Interview with Public Health Service Pharmacist CAPT Marisol Martinez, PharmD

CAPT Marisol Martinez, PharmD has been in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps for 17 years and is currently serving a non-traditional pharmacist role with the CDC.  If you're a pharmacist or a pharmacy student exploring your career options, you need to listen to this episode.   Bio CAPT Marisol Martinez, PharmD, MBA, currently is the Senior Clinical Pharmacist Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), World Trade (WTC) Center Health Program and works from Atlanta, GA. She earned her PharmD from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy in 2005, and her Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2016. CAPT Martinez began her career with the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) in 2005 with the Indian Health Service in Santa Fe, NM. There, she was an outpatient and inpatient pharmacist, while also managing the hospital's Hepatitis C clinic and the Vaccines for Children Program. She then transferred to the Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, Formulary Management Branch, in San Antonio, TX, where she supported their National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.  In 2016, CAPT Martinez began working as a pharmacy formulary manager and clinical subject matter expert for the CDC's World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program. This Program provides medical monitoring and treatment of WTC-related health conditions for 9/11 responders and survivors. Thank you for listening to episode 209 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast! To read the full show notes, visit https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com.  Click on the podcast tab, and search for episode 209. Subscribe to or Follow The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast! Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon/Audible