Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Professional Posters
Professional Presentations
Honors And Awards
Leadership Experience
Timeline
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LAUREN N. DOBSON

Pawcatuck,CT

Summary

Dynamic pharmacy professional with experience at CVS Health, excelling in patient counseling and medication management. Achieved significant cost savings through data analysis and project management during a managed care rotation. Proven ability to enhance compliance monitoring and collaborate effectively within teams to optimize patient outcomes.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Graduate Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health
Groton, CT
06.2025 - 08.2025
  • Support accurate and safe medication dispensing under licensed pharmacists' supervision, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
  • Assist with delegation and pharmacy operations ensuring optimal team workflow and production.
  • Educate patients on medication usage, side effects, adherence, and over-the-counter product selection.
  • Participate in immunization services, including patient outreach and administration.

Managed Care Elective Rotation

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
03.2025 - 05.2025
  • Utilized the Hightouch platform to monitor and provider cost savings for members. Completed one successful intervention optimizing dispensing of oncology medication saving BCBSRI an estimated $88,000 for the next year.
  • Identified patients falling short on Medicare Star Ratings adherence measures. Analyzed the patient situations, developed interventions, and presented them to my preceptor and patients.
  • Conducted a literature review and formulary management review on novel pain medication Journavx. Presented my findings to the pharmacy team, financial team, Director of Medicare, and Director of Commercial Insurance in an hour presentation. Completed and presented in person a patient education presentation on Type 2 Diabetes and Osteoporosis.
  • Completed a literature review on cost savings associated with the Medicare Stars Ratings interventions, such as, beta-blocker intervention in heart failure, statin used in Diabetes. Reported out the data to the Director of Medicare.

Pharmacy Intern

Seaside Pharmacy
Westerly, RI
07.2021 - 05.2025
  • Administered vaccines, provided patient counseling, and processed monthly medication packs for patients.
  • Performed comprehensive medications reviews and adherence reviews in the outcomes system.
  • Supervised medication ordering through McKesson Connect and assisted with training new pharmacy interns.

General Medicine Rotation

Lawerence + Memorial Hospital - Yale New Haven
New London, CT
01.2025 - 02.2025
  • Completed discharged medication reconciliations and formulated recommendations to providers optimizing patients transition from inpatient to outpatient settings. Recommendations included intervention on inappropriate durations of antibiotics, therapeutic duplications, inhaler optimizations, medication cost, and unclear directions.
  • Provided patient counseling on medication management for anticoagulation, post-myocardial infarction care, asthma, and COPD.
  • Independently completed documentation of the discharge medication reconciliations and recommendations in the electronic health record, Epic.
  • Provided education to pulmonary rehabilitation patients on the etiology, diagnosis, and management of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, including treatment of hypo- and hyperglycemia. Additionally, addressed patient questions regarding medications, blood sugar monitoring, and other related concerns.

Specialty Pharmacy Administration Elective Rotation

Specialty Pharmacy - Brown University Health
Providence, RI
10.2024 - 11.2024
  • Attended and participated in daily meetings regarding ongoing project to implement home infusion services.
  • Completed a 10-page biosimilar comparison project with a focus on Actemra (tocilizumab) to provide an educational resource for pharmacists. Completed a drug-drug interaction project focused on assessing the clinical significance of 50 drug-drug interactions not populating during the specialty verification process.
  • Completed refill assessments for specialty pharmacy patients in Therigy system by conducting chart review via the electronic health record LifeChart and Willow Ambulatory.
  • Shadowed pharmacists in the pediatric, adult neurology clinics and pediatric, adult pulmonary specialty clinics.

Ambulatory Care Rotation

Rhode Island Hospital - Brown University Health
Providence, RI
09.2024 - 10.2024
  • Reviewed patient charts to successfully complete eight comprehensive medication reviews with patients face-to-face and telephonically. Documented each encounter in the electronic health record LifeChart and MTM pathway.
  • Collaborated with clinical pharmacists in the disease states of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, polypharmacy, opioid use disorder and anticoagulation management through DDI searches, guideline review, and patient center care plans.
  • Conducted patient visits focusing on disease states such as diabetes and opioid use disorder at the Center for Primary Care Clinic. Documented chart notes after patient visits.
  • Attended CDOE Conference with my preceptor and completed four drug information questions.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy - College of Pharmacy

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
05.2025

Master of Business Administration - College of Business

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
05.2025

Skills

  • Patient counseling
  • Medication management
  • Compliance monitoring
  • Data analysis
  • Project management
  • Team collaboration

Certification

  • Connecticut Pharmacist License, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, PCT.0017109, 08/25 - 01/26
  • BLS Provider, American Heart Association, 04/24 - 04/26
  • Excel 2019 Associate Certification, Microsoft Office, 06/23
  • Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certification, American Pharmacists Association, 05/22

Professional Posters

The Association Between Urinary Incontinence and Depression in Patients Age 50 and Older, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Research Symposium, 04/24

Professional Presentations

  • Journavx (Suzetrigine) Clinical and Market Review, 05/08
  • PharmD/MBA Panel, University of Rhode Island, 20 PharmD. students, 11/24
  • The Inflation Reduction Act: Impact on Patients and Pharmacies, Brown University Health Specialty Pharmacy, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Department, 11/24
  • Navigating Medication Guided Therapy for Weight Management, Brown University Health, medical attending group located at the Center for Primacy Care Clinic, 10/24
  • Journal Club: Dapagliflozin in Myocardial Infarction without Diabetes or Heart Failure, Brown University Health, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Department, 10/24

Honors And Awards

  • Centennial Merit Scholarship
  • Dean's List, University of Rhode Island, 09/19-05/25
  • Rho Chi Honor Society

Leadership Experience

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), Alumni Chair, 09/23, 05/24, 

  • Communicated with URI Pharmacy Alumni working within the managed care field to coordinate meeting times and collected information for club meetings.
  • Coordinated panels/interviews for members to learn more about careers within the managed care field.

Timeline

Graduate Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health
06.2025 - 08.2025

Managed Care Elective Rotation

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
03.2025 - 05.2025

General Medicine Rotation

Lawerence + Memorial Hospital - Yale New Haven
01.2025 - 02.2025

Specialty Pharmacy Administration Elective Rotation

Specialty Pharmacy - Brown University Health
10.2024 - 11.2024

Ambulatory Care Rotation

Rhode Island Hospital - Brown University Health
09.2024 - 10.2024

Pharmacy Intern

Seaside Pharmacy
07.2021 - 05.2025

Doctor of Pharmacy - College of Pharmacy

University of Rhode Island

Master of Business Administration - College of Business

University of Rhode Island