Integrating Pharmacy Learners Into
IPE Healthcare Simulation Events

Chelsea Renfro, PharmD, CHSE is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator for Simulation-based Educator, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Renfro was trained in ambulatory care at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy (UNC ESOP) and completed a fellowship in community pharmacy research and academia at UNC ESOP. She has successfully implemented simulation-based education into the UTHSC College of Pharmacy curriculum. Dr. Renfro is the Chair of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Pharmacy Affinity Group and Co-Leader for the Tennessee Interprofessional Practice and Education Consortium Simulation-based Instruction Working Group.

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Liza is a Clinical Professor and the Clinical Director of Simulation at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University in New Jersey. As Clinical Director, Liza coordinates development and seamless integration of simulation-based education across the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum and collaborates with interprofessional faculty across Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. She maintains a clinical practice in critical care with RWJBarnabas Health System and is a licensed immunizer engaged in the Rutgers VaxCorp COVID-19 vaccination effort. Liza is dual board certified as a critical care pharmacist and a pharmacotherapy specialist. She obtained both her BS in Pharmacy and PharmD from the Rutgers College of Pharmacy, entering practice in 1997, later joining faculty in 2004.

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Jarrod Young, MBA, BSE, CHSOS-A joined The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in 2016 as the Simulation Operations Lead for the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS). Mr. Young received his Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 2012 and his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee-Martin in 2020. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety from UAB, a certification as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist- Advanced (CHSOS-A), as well as the Technical Apprenticeship in Healthcare Simulation offered by the Center for Medical Simulation in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Mr. Young volunteers in many different roles and committees within the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). He is currently a volunteer Accreditation Site Reviewer for SSH and an active member of the Simulation Operations and Technology Section (SOTS). Mr. Young served as a Planning Team Member for the SimOps 2021 conference in Tampa, FL.

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Jenni Beall, PharmD, BCPS, CHSE is currently the Director, Pharmacy Labs and Simulation and a Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy in Birmingham, Alabama. In this role, she oversees the simulation program for pharmacy students as well as helps to develop interprofessional simulation events in Samford’s College of Health Sciences. She received her PharmD from Samford in 1996, practiced in Abilene, Texas for over four years, then returned to join the faculty at Samford in 2000. When in practice, she worked in internal medicine with some experience in anticoagulation clinics. She has been active in research in the field of simulation in pharmacy education and has presented on this topic at national and international meetings.

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Dr. Carol Motycka graduated from the University of Florida with her Pharm.D. and completed a residency in Ambulatory Care at Florida Hospital in Orlando. After practicing at Florida Hospital for several years, Dr. Motycka joined the University of Florida to help build the College of Pharmacy program in Jacksonville. She is board certified in Ambulatory Care and has completed fellowships in both leadership and education. Dr. Motycka has been published in multiple academic and clinical journals and has provided over 100 presentations in the field with a particular focus on interprofessional education, simulation, and teamwork. She has received awards on the state and National level for her teaching, research, and leadership. As Assistant Dean of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy Jacksonville Campus, Dr. Carol Motycka spends her time teaching, completing research, advising, and administrating.

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Kelly Lempicki is the Assistant Director of the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center at Midwestern University and an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice.  She supports the development and implementation of simulation experiences for pharmacy students and trainees in other health professions using a variety of methodologies, from standardized patients to high-fidelity manikins, to enhance and evaluate clinical and communication skills.  She is also passionate about the creation and assessment of interprofessional simulations.

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