The Mission of Patient Advocacy & Safety | Pharmacy Podcast Network

Dr. Soojin Jun PharmD is a co-founder of Patients for Patient Safety US (PFPS US). The PFPS US is is a network of people and organizations aligned with the World Health Organization (WHO) and focused on making healthcare safe in the United States. Led by people who have experienced medical error as a patient or in our families, we are activated to advance the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 approved by the World Health Assembly in May 2021. Soojin (or “Soo”) is a board-certified geriatric pharmacist (BCGP) in Illinois and Wisconsin.  She is also a certified professional in patient safety (CPPS) and a certified professional in healthcare quality (CPHQ), passionate about patient safety and quality improvement. After losing her dad to many gaps in healthcare as a minority caregiver, possibly from medication adverse events, she changed her career from a wedding videographer to a pharmacist. She is a passionate patient advocate and is the owner of a Medium publication called “I am Cheese” where we envision empathetic healthcare by sharing healthcare stories in any language with a belief that any of us can be an “extra slice of cheese” to prevent medical harms. She specializes in medication therapy management and believes empathy in healthcare can make healing possible in any relationship of healthcare.  She has experience in both inpatient and outpatient pharmacies and has worked as a population health pharmacist that manages complex medication regimens and also helps with social determinants of healthcare. She is also an ambassador for the Patient Safety Movement Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to patient safety worldwide, where she passionately speaks up about patient safety, patient rights, minority health, and patient advocacy for voiceless patients. She speaks English and Korean and is eager to help patients!