceptor: Jen Adams, PharmD
Elective Regulatory
Howard University College of Pharmacy
June 2012 – July 2012
Preceptor: Soon Park, PharmD
Elective Academic
Center for Infectious Disease Management and Research – Washington, DC
May 2012 – June 2012
Preceptor: Monika Daftary, PharmD, AAHIVE
Ambulatory Care
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Related Experiences
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Bethany Body Art, Inc. – Bethany Beach, DE
May 2005 – August 2011
Owner/Sole Proprietor
 Opened and operated a small seasonal business selling miscellaneous beach items and
temporary airbrushed tattoos
 Hired, trained, and scheduled all employees; usually about five per season
 Maintained accurate sales, billing, tax, and payroll records
Howard University Center of Excellence and Walgreens Pharmacy
June 2011 – July 2011
Pharmacy Advancement through High School (PATHS) Program
Event Coordinator
Supervisor: Sharon Murphy, PhD
● Mentored a group of ten high school kids with interest in the profession of pharmacy
● Organized two weeks of events for the participants; including a museum visit, hospital tours,
and small pharmacy-based lectures
● Organized open discussions about the profession of pharmacy with several faculty members at
the Howard University College of Pharmacy
Walgreens Pharmacy (Store # 10071) – Washington, DC
May 2007 – September 2009
Executive Assistant Manager
Supervisor: Rick Conner, PharmD – District Manager
● Actively trained in both didactic and on-the-job settings with the direction of becoming a
Walgreens Pharmacy Store Manager
● Responsible for hiring, training, and retention of all store employees (typically about 25
individuals)
● Trained in various aspects of successful business management; including profit and loss
statements, merchandising, marketing, distribution, and customer service
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Publications
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Godwin O, Dyson B, Park S, Lee E. Compliance on the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
(CONSORT) Guidelines in Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Pharmaceutical Care and Health
Systems. Manuscript publication pending.
Fortunak J, Byrn S, Dyson B, King C, et al. An Efficient, Green Chemical Synthesis of the Malaria
Drug Piperaquine. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. October, 2013. Vol. 12, No. 5.
Dyson B. “All About What We Weigh.” Academic Pharmacy Now. American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy. December, 2012
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Professional Presentations
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Oral Presentations
Inpatient use of eculizumab at a single-center tertiary care teaching hospital
 Platform presentation, Eastern States Residency Conference
 Hershey, PA
Updates in HIV Therapy
 ACPE-accredited activity for one contact hour of CPE credit
 MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
May 2014
April 2014
Analysis of inpatient eculizumab use
 Medication Usage Evaluation
 MedStar Georgetown University Hospital P&T Committee
February 2014
Poster Presentations/Abstracts
Potency and Stability Analysis of Antibiotic Lock Solutions
 UHC Pharmacy Council, Poster Session, ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
 Orlando, FL
December 2013
Improving the chemotherapy dispensing process utilizing lean methodology
 ASHP Midyear Clinical Exhibition, Poster Session
 Orlando, FL
December 2013
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Professional Leadership Experience
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Rx Express Pharmacy Newsletter Editor
July 2013 – June 2014
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Pharmacy Safety Culture Committee
July 2013 – June 2014
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Medication Safety Committee
July 2013 – June 2014
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Medication Operations Committee
July 2013 – June 2014
Association of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
Chapter President
August 2011 – May 2012
Rho Chi Society: Beta Sigma Chapter
Student Tutorial Chair
August 2011 – May 2012
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Center of Excellence Student Research Program
Student President (January 2010 – May 2010)
January 2010 - May 2010
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Honors and Awards
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Dean Chauncey L. Cooper Memorial Award (class salutatorian)
2013
Center of Excellence Service Award (service, dedication, and leadership)
2013
Merck Award (contributions to pharmaceutical chemistry research)
2013
Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Award (contributions to epidemiology research)
2013
Howard University College of Pharmacy Scholarship Recipient
2012
AACP Walmart Scholars Program Scholarship Recipient
2011
Sylvester Flowers Endowed Scholarship Recipient
2011
Trustee Scholarship Recipient (merit based)
2010 - 2013
Dean’s List; Howard University College of Pharmacy
2009 - 2013
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References
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Available upon request
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