Candis M. Morello
Candis M. Morello
Credentials:
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Pharm.D.
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APh (Advanced Practice Pharmacist license)
Current Position(s):
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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, VASDHS
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Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSD
Personal Statement:
Dr. Morello's research program involves exploring both clinical outcomes in diabetes patients and educational outcomes in student pharmacists who attend her diabetes educational programs. Dr. Morello maintains a clinical practice at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Health System where she is Director of the Diabetes Intense Medical Management Clinic. She is studying the effect of pharmacist-run diabetes medication management services on the 1) metabolic, 2) quality of life, 3) patient satisfaction 4) adherence rate outcomes in diabetes patients, 5) pharmacoeconomics and 6) medication complexity.
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Dr. Morello also conducts research on the effectiveness of the educational models such as diabetes self-care educational program, free clinic involvement, and is currently collaborating on a project using videos to enhance educational training.
Awards and Honors:
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2013 Fellow, ASHP Practitioner Recognition Program Award
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2013 Finalist, San Diego Business Journal “Women Who Mean Business 2013 Award”
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2015 Recipient, Teaching Award, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
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2016 Recipient, American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Pharmacy Community of Interest Pharmacy Best Practices in Diabetes Care 2016 Award
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2017 Honorable Mention, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) 2017 Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award for “Value of a Collaborative Pharmacist-Endocrinologist Collaborative Care Model: Diabetes Intense Medical Management Clinic”
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2019 Excellence in Teaching Award, UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professional History:
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2002 – Present Founding faculty at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (UCSD SSPPS)
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2008 – Present Clinical Pharmacist Specialist (CPS) at VASDHS
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2009 – Present Director and CPS in collaborative PharmD-MD Diabetes Intense Medical Management “tune Up” clinic, VASDHS
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2011- Present Associate Dean for Student Affairs, UCSD SSPPS
Education:
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Chemistry degree from UC Davis 1991, PharmD from UC San Francisco completed 1996, PGY1Residency VASDHS completed 1997
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