Lindsay Davis

Biographical Information:

Dr. Davis is a Professor at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy - Glendale (CPG). She earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy in 2003 from the University of Arizona and completed her residency training in 2009-2010 in adult acute care at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Since 2010 she has precepted over 120 students and residents in cardiology, internal medicine, and academia rotations. Her clinical site is a private cardiology practice where she has created a robust ambulatory care pharmacist clinic. Dr. Davis is honored to have received the Mentor of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Educator, and Faculty Preceptor of the Year Awards during her tenure at CPG. Her scholarly publications are focused on teaching and precepting methods as well as cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. She was the principal investigator for the Habits of Preceptors research project. Dr. Davis is the Program Coordinator for CPG’s Clinician Educators Program, a post-graduate longitudinal teaching and learning curriculum for pharmacists, which began in 2013, has over 590 enrollees to date, and provides more than 30 hours of classroom and mentored teaching opportunities annually to resident and preceptor participants across the state of Arizona.

Current employment, practice, and academic responsibilities:

Dr. Davis’ didactic teaching is focused on cardiovascular topics including ischemic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure, venous thromboembolism, antithrombotic therapy, and tobacco cessation. At her practice site she and her pharmacist-academician partner have created a robust ambulatory care pharmacist clinic through a collaborative practice agreement (CPA). Under this CPA they are given the authority to manage referred patients for heart failure, essential hypertension, supine hypertension, orthostatic hypotension, dyslipidemia, antithrombotic therapy, and tobacco cessation. Beyond the CPA the practice refers patients for polypharmacy, medication review for QTc prolongation, antiarrhythmic agent monitoring, and medication/disease state education. The practice has highlighted the pharmacist clinic in their waiting room video series. In addition to direct patient care, the pharmacist clinic conducts continuous quality improvement research, creates/updates clinic protocols, and provides education across the spectrum of clinicians including physicians, mid-level providers, nurses, and medical assistants.

Significant projects and accomplishments:

Dr. Davis' scholarly publications are focused on teaching and precepting methods as well as cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. She has an extensive record of scholarly work, and was the principal investigator for the Habits of Preceptors research project.

Professional Engagement & SPE Please describe your professional involvement with ASHP.

My service to ASHP is best evidenced by my work as an elected official within the Arizona Pharmacy Association (AzPA), an ASHP State Affiliate, and in the innovative educational programming I have created for ASHP meetings. I served as Arizona’s ASHP State Affiliate “President” (Health-Systems Academy Chair) during a 3 year term from 2011-2014 (Chair-Elect, Chair, Immediate Past Chair). During these 3 years my efforts were focused on ASHP’s PPMI, development and expansion of residency programming in Arizona, and creation of the AzPA Mentor Connection Program (MCP). In 2011 I led the development, organization and implementation of the AzPA MCP to match practicing pharmacists and student pharmacists in Arizona with the goal of professional development beyond curricular boundaries. As part of this effort the MCP Standing Committee was formed which I served as a Chair and then member from 2013-2016. To date I have served as a mentor to 18 student pharmacists in this program. During my year as Chair I focused on engaging health-systems and student pharmacists with PPMI including completing the benchmark survey and implementing strategies to advance clinical practice. I continued my commitment to health-systems practice and education by leading symposia, podium presentations, educational sessions at various ASHP meetings, and publications. Additionally, I am passionate about sucession planning and empowering others to give back to the profession. I have continued to recruit individuals to serve as Arizona representatives for ASHP’s House of Delegates, and served as Midwestern’s AzPA Student Pharmacist Academy Advisor from 2012-2018 where I helped to establish a “student track” at AzPA Annual Meetings. I have worked to use my dedication to patient care, advancement of pharmacy practice, and engaging education to serve ASHP’s mission of advocating and supporting the professional practice of pharmacists. Most recently, I serve as Vice Chair for ASHP’s Section of Pharmacy Educators inaugral Advisoy Group for the Development of the Educational Workforce.

What advice would you provide for individuals new to your area of practice?

"Opportunity is often missed because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work" - Thomas A. Edison

 When seeking out and embarking on new opportunities, find a good mentor, harness your fortitude, and listen with the intent to understand before being heard. My best advice in fostering interprofessional collaborations is to open the conversation by asking prescribers "What barriers do you face in providing the highest quality care possible, and how can I help you (re)solve them?"

"Anything in life worth having is worth working for." - Andrew Carnegie