Karen Davidge
359 N. West St. Apt. 190, Indianapolis, IN 46202 • 734-787-5368 • kdavidge@iuhealth.org
EDUCATION
Sept. 2015-Apr. 2019 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Doctor of Pharmacy
Graduated with highest distinction
Aug. 2011-May 2015 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
Bachelor of Science in Zoology
Specialization in Bioethics, Humanities, and Society
Graduated summa cum laude
LICENSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Jul. 2019-Present Indiana Pharmacist License
Indiana Board of Pharmacy
Jul. 2019-May 2020 Indiana Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program (IPTeC)
Jun. 2019-Present ACLS/BLS Certification
American Heart Association
Sept. 2016-Present Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certification
American Pharmacists Association
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jun. 2019-Present PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Indiana University (IU) Health, Indianapolis, IN
Supervisor: Tate Trujillo, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, FASHP
May 2017-Apr. 2018 Veterans Affairs Learning Opportunities Residency
(VALOR) Pharmacy Intern
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI
Supervisor: Camelia Rusu, PharmD
Jun. 2015-Aug. 2016 Pharmacy Intern
Meijer, Lansing, MI
Supervisor: Jennifer Elzinga, RPh
PGY1 RESIDENCY EXPERIENCES
Jun. 2020 Toxicology
IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Adam Overberg, PharmD, BCPS, CSPI
Apr. 2020-May 2020 Internal Medicine – Hepatology
IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Jamie Reed, PharmD, BCPS
Mar. 2020-Apr. 2020 Medical Intensive Care Unit
IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Rachel Kruer, PharmD, BCCCP, CNSC
Mar. 2020 Pediatric Infectious Diseases
IU Health Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Michelle Kussin, PharmD, BCOP
Feb. 2020 Ambulatory Care – HIV Management
IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Brooke Stevens, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP
Dec. 2019-Jan. 2020 Liver Transplant
IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Katie Pennington, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Nov. 2019-Dec. 2020 Drug Information
IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Joe Jordan, PharmD, BCPS
Oct. 2019-Nov. 2019 Adult Infectious Diseases
IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Justin Wrin, PharmD, BCPS
Sept. 2019-Oct. 2019 Inpatient Hematology
IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Meagan Grove, PharmD, BCOP
Aug. 2019-Sept. 2019 Internal Medicine – Pulmonary
IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Elizabeth Richardson, PharmD, BCPS
Jul. 2019-Aug. 2019 Administration
IU Health Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
Preceptor: Mike McGregory, PharmD, MBA
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ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES
Mar. 2019-Apr. 2019 Inpatient Pediatric Infectious Diseases
C. S. Mott Children’s and Women’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Preceptor: Kristin Klein, PharmD, FPPAG
Feb. 2019-Mar. 2019 Drug Information
Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information, Ann Arbor, MI
Preceptor: Stephanie Minich, PharmD, BCOP
Nov. 2018-Dec. 2018 Community Practice
University Health Services, Ann Arbor, MI
Preceptor: Darla Bladowski, RPh
Oct. 2018-Nov. 2018 Ambulatory Care - Indian Health Service
Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility, Belcourt, ND
Preceptor: Molly Steen, PharmD
Sept. 2018-Oct. 2018 Inpatient General Medicine
Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Preceptor: Micah Pepper, PharmD, BCPS
Jul. 2018-Aug. 2018 Inpatient Bone Marrow Transplantation
Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Preceptor: David Frame, PharmD
Jun. 2018-Jul. 2018 Nontraditional - Veterinary Medicine
Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital, West Lafayette, IN
Preceptor: Wilson Gwin, RPh, DICVP
May 2018-Jun. 2018 Health System/Hospital Practice
Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, MI
Preceptor: Stephen Smith, RPh, MS, FASHP
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jan. 2020-May 2020 Longitudinal Academic Learning Experience –
Therapeutics and Case Studies
Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
Supervisor: David Reeves, PharmD, BCOP
Sept. 2017-Apr. 2018 Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmacology Study Group Leader
University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, MI
Supervisor: Nancy Mason, PharmD
Jan. 2015-Jul. 2015 Microbiology Teaching Assistant
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Supervisor: Terence Marsh, PhD
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE (CONT.)
Aug. 2012-May 2015 Physics Undergraduate Learning Assistant
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Supervisor: Brian O’Shea, PhD
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Jul. 2019-Present PGY1 Residency Research Project
IU Health Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
Mentor: Michelle Kussin, PharmD, BCOP
o Evaluation of vancomycin goal trough attainment with
revised order set-guided empiric dosing in pediatric
patients
Jul. 2019-Jan. 2020 PGY1 Medication Use Evaluation
IU Health Academic Health Center, Indianapolis, IN
Mentor: Tanya Abi-Mansour, PharmD
o Assessment of appropriate indications and dosing for
daptomycin use within the IU Health system
Sept. 2017-Mar. 2019 PharmD Investigations Project
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Mentor: Amy Barton Pai, PharmD
o Evaluation of lipoteichoic acid as a novel marker of
biofilm burden in end-stage renal disease patients with a
tunneled central venous catheter for hemodialysis access
May 2016-Aug. 2016 Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research -
Summer Research Program Scholar
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Mentor: Shawna Kraft, PharmD
o Determination of the efficacy and dose range of
gabapentin for the reduction of neuropathic oral
mucositis pain in head and neck cancer patients
receiving chemoradiotherapy
Sept. 2011-Jul. 2015 Microbiology Professorial Assistant
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Mentor: Terence Marsh, PhD
o Study of the effects of copper exposure and stress on
colony morphology and motility in Ralstonia pickettii
o Comparison of antibiotic resistance patterns and biofilm
formation in clinical and environmental Pseudomonas
and Aeromonas strains
o Characterization of microbial phylogenetic communities
in agricultural soil samples
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (CONT.)
Jun. 2014-Aug. 2014 Pharmacology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Mentors: Kafait U. Malik, PhD, DSc and Ajeeth Pingili, PhD
o Assessment of the effects of the administration of 2-
methoxyestradiol and tolcapone on angiotensin II-induced
hypertension in female mice
PRESENTATIONS
Mar. 2020 Neuropharmacology. Lecture for D515: Systems Approach to
the Biomedical Sciences I for dental students at Indiana
University School of Dentistry.
Feb. 2020 Cefepime-Induced Neurotoxicity and the Role of
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. ACPE-accredited Grand
Rounds presentation at IU Health Riley Hospital for Children.
Dec. 2019 Evaluation of vancomycin goal trough attainment with
revised order set-guided empiric dosing in pediatric
patients. Poster presentation of study design for the Vizient
University Health System Consortium Resident Poster Session.
Aug. 2019 Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)
Review: Acute Management of Stroke. Oral presentation for
pharmacy staff at IU Health Methodist Hospital.
Jan. 2019 A Short History of HIV/AIDS and Its Impact on the LGBT+
Community. Oral presentation for community members at a
local meeting of Plymouth-Canton PFLAG.
Dec. 2018 Evaluating Lipoteichoic Acid as a Non-Invasive Biomarker
of Biofilm in Dialysis Catheters. Poster presentation for the
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Student Poster Session.
Dec. 2018 APPE Catch-a-Match: P3/P4 Rotation Matching and
Mentoring. Poster presentation for the ASHP Midyear Clinical
Meeting Student Society Showcase.
Sept. 2018 Treatment Options for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(ALS). Oral presentation for fourth-year Pharmacy Student
Seminar course.
Dec. 2017 Pharmacists and the Patient-Centered Medical Home
(PCMH) Model. Poster presentation for the ASHP Midyear
Clinical Meeting Student Society Showcase.
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PUBLICATIONS
Oct. 2019 Pai AB, McGuire MD, Davidge KN, et al. Lipoteichoic Acid as
a Potential Noninvasive Marker of Biofilm in Dialysis Access.
ASAIO Journal 2019; doi: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001091.
Sept. 2017 Davidge KN and Klatt ME. Re-envisioning a VA Pharmacist:
Aspiring to Serve Those Who Served at VA Ann Arbor HCS.
PRRO News 2017; 9(2).
Apr. 2017 Pingili AK, Davidge KN, Thirunavukkarasu S, et al.
2-Methoxyestradiol Reduces Angiotensin II-Induced
Hypertension and Renal Dysfunction in Ovariectomized Female
and Intact Male Mice. Hypertension 2017; 69(6): 1104-1112.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Aug. 2017-Aug. 2018 Sharon and Fred Brubaker Scholarship
Aug. 2016-Aug. 2018 Dean’s Scholarship Award for Highest Distinction in
Academic Performance
Aug. 2015-Aug. 2016 College of Pharmacy Academic Recognition Scholarship
Dec. 2011-May 2015 Lyman Briggs College Dean’s List
Dec. 2012, Apr. 2014 Outstanding Learning Assistant Award
Nov. 2013 Environmental Science & Policy Program: Water for a
Sustainable World Research Symposium, 2nd Place Award
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Sept. 2015-Apr. 2019 Health-System Student Pharmacists at the University of
Michigan
o Critical Care Focus Group Leader, Sept. 2018-Jan. 2019
o President, May 2017-Apr. 2018
o President-Elect, May 2016-Apr. 2017
Sept. 2015-Apr. 2019 American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student
Pharmacists
o Operation Immunization Co-Chair, May 2016-Apr. 2017
o Relay for Life Liaison, Nov. 2015-Apr. 2016
Zoological Students Association
Aug. 2011-May 2015 o President, Aug. 2014-May 2015
o Vice President, Aug. 2013-May 2014
o Secretary, Aug. 2012-May 2013
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LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE (CONT.)
Aug. 2014-May 2015 Michigan State University Pre-Pharmacy Club
o Website Manager, Aug. 2014-May 2015
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Oct. 2017-Present The Rho Chi Society – Alpha Chapter
Sept. 2016-Present American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
o Pharmacy Student Forum Career Development and
Education Advisory Group member, Jul. 2018-May 2019
Oct. 2015-Present American Pharmacists Association
Sept. 2015-Apr. 2019 Michigan Pharmacists Association
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Mar. 2018 Healing Through Hands-On Science
o Immunization antibody-antigen matching game
o Teddy bear clinic
Feb. 2016, Feb. 2017, Livingston County Community Connect
Feb. 2018 o Teddy bear flu clinic/immunization facts and myths
o HIV/AIDS education poster
Nov. 2017 Great American Smokeout
o Patient education regarding benefits and strategies for
smoking cessation
Nov. 2017 Northwood Flu Clinic
Oct. 2017 Munger Flu Clinic
Oct. 2016, Sept. 2017 University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Flu Clinic
o Volunteer scheduling
o Event coordination and advertising
Oct. 2016, Sept. 2017 Hope Flu Clinic
o Event coordination and advertising
Nov. 2016 Couzens Flu Clinic
o Volunteer scheduling
Sept. 2015 American Indian Health and Family Services Health Fair
o Blood pressure screening
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