1. Pre Pharmacy Club Meeting
Matthew Ditmore Pharm.D. BCPS
October 27th, 2016

2. Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Abbott Northwestern is the largest hospital in the Twin Cities Metro Area
674 Staffed beds
Quaternary Care Center
Specialties in Cardiac Care and transplantation, Stroke, Spinal Surgery, Joint Replacement
Offers Mental Health Services for both adults and children
Nationally accredited by US and News World Report
Top rated in 5 adult specialties
40000 admissions with ED visits

3. What I do…
I am the Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Oversee the Emergency Medicine, Critical Care and Renal, Oncology and Med Surg Pharmacists.
~40 pharmacists
Oversee the pharmacy intern program
24 interns work and learn at ANW
Represent ANW in Clinical Pharmacy, Critical Care Council
Represent Pharmacy in ICU, ED, Stroke related care councils
Pharmacist staffing / scheduling and HR related concerns
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Coordinator
Preceptor for PGY-1 Management Rotation and PGY-2 Health System Administration Residency

4. How I Got to Where I Am
Graduated in 2003 from Gustavus Adolphus College and the Universidad de Alcala De Henares.
Biology
Spanish
PreMed
Started working as a trainer for technicians in 2004 at Abbott Northwestern

5. How I Got to Where I Am
Accepted to Pharmacy School at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy - Boston in 2005
Pharmacy Intern at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Research Assistant at the Center for Clinical Excellence for Partners Health Care
Bedside Barcoding
Physician Order Communication via
Electronic Medical Records
Graduated in 2010

6. How I Got to Where I Am
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Rotations in Critical Care, Management, Oncology Service, Cardiology
Major Project – Addition of Insulin to Total Parenteral Nutrition
MUE – Nesiritide use in the hospitalized patient
HealthEast – St. Joseph’s Hospital
Critical Care Pharmacist (Cardiovascular Care and Med Surg Neuro)
Emergency Medicine Pharmacist
Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine

7. How I Got to Where I Am Abbott Northwestern Hospital Staff Pharmacist
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
Behavioral Health
Lead Pharmacist
Emergency Medicine Pharmacist
Lead the conversion of the our automated dispensing cabinet technology
Central Pharmacy Operations optimization

8. Service to the Community
American Society of Health System Pharmacists
House of Delegates
Minnesota Society of Health System Pharmacists
President of Central Affiliate
Treasurer Central Affiliate (Past)
Membership Committee Chairman
Phillips Neighborhood Clinic
Pharmacy Preceptor
Work with student physicians, pharmacists, nurses and social workers to provide care to patients who cannot afford health care
Provide medication, education, compassion and service

9. Service to the Community
Medical Mission Trips
Puebla
Global Medical Brigades