Julie Earby

Her Story

Dr. Earby completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2011 from Ferris State University. She is board certified in ambulatory care pharmacy and holds over 10 years of clinical experience. This includes time working as an inpatient clinical pharmacist as well as her current role in Population Health Pharmacy with Trinity Health Alliance of Michigan. 

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

Trinity Health Alliance of Michigan is a clinically integrated network (CIN) bringing together hospital, primary care, and specialist providers to achieve performance improvement, quality, value, and efficiency which can result in superior and coordinated care at a lower cost. Operations involve coordination, communication, integration, and analytics for and between physicians, health systems, employers, and payers. Integrating these partners aids in properly navigating and managing care and helps deliver a better network member experience to manage population health more seamlessly.

Recent Significant Projects

Dr. Earby leads programming related to Medication Therapy Management, Diabetes Medication Management, and various cost-containment projects. She also leads both pharmacy resident and student programming as the main preceptor for Trinity Health Alliance of Michigan. A rewarding or successful day may involve direct patient care, clinical program development, efforts towards improvement in cost or quality related to appropriate utilization of medications, or a positive outcome in a learner's experience.

Initial Involvement in ASHP

Dr. Earby has been appointed as a member of the Section of Ambulatory Care Practitioners Educational Steering Committee. She is also a member of the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Educators.

Why did you become involved in ASHP? 

Dr. Earby has a strong interest in advocacy not only to accessible patient care but also to the profession of pharmacy itself. ASHP was identified as an organization to not only broaden one's knowledge from available educational content but also to connect with others on a national level. It is easy to find ASHP members with whom one may collaborate and discuss projects with even if their organization is based hundreds of miles away.

Advice for Someone New to Specialty Area 

Be uncomfortable. Volunteer for different projects and work in unfamiliar areas. Not only will your abilities and knowledge grow but you may also find areas of interest that you didn't realize were possible in practice.

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

ASHP is able to keep clinicians connected and informed. It gives the individual opportunities to grow and learn which is especially important in a field of which by design often is limited in the day-to-day pharmacist to pharmacist connections. 

What is the value of ASHP for the profession?

 Organizations such as ASHP are invaluable to the profession. The ability to learn and grow within the field of pharmacy require relationships with both like-minded and differently minded individuals. ASHP allows pharmacists to connect and communicate with those who are leading the field allowing for smoother transitions within and creation of new programming and clinical opportunities for patient care.