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March 23, 2020
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Hooked on ID with Jennifer Ross, PharmD

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 Jennifer Ross, PharmD
Jennifer Ross

I have always appreciated things naked to the eye. My mom, a plant geneticist, let me look at corn tissue under her microscope at a young age. She explained how each anatomical structure seen on the slide contributed to survival. Little did I know the lasting impact this would have on my career path. Pharmacy school exposed me to different pharmacy settings: acute care, ambulatory, chain, independent and home infusion. Hospital pharmacy stood out because of the strong collaboration between pharmacists and other health care team members. Early in my PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency, I saw the leadership and clinical expertise ID pharmacists lend to optimize antimicrobial therapy in patients across a health system. These same ID pharmacists, whom I still call mentors, fostered my curiosity during my PGY-2 ID residency through a broad array of antimicrobial stewardship, ID consultation, HIV, research and teaching experiences. Today, the teamwork needed to combat the evolving challenge of curing a patient with an infection while protecting others from unseen organisms, both new and old, provides continual excitement. Equally rewarding is experiencing the synergy of knowledge between myself and ID providers. I am proud to be an ID pharmacist!

Jennifer Ross, PharmD

Infectious diseases clinical pharmacist

M Health Fairview – University of Minnesota Medical Center