Faculty & Staff Details

	Name:	Mary S. Klein, Pharm.D., BCACP
	Position:	Assistant Professor, Ambulatory Care Division, Abilene
	Email:	mary.klein@ttuhsc.edu
	Bio	Dr. Klein is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy. She is involved with laboratory teaching and maintains a practice site at Presbyterian Medical Mission of Abilene. Dr. Klein teaches in Clinical Immunizations and Administration, Patient Assessment, and Case Studies II, in addition to precepting the Ambulatory Clinical Skills and the Primary Care rotations. Dr. Klein received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Texas Tech University in 2003 and Doctor of Pharmacy from the TTUHSC School of Pharmacy in 2007. She then completed a community and ambulatory care pharmacy practice (PGY1) residency at the University of Texas at Austin/Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Health Plan, and Clinics in Temple and Georgetown, Texas. Her practice interests include family medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, ambulatory/primary care, and medical missions.

Education:

Doctor of Pharmacy: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy, May 2007

Bachelor of Science in Biology: Texas Tech University, May 2003

Post Doctoral Training: PGY1 Community/Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Texas at Austin/Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Health Plan and Clinics, Georgetown and Temple, Texas, July 2007-June 2008

Licensures:
Registered Pharmacist, Texas, License #45310
Registered Preceptor, Texas 2008 - Present

Certifications:
Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist – 2011 - Present
BLS for Health Care Providers – 2009 - present
BLS for Health Care Providers Instructor – 2010 - present
ACPE Certificate Program in Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery – 2007 - present

Awards:
Texas Pharmacy Association Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year, 2012
TTUHSC Faculty Enhancement Travel Award, Spring 2012
Princeton Theological Seminary Science for Ministry Participant, November 2009
Texas Pharmacy Association RxPert Leadership Conference, October 2007

Professional Service:
Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA)
- Board of Directors Representative - Academy of Clinical Pharmacists 2007-2009
- Board of Directors, Director at Large 2009-2012
- Speaker of the House of Delegates – 2009-2010
- PharmPAC Board of Directors 2009-2013, Vice Chair 2011-2013
- Texas Pharmacy Foundation Board of Trustees 2012-14
- Professional Affairs Advisory Committee Vice Chair 2008-2009
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
- Texas Delegate to the House of Delegates 2009 – Present
- HOD New Business Review Committee Member 2012

Research Interests:

Dr. Klein’s primary areas of research interest are in diabetes management and the documentation of clinical pharmacy services in the Primary Care setting, and the impact of pharmacist intervention on patients in the indigent setting.

Publications:

Invited Presentations:
- Political Action: It’s Your Profession – Get Involved. CE presented to pharmacists at the West Texas Pharmaceutical Association Annual Meeting. April 2009. [Invited Presentation].
- Immunization Certification Training Program. CE co-presented to pharmacists at TTUHSC-SOP, Dallas, Texas. August 2009, September 2009, May 2010, October 2010. [Invited Presentation].
- Immunization Update. CE presented to Pharmacists at the West Texas Pharmaceutical Association Annual Meeting. April 2010. [Invited Presentation].
- Grassroots Political Advocacy. CE presented to pharmacists at the West Texas Pharmaceutical Association Annual Meeting. April 2010. [Invited Presentation].
- Immunizations Update. CE recorded for pharmacists by Health.edu, Lubbock, Texas. May 2010. [Invited Presentation].
- Grassroots Political Advocacy: It Starts With You! CE recorded for pharmacists by Health.edu, Lubbock, Texas. May 2010. [Invited Presentation].
- Immunization Certification Training Program. CE co-presented to pharmacists at TTUHSC-SOP, Dallas, Amarillo, and Abilene, Texas. May 2010. [Invited Presentation].
- Immunization Certification Training Program. CE co-presented to pharmacists at TTUHSC-SOP, Dallas and Lubbock, Texas. October 2010. [Invited Presentation].
- Treating Hypertension in the Diabetic Patient. CE presented to pharmacists at the TTUHSC Spring Symposium, Ft. Worth, Texas. July 2011. [Invited Presentation].
- Immunization Certification Training Program. CE co-presented to pharmacists at TTUHSC-SOP, Dallas, Amarillo, and Abilene, Texas. November 2011. [Invited Presentation].
- Immunization Update. CE presented to Pharmacists at the West Texas Pharmaceutical Association Annual Meeting. March 2012. [Invited Presentation].