Marissa Salvo

Pharm.D., BCACP, FCCP, FCPA

Department of Pharmacy Practice

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Educational Background

• Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
• Community Pharmacy-Based Point-of-Care Testing and Train-the-Trainer Program, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
• Career Advancement Certificate Program, American College of Clinical Pharmacy
• Anticoagulation Traineeship, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
• Certified MTM Specialist, American Pharmacists Association
• Certified Immunization Specialist, American Pharmacists Association
• Teaching Certificate, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
• Leadership Studies (minor), University of Rhode Island
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

 

Responsibilities

• Course coordinator and instructor in the Pharmacy Communications course
• Instructor of osteoporosis and hypothyroidism pharmacotherapy in the Endocrinology Module
• Precept APPE students on their Ambulatory Care experience, with a focus in primary care
• Precept PGY1 Pharmacy residents at UConn John Dempsey Hospital at UConn Health on their required, longitudinal Ambulatory Care experience, longitudinal Teaching and Learning experience, and elective Ambulatory Care experience
• Precept PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy residents at UConn Health on their required Academia experience and required longitudinal Teaching and Education experience
• Clinical Pharmacist, UConn Health Internal Medicine clinic

Teaching Expertise

• Ambulatory care, primary care focused medication therapy management
• Patient Communications
• Self-care treatment

Clinical Interests

• Osteoporosis, diabetes, preventative medicine, hypertension, dyslipidemia
• Community outreach
• Patient education
• Interprofessional education/practice

Research Interests

• Practice based research, focused in primary care
• Pharmacist professional development

Professional Affiliations

American Pharmacists Association
• Fellows Selection Subcommittee, Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (2024- present)
• Awards Committee, Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (2018-2024)
• Delegate, House of Delegates (2014, 2015, 2024)

Connecticut Pharmacists Foundation
• Board of Directors (2024- Present)

Connecticut Pharmacists Association
• President (2021-2022)
• Board of Directors (2014-2023)
• Chair, Membership Committee (2014-2021)

Lambda Kappa Sigma
• Chair, Women’s Health Initiative Committee (2012-2018)
• Educational Grant Committee (2014-2016)

American College of Clinical Pharmacy
• Clinical Practice Affairs Committee (2013-2016; vice-chair 2014-2015)
• Publications Committee (2011-2012)

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• Delegate, House of Delegates (2015-2016)

Awards and Honors

2024- Faculty Service Award, UConn School of Pharmacy

2023- Fellow, American College of Clinical Pharmacy

2023- Vanguard Leadership Award, Lambda Kappa Sigma

2023- Distinguished Award in Service, American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management

2021- Pharmacy Leadership Award, National Community Pharmacists Association

2020- Mentor, Walmart Scholar Program, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

2019- Fellow (Inaugural Class), Connecticut Pharmacists Association

2017- Ruth Davies Flaherty Service Award, Lambda Kappa Sigma

2016- Faculty Preceptor of the Year, UConn School of Pharmacy

2015- Mentor- Walmart Scholar Program, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

2014- Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award, Connecticut Pharmacists Association

2014- Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award, Lambda Kappa Sigma

2010- Best Resident and Fellow Poster Award Finalist, American College of Clinical Pharmacy

2007- Rho Chi Induction

2006- Phi Lambda Sigma- Pharmacy Leadership Society Induction

Practice Site

UConn Health
Internal Medicine Clinic
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 8021
Farmington, Connecticut 06030

Selected Publications

Publications on PubMed