1. Teaching Contributions:

PharmD Teaching: 

• Course Coordinator: Endocrine/Metabolic Module (Path/Therapeutics)
• Course Coordinator: Contemporary Pharmacy Practice                    
• Course Coordinator: Pharmacy Laboratory                                                                   
• Faculty Supervisor: Intravenous Admixture Laboratory    
• Recitation Leader: 2^nd and 3^rd year Doctor of Pharmacy Candidates
• APPE and IPPE preceptor

Other Teaching Roles: Primary educator of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Pharmacy-Based Immunization Training Certificate.

1. Practice & Clinical/Community Engagement (If applicable):

Clinical Pharmacist in Ambulatory Care

Medication Therapy Management Specialist

            Temple University Stroke Prevention Clinic

            3400 North Broad Street

            Philadelphia, PA

Responsibilities include staffing a Stroke Prevention and Risk Reduction Clinic. Neurology Physicians, through a collaborative Practice Agreements, refer patients for secondary stroke prevention. Current pharmacotherapy is assessed for appropriateness, effectiveness, and adverse reactions. Alternative therapy is recommended when needed. Physical assessment techniques are performed including blood pressure monitoring.  Follow-up is performed to monitor for efficacy and adverse reactions. Primary Preceptor for Doctor of Pharmacy candidates at this site.

1. Key Publications:

Kim M, Ruchalski C. Interdisciplinary Patient-Centered Post-Stroke Care in Follow up After Stroke, Screening and Treatment (FASST) Clinic Model: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study. Integrated Healthcare Journal 2022.

Ruchalski C, Andres A. Pharmacists’ Impact on Secondary Stroke Prevention. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 1-6. 2018.

Ruchalski C, Andres A. Drug Therapy Management in a Pharmacist-Run Stroke Prevention Clinic. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. Volume 73, Number 18, Pages 1388-1390.  September 2016.