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Resume of Joe Medina, CPhT, BS Pharmacy

      Professional Objective

      To pursue a vocation that allows me the opportunity for further specialization and assist others in their own professional growth


      Education

      Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, May 1988 -  Honor Roll
      University of Colorado
      Boulder Campus
      Boulder, CO

      Associate of Sciences General -  Honor Roll
      Grossmont Community College
      El Cajon, CA

      Summary

      Offer over thirty years of practical and teaching experience in the field of Pharmacy. My current goal is to be an Advocate for Pharmacy Technicians to meet their needs and the needs required in the professionalism of the Pharmacy Technician Practice.  My personable approach to instruction has always made me a favorite among students in not only presentation of material but in learning as well. 


      Work History

      4/2009 - Current

      Westwood College
      Adjunct Instructor -  Pharmacy 
      Denver, CO 

        Instructor of Pharmacy Classes including:  Drug Administration including Injections, Calculations, Aseptic Technique, Introduction to Pharmacy and Basic Pharmacology.  All classes taught are didactic with Practical training. Duties consists of Lectures, handouts, homework preparation and test making.  Material derived from own American Society of Health Care Pharmacists or ASHP accredited curriculum.  

      8/2003 - 8/2009

      College America
      Adjunct Instructor -  Pharmacy 
      Denver, CO 

        Instructor of Pharmacy Classes including:  Drug Administration including Injections, Calculations, Aseptic Technique, Introduction to Pharmacy and Basic Pharmacology.  All classes taught are didactic with Practical training. Duties consists of Lectures, handouts, homework preparation and test making.  Material derived from own American Society of Health Care Pharmacists or ASHP accredited curriculum.  


      11/99 - Current

          Home Business Tech Lectures

          President/Founder of Tech Lectures which offers CE specifically for Pharmacy Technicians and Nurses. Also involved in the writing of textbooks and Review for the National Exam seminars nationwide.

      5/98 - 12/99

        Arapahoe Community College and Front Range Community College
        Health Sciences Section
        Littleton, Colorado

          Chairman and Program Director for Pharmacy Technician Programs at two Community Colleges. Duties include administrative and teaching of several classes at both campuses. This Pharmacy Technician Program is accredited by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP)

      1/96 - 5/98

        Arapahoe Community College and Front Range Community College
        Health Sciences Section
        Littleton, Colorado

          Instructor for Pharmacy Technician Program. Classes taught include, Introduction to Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice I, Calculations, Pharmacology, Institutional and Community Pharmacy practice. All classes taught are didactic with Practical training. Duties consists of Lectures, handouts, homework preparation and test making.

      2/94 - 6/95

        Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan
        Pharmacy Department
        Denver, Colorado

          Pharmacist in charge of 150 psychiatric patients including Geriatric, Adolescent and Children’s units. Duties involved the review of medication regimens, medical rounds, in-services and implementation of an operational unit dose system. Editor of Pharmacy newsletter.

      9/94 - 6/95

        Arapahoe Community College
        Health Sciences Section
        Littleton, CO

          Instructor of five unit Pharmacology course for Pharmacy Technician Program. Duties consisted of lecturing, handouts, homework preparation and test making. Curriculum covered specific disease states and drug therapy. Lectures were derived from my own Lecture Manual (copyright 1994) and were well received by students and staff.

      8/94 - 6/95

        University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
        Pharmacy Program
        Denver, CO

         

          Guest lecturer on certain Disease States and Drug Therapy for BS and new Pharm. D. Program.

      6/93 - 2/94

        Concorde Career Institute
        770 Grant Street
        Denver, Colorado

          Program Director and Instructor for Pharmacy Technician Program. Program included 600 hours of Didactic lectures in Pharmacology, Drug names and indications, calculations and practical experience in Retail / IV room. Successfully accomplished ASHP Accreditation of Program.

      8/86 - 6/95

        Porter Memorial Hospital
        2525 S. Downing Street
        Denver, Colorado

        Pharmacy Intern ( 8/86 - 8/88 )
        Staff Pharmacist ( 8/88 - 2/90 )
        On-Call Pharmacist ( 2/90 - 6/95 )

          in charge of filling and dispensing all inpatient and outpatient orders received, including oral medications and IV Admixtures. On floor consultation of med orders with physicians and nurses including Pharmacokinetics.

      3/90 - 4/93

        Kaiser Permanente of Colorado Pharmacy
        11245 Huron Street
        Westminster, Colorado

          Staff Pharmacist in outpatient retail setting. Accurately filled 200 to 300 prescriptions per day. Editor of Pharmacy Newsletter.

      1/89 - 2/90

        Drug Emporium
        1977 Sheridan Blvd.
        Denver, Colorado 80214

          Pharmacy Manager of retail Pharmacy Department. Duties included scheduling, ordering of medications, inventory control and general paperwork required of Pharmacy Manager. Supervised two pharmacists and three Pharmacy Technicians. Prescription average was 320 prescriptions per day.

      10/76 - 8/85

        Kaiser Foundation Hospital
        Inpatient Pharmacy
        4647 Zion Avenue
        San Diego, California 92120

          Pharmacy Technician, duties which consisted of filling and dispensing of inpatient unit dose cassettes. Calculation, preparation and dispensing of IV Admixture’s.

      12/73 - 1/77

        United States Navy
        Naval Regional Medical Center
        San Diego, California


          Pharmacy Technician, duties which consisted of screening, typing labels, filling with correct medication and dispensing to the correct patient any outpatient prescription received.

           

      Home Business

        Tech Lectures®

          a series of Lectures for Pharmacy Technicians offering Continuing Education required of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board and promoting the Pharmacy Technician profession

           

          Web Site:  http://www.techlectures.com 

           

          Other Information

          2011  Co-Authored "Pharmacy Technician Review for the National Exam"  by Learning Express Publications.

          2009 APEX National Award Winner for Review for the Pharmacy Technician Manual

          2005 Keynote Speaker AAPT convention

          2001 Pharmacy Technician NPTA Advocate of the year

          1999 Co-Authored "Workbook and Review for National Exam" by Morton Publishing

          1999 Collaborated with three other textbooks by Perspective Press / Morton Publications.