October 2021 - March 2022

CVS

Pharmacist

Floating Pharmacist for Tri-Cities TN/VA area.

December 2020 - March 2021

CVS

COVID-19 Vaccinating Pharmacist

Johnson City, TN

2017 - 2021

Ross Medical Education

Pharmacy Technician Instructor

Johnson City, TN

Supervise and prepare students for certification examinations.
Instruct students in all topics required to begin work in a functioning pharmacy including:

IV Prep

Drug Identification

Computer Terminal Functionality

Patient Consultation

2016 - 2016

Walgreens

Staff Pharmacist

Johnson City, TN

2015 - 2016

Walgreens

Pharmacy Manager

Hudson, NC

2014 - 2015

Walgreens

Staff Pharmacist

Boone, NC

2012 - 2013

Indian Path Medical Center

Pharmacy Practice Intern

Position:

Part time pharmacy intern

5-25 hours weekly

Responsibilities:

Preparing and delivering inpatient medication

Sterile IV preparations

Compounded medications

2003 - 2014

Walgreens

Pharmacy Practice Intern

Position:

Part time pharmacy intern

8-16 hours weekly

Responsibilities:

Verifying and counseling on prescriptions with pharmacist supervision

Medication Therapy Management (MTM) with pharmacist supervision

Assisting with HIV Center of Excellence duties

Patient adherence

Patient comprehension

Immunizations

Influenza, Tdap, Varicella, Shingles, etc.

Health Testing Certified:

Total cholesterol/HDL

A1C

Blood glucose

Blood pressure

Body composition

Licensures


2014 - 2024

Pharmacist License
State of Tennessee, 38540

2014 - 2024

Pharmacist License
State of North Carolina, 24216


Certifications


2004 - 2019

Certified Pharmacy Technician
CPhT, PTCB

2017 - 2019

BLS Instructor & Provider
AHA

2012 - 2014

Advanced Cardiac Life Support
ACLS, AHA

August 2013

Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care
APhA

August 2013

Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services
APhA

September 2010

Pharmacy-based immunization delivery certificate
APhA


Organizations & Committees


2012 - 2014

APhA HIV/AIDS Awareness Committee

2012 - 2014

Association of Interprofessional Healthcare Students
Member

2012 - 2014

Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Beta Eta Chapter

2011 - 2014

Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (ETSU) Admissions
Committee Student Interviewer

2011 - 2014

Tennessee Volunteer Mobilizer
Tennessee MRC Medical Volunteer

2010 - 2014

Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (ETSU) Student Affairs
Student Ambassador


Memberships


2012 - 2014

Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists
    Trainee-associate member

2012 - 2014

Wilderness Medical Society
    Member

2011 - 2014

Internation Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)
    Secretary/Treasurer, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy Chapter (2012-2014)

2010 - 2014

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
    ASHP Midyear (2012) (presenter)

2011 - 2013

Student Societies of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP)
    Secretary (2011-2013)

2010 - 2014

American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
       APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting (2011)
      Two Resolutions Accepted
    Tennessee Pharmacists Accosiation (TPA)
      TPA Annual Convention (2011)
    Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists (TPA-TSSP)

April 2014

Critical Care, APPE 7019
Holston Valley Medical Center
Kingsport, Tennessee
Wes Gilliam, PharmD

March 2014

Community Practice I, APPE 7019
CVS Pharmacy #7235
Johnson City, Tennessee
Vida Oveysi, PharmD

January 2014

Ambulatory Care I, APPE 6004
ETSU Family Medicine Associates
Johnson City, Tennessee
Emily Flores, PharmD

November 2013

Acute Care Practice II, APPE 6503
Holston Valley Medical Center
Kingsport, Tennessee
David Cluck, PharmD

October 2013

Infectious Disease, APPE 7028
Johnson City Medical Center
Johnson City, Tennessee
Paul Lewis, PharmD

September 2013

Regulatory Affairs, APPE 7048
Centers for Disease Control
Atlanta, Georgia
Tina Bhavsar, PharmD

August 2013

Acute Care Practice I, APPE 6003
Holston Valley Medical Center
Kingsport, Tennessee
David Stewart, PharmD

June 2013

Institutional Practice I, APPE 6001
Harlan ARH Regional Medical Center
Harlan, Kentucky
Angela Creech, PharmD

May 2013

Emergency Medicine, APPE 7041
Holston Valley Medical Center
Kingsport, Tennessee
Kirk Jones, PharmD

Clinical

Retail

Public Health

2010 - 2014

Doctor of Pharmacy

East Tennessee State University

Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy

Johnson City, Tennessee

Spring 2013

Multi-tasking Expert, Kappa Epsilon, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy

Award

Fall 2012

Dean’s List, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy

Honor

July 2011

Team Captain

Award

NASPA/NMA Student Pharmacist Self Care Championship

TPA Convention, First Place

2010

Associate of Science in Chemistry, Biology

Northeast State Community College

Blountville, Tennessee

Magna Cum Laude

2008

President’s Honor List

Honor

Northeast State Community College

Got Milk? Investigation of Fenugreek, Blessed Thistle and Fennel to Aid in Breast Milk Production.

Cyphers L, McGlothlin M, Scott J.

November 29, 2012 at Jonesborough Senior Center, Jonesborough, Tennessee.

Mandatory Oral Syringe Dispensing and Standardized Liquid Measurements.

Cyphers L.

November 26, 2013 at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee.

Arthritis

Bowling J, Cyphers L, Manship M, Parks S, Scott J, Smithgall S.

November 13, 2012 at Watauga Square Apartments, Johnson City, Tennessee.

NEPR Grand Rounds

Cyphers L, Scott J.

October 25, 2012 at Keystone Clinic, Johnson City, Tennessee.

Type I Diabetes Care Plan.

Cyphers L, Morgan K.

October 23, 2012 at Clinical Skills Competition at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee.

Anxiety vs. Depression.

Carr K, Cole R, Cyphers L.

October 18, 2012 at Johnson City Day Center, Johnson City, Tennessee.

Aspirin 81mg Versus 325mg: Is There A Right Answer?

Cyphers L.

Clinical Pearl provided to pharmacy acute care team at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee. August 30, 2013.

Lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and Clostridium difficile diarrhoea in older inpatients (PLACIDE).

Cyphers L.

Journal Club at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee. August 28, 2013.

How Does the Vancomycin MIC Affect Patient Outcomes in the Treatment of MRSA?

Cyphers L.

Clinical Seminar II (PMPR 5461) at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee. August 23, 2013.

Electrolyte Disturbances.

Cyphers L.

In-service provided to acute care team at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, TN. August 16, 2013

Meningitis and You.

Cyphers L.

In-service provided to hospital staff at Harlan ARH Hospital, Harlan, KY. June 27, 2013.

Conscious sedation in the ED.

Cyphers L.

In-service provided to pharmacy staff at Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. May 29, 2013.

Gene Therapy and Vector Development.

Cyphers L, Henderson B, Pritchard E.

Research presentation at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee. January 30, 2013

Diversifying Professional Development.

Cyphers L, Smithgall S.

December 2, 2012 at ASHP Midyear Poster Reception, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Renoprotective effect of the angiotensin-receptor antagonist irbesartan in patients with nephropathy due to Type 2 Diabetes.

Cyphers L.

Journal club at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee. November 30, 2012.

Got Milk? Investigation of Fenugreek, Blessed Thistle and Fennel to Aid in Breast Milk Production.

Cyphers L, McGlothlin M, Scott J.

November 29, 2012 at Jonesborough Senior Center, Jonesborough, Tennessee.

Mandatory Oral Syringe Dispensing and Standardized Liquid Measurements.

Cyphers L.

November 26, 2013 at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee.

Arthritis

Bowling J, Cyphers L, Manship M, Parks S, Scott J, Smithgall S.

November 13, 2012 at Watauga Square Apartments, Johnson City, Tennessee.

NEPR Grand Rounds

Cyphers L, Scott J.

October 25, 2012 at Keystone Clinic, Johnson City, Tennessee.

Type I Diabetes Care Plan.

Cyphers L, Morgan K.

October 23, 2012 at Clinical Skills Competition at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee.

Anxiety vs. Depression.

Carr K, Cole R, Cyphers L.

October 18, 2012 at Johnson City Day Center, Johnson City, Tennessee.

Aspirin 81mg Versus 325mg: Is There A Right Answer?

Cyphers L.

Clinical Pearl provided to pharmacy acute care team at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee. August 30, 2013.

Lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and Clostridium difficile diarrhoea in older inpatients (PLACIDE).

Cyphers L.

Journal Club at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee. August 28, 2013.

How Does the Vancomycin MIC Affect Patient Outcomes in the Treatment of MRSA?

Cyphers L.

Clinical Seminar II (PMPR 5461) at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee. August 23, 2013.

Electrolyte Disturbances.

Cyphers L.

In-service provided to acute care team at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, TN. August 16, 2013

Meningitis and You.

Cyphers L.

In-service provided to hospital staff at Harlan ARH Hospital, Harlan, KY. June 27, 2013.

Conscious sedation in the ED.

Cyphers L.

In-service provided to pharmacy staff at Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. May 29, 2013.

Gene Therapy and Vector Development.

Cyphers L, Henderson B, Pritchard E.

Research presentation at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee. January 30, 2013

Diversifying Professional Development.

Cyphers L, Smithgall S.

December 2, 2012 at ASHP Midyear Poster Reception, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Renoprotective effect of the angiotensin-receptor antagonist irbesartan in patients with nephropathy due to Type 2 Diabetes.

Cyphers L.

Journal club at Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, Tennessee. November 30, 2012.

November 29th, 2023

Nationwide Survey Reflects State of US Behavioral and Mental Health

Roughly 49 million people aged 12 years or older in the US lived with a substance use disorder in 2022, and about 59 million people lived with a mental illness, according to numbers from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Source: JAMA… read more

November 29th, 2023

One-Quarter of People Manage Chronic Pain With Only Medication

An estimated 54 million people in the US experienced chronic pain in 2020. Recent data suggest that roughly 1 in 4 of those people use solely pharmacologic interventions and might be missing out on nondrug approaches to manage their pain, researchers reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Source: JAMA Online First

November 29th, 2023

Measles Outbreaks Grow Amid Declining Vaccination Rates

Although the proportion of people vaccinated against measles grew to 86% worldwide between 2000 and 2019, that number fell to 81% during the COVID-19 pandemic and still has not returned to prepandemic levels. The decline has left millions vulnerable to the virus, which can cause complications including encephalitis and death, the US Centers for Disease… read more