Biography

Dr. Kim is originally from Seoul, Korea but went to high school in a small town in Colorado. She missed being in a big city, so she decided to move to New York for college and stayed in New York City for pharmacy school as well as her PGY-1 and academic fellowship training. She went on to complete a PGY-2 in Ambulatory Care in Kansas. She is excited to return to Touro College of Pharmacy as a faculty member!

Clinical Specialty

• Ambulatory Care

Education

• PharmD, LIU Pharmacy, NY, 2016
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, NY, 2016-2017
• Academic fellowship at Touro College of Pharmacy, NY 2017-2018
• PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Residency at University of Kansas Health System, KS, 2018-2019

Honors and Awards

• TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA Student Award
• Anderson Award
• Top Ten Finalist, ASHP National Clinical Skills Competition
• LIU First Place Winner, ASHP Local Clinical Skills Competition
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
• Elected participant of American College of Clinical Pharmacy Challenge
• Recipient of Graduate Excellence Scholarship
• Recipient of Faculty and Staff Endowed Memorial Scholarship
• Recipient of Korean American Pharmacists Association Scholarship
• Recipient of Faculty and Staff Endowed Memorial Scholarship
• Dean’s list for academic excellence

Research

• Evaluation of Vitamin D Deficiency and Supplementation in Liver Transplant Recipients
• Efficacy of Hepatitis B Vaccine in Adults with Chronic Liver Disease
• Assessment of Student Readiness to Enter APPEs
• Impact on pharmacy residents’ learning experience with implementation of an Emergency Department satellite
• Comparison of hemodynamic adverse effects of dexmedetomidine and propofol in adult critically ill patients
• Prevalence of hypertension and vaginal symptoms in a selected cohort in rural Haiti

Recent Publications

Kim Y, KC S, Sharma R. Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Pharmacytimes.com. 2018;7:6-8.

Recent Presentations

Poster Presentations:

• Kim Y, Loucks J, Shah M. Efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in chronic liver disease.
• Kim Y, Muzykovsky K. Comparison of hemodynamic adverse effects of dexmedetomidine and propofol in adult critically ill patients.
• Kim Y, Patel Z, Lee A, Sharma R. Prevalence of Hypertension and Vaginal Symptoms in a Selected Cohort in Rural Haiti.

Selected Presentations:

• Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Update
• Vitamin D Deficiency in Liver Transplantation Recipients
• Efficacy of Hepatitis B Vaccine in Adults with Chronic Liver Disease
• Opioid Crisis: History and Alternatives
• Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials in Type 2 Diabetes
• Statin Use in Patients with Low LDL Levels in NSTEMI
• Impact on pharmacy residents’ learning experience with implementation of an Emergency Department satellite
• Efficacy and Safety of Clopidogrel vs Ticagrelor
• Harvoni (Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir) Drug Interaction Overview

Professional Service

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• American Academy of Clinical Pharmacists
• New York Council of Health-System Pharmacists
• American Society of Health System Pharmacists