Angela Goodhart

Her Story

Angela L. Goodhart, PharmD, BCACP is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine at West Virginia University, where she practices as an ambulatory care pharmacy specialist within a Patient Centered Medical Home. Dr. Goodhart studied chemistry at Bowling Green State University before obtaining her PharmD from Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital before pursuing PGY2 training in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy at Summa Health System in Akron, OH. Her areas of interest are chronic disease management, advocacy, interprofessional education, and expanding clinical pharmacy services. She is engaged at the state and national levels and was recently recognized as the New Practitioner of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Health System Pharmacists.

Dr. Goodhart serves as the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program Director for the WVU School of Pharmacy and is actviely engaged in teaching pharmacy and medical students and residents at her practice site.

Describe the facility where you work (eg. Is it a teaching hospital? Health Center? 

The Clark K. Sleeth Family Medicine Center provides comprehensive medical care for people of all ages. The Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a part of the WVUMedicine Health System anchored in Morgantown, WV and completes hundreds of acute and follow up patient visits daily.

Recent Significant Projects

Dr. Goodhart has recently led an initiative to assess patient satisfaction with point of care hemoglobin A1c testing at the Clark K Sleet Family Medicine Center. She also has worked to bring immunizations reimbursed under Medicare Part D to homebound patients and serves as the team lead for interdisciplinary clinics, which range in scope from metabolic weight management and diabetes to chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Initial Involvement in ASHP

I am actively engaged within the Sections of Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (SACP), Pharmacy Educators (SPE), and Clinical Scientists and Specialists (SCSS). Within SACP, I currently serve on the Ambulatory Care Pharmacotherapy Advisory Group. I am also the current Geriatrics Discussion Leader for the SCSS and recently completed the ASHP Well-being Ambassador Program. Finally, I serve as a co-advisor for the WVU Student Society of Health-system Pharmacy.

Why did you become involved in ASHP? 

I first became involved in ASHP as a student pharmacist. The opportunities to engage in professional development and advance my profession through ASHP have always been readily available, as a student pharmacist, new practitioner, and ambulatory care specialist. With the addition of the SPE, I now also can engage with colleagues on the academic side of my career as well.

Advice for Someone New to Specialty Area 

It's incredibly important to find out who the stakeholders are in your practice setting early on, especially if the area is new to ambulatory pharmacists. These stakeholders may be people in formal leadership roles or those without formal titles who can champion a cause. Building relationships with these individuals early on will increase success when rolling out new initiatives.

For those in a shared role, it is important to lay out expectation with the stakeholders from both entities to clearly delineate roles and responsibilities to each entity. This can also help confirm reporting structure for performance evaluations and promotion.

How would you explain the value of ASHP to a friend or colleague?

ASHP is my professional home, and where I find the most engaging opportunities to give back to my profession. Whether you are looking for advocacy resources, clinical webinars and podcasts, ways to get involved with advisory groups, ASHP has something for everyone.

What is the value of ASHP for the profession?

ASHP unites the voice of pharmacists and advocates on our behalf. The more we can get pharmacists aligned and moving toward the same goals, the more progress we will make. ASHP helps facilitate this by listening and engaging members in outreach opportunities.