Susan Nguyen, PharmD, BCACP

Associate Professor - Clinical

Pharmacy Practice and Science

Research Areas: Division of Pharmacy Practice and Science

A218 Parks

Professional Interests

Dr. Nguyen is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist practicing in outpatient general internal medicine under collaborative practice agreements. She is passionate about educating the future generations of pharmacists in both didactic and experiential settings and introducing the pharmacy profession to underrepresented students. Her scholarship interests include pharmacy practice advancement and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Biography

Susan Nguyen, PharmD, BCACP is an associate professor-clinical in the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Science at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy and her PGY-1 residency training at The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy. Prior to joining Ohio State in 2024, Dr. Nguyen was a faculty member at Roseman University of Health Sciences and clinical pharmacist at Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada for eleven years.

She practices as a board-certified ambulatory care, clinical pharmacist as part of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Outpatient Care General Internal Medicine team. In this setting, she provides disease state management services through collaborative practice agreements for diabetes, hypertension, nicotine cessation, behavioral health, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, and weight management. Her work is focused on pharmacy practice advancement, including the impact of advanced pharmacy services and billing.

Dr. Nguyen is passionate about pharmacy education, introducing underrepresented students to the profession of pharmacy, and pharmacy advocacy. She has experience in teaching includes the development and facilitation of pharmacotherapy, leadership, and advocacy topics; skill-based pharmacy activities, and interprofessional activities. At Ohio State, her teaching will include developing and facilitating Program-Level Assessment (PLA) and precepting APPE students and residents. Her research focuses on pharmacy practice advancement and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Education

2021, Mental Health First Aider, National Council for Mental Wellbeing
2017, Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Board of Pharmacy Specialties
2016, APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services Certificate (Faculty Trainer)
2015, Basic Life Support (CPR & AED) Certified Trainer, American Heart Association
2015, APhA The Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Certificate (Faculty Trainer)
2013, ASHP Research Bootcamp Participant
2013, Teaching Certificate, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
2013, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency in Ambulatory Care, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
2012, APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services Certificate
2012, Doctor of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
2011, APhA The Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Certificate
2010, APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate
2008, Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Ohio State University

Honors

2024, Nevada Pharmacy Alliance, Board of Directors Member and Legislative and Advocacy Chair Recognition
2021, American Pharmacists Association, Care of Underserved Patients SIG Coordinator Recognition
2021, Nevada Board of Pharmacy, Challenge Coin Recipient for assisting with COVID-19 vaccination efforts
2014 & 2015, Nevada Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Director at Large and Legislative Committee Recognitions
2014, Nevada Society of Health-System Pharmacists, President’s Award

Publications

The Spanish pathway program: Introducing, recruiting, and retaining Spanish-speaking students to the pharmacy profession, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2024 Dec | journal-article. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2024.102188.
Collaborating with pharmacists to advance health equity for patients with diabetes through communication, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2022 May | journal-article. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2022.01.009.
Using the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to address social determinants of health in patients with diabetes, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2022 May | journal-article. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2022.01.008.
Pharmacy Practice Skills: A Guide for Students and Instructors (e-book), McGraw-Hill. 2021 Jan | book. .
Current evidence for COPD management with dual long-acting muscarinic antagonist/long-acting β₂-agonist bronchodilators, Postgraduate Medicine. 2020 Feb | journal-article. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2019.1702834.
A collaborative approach to residency preparation programming for pharmacy students, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2014 Jun | journal-article. doi: 10.2146/ajhp130544.
Evaluation of provider documentation of medication management in a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), INNOVATIONS in pharmacy. 2014 Jan | journal-article. doi: 10.24926/iip.v5i4.365.