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Nina Cimino, PharmD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science Cimino received a BS degree in general biology from the University of Michigan and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She completed a residency in pharmacy practice at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md., and a residency in pain management and palliative care at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Cimino’s practice and research interests include patient outcomes of palliative care interventions, pain management, and substance abuse. She practices as a member of the inpatient palliative medicine team at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Amanda Schartel, PharmD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science Schartel received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences. She completed a pharmacy practice residency at the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System and an ambulatory care specialty residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Schartel practices at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where she works as an ambulatory care clinical specialist focusing on improving transitions of care. Her research interests include transitions of care, chronic diseasestate management, and medication therapy management.
Joey Mattingly, PharmD, MBA Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science Mattingly received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Pharmacy and an MBA from UK’s Gatton College of Business and Economics. He began his pharmacy career as an EPRN super trainer at The Kroger Co., where he facilitated the implementation of a new pharmacy information system software for more than 40 pharmacies. After completion of the pharmacy system rollout, Mattingly managed four Kroger Pharmacy locations between 2010 and 2012, revamping operations at each location to improve multiple business and patient care activities. He was promoted within Kroger to serve as District 6 pharmacy coordinator in the Mid-South Division overseeing operations for 12 pharmacies. In 2013, Mattingly left Kroger to lead Indianapolis operations as general manager for a startup longterm care pharmacy company called AlixaRx, providing pharmacy services and remote automated dispensing systems to 23 skilled nursing facilities across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. At the School of Pharmacy, Mattingly’s primary research interests include pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy practice management and leadership, and social media. His practice interests revolve around patient care and business model challenges in the community and long-term care pharmacy practice settings. His practice site is the University of Maryland Medical Center’s outpatient pharmacy. Mattingly writes for Leading Over the Counter, a blog dedicated to sharing leadership and management perspectives for pharmacists and other health care professionals.
Julia Slejko, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Slejko received a BA in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her PhD training at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy’s Center for Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research was focused on pharmacoeconomics. Her postdoctoral training was completed at the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program in the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. Slejko’s research is focused on innovative approaches for decision-analytic modeling for economic and health outcomes assessments. She has applied these methods to modeling medication adherence and translating pharmacometric findings to cost-effectiveness analyses. Prior to her PhD training, she had a seven-year career in drug discovery at Array BioPharma in Boulder. Slejko is very active in the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research and maintains close connections with industry and academic partners alike.
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