Chethani Chitraacharige

Pharmaceutical professional with comprehensive background in medication management, patient care, and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to enhance therapeutic outcomes through collaboration and adaptation to evolving healthcare needs. Strong expertise in pharmacology, prescription accuracy, and patient counseling. Reliable team player with results-driven approach and excellent communication skills.

• Emotion, Cognitive Control, and Mind Wandering, Undergraduate Student Poster Symposium, Life Sciences of South Florida Conference, 02/01/19
• Mortality Salience and Mind Wandering, Undergraduate Student Poster Symposium, 03/01/17

• APPE MTM, Center for Medication Therapy Management, Omaha, NE, 06/01/24, 07/01/24, Molly Goessling, Pharm.D., BCGP
• APPE Acute Care, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Glendale, AZ, 07/01/24, 08/01/24, Daniel Lim, Pharm.D.
• APPE Research, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 08/01/24, 09/01/24, Jeffrey Burmeister, Pharm.D.
• APPE Managed Care, Arizona Care Network, Phoenix, AZ, 09/01/24, 10/01/24, Jason Kwan, Pharm.D.
• APPE Medication Safety, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 10/01/24, 11/01/24, Hammond Adjei, Pharm.D.
• APPE Community, Desert Sky Pharmacy, Peoria, AZ, 02/01/25, 03/01/25, Tai Pham, Pharm.D.
• APPE Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 01/01/25, 02/01/25, Christian Eslinger, Pharm.D.
• APPE Ambulatory, VA Telehealth Clinical Resource Hub, Phoenix, AZ, 03/01/25, 04/01/25, Megan Koyle, Pharm.D.

• IPPE 4- Hospital Pharmacy, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 05/01/24, Kate Norville, Pharm.D.
• IPPE 2- Hospital Pharmacy, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 06/01/23, 07/01/23, Brandi Lodge, PharmD
• IPPE 1 – Community Pharmacy, Valleywise Pharmacy, Mesa, AZ, 06/01/22, 07/01/22, Liliana Boardman, PharmD
• IPPE 1 – Introductory Community Pharmacy, A Nice Apothecary, Phoenix, AZ, 04/01/22, Tim Youkhana, PharmD
• IPPE 1 – Introductory Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, 03/01/22, Danielle Ville, PharmD
• IPPE 1 – Introductory Transplant Pharmacy, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 02/01/22, Lauren Cherrier, PharmD
• IPPE 1 – Introductory Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 10/01/21, Erwin Lam, PharmD
• IPPE 1 – Introductory Cardiology, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 10/01/21, Jade Fann, PharmD
• IPPE 1 – Introductory Acute Care, St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 09/01/21, Hiren Patel, PharmD

• Basic Life Support Certification, American Heart Association, 08/01/21, 08/01/23
• Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate, American Pharmacist Association, 03/01/22
• Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services Certification, American Pharmacist Association, 06/01/24
• Arizona Pharmacist Intern, Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, 10/01/21, 10/31/26, I025456
• Nebraska Pharmacist Intern, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, 09/01/21, 09/01/26, 10115

• Student College of Clinical Pharmacy, 09/01/21, 08/01/22
• American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists, 08/01/21, Present

• Creighton University Presidential Committee, 08/01/23, Present, Committee member on funding for Lectures, Films, and Concerts, Committee member campus planning
• Reproductive Health Committee, American Pharmacists Association, 08/01/21, 08/01/22, Participated in goal planning for women’s health, Discussed drives for collecting feminine hygiene products
• Research Challenge Committee, Student College of Clinical Pharmacy, 09/01/21, 08/01/22, Attended monthly meetings, Discussed and collaborated on clinical reasoning questions

• Research Assistant, Attention Control and Working Memory, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 08/01/18, 12/01/20, Dr. Jonathan Banks, Studied the relationship between affect, mind wandering, and cognitive performance, Conducted analytical computer activities on subjects and analyzed data
• Research Assistant, Synthesis in Liposomes for Breast Cancer Drug Delivery, Center for Collaborative Research-Pharmaceutical Research Lab, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 08/01/18, 12/01/18, Dr. Appu Rathinavelu, Assisted in F-16 anti-cancer drug via stability study, Examined anti-angiomechanisms of JFD and F-16 drug, Predicted treatment outcomes via Gene Expression Profiles (GEP)
• Research Assistant, Emotion, Cognitive Control, and Mind Wandering, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 09/01/18, 12/01/18, Dr. Jonathan Banks, Examined the impact of emotions on cognitive control and mind wandering, Conducted analytical computer activities on subjects and analyzed data
• Principal Investigator, Populations Study in CommunityFest, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 09/01/17, 10/01/17, Dr. Steven Hecht, Conducted quantitative and qualitative research study on populations at annual CommunityFest event, Collected cumulative data and prepared presentation of findings to Dean of Undergraduate Affairs
• Research Assistant, Analysis of Mortality Salience on Mind Wandering, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 08/01/17, 12/01/17, Dr. Jonathan Banks, Examined how awareness of death inevitability affects mind wandering in students, Collected data from participants over semester and analyzed findings
• Research Assistant, Analysis of Mindfulness Medication on Short-Term Memory, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 08/01/16, 08/01/17, Dr. Steven Hecht, Determined the effects of mindfulness meditation on short term memory improvement, Conducted subjects to practice meditation and gave them series of memory tasks to collect data, Presented findings to peers/faculty