Melissa Potts, PharmD

Melissa Potts, PharmD

Melissa Potts, PharmD

  • School of Pharmacy

    • Pharmacy Practice

      • Clinical Associate Professor

        Programs

        • Doctor of Pharmacy

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Teaching & Academic Contributions

  • PharmD Courses:
    • Pathophysiology and Therapeutics: Metabolic Disorders Module
    • Pathophysiology and Therapeutics: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases II Module
    • Pharmaceutical Care Recitation II
    • Adverse Drug Reactions II: Case Studies
    • Clinical Pharmacokinetics
    • Drug Interactions: Mechanisms, Analysis and Clinical Applications
    • Pathophysiology and Therapeutics: Neuropsychiatry Module
    • Pharmaceutical Care Recitation I
  • Experiential Education
    • Preceptor, IPPE/APPE students at Temple University Hospital Jeanes Campus
  • Graduate & Residency Training
    • Mentor, PGY-1 residents in Pharmaceutical Care Recitation I

Research Focus & Practice

Dr. Potts maintains an active Internal Medicine clinical practice at Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus, with a primary geriatric patient population.  Her practice focuses on Internal Medicine, optimizing disease state management, including anticoagulation, cardiology, antimicrobial stewardship and medication reconciliation.  She and her students make numerous positive and clinically relevant interventions to the medical team at Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus to enhance patient outcomes; the majority are accepted. 

Key interests: cardiology; osteoporosis; migraine; drug interactions; patient safety. 

Leadership & Service Experience

  • Curriculum Revision Task Force Committee, TUSP