Teaching & Academic Contributions
- PharmD Courses:
- Professional Practice
- Introduction to Pharmacy Care
- Communication Skills
- Pharmacy Care Recitation III
- Experiential Education:
- Preceptor, IPPE and APPE students at Temple University Hospital on an inpatient internal medicine service
- Graduate & Residency Training:
- Preceptor, PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency program
Research Focus & Practice
Dr. Melissa Rotz is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) with expertise in inpatient internal medicine and chronic disease management. Her practice interests involve managing inpatient diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Her research focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning and interprofessional education.
Key Interests: diabetes; cardiovascular disease; interprofessional education
Select Publications
- Myers Virtue S, Rotz ME, Boyd M, Lykon JL, Waldron EM, Theodorou J. Impact of a novel interprofessional dental and pharmacy student tobacco cessation education programme on dental patient outcomes. J Interprof Care. 2018 Jan;32(1):52-62.
- Rotz ME, Dueñas GG, Zanoni A, Grover AB. Designing and Evaluating an Interprofessional Experiential Course Series Involving Medical and Pharmacy Students. Am J Pharm Educ. 2016 Jun 25;80(5):85.
- Rotz ME, Dueñas GG. "Collaborative-ready" students: Exploring factors that influence collaboration during a longitudinal interprofessional education practice experience. J Interprof Care. 2016;30(2):238-41.
Leadership & Service Experience
- Director, Interprofessional Education, TUSP
- Chair, Interprofessional Education Committee, TUSP