Alyson Houle (she/her)
Pharmacy Intern
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Accelerated - 2022
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Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Magna Cum Laude 3.73
Minor in Business Administration
Pharmacy Intern: 2019-2021
Certified Pharmacy Technician: 2017-2019
Compound sterile intravenous admixtures including nutrition and antibiotics using aseptic technique and USP 797 and 800
Train new technicians and interns on daily assignments and sign off on completion
Lead Pharmacy Technician: Milford, MA
Applied, interviewed and was selected in the P2 year for the yearlong APPE program. Will have five our of the six APPE rotations at Baystate Medical Center to better prepare myself in delivering evidence based patient care. Attend weekly 'bootcamp' sessions on disease states held by current residents for NAPLEX review.
Attended pulmonary clinics with attending pulmonologist to help assess patients for appropriateness/safety/efficacy with their pulmonary medication regimen
Observed pulmonary rehab clinics and attended education seminars about various aspects of pulmonary diseases
Held migraine medication topic discussion and journal club discussion
Attended weekly journal clubs and disease state reviews
Evaluation of Alyson Houle MCPHS Amb Care (.pdf) 0.22mb Collected data for an MUE on Ativan dosing/titration in patients experiencing alcohol withdrawal
Monitored vancomycin therapy under hospital's pharmacy protocol
Participated in rounding with doctors, medical students, and clinical pharmacists
Assisted with COVID vaccination scheduling/calling to ensure minimal waste and timely administration
Evaluation of Alyson Houle MCPHS Institutional (.pdf) 0.22mb Rounded with interdisciplinary team in HVCC unit and recommended medication changes when appropriate to optimize individual pharmacotherapy regimens
Presented patients daily to preceptor to evaluate appropriateness of cardiac medications and antimicrobial therapies
Collaborated on topic discussions weekly on various topics—ACS, anticoagulation, arrhythmias, chronic and acute heart failure
Evaluation of Alyson Houle MCPHS Cardiology (.pdf) 0.23mb Rounded with interdisciplinary team in PICU and general pediatrics floor to recommend medication changes when appropriate to optimize patient care
Presented patients to the pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program to optimize antibiotic usage and minimize resistance
Discuss topics with pharmacy team including sickle cell disease, asthma, viral bronchiolitis, DKA, and pneumonia
Evaluation of Alyson Houle MCPHS Pediatrics (.pdf) 0.23mb Conduct biweekly presentations using PowerPoint on various topics
Participate in Continuing Education courses
Conduct research on over ~140 pharmacy schools in the country for CORE prospective clients
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Support first year students in their transition to graduate level courses via zoom
Reinforce material with P1 students one-on-one or in small groups for various courses
Record event and executive board meeting minutes and communicate upcoming events and activities
Manage and organize the annual budget with the president regarding event expenses, forms, and gifts.
Collaborate with the entire executive board in planning and managing 2 to 3 events per semester.
This link brings you to my honors and merit page that was started while I attended Stonehill College. If the specific honors society is affiliated with this website it gets automatically updated with my awarded honors.
Alyson Houle Merit PageGraduate students must have completed at least 18 graduate hours or the equivalent at their institution and rank in the top 10 percent of their class.
Recognizes those students with a full-time course load who have achieved outstanding scholarship with a 3.5 GPA or higher for the academic term.
Recognizes those students with a full-time course load who have achieved outstanding scholarship with a 3.5 GPA or higher for the academic term.
Recognizes those students with a full-time course load who have achieved outstanding scholarship with a 3.5 GPA or higher for the academic term.
April 2022 will be my first time out of the country - visiting Costa Rica
| Date: | 09/25/2020 |
| Rotation Type: | Wor/Man IPPE Institutional |
| Comments: | |
| Interprofessional collaboration occurs when multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, carers, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care. (WHO, 2010): | Yes |
| Interprofessional education occurs when learners, educators, or health care workers from two or more health professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective interprofessional collaboration and improve health outcomes. (adapted from WHO, 2010 & Buring, et al. AJPE 2009;73(4): article 59): | Yes |
| Please select all health care professionals or students of health professions that you interacted with during this rotation.: | Medical Student Nurse Nurse Practitioner Physician |
| As you complete the following questions, please think about all of the interprofessional observations and/or interactions you had during this IPPE rotation.: | Yes |
| I was able to place the interests of patients at the center of interprofessional health care delivery.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to act with honesty and integrity in relationships with patients, families, communities, and other team members.: | Strongly agree |
| I was able to recognize the roles and responsibilities of other health care providers.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to recognize how the team works together to provide patient care.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to recognize limitations of my skills, knowledge, and abilities.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to express my knowledge and opinions to team members involved in patient care with clarity and respect.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to listen actively to other team members.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to encourage ideas and opinions of other team members.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to engage other health care professionals in shared problem-solving appropriate to the specific patient care situation.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to reflect on my individual performance for improvement.: | Strongly Agree |
| Please provide one example of an interprofessional observation and/or interaction that you had during this IPPE rotation in one to two sentences.: | Communicated with a nurse at home health care to ensure patient was receiving optimal therapy inpatient. |
| During this IPPE rotation, did you interact with a physician or student physician?: | Yes |
| Date: | 08/28/2020 |
| Rotation Type: | Wor/Man IPPE Community |
| Comments: | |
| Interprofessional collaboration occurs when multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, carers, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care. (WHO, 2010): | Yes |
| Interprofessional education occurs when learners, educators, or health care workers from two or more health professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective interprofessional collaboration and improve health outcomes. (adapted from WHO, 2010 & Buring, et al. AJPE 2009;73(4): article 59): | Yes |
| Please select all health care professionals or students of health professions that you interacted with during this rotation.: | Nurse Nurse Practitioner Physician Physician Assistant - Practitioner Dentist - Practitioner Veterinarian |
| As you complete the following questions, please think about all of the interprofessional observations and/or interactions you had during this IPPE rotation.: | Yes |
| I was able to place the interests of patients at the center of interprofessional health care delivery.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to act with honesty and integrity in relationships with patients, families, communities, and other team members.: | Strongly agree |
| I was able to recognize the roles and responsibilities of other health care providers.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to recognize how the team works together to provide patient care.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to recognize limitations of my skills, knowledge, and abilities.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to express my knowledge and opinions to team members involved in patient care with clarity and respect.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to listen actively to other team members.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to encourage ideas and opinions of other team members.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to engage other health care professionals in shared problem-solving appropriate to the specific patient care situation.: | Strongly Agree |
| I was able to reflect on my individual performance for improvement.: | Strongly Agree |
| Please provide one example of an interprofessional observation and/or interaction that you had during this IPPE rotation in one to two sentences.: | Communicated with nurses and physicians at providers' offices to ensure the patient was receiving optimal therapy. |
| During this IPPE rotation, did you interact with a physician or student physician?: | Yes |
June 2020 - May 2021
Supported first year students in their transition to graduate level courses via Zoom
May 2020 - Apri 2021
Recorded event and executive board meeting minutes and communicated upcoming events and activities to current and potential new members
May 2020-April 2021
Managed and organized the annual budget with the president regarding event expenses, forms, and gifts for guest speakers and members.
210205055317_Bloodborne_Pathogens_OSHA_Certification.pdf (.pdf) 0.28mb The certificate will help graduating Pharmacists:
• Lead and support the delivery of care that is equitable, timely, and patient centered;
• Improve administrative processes through change management;
• Diagnose systemic issues and identify organizational issues;
• Work collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams to address inefficiency in healthcare delivery;
• Select and deploy managerial tools, understand improvement processes, and to utilize problemsolving approaches;
• Apply informatics in cycles of process improvement;
• Demonstrate and communicate business knowledge and skills.
This is my final patient case presentation from my Internal Medicine Pediatric APPE rotation. It covers the link between the initial symptom of optic neuritis and the likelihood of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the next 15 years. This also covers a new monoclonal antibody for the treatment of MS that is due to be FDA approved in September, 2022.
Alyson Houle Optic Neuritis Multiple Sclerosis Patient Case PresentationThis is a patient case presentation from my Internal Medicine Pediatric APPE rotation. It reviews the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of anti-NMDA autoimmune encephalitis secondary to an ovarian teratoma.
Alyson Houle anti-NMDA autoimmune encephalitisPresented this disease review during my Ambulatory Care APPE rotation to 2 preceptors and 7 other pharmacy students.
Alyson Houle Migraine Disease ReviewPublished a review of the updated 2021 IDSA guidelines on C. diff infections in Pharmacy Times on December 28, 2021. https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/updated-c-difficile-infection-guidelines-incorporate-new-trials
Alyson Houle C. diff PublicationThis is an 11 hour course of "quick overview activities" that help to better understand the various subjects and technoogies that support pharmacy operations. It aims to help strengthen your understanding of the overall pharmacy market and management skills.
Alyson Houle Pharmacy Market Subjects Certificate (.pdf) 0.23mb This is a 2 hour course designed to help prepare for presentations and public speaking. it aims to help improve communication, management, and leadership skills as well.
Alyson Houle Presenting & Public Speaking Certificate (.pdf) 0.23mb This is a 6 hour program to help prepare for residency, fellowship, and job interviews. It also aims to improve management skills by improving your skills as an interviewer.
Alyson Houle Interviewing Skills Certificate (.pdf) 0.23mb This is a 3 hour course designed to prepare you for the workplace. It aims to improve your communication, management, and leadership skills.
Alyson Houle Professionalism & Workplace "Soft Skills" Certificate (.pdf) 0.23mb This is a 3 hour course designed to strengthen how you present yourself to others. It aims to improve communication, management, and leadership skills and help build a career-long "digital footprint", so when someone "Googles" you, you rank #1 in Google and project a great image of yourself.
Alyson Houle Polishing Your Personal Brand Certificate (.pdf) 0.23mb • Presented “COVID Crisis—vaccines, therapies, and maskne” study to pharmacy staff
• Conducted MTM daily to ensure patient adherence and top quality of care
• Provided drug information regarding dosing and appropriate therapy suggestions to physicians
• Counseled patients on the top 200 with preceptor supervision
• Reorganized pharmacy shelves and inventory to prepare for store’s annual inventory count
Evaluation of Student (.pdf) 0.28mb • Discussed topics with pharmacy team including treatments of atrial fibrillation and heart failure
• Presented journal clubs on landmark trials such as ROCKET-AF, ARISTOTLE, DIG, & AUGUSTUS
• Assisted with operational technician roles like compounding and delivering medications to nursing
Evaluation of Student (.pdf) 0.26mb June 2020-May 2022
Reinforce material with P1 and P2 students one-on-one or in small groups for all P1 and P2 courses including Therapeutics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry, Pathophysiology, Pharmaceutics, Biochem, and Drug Lit. Used the teach back method in helping students review for exams.
Jan 2015-May 2016
Organized and facilitated study groups for Organic Chemistry I & II. Led problem cases for approximately 10 students weekly in a collaborative learning environment.
Assist blind or vision impaired individuals with various tasks electronically through the app
Be My EyesAdministered Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to roughly 100 patients at a large scale vaccination center at Worcester State University
Recruited patients to sign up for the center's patient portal to improve their quality of care.
Mentored a third grader throughout the school year on a weekly basis and helped with reading, math, and socialization skills.
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