Research Gate

Teaching & Academic Contributions

• PharmD Courses:
  • Contemporary Pharmacy Practice
  • The Pharmacist in Transitional Care
  • Pathophysiology/Therapeutics Neurology/Psychiatry
  • Pharmaceutical Care Recitation III
  • Pathway to Practice: Skills of APPE Readiness  

• Experiential Education:
  • Preceptor, IPPE/APPE students in inpatient internal medicine/transitions of care
     
• Graduate & Residency Training:
• Director, PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency
• Preceptor, PGY2 pharmacy residents on inpatient internal medicine rotations

• Mentor, Resident research projects

Research Focus & Practice

Dr. Marissa Cavaretta is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) a Board-Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP) with expertise in internal medicine and transitions of care. She is committed to advancing pharmacist involvement in TOC, fostering collaboration among healthcare professionals, and enhancing patient outcomes through innovative pharmacy-driven services.

Since joining Temple University in 2013, Dr. Cavaretta has maintained a clinical practice in internal medicine at Temple University Hospital, where she precepts pharmacy students and residents. Her expertise lies in transitions of care (TOC), and she has played a key role in developing pharmacy services in this area, including the establishment of a TOC pharmacy consult service.

Practice & Clinical/Community Engagement:

Dr. Cavaretta collaborates with the TUHS Center for Population Health to deliver pharmacy services at the Healthy Together Hub at ShopRite in Philadelphia. As a lead preceptor, she mentors IPPE students who volunteer to screen community members in a medically underserved area for hypertension and diabetes, helping to improve access to care and promote better health outcomes.

Key Interests: transitions of care; discharge planning; medication adherence; patient education; experiential education

Select Publications

• Cavaretta MJ, Wetterling J, Wagner JL, Gallagher JC. Use of an electronic health record training environment with a longitudinal patient case as a teaching tool in an APPE-readiness course. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2025 Mar;17(3):102273.
• Cavaretta M, Mirza R, Finn JT, Trumbower T, Luong J. Discharge order verification process to reduce prescription errors and optimize diabetes management. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2025 Feb 13:102354.
• Hiryak KM, Kludjian GA, Gallagher JC, Cavaretta MJ. Improving antibiotic utilization through an outpatient stewardship initiative. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023 Jul 10;3(1):e120.

Leadership & Service Experience

• Director, Office of Experiential Education, TUSP
• Director, PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency, TUSP
• Chair, APhA-APPM Transitions of Care Community